Politics

14 Karnataka Congress MLA's to head state boards and corporations

The coalition government will have Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) sharing the posts of the board and corporation heads, with Congress heading 20 boards or corporations and the JD-S 10.

Jan 7, 2019

Amid reports of cash-crunch, HAL clarifies it secures Rs 962-crore overdraft

HAL clarifies after media reports said it had borrowed nearly Rs 1,000 crore "to pay salaries to its 29,000 employees".

Jan 7, 2019

Defence minister lied in Parliament on HAL; must show documents or resign: Rahul

Gandhi's attack came after a media report claimed that "not a single rupee of the said Rs 1 lakh crore has come to HAL, since not a single order, as claimed, has been signed till now".

Jan 6, 2019

Prakash Raj to contest Lok Sabha election from Bengaluru Central: Will he defeat BJP's PC Mohan?

Actor Prakash Raj has announced that he will contest the Lok Sabha election from the Bengaluru Central and many wonder whether he will really be able to defeat BJP MP, PC Mohan.

Jan 6, 2019

UP ministers' secretaries caught in bribery scandal; arrested by SIT

The three secretarial staff came under the SIT's radar after they were caught on camera seeking bribes in return for transfers or issuing of contracts in the Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday during a sting operation by a TV news channel.

Jan 6, 2019

Nagababu's controversial comment on Balakrishna? Chiranjeevi's brother takes U-turn once again [Video]

Megastar Chiranjeevi's brother Nagababu aka Nagendra Babu said that he was hurt by Nandamuri Balakrishna's remark on power star Pawan Kalyan and hence he made the recent controversial comment.

Jan 6, 2019

BJP MLA, wife booked for alleged real estate fraud in Delhi

An FIR has been filed against BJP MLA, Vinod Katiyar and his wife for alleged cheating, criminal breach of trust and duping of real estate customers of crores of rupees.

Jan 6, 2019

NDA retains clear edge in Lok Sabha elections 2019, latest survey shows

According to the survey, the NDA may get 257 seats and the Congress-led UPA (minus SP and BSP) may get 146 seats, far off the magic mark, if elections are held now.

Jan 6, 2019

Sports vs ministry? Manu Bhaker embroiled in Twitter battle over Rs 2 crore cash prize

Haryana Sports Minister Anil Vij had promised the cash prize to shooter Manu Bhaker for winning a gold medal in the 10 metre Air pistol event at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games held at Buenos Aires.

Jan 5, 2019

Sabarimala protests: Violence by BJP-RSS, ruling CPI-(M) workers rocks politically-volatile Kannur

Kerala has been rocked by violent protests by BJP-RSS and right-wing outfits after two women of menstruating age offered prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple on January 2.

Jan 5, 2019

AAP offers support to actor Prakash Raj for 2019 Lok Sabha elections

The actor, who has been critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government, had announced on Tuesday that he would contest the Lok Sabha election as an independent candidate.

Jan 5, 2019

Rohingya crisis: 7 dead in Independence day shooting by Buddhist army

Rakhine was where a brutal military-led crackdown in 2017 drove hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims into bordering Bangladesh.

Jan 4, 2019

Massive data hack hits Angela Merkel, scores of German politicians

Hackers reveal hundreds of German politicians' personal data, including credit card details and mobile phone numbers.

Jan 4, 2019

Rafale deal: Congress shedding crocodile tears for HAL, says Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharam

Nirmala Sitharaman said Congress is misleading the country by saying that the NDA government reduced 126 Rafale jets to 36.

Jan 4, 2019

Rafale deal: Congress will order probe if voted to power in 2019 elections, says Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi said Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman should answer specific questions posed to PM Modi when she replies to the debate on Rafale deal.

Jan 4, 2019