Politics

US government to shut down in fight over President Donald Trump's border wall

The impending shutdown was the latest evidence of dysfunction in Washington and might not bode well for next year, when Democrats will have a stronger hand as they take control of the House of Representatives.

Dec 22, 2018

Crude refusal: China shuns US oil despite trade war truce

China, the world's top oil importer, is set to start 2019 buying little or no crude from the United States despite a three-month truce in a trade scrap between the two nations, with relatively high freight costs and political uncertainty choking demand.

Dec 21, 2018

Sterlite Copper seeks fresh renewal of license from Tamil Nadu govt

The National Green Tribunal has given three weeks for the Tamil Nadu government to give the approvals.

Dec 21, 2018

AIADMK, DMK protest over Cauvery river issue; RS adjourned till 2.30 pm

As soon as the House met, chairman M Venkaiah Naidu appealed to all members to cooperate in the smooth functioning of the House as a discussion on several urgent matters as well as the passage of important Bills were pending.

Dec 21, 2018

West Bengal govt moves appeal on BJP's 'Rath Yatra' programme

Moving the appeal before the division bench comprising Chief Justice Debasish Kargupta and Justice Shampa Sarkar, the state government expressed urgency and sought an immediate hearing.

Dec 21, 2018

Calcutta High Court allows BJP to conduct Rath Yatra in West Bengal

The saffron party had challenged the state's denial of permission for the 'Save Democracy' rally. The BJP called the HC verdict as 'victory of democracy'.

Dec 20, 2018

PM Modi now implementing Congress suggestion on GST, says Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi's remarks came two days after PM Modi said at an event in Mumbai that the government was aiming to bring 99 per cent of items at or below 18 per cent GST slab.

Dec 20, 2018

ED questions P Chidambaram in INX Media PMLA case

The senior Congress leader was asked to depose before the investigating officer (IO) of the case to record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and was given a time for Wednesday.

Dec 19, 2018

BJP eyes reorganisation in Telangana after state election debacle

From a tally of five seats after the 2014 elections, the BJP was now reduced to just a single MLA in the 119-member House.

Dec 18, 2018

Bandla Ganesh opens up on Congress defeat in Telangana, his exile and slitting throat comment

Producer Bandla Ganesh, who has produced Gabbar Singh and Baadshah, has finally broken his silence and slammed the reports about the Congress defeat in Telangana, his exile and slitting throat comment.

Dec 18, 2018

US stares at partial government shutdown as standoff over border wall worsens

The Trump administration has said that the president would allow a partial government shutdown if Congress does not sanction $5 billion to build the wall. However, this means hundreds of federal workers will be forced to work without pay and others may even be sent home during the shutdown.

Dec 18, 2018

BJP moves Calcutta HC with fresh prayer to hold 'rath yatra'

The state government had held a meeting on the 'rath yatra' with a three-member BJP team as per the HC's direction, following which it informed the party on Saturday that permission could be granted for the 'yatra'.

Dec 17, 2018

No alliance can stop BJP from realising the agenda of development, says Amit Shah

The BJP chief claimed the Modi government tried to raise the living standard of around 50 crore people through 129 pro-poor schemes.

Dec 17, 2018

DMK chief Stalin proposes Rahul Gandhi as PM candidate to defeat 'fascist' Narendra Modi

Coming down heavily on Modi, the DMK leader said: "Modi is a sadist Prime Minister. He is implementing all the schemes opposed by Tamil Nadu."

Dec 17, 2018

Neither bothered about jawans nor farmers: PM Modi blames Congress for agrarian crisis

Modi said, "The Congress has been speaking big things about loan waiver, but all of them are lies."

Dec 16, 2018