Politics

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

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena

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

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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

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia on May 21, 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

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

Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi fake Twitter followers report is flawed

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

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Politics

US to send observers to Bangladesh election amid opposition concerns

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

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

Talks between Sri Lankan President and UNF lawmakers ends without breakthrough

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

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

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

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

Former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin named Telangana Congress working president

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

Sabarimala row: Kerala Assembly adjourned for third consecutive day

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

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

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

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

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

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