Politics

Sabarimala impact and BJP: Will Kerala vote the way it watches TV news?

It's early to say if the exponential rise in viewership recorded in the only right leaning news channel in Kerala is a pointer to the political polarisation in the state.

Nov 15, 2018

Rahul Gandhi 'afflicted with Modiphobia': BJP chief Amit Shah

The BJP leader told the crowd that he realised the problem with Gandhi's "monotone on Modi" while listening to a number of the Congress President's speeches one day as he waited at an airport.

Nov 15, 2018

Karnataka govt to erect 125-feet statue dedicated to Cauvery river in Mandya

The proposal comes a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the world's tallest statue - Statue of Unity in Gujarat.

Nov 15, 2018

Telangana Assembly polls 2018: TRS announces 10 more candidates

Telangana Rashtra Samithi is going alone in the Assembly elections. The process of filing nominations began Monday last and it concludes on November 19.

Nov 15, 2018

TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao richer by Rs 5.50 cr but owns no car

The total value of K Chandrasekhar Rao's movable and immovable assets stood at Rs 22.61 crore in the latest affidavit against Rs 15.95 crore in 2014.

Nov 15, 2018

Chennai: AIADMK unveils new statue of Jayalalithaa at party headquarters

A life-size statue of the leader was unveiled on February 24, coinciding with Jayalalithaa's 70th birth anniversary.

Nov 14, 2018

Rafale is not government-to-government deal: Congress

Keeping up the attack over the Rafale "scam", Congress also said the French defence major was a "non-compliant" company and the Modi government should not have entered into a deal with it.

Nov 14, 2018

BJP welcomes Uddhav's decision to visit Ayodhya: Raosaheb Danve

Replying to a query whether the Sena has hijacked the Ram temple issue from the BJP, Danve said, "Nobody can hijack issues. They do their party's work and we do ours...We welcome Uddhav Thackeray's decision to visit Ayodhya."

Nov 14, 2018

Telangana polls: KCR files nomination from Gajwel

Rao visited Lord Balaji temple at Koinapally village in Siddipet district and offered prayers before filing his nomination before the returning officer.

Nov 14, 2018

Andhra Pradesh agrees to share know-how in ZBNF with Indonesia

A four-member Indonesia delegation, led by Minister for Agriculture and Planning Sofyam A Djalil, met Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday and sought to work with the state to develop ZBNF in her country.

Nov 14, 2018

Rajasthan elections 2018: BJP MP Harish Chandra Meena joins Congress; welcomed by Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot

Harish Chandra Meena is a retired IPS officer whose brother Namo Narayan Meena is a senior Congress leader. They had contested against each other in the 2014 general elections with Harish emerging victorious.

Nov 14, 2018

Leading equity strategist supports govt in RBI row; says Modi return in 2019 is best scenario

Wood had said in April that the famed India growth story would be hurt if Modi isn't re-elected in 2019.

Nov 14, 2018

Karnataka: Kodagu journalist held for remarks against Tipu Sultan, Prophet Muhammad

Thammaiah made the controversial comments last week during a conference right before Karnataka's Tipu Jayanti celebrations.

Nov 14, 2018

2019 elections: Rajinikanth backs PM Modi to emerge victorious against Opposition's mega-coalition

On Monday, Rajinikanth had said that "they (opposition parties) feel that way, then it should be definitely like that," when responding to a question whether the BJP was such a 'dangerous' party electorally, that warranted formation of a mega national alliance against it.

Nov 13, 2018

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court suspends dissolution of Parliament

A Supreme Court bench heard Fundamental Rights petitions filed by political parties challenging Sirisena's dissolution of the Sri Lankan Parliament.

Nov 13, 2018