Politics

US Defense Secretary warns of massive military response to North Korea attack

General James Mad Dog Mattis made the comments on 3 September, after North Korea conducted another nuclear weapons test.

Sep 4, 2017

Narendra Modi's reshuffle politics is exposing BJP of post Vajpayee-Advani era

While BJP has banked on Modi to overcome every political hurdle, its failure to find a good team to back his leadership has posed a threat to his aura. Can the PM survive in our parliamentary system with an underperforming team?

Sep 4, 2017

BRICS Summit 2017: Jinping indirectly refers to Doklam, calls for diplomacy to resolve 'hotspot issues'

PM Modi and Jinping are expected to hold bilateral talks on Tuesday, almost a week after the resolution of the 73-day standoff in the Doklam region of Sikkim.

Sep 4, 2017

North Korea successfully tests hydrogen bomb 10 times stronger than atom bomb

North Korea said the hydrogen bomb testing has yielded greater results than any of its previous nuclear tests.

Sep 3, 2017

North Korea conducts its sixth nuclear test

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 was detected in a North Korean province. The artificial quake was caused by North Koreas sixth nuclear test. The hermit kingdom confirmed it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe contemned North Korea for continuing its nuclear program. The country has conducted five nuclear detonations in the past, two of them in 2016. The current blast was up to 6 times stronger than the last nuclear test.

Sep 3, 2017

Nirmala Sitharaman, Dharmendra Pradhan and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi elevated in Cabinet reshuffle

Nirmala Sitharaman, Dharmendra Pradhan and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi along with Piyush Goyal have been elevated to the post of Cabinet Ministers. Read on to know more.

Sep 3, 2017

Piyush Goyal replaces Suresh Prabhu as Railways minister

Power minister Piyush Goyal has been appointed as the new Railways minister in union cabinet reshuffle

Sep 3, 2017

Prime Minister Modi heads for BRICS summit in China; likely to have post-Doklam talks with Jinping

The Indian prime minister is likely to have a one-on-one meet with Chinese president Xi Jinping. Read on know more about the upcoming BRICS Summit.

Sep 3, 2017

BRICS development banks agree on local currency lending

The use of local currencies will help promote mutually beneficial economic cooperation, mitigate currency risks, increase trade, and facilitate companies in accessing the BRICS markets, said Russian development bank Vnesheconombank.

Sep 3, 2017

Cabinet reshuffle: PM Modi chooses 9 new faces, including diplomat, bureaucrats, ex-police chief

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chosen nine new faces ranging from diplomat to bureaucrats and ex-police chief for his next Cabinet reshuffle. Read to know more.

Sep 3, 2017

Madhya Pradesh's 90 lakh cattle to get Aadhaar-like UID numbers of their own [VIDEO]

Through the UID number, information about animal's date of birth, location, health data, milk yield and reproductive details would become accessible online.

Sep 2, 2017

Muslim dominated Tajikistan bans veils for women

Tajikistan government has banned its women from wearing veils and asked them to stick to traditional clothes of their country. Read on to know why.

Sep 2, 2017

'Rats have caused the Bihar floods', claims state's Water Resources Minister

Bihar's Water Resources Department (WRD) minister and the disaster management minister has accused the rats to have caused the devastating floods in the state. Read on to know what they said.

Sep 2, 2017

UP Muslim body warns against sacrifice of white animals on Bakrid

A Muslim organisation in Uttar Pradesh has issued an advisory to the Muslim community not to sacrifice white animals this Bakrid. Read on to know why.

Sep 2, 2017

Tamil Nadu outraged as girl who fought NEET in Supreme Court commits suicide

Following the suicide of a Dalit girl, who fought against NEET in the Supreme Court, Tamil Nadu has been engulfed in a protest against NEET. Read on to know more.

Sep 2, 2017