Politics

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

Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy's flight from Ajmer gets delayed over fee issues

The private plane was not allowed to leave the airport due to non-payment of fee.

Aug 24, 2018

Caught on camera: BJP Chhattisgarh ministers joke, laugh at Vajpayee prayer meet

The video showed state Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal and Health Minister Ajay Chandrakar talking to each other and laughing.

Aug 24, 2018

US President Donald Trump warns of a stock market crash if he is impeached: 'Everyone would turn poor'

This comment came after Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen was found guilty of tampering with the election rules during the 2016 Presidential elections.

Aug 24, 2018

Scott Morrison to become Australia's new PM after Malcolm Turnbull loses party support

This move took place after the former PM Malcolm Turnbull faced a leadership challenge for the second time on August 23.

Aug 24, 2018

US judge could halt arrests of undocumented immigrants seeking green cards

US District Judge Mark Wolf heard testimony from people who had been unexpectedly detained when they sat for marriage interviews as part of the application process to prove that their marriages to US citizens were legitimate.

Aug 24, 2018

Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull faces leadership crisis, under pressure over poor polling

Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull is under pressure over poor polling and a push by conservative members of his party to replace him.

Aug 24, 2018

Vajpayee's achievements to be included in school textbooks: Rajasthan minister

Apart from highlighting the achievements, his biography will also be available at some libraries.

Aug 23, 2018