Politics

New Australian cabinet sworn in after chaotic leadership change

Internal power struggles and leadership changes have become frequent in Australia for nearly a decade, both during the governments of the Liberal-National coalition and the Labour Party.

Aug 28, 2018

Sharad Pawar on unseating BJP in 2019; says he is happy Rahul Gandhi isn't in PM race

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar said that he is happy Rahul Gandhi isn't in the race for the top job after the Congress head clarified that he is not driven by prime ministerial ambitions.

Aug 28, 2018

Swamy's 'India should invade Maldives' tweet sets alarm bells ringing in Male; Envoy Mishra summoned

BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy in his tweet on August 24 called for invasion of Maldives if the September 23 elections are rigged.

Aug 28, 2018

Maharashtra BJP leader dies in hit-and-run accident in Bhiwandi

A case has been registered under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 304(A),184 and 279 and the polce has begun searching for the bus driver who hit the victim's car.

Aug 28, 2018

North Korea accuses US of hatching 'criminal plot to unleash a war'

The article in the state media came after a radio report in South Korea said that US and Japanese forces are training together to invade Pyongyang.

Aug 28, 2018

Did UAE PM take a jibe at Modi govt? Cryptic tweets about Kerala floods go viral

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government is facing flak for refusing foreign assistance offered for rehabilitation work in Kerala.

Aug 27, 2018

Manmohan Singh writes stern letter to PM Modi; says don't wipe out Nehru legacy

The former PM said that BJP has been pursuing an "agenda" to "change the nature and character" of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) and the Teen Murti complex.

Aug 27, 2018

Iran's Finance Minister Masoud Karbasian impeached by Parliament

The Iranian Parliament voted on Sunday to remove the minister of economic affairs and finance, Masoud Karbasian, from office, state media said, amid a sharp fall in the rial currency and a deterioration in the economic situation.

Aug 27, 2018

Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf confident of winning presidential election

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) presidential candidate Arif Alvi is contesting in the presidential elections which will take place on September 4.

Aug 26, 2018

Julie Bishop resigns as Australian foreign minister before PM Scott Morrison decides on new cabinet

Bishop stood for the Prime Minister post after Turnbull resigned but was eliminated in the first round.

Aug 26, 2018

US senator John McCain, Vietnam war hero and presidential candidate, dies at age 81

McCain had been planning his funeral services over the last year and his family made clear that US President Trump was not invited.

Aug 26, 2018

Trump congratulates new Australian PM after week of political chaos

Relations between Trump and Turnbull started badly in February 2017 when Trump berated the Australian leader over a bilateral refugee agreement before abruptly ending their telephone conversation.

Aug 25, 2018

App predicts BJP will lose 70 seats if elections are held now

The app claims to enable voters' rate, review the political representatives of the voters and also measure the performance of the politicians.

Aug 25, 2018

Rahul Gandhi compares RSS to Muslim Brotherhood; BJP calls him immature

He made this comment during his speech in the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) in London.

Aug 25, 2018

Kerala blames Tamil Nadu for flood; says excess water from Mullaperiyar dam drowned state

Kerala had requested Tamil Nadu to gradually release water from the Mullaperiyar dam, but the state paid no heed.

Aug 24, 2018