Politics

BJP's Amit Shah sets the tone for Telangana polls, challenges K Chandrasekhar Rao to name a Dalit CM

Amit Shah was in Hyderabad on Saturday to launch BJP's election campaign in Telangana. He held a press conference at the BJP office in Nampally and then attended a public meeting in Mahabubnagar later in the day.

Sep 16, 2018

ISRO spy case: Acquitted scientist Nambi Narayanan's new book reveals shocking details

According to Narayanan, the ISRO spy case was a lie, right from Maldivian national Mariam Rasheeda's arrest on October 20, 1994.

Sep 16, 2018

Manohar Parrikar health updates: Goa CM admitted to AIIMS; is BJP looking for temporary alternatives?

Parrikar has been suffering from pancreatic cancer for the past few months. He had recently visited the United States for the third time for treatment.

Sep 15, 2018

Producer Bandla Ganesh, TRS MLC Bhupati Reddy join Congress in presence of Rahul Gandhi

Telangana state Congress chief Uttam Kumar Reddy and a few senior leaders of the party were also present on the occasion.

Sep 14, 2018

Arrest warrant against Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu; TDP calls it BJP's 'witch-hunt'

Judicial Magistrate (First Class) N R Gajbhiye directed the police to arrest all the accused and produce them before the court by September 21.

Sep 14, 2018

Non-bailable warrant issued against Andhra CM N Chandrababu Naidu

The Dharmabad Judicial Magistrate Court has given September 21 as the deadline to arrest and produce the Andhra chief minister and the TDP members at court. The order was given by judicial first class magistrate of Dharmabad in Nanded district, NR Gajbhiye.

Sep 14, 2018

Mother, son die in UP due to severe malnutrition; govt records their deaths as diarrhoea

Sangeeta and her eight-year-old son Suraj were rushed to the hospital when they started vomiting. When their condition became worse a few hours later, they were rushed to a hospital.

Sep 13, 2018

Justice Ranjan Gogoi appointed new Chief Justice of India; to take oath on October 3

Ranjan Gogoi was recommended to the government by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra.

Sep 13, 2018

Kingfisher Airlines was owned not by Vijay Mallya but by the Gandhi family: Sambit Patra

These comments were made by the Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson after Congress president Rahul Gandhi demanded Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's resignation.

Sep 13, 2018

US to support India's attempt to enter Nuclear Suppliers Group; China continues to stonewall bid

India has the backing of the US and other western countries and a majority of countries in the group with the exception of China which has continuously been stonewalling New Delhi's attempts to procure a membership.

Sep 13, 2018

Falling rupee, rising oil prices alarming; PM Modi likely to review state of economy

PM will discuss possible fiscal and monetary steps with top finance officials in the meeting.

Sep 13, 2018

Mallya extradition case: Cong launches scathing attack; demands Jaitley's resignation

Liquor baron's comments on meeting FM Arun Jaitley before leaving the country have not gone down well with the Opposition.

Sep 13, 2018

Congress' Sanjay Nirupam calls PM Modi 'Illiterate'; lands himself in trouble

Nirupam made these comments after the Maharashtra government asked Zilla Parishad schools to screen a short film on PM Modi's early life.

Sep 13, 2018

CPEC is Pakistan's economic future, says Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa

The newly formed Pakistan government is looking to renegotiate the trade pact with China. The Pakistan government is also reviewing deals with China regarding the CPEC.

Sep 12, 2018

American Analogy: Petrol at Rs 100 will be Narendra Modi's Bush moment

It requires no punditry to see that re-election is difficult when /if petrol costs Rs 100 a litre. If the RBI raises rates further to arrest the rupee's fall it will add another layer of misery to the people. Will Narendra Modi pull off an odds-defying performance?

Sep 12, 2018