Politics

Sunil Arora assumes charge as Chief Election Commissioner

President Ram Nath Kovind on November 27 appointed Arora in the post. He will have a nearly two-and-a-half-year tenure as CEC and he will oversee the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Dec 2, 2018

Telangana Muslim votes may split between Telangana Rashtra Samithi, Congress

With a huge concentration of Muslim voters in state capital Hyderabad and some other districts, they are in a position to tilt the balance in nearly half of the 119 Assembly constituencies going to polls on December 7.

Dec 2, 2018

You only play googlies: Sushma Swaraj hits back at her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi

On Thursday, Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi had said that Prime Minister Imran Khan bowled a "googly" to ensure Indian government's presence at the groundbreaking ceremony of the landmark Kartarpur Corridor.

Dec 2, 2018

PM Modi hails 'JAI' partnership after G20 summit meeting

Meeting his American and Japanese counterparts on the sidelines of G-20 summit in Argentina, the PM said the term sends a positive note for the new partnership with the objective of maintaining peace, stability, and prosperity across the world.

Dec 2, 2018

Mueller investigation: Paul Manafort to face sentencing in March

US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said Mueller's team must submit a report to the court on December 7 on Manafort's alleged breach of the terms of his plea agreement with federal prosecutors. Jackson also said she would hold a hearing about it in January.

Dec 1, 2018

US to send observers to Bangladesh election amid opposition concerns

The United States will send 12 teams of observers and fund thousands of domestic observers to monitor an election in Bangladesh it hopes will be free and fair, a senior official at the U.S. embassy in Dhaka said.

Dec 1, 2018

Modi govt failed to deliver on its promise of double-digit growth: P Chidambaram

The senior Congress leader said there was a sense of crisis in every sector, be it banking, industry, construction or real-estate.

Dec 1, 2018

Rajasthan elections: Rahul Gandhi blames PM Modi's policies for unemployment

Addressing a public meeting at Bhilwara in the Mewar region of poll-bound Rajasthan, he claimed that the decisions to implement demonetisation and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) had left lakhs of Indians unemployed.

Dec 1, 2018

Talks between Sri Lankan President and UNF lawmakers ends without breakthrough

President Sirisena had invited ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's United National Front (UNF) and the TNA for talks Friday night amid speculation that Sirisena may opt to restore the pre-October 26 status quo.

Dec 1, 2018

CBI files chargesheet against ex-Haryana CM Hooda, Congress leader Vora in land case

The CBI, which filed the chargesheet in a special court, has alleged that the reallotment of the plot, C-17, has caused a loss of Rs 67 lakh to the exchequer.

Dec 1, 2018

Former US president George HW Bush passes away at 94; Trump, Obama offer condolences

"George H.W. Bush was a man of the highest character and the best dad a son or daughter could ask for," former US President George Bush said.

Dec 1, 2018

Xi, Putin and Modi vouch for growth of open world economy at G-20 summit

Calling it an excellent meeting, Modi said a wide range of subjects were discussed, further cementing friendship between the three nations.

Dec 1, 2018

IT summons to Robert Vadra pushes Congress on to back-foot

BJP seizes opportunity to attack Sonia and Rahul over alleged influence Vadra used to benefit a business ally

Dec 1, 2018

Former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin named Telangana Congress working president

The move is being perceived at placating the former parliamentarian who is said to have been unhappy the way the party was treating him.

Nov 30, 2018

PM Modi meets MBS amid Saudi Arabia's plans to scale up investments in India's energy sector

The leaders discussed investments in technology, infrastructure, petroleum, renewable energy, fintech and defence.

Nov 30, 2018