Politics

Japan holds PAC-3 military drill hours after North Korea missile flew over its territory

Japans military conducted a drill to practice deploying anti-missile batteries at the U.S. base in Yokoto. The exercise comes hours after North Korea test-fired a long-range ballistic missile that flew over Japan and landed in the East Sea on August 29.

Aug 29, 2017

Trump rolled back Obamas flood rules before Hurricane Harvey

Donald Trump signed away Obama-era flood standards just weeks before Hurricane Harvey hit Texas in a bid to get infrastructure projects approved more quickly. The rule signed by former president Barack Obama in 2015 had not yet come into effect but aimed to make infrastructure more resilient to the effects of climate change, such as rising sea levels and flooding.

Aug 29, 2017

Most Indians reside in homes smaller than prison cells: Report [VIDEO]

The report says, majority of India's population, both rural and urban, lives in homes with space smaller than the minimum floor area per person recommended for prison cells.

Aug 28, 2017

'Unprecedented' flooding in Houston from Hurricane Harvey kills at least 3 [VIDEO]

The storm killed at least three people in Texas and more than 1,000 people were rescued overnight.

Aug 28, 2017

TDP wins Nandyal with thumping majority; what does it mean to Jagan's CM dream?

Proving all the poll surveys wrong, Telugu Desam Party's Bhuma Brahmananda Reddy emerged victorious with a majority of 27,456 votes.

Aug 28, 2017

11 sailors rescued from sinking ship in Hong Kong as Storm Pakhar swept through Chinese city

Footage shows a helicopter rescuing 11 crew members waiting in the control room of a sinking vessel in Hong Kong at the peak of Storm Pakhar on 27 August. The ships bow was already submerged by the time rescuers arrived to pluck the sailors from the ship. Pakhar brought severe weather to the area as it swept past the Chinese city.

Aug 28, 2017

Storm Harvey: Texas lashed with unprecedented rain

Emergency crews rescued over 1,000 people around Houston, pulling people from cars and homes, as flood waters rose across southeast Texas on Sunday (August 27).People had to rely solely on boats to move around as more than 30in (75cm) of rain battered parts of the city over the weekend, turning main roads into rivers.

Aug 28, 2017

India, China withdraw from Doklam: Row was always secondary for international politics, economy

The Doklam row came to a conclusion just two weeks ahead of the BRICS summit in China. The row was always lesser in significance to bigger issues in international politics and economy. It is good to see that pragmatism ultimately prevailed.

Aug 28, 2017

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh verdict: Congress showed in Punjab what BJP couldn't in Haryana

In a rare turn of events, it was the Congress government of Punjab which came out with flying colours in handling the situation post conviction of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh while the BJP govt of Haryana floundered.

Aug 28, 2017

Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi takes on Dera rioters again, but is it too little too late again?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday once again spoke out against the Dera violence in Punjab, Haryana and Delhi. Read to know why he could once again be too little too late.

Aug 27, 2017

Disney World in Puducherry? CM V Narayanasamy hints as much in The Talk!

Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy says a Disney World may come to his UT. See what else he had to say on The Talk with Danish Manzoor.

Aug 27, 2017

Saudi boy, 4, dies in Kerala pool; electrocution suspected

The boy was in a baby pool and his father was at the pool for adults when the incident occurred.

Aug 27, 2017

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh: How Haryana violence reminds one of Bhopal gas disaster

Just as it happened in Haryana where none of the BJP-ruled governments at the state and Centre showed enough spine to prevent the violence, the Congress govts at Centre and MP had also failed miserably before and after the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.

Aug 27, 2017

Islamic State stronghold Tal Afar about to fall, says Iraqi military

Elite forces had liberated the heart of the Tal Afar city "and raised the national flag on top of the citadel building," a statement from the Iraqi joint operations command said.

Aug 27, 2017

Top 10 facts about Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insaan [VIDEO]

Here is the story of 'Rockstar Baba' aka Ram Rahim's journey from being a 'prophesied' child to becoming the 'MSG'.

Aug 26, 2017