Politics

Punjab minister warns against delayed payments to farmers

Agrarian Punjab contributes 50 per cent of food grains (wheat and paddy) to the national kitty despite having just 1.54 per cent of the country's geographical area.

Oct 28, 2018

Former ISRO chief Madhavan Nair joins BJP; believes in 'Modiji's philosophy of developing India'

Along with Nair, former Travancore Devaswom Board president G Raman Nair, former commissioner Pramila Devi, Divakaran Nair, district vice-president of Karnakulam joined the party.

Oct 28, 2018

Amit Shah's threat exposes who incited violence in Sabarimala: CPI-M

The Communist Party of India-Marxist said in a statement that such incitement had also led to the "highly condemnable" arson attack on the ashram of Swamy Sandeepananda Giri.

Oct 28, 2018

AIADMK invites 18 disqualified MLAs to join party with 'love and affection'

Asking the debarred MLAs and other Dhinakaran loyalists who moved away from AIADMK to revert to the parent party, the top leadership on Saturday asked them to "understand the reality" of the Madras High Court judgment that upheld their disqualification.

Oct 28, 2018

Development of poorest of poor is real indicator of peace: PM Modi

Even though India had no direct connection with the First World War, it was an important event because Indian soldiers fought bravely and played a huge role by sacrificing their lives said the PM Narendra Modi.

Oct 28, 2018

Goa govt finally admits CM Manohar Parrikar has pancreatic cancer

Parrikar, who is currently being treated for advanced pancreatic cancer, has been in and out of hospitals in Goa, Mumbai, New York, and Delhi.

Oct 28, 2018

Brazil's right-wing candidate poised to win presidential election

Bolsonaro was leading in recent polls ahead of Fernando Haddad, a leftist former Sao Paulo mayor, with 56 percent of voters likely to vote for Bolsonaro, while 44 percent supported Haddad.

Oct 28, 2018

Donald Trump turns down Republic Day invitation; Does India have a plan B?

India had extended the invitation in April, which the White House confirmed. However, there was no mention if the US president would attend the celebrations and said that the final decision would be conveyed after the 2+2 dialogues which were held in September.

Oct 28, 2018

Telangana: Two senior TRS leaders join Congress ahead of assembly polls

The two leaders, T Narsa Reddy and S Ramulu Naik joined the Congress in the presence of party chief Rahul Gandhi.

Oct 27, 2018

IRS officer Sanjay Mishra to take over Enforcement Directorate

Mishra has also been appointed as the Principal Special Director of the Enforcement Directorate.

Oct 27, 2018

Sharad Pawar aide Tariq Anwar joins Congress one month after quitting NCP

The NCP founder quit the party in September after he did not agree with Pawar's support of Prime Minister Modi in the Rafale deal.

Oct 27, 2018

Jaganmohan Reddy refuses to record statement with Andhra Police after knife attack; says he has no trust in them

Jagan, discharged from a hospital in Hyderabad on Friday, was approached by a police team to record his statement about Thursday's incident. The Leader of Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly told the police team that he will give his statement to any other investigation agency.

Oct 27, 2018

Karnataka: Winter session of Legislature to be held at Suvarna Soudha in December

Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy shifted the state legislature's winter sessions to the Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi district of northern Karnataka.

Oct 26, 2018

CBI vs CBI LIVE updates: SC orders CVC to carry probe against Alok Verma within 14 days

CBI chief Alok Verma is seeking a stay on his removal as the CBI director and for being sent on a forced leave. However, the SC said that till the investigations conclude, Verma will remain the CBI chief.

Oct 26, 2018

Airtel-Maxis case: P Chidambaram named accused number 1 in ED chargesheet

The other accused are Bhaskaran, Karthi Chidambaram and four Maxis companies. Chidambaram's accountant has also been named in the chargesheet.

Oct 25, 2018