Politics

All India Professionals Congress: We hope Shashi Tharoor can do it differently from Arvind Kejriwal's AAP

The coming up of Congress's new wing All India Professionals Congress is a welcome development. But how many will be inspired by it after the mammoth failures of the AAP and Rahul Gandhi?

Aug 3, 2017

US sanctions on Russia have left President Donald Trump without friends

Trump did not think wrong by improving relations with Russia. He could have his Nixon moment by effecting a ground-breaking change in US-Russia relations but his own nonsense talks and acts had killed Trump's chances to succeed.

Aug 3, 2017

Congress leader Vikram Goud stages his own assault to gain sympathy of voters

Though Vikram Goud had claimed that he was attacked by four assailants in his Banjara Hills residence, police investigations have revealed contradictory details.

Aug 3, 2017

President Trump signs bill enforcing sanctions against Russia

President Trump signed a bill that enforces harsher sanctions against Iran, North Korea, and especially Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin retaliated by ordering the dismissal of 755 American diplomats from Russia.

Aug 2, 2017

Kim Jong Un is a son of a b**** with a chubby face, says Philippine President Duterte

Philippine President Rodrigo Dutertes latest controversial remarks target the North Korean regime, and they come just a few days ahead of his hosting a meeting of foreign diplomats at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum. In his typical colorful rhetoric, Duterte professed his hatred for war and described North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un as a fool and a son of a b**** who is playing with dangerous toys.

Aug 2, 2017

Seth Rich murder: New lawsuit filed against Fox News surrounding conspiracy theory

A private invesigator, Rod Wheeler, has filed a lawsuit against Fox News. Wheeler alleges the organization fabricated quotes in a story about Richs murder and attributed them to him.

Aug 2, 2017

U.S. test-launches ICBM amid North Korea tensions

The U.S. military successfully test-launched an Intercontinental-Ballistic Missile from California, just days after North Koreas second test of their own ICBM. The Air Force claimed that the action is not a response to North Koreas recent test launch, but to demonstrate U.S. nuclear enterprise is safe, secure and effective, and ready to deter, detect and defend attacks against the U.S. and its allies.

Aug 2, 2017

Another name struck off from the list of Kashmir's most wanted militants: Who's next? [VIDEO]

Around 110 militants have been killed by the security forces in Kashmir in the last seven months. And 3 out of 12 most wanted militants in Kashmir are now dead.

Aug 2, 2017

Sikkim standoff worsens: China issues stern threat to move troops; India rejects warning

Taking a tough stance on the Sikkim standoff, India dismissed China's demand that the Indian Army must immediately withdraw its troops from Doklam near the India-China-Bhutan tri-junction.

Aug 2, 2017

Vladimir Putin is building a bridge to Crimea

Following Russias annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 the country has now designed the first road link with the peninsula which will begin to be constructed in 2018.

Aug 2, 2017

Venezuelan opposition leader pre-recorded video released after his arrest

Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez urged his supporters to keep up the fight against President Nicolas Maduro in a video message posted hours after his arrest in a raid on his home on Tuesday, August 1.Lopez had been under house arrest at his home in Caracas, where he says he recorded this video on July 17 in anticipation of possibly being taken to prison.Lopez confirmed in a video sent to his Twitter followers, that his wife, Lilian Tintori and amp;#39;s pregnancy was another reason to fight for Venezuela and added it was the best news he had received in the last three and a half years. Lopez was granted house arrest in July following three years in prison for his role in anti-government street protests in 2014.Government opponents called the abrupt removal of the men from their homes by security forces in nighttime raids a sign of Venezuela and amp;#39;s President Nicolas Maduro and amp;#39;s determination to silence rivals and stamp out four months of massive street protests against him.

Aug 2, 2017

India boxer Vijender Singh against Chinese challenger amid Sikkim standoff

Vijender Singh will face China's Zulpikar Maimaitiali on Saturday in Mumbai. Two titles and plenty of pride are in the line in the wake of the diplomatic stand-off between the two countries.

Aug 2, 2017

Govt appoints expert group to draft new data protection law amid right to privacy debate

The Ministry of Electronics and IT has appointed an expert group to draft legislation on data protection even as the Supreme Court hears arguments on whether right to privacy is a fundamental right.

Aug 2, 2017

I-T department raids Karnataka minister DK Shivakumar's residence, Bengaluru resort housing 44 Gujarat MLAs [VIDEO]

The Income Tax department conducted raids at the residence of Karnataka minister D.K. Shivakumar and his brother D.K. Suresh

Aug 2, 2017

Donald Trump personally dictated the misleading statement about Trump Jrs Russian meeting

Donald Trump overrode his advisers and dictated the statement his son, Donald Trump Jr., gave to media when questioned about his meeting with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 election.

Aug 2, 2017