Politics

Republic Day parade chief guest: India likely to invite South African president as replacement for Trump

After United States President Donald Trump rejected India's R-Day invite citing scheduling conflicts, India had to scramble to find a chief guest in a short notice.

Nov 10, 2018

PM to attend swearing-in of Maldives president-elect on Nov 17

The prime minister has accepted the invitation extended by Maldives' president-elect Solih to attend his swearing-in ceremony on November 17.

Nov 10, 2018

Tipu Jayanti: BJP workers protest against Tipu Jayanti celebrations; many detained by police

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy is keeping a distance from the whole controversy. An official statement was released saying that he is on bed rest under doctor's orders and has no official engagements till November 11.

Nov 10, 2018

Sri Lanka's political crisis deepens as President Sirisena dissolves parliament; general elections on January 5

The move comes after an intense power struggle in the past two weeks which followed Sirisena's sudden sacking of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesingh.

Nov 10, 2018

US acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker urged to recuse from Russia probe

In a letter on Thursday, the Attorneys General said that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe "must proceed free from interference", reports Xinhua news agency.

Nov 10, 2018

Amarinder Singh urges Sushma Swaraj to take up Kartarpur Sahib issue with Pakistan

In a letter to Swaraj, the chief minister said Kartarpur Sahib in Narowal district of Pakistan's Punjab province was one of the most-revered religious places for Sikhs as Guru Nanak spent a large part of his life there, an official statement said Friday.

Nov 9, 2018

Govt. denies move to appropriate Rs 3.6 lakh crore from RBI reserves

"Lot of misinformed speculation is going around in media. Government's fiscal math is completely on track," says Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg.

Nov 9, 2018

Chhattisgarh election 2018: 'Urban Maoists live in AC houses, roam in fancy cars', says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public meeting in Jagdalpur in poll-bound Chhattisgarh on Friday. Congress president Rahul Gandhi is also in the state for campaign.

Nov 9, 2018

CBI vs CBI: Alok Verma appears before CVC, denies corruption charges against him

The Supreme Court had on October 26 asked the Central Vigilance Commission to complete within two weeks its inquiry into the allegations against Verma levelled by Asthana.

Nov 9, 2018

Muslim League MLA KM Shaji disqualified by Kerala HC over communal campaign in 2016

The High Court bench of Justice PD Rajan ruled that Shaji is not fit to continue as an MLA based on the election irregularities .

Nov 9, 2018

Scars and wounds caused by demonetisation more visible with time: Manmohan Singh

Describing demonetisation as an "ill-fated" and "ill-thought" exercise, Singh said the havoc unleashed on the Indian economy and society is now evident to everyone.

Nov 8, 2018

State-wise alliances to benefit Congress: Chidambaram

Apparently emboldened by the victory of the ruling Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) alliance in the recent Karnataka bypolls, Chidambaram said similar alliances should be formed in other states as well.

Nov 8, 2018

Madhya Pradesh elections: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's brother-in-law gets Congress ticket

In the latest list, the Congress has changed the candidature of Ashok Tyagi with Masarrat Shahid, a confidante of senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, and Hamid Kazi with Ravindra Mahajan from Sironj and Burhanpur seats respectively.

Nov 8, 2018

After Faizabad and Allahabad, Shiv Sena asks Maha CM to rename Aurangabad, Osmanabad

Sanjay Raut, the spokesperson of Shiv Sena, has now tweeted to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to raise the issue.

Nov 8, 2018

Sitharaman, Rijiju take stock of Army-Police clash issue in Arunachal

Rijiju, who hails from Arunachal Pradesh, said the unfortunate incident that happened at Bomdila on November 2 should be settled amicably through proper understanding.

Nov 8, 2018