Politics

John Kelly calls Trump an 'idiot' and 'unhinged' in Bob Woodward's tell-all book on White House

Journalist Bob Woodward has written a book that describes the unpredictable life in the White House. The book also contains personal interviews of Trump's current and former staff.

Sep 5, 2018

Mohanlal vs Shashi Tharoor? Malayalam superstar may contest as BJP candidate in 2019 LS polls

Political experts believe that Mohanlal's entry in active politics with a BJP ticket will be a huge boost for the party.

Sep 4, 2018

Replace 'Dalit' with 'Scheduled Caste': I&B ministry tells TV news channels

The order, which came in a letter on August 7, has become very controversial among many politicians.

Sep 4, 2018

Imran Khan govt's diplomatic move; Pak to approve elite club entry for Indian envoys

India's request for membership at the Islamabad club has been getting rejected by Pakistan's previous government.

Sep 4, 2018

Gwalior on high alert: Upper caste groups call for a massive protest over SC/ST Act Amendment

The protest is due to the Centre amending a key provision in the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act) and anti-reservation sentiment.

Sep 4, 2018

Want to contest Madhya Pradesh polls? Congress tells leaders to increase social media following to get ticket

The Congress leaders need to have at least 15,000 likes on Facebook and 5,000 followers on Twitter to get a ticket for upcoming polls.

Sep 3, 2018

65 Lok Sabha members and 29 Rajya Sabha members yet to declare assets, reveals RTI

Six members each from BJP and INC were among the members who are yet to declare the assets.

Sep 3, 2018

Karnataka Urban Local Body election result 2018 LIVE updates: Cong wins 846, BJP 788 and JD(S) 307

The voting for the Urban Local Body election took place on August 31.

Sep 3, 2018

Australia: Thousands of protesters rally against abortion bill in Queensland

The protestors held placards reading "Choose Life" and "Pro-Life = Pro-Woman".

Sep 3, 2018

Jammu and Kashmir: Crime branch arrests senior bureaucrat for fudging birth record

An FIR was lodged against Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, ARI and Training Mohammad Mehraj-ud-din Khan, for "resorting to the change of date of birth in his service records".

Sep 2, 2018

India to go ahead with major defence deal with Russia; will inform US in upcoming 2+2 meeting

The S-400 is an upgraded version of the S-300 systems. The missile system, manufactured by Almaz-Antey, has been in service in Russia since 2007.

Sep 2, 2018

Former Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh hospitalised after chest pain

The six-time Chief Minister had complained of pain in the chest and uneasiness while on the way to New Delhi on Saturday following which he was hospitalised.

Sep 2, 2018

Census 2021 to collect data on other backwards classes

This will be the first time the census will include a count of the backward classes.

Sep 1, 2018

India and Nepal begin a new journey with railway line between Bihar's Raxaul and Kathmandu

India is also considering five other cross-border railway lines with Nepal to ease connectivity and boost bilateral trade.

Sep 1, 2018

Trump administration ends funding to UN Palestine refugee agency

The latest move comes after the US announced back in January that it would withhold more than half of a tranche of funding for the agency.

Sep 1, 2018