Politics

Shashi Tharoor files criminal defamation suit against Ravi Shankar Prasad

The defamation suits follows Tharoor's legal notice to Shankar demanding an 'unconditional apology'. Prasad had made these comments during a press conference on October 28 when he said, "Shashi Tharoor who is accused in a murder case..."

Dec 10, 2018

UK can unilaterally cancel Brexit, rules EU court

The court in a statement said: "When a member state has notified the European Council of its intention to withdraw from the EU, as the UK has done, that member state is free to revoke unilaterally that notification."

Dec 10, 2018

Chiranjeevi's brother offers apology to Balakrishna, says Balayya is 'a great comedian' [Video]

Megastar Chiranjeevi's brother, actor Nagababu, who stirred a controversy, has finally offered apologised to Nandamuri Balakrishna for his comment and went on to call Balayya as 'a great comedian'.

Dec 10, 2018

Shivraj Singh Chouhan should be blamed if we lose in Madhya Pradesh: BJP MP Raghunandan Sharma

Raghunandan Sharma, former Rajya Sabha member and senior BJP leader, said that if the BJP loses in the elections, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan should be blamed for his comment on reservation.

Dec 10, 2018

RSLP chief Upendra Kushwaha walks out of NDA, resigns as junior HRD minister

Kushwaha announced the decision after saying that he will not be attending the meeting held by BJP and its allies on Monday. It is rumoured that Kushwaha is set to join hands with the Congress and its allies including Lalu Prasad Yadav's RJD.

Dec 10, 2018

Nagababu's comments on Balakrishna - is it tit-for-tat for Balayya's remark on Pawan Kalyan?

Telugu actor Nagababu has made a shocking comment on actor-turned-politician Nandamuri Balakrishna and it appears to be a tit-for-tat on Balayya's remark on Jana Sena party chief Pawan Kalyan?

Dec 10, 2018

Chhattisgarh election results: Will BJP get a fourth straight term in office?

Tight security arrangements have been made at the counting centres in all 27 districts, particularly the Naxal- affected ones, where voting was held in two phases on November 12 and 20 to elect a new 90-member Assembly.

Dec 10, 2018

Rahul Gandhi personally embroiled in corruption: BJP

Addressing a press conference, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sambit Patra said: "Rahul Gandhi is embroiled personally and individually in corruption case."

Dec 10, 2018

Rajasthan elections: Will the BJP govt retain seat against Congress?

The exit poll results predict majority win for Congress in Rajasthan. Sachin Pilot, Congress state president and former MP, is likely to become the next Rajasthan CM.

Dec 10, 2018

Stage set for counting in Telangana; who will emerge victorious?

The maiden polls for the 119-seat Telangana Assembly were held on December 7 with a voter turnout of 73.20 per cent.

Dec 10, 2018

2018 Assembly elections: Over 1.74 lakh EVMs store fate of 8,500 candidates from 5 states

These electronic voting machines are now stored in over 670 strongrooms across Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana.

Dec 10, 2018

BJP mocks all-party meeting, asks Opposition to reveal PM candidate's name

In a major step towards forming an anti-Bharatiya Janata Party front, top opposition leaders will huddle in the national capital to discuss forging a grand alliance to take on the saffron party in 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Dec 10, 2018

2019 Lok Sabha elections: Opposition to hold Grand Alliance meeting in Delhi to draw up battle plans

The meeting will be held a day before the winter session of Parliament as well as a day before the counting of votes for the elections held in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Rajasthan and Mizoram.

Dec 10, 2018

Opening of Kartarpur corridor clearly ISI game plan, says Amarinder Singh

The Chief Minister also hit out at the Akalis and the BJP's central leadership for "indulging" in unwarranted controversy over his (Chief Minister's) relations with Navjot Singh Sidhu.

Dec 10, 2018

Rahul Gandhi writes to Congress CMs for passage of Women's Reservation Bill in winter session

Pointing out that India ranks 148 out of 193 countries in terms of the percentage of women in Parliament, Gandhi said the situation was "even worse in state Assemblies".

Dec 9, 2018