Politics

Sabarimala row: Kerala Assembly adjourned for third consecutive day

Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala demanded that either the Chair should suspend the question hour or allow an adjournment motion during the zero hour to discuss the "poor facilities" being provided in the temple town.

Nov 30, 2018

Kartarpur can be a 'new beginning' of reconciliation between India, Pakistan: Mehbooba Mufti

The planned corridor will connect Sikh faith's founder Guru Nanak Dev's final resting place in Pakistan's Kartarpur to the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab's Gurdaspur district in India, fulfilling a long-pending demand of the Sikh community.

Nov 30, 2018

Maharashtra irrigation scam: ACB affidavit naming Ajit Pawar 'politically motivated'

NCP chief spokesperson Nawab Malik questioned why the probe was lingering for four years "while it could have been completed in a year", and accused the government of using it "as a tool" against the party.

Nov 29, 2018

Navjot Sidhu faces flak over photograph with pro-Khalistani leader Gopal Chawla

Chawla, a known pro-Khalistan voice, was also seen shaking hands with Pakistan Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa at the ground-breaking ceremony of Kartarpur corridor in Pakistan on Wednesday.

Nov 29, 2018

With crude at year's low, fuel smiles on PM Narendra Modi in election year

Riyadh was hoping that it could piece together a plan to announce an output cut at the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) summit next week, but the Russian response hasn't been positive.

Nov 29, 2018

BS Yeddyurappa-DK Shivakumar meeting triggers political alliance speculation in Karnataka

There was a political conjecture that Karnataka BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa had big plans of getting Congress leader DK Shivakumar and his brother DK Suresh into an alliance with the saffron party. However, the two leaders have denied the alliance.

Nov 29, 2018

TRS is 'B team' of BJP and Sangh Parivar, says Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi said whether it was the TRS or Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM, their aim was to see to it that the Congress was not able to defeat the BJP at the national level.

Nov 29, 2018

Telangana polls: Missing transgender candidate shows up at police station

Chandramukhi, who is contesting the election from Goshamahal as a candidate of the Bahujan Left Front, was missing since Tuesday. She reached Banjara Hills police station along with her lawyer.

Nov 29, 2018

Rajasthan Assembly elections: PM Modi speaks about dynastic politics by Congress

Driving home the difference between himself and the Congress leader, who he has often referred to as 'naamdar', PM Modi said he was like the people and was not born with a golden spoon.

Nov 28, 2018

Rajasthan assembly elections: Congress to release its manifesto on November 29

The party president Rahul Gandhi has already announced to waive farmers' loan within 10 days if the party forms the government in the state.

Nov 28, 2018

PM Imran Khan lays foundation stone for Kartarpur corridor

Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan is located across river Ravi, about four kilometres from the Dera Baba Nanak shrine. It was established by the Sikh Guru in 1522.

Nov 28, 2018

Madhya Pradesh assembly elections: Faulty EVMs, VVPAT machines cause glitches

In Ujjain, two faulty electronic voting machines (EVMs) and 11 Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines were replaced by the Election Commission officials.

Nov 28, 2018

India denies Pakistan's invitation to PM Modi for SAARC summit in Islamabad

"India is not a special invitee that Pakistan has the discretion to invite us. India is integral to the Saarc process," a senior government official said.

Nov 28, 2018

Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram Assembly elections LIVE: 3 polling officers die of cardiac arrest during voting

The three of them, one from Guna and two from Indore passed away due to an apparent cardiac arrest.

Nov 28, 2018

Alibaba's Jack Ma is a Communist Party member, reveals China state paper

Jack Ma, the head of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and China's best-known capitalist, is a Communist Party member, the official Party newspaper said on Monday, debunking a public assumption the billionaire was politically unattached.

Nov 27, 2018