Politics

SP-BSP alliance led to wave of happiness; BJP worried, says Akhilesh

Speaking at a mega opposition rally in Kolkata, Yadav sought to give a reply to the BJP questioning the opposition parties about their prime ministerial candidate.

Jan 19, 2019

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres

India, Pakistan should engage in meaningful dialogue, says UN chief

India has made it clear to Pakistan that cross-border terrorism and talks cannot go hand-in-hand.

Jan 19, 2019

President Trump Speaks About Missle Defense Doctrine At The Pentagon

Trump to hold second summit with Kim Jung Un by February-end

The announcement came after Trump met Kim Yong Chol, one of the North Korean leader's top aides at the White House on Friday. He had been expected to deliver a letter from Kim Jong-un to Trump.

Jan 19, 2019

AAP won't form alliance with Congress in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana

Former Delhi Chief Minister and Congress chief Sheila Dikshit had also ruled out an alliance with AAP.

Jan 18, 2019

Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, Sanjiv Khanna sworn-in as SC judges

The two judges were administered the oath by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.

Jan 18, 2019

Karnataka political crisis: Will the lotus bloom in the state?

In the 224-member state assembly, the Congress-JD(S) alliance has the support of 117 MLAs. The BJP has 104 MLAs and there are two Independents and a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA.

Jan 18, 2019

Trump hits back at Pelosi, cancels her foreign trip

Hours before Pelosi and top Democrats were set to depart on Thursday to Afghanistan, Belgium and Egypt, Trump released a letter cancelling what he termed a "public relations event", reports The Washington Post.

Jan 18, 2019

Arun Jaitley accuses 'compulsive contrarians' of subverting democracy

Nations are built by those with positive mindsets and a national vigour, not by the 'Compulsive Contrarians', he wrote in a Facebook post without naming Congress or other opposition parties.

Jan 17, 2019

White house to back Indira Nooyi for next World Bank chief?

Apart from Nooyi, the White House is also considering Treasury Department official David Malpass and Overseas Private Investment Corp CEO Ray Washburne among candidates to head the World Bank.

Jan 16, 2019

AAP legislator quits due to 'double standards', 'autocratic functioning'

Baldev Singh, an MLA from the Jaito Assembly seat, sent in his resignation to AAP supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal saying that the "the party has completely given up its basic ideology and principles."

Jan 16, 2019

A bust placard of All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Rahul Gandhi

Congress' candidate list for Kerala Lok Sabha polls to be finalised by February 20

A high-level state party team met on Wednesday in Kerala to finalise the list of candidates.

Jan 16, 2019

Kim Jong-un to visit Seoul for historic March 1 summit: It's a win for Donald Trump

A North Korean leader has never set foot on the South Korean soil ever since the Korean war separated the North and South in a bitter divorce in the 50s.

Jan 16, 2019

KT Rama Rao to hold talks with YSRCP chief Jaganmohan Reddy on Wednesday

This will be the first direct talks between the leaders of two parties since KCR floated the idea of Federal Front as an alternative to both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress.

Jan 16, 2019

SAC approves formation of 2 women police battalions with 2,014 posts in Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik approved the petition on Monday.

Jan 15, 2019

Meghalaya CM to meet PM Modi, Rajnath Singh on Citizenship Bill

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said that he will meet the Prime Minister and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to discuss the Citizenship Amendment Bill.

Jan 15, 2019