Politics

China lauds voters after defeat of Taiwan's ruling party

China on Sunday welcomed the defeat of Taiwan's pro-independence ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) at local elections, saying it showed people wanted peaceful relations with Beijing.

Nov 25, 2018

221-metre bronze statue of Lord Ram to be installed in Ayodhya: UP govt

The statue will also have an additional pedestal museum and an umbrella.

Nov 25, 2018

Congress doing divisive politics, not fighting to come to power but to save face: PM Modi

Modi, who is visiting the poll-bound state of Madhya Pradesh, said the Congress always did caste politics and is doing the same now as well.

Nov 24, 2018

Rajasthan polls: Election Commission serves notice to CP Joshi over casteist remarks

Addressing a poll meeting in Rajasthan on Thursday, Joshi had reportedly said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP MP Uma Bharti and Hindu activist Sadhvi Ritambhara are from "lower castes" and know nothing of Hinduism.

Nov 24, 2018

Madhya Pradesh: PM Modi tears into Congress for comparing sliding rupee with his mother

Addressing a rally in Madhya Pradesh, Modi, in an apparent dig at UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, said 125 crore people of the country were the "high-command" of his government, which was "not remote-controlled by a madam".

Nov 24, 2018

Kartarpur corridor: Navjot Singh Sidhu invited by Pakistan PM Imran Khan for opening ceremony

Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the groundbreaking ceremony of the facilities at the crossing on the Pakistan side on November 28. Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry confirmed that the former Indian cricketer would visit the country.

Nov 24, 2018

'Mother of Telangana' Sonia Gandhi says Congress paid price for creating new state

On her first visit to Telangana after it came into being as a separate state in 2014, the former Congress president said the Congress accorded statehood though it had to pay a price for it.

Nov 24, 2018

Ram Mandir LIVE updates: Ayodhya tense as two separate events on Sunday push for Ram Mandir

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is currently in Ayodhya and will attend a rally later on Sunday. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) is holding a dharma sansad which will see lakhs of people attending a rally to demand building the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

Nov 24, 2018

Chandrababu Naidu plans to build structure taller than Statue of Unity for new assembly in Amaravati

It is to be noted that the announcement has come at a time when other states are also announcing their plans of constructing huge structures after the unveiling of the Statue of Unity.

Nov 23, 2018

Brand BJP previews grand election-year strategy with blitzkrieg of television ads

India's ruling party leaves behind usual high spenders with advertisements on audiovisual media amid high pitched election campaign in five key states.

Nov 23, 2018

Madhya Pradesh elections: No substance in what PM Modi speaks, says Rahul Gandhi

The Congress leader said the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government in the state destroyed the education sector with Vyapam, the entrance examination, admission and recruitment scam unearthed in Madhya Pradesh in 2013.

Nov 23, 2018

Karachi attack: Have Baloch separatists rejected China's 'commercial diplomacy'?

Earlier this year, the Financial Times had reported that China has been in talks with Baloch militants for more than five years to protect its assets and the men involved in the CPEC project.

Nov 23, 2018

Go-ahead for Kartarpur corridor to ring in Guru Nanak's 550th birth anniversary

The government will also develop Sultanpur Lodhi in Punjab, the city associated with Guru Nanak's early life, as a heritage town conforming to all principles of smart cities.

Nov 22, 2018

Telangana polls: Congress, TDP, TJS and CPI form 'Prajakutami' alliance to take on TRS

The ruling TRS (Telangana Rashtra Samiti) had 34.3 percent vote share in the 2014 elections, while the Congress and the TDP recorded 25.2 and 14.7 percent, respectively. TDP had an alliance with the BJP last time around.

Nov 22, 2018

Who is Heng Swee Keat, the 'next prime minister' of Singapore?

The power transition in Singapore will also see almost the entire lot of the current leadership -- the 3G line-up -- bowing out of the Central Executive Committee of the People's Action Party.

Nov 22, 2018