Politics

Modi in US: PM arrives in Washington ahead of maiden meeting with President Trump

PM Modi will hold a meeting with top American CEOs later on Sunday, June 25, and will also deliver his monthly radio address — Mann Ki Baat — live from the US before meeting Trump at the White House on Monday, June 26.

Jun 25, 2017

British lawmakers hit by 'sustained' cyber attack

The House of Commons said it was working with the National Cyber Security Centre to defend parliament's network and was confident it had protected all accounts and systems.

Jun 25, 2017

Hindi is our national language, impossible to progress without it, says Venkaiah Naidu

Naidu emphasises that it is necessary for people to learn to speak in their mother tongue but is also important to learn to speak in Hindi.

Jun 24, 2017

Monsoon session of Parliament to begin from July 17

The dates were finalised at a meeting chaired by home minister Rajnath Singh; the session will end on August 11.

Jun 24, 2017

EC disqualifies Madhya Pradesh minister Narottam Mishra for paid news

The EC decision came on a complaint by Rajendra Bharti, who had fought the 2008 elections as a BSP candidate but is now with the Congress.

Jun 24, 2017

Gorkhaland crisis: GJM chief Bimal Gurung demands CBI probe into death of 3 activists

Blaming the West Bengal government and senior officers for the killing of three Gorkha Janamukti Morcha activists in police firing on June 17, GJM chief Bimal Gurung on Friday demanded a CBI probe into the deaths.

Jun 24, 2017

Rajinikanth all set to join politics, says RSS ideologue Gurumurthy

Tamil actor Rajinikanth is all set to enter politics, commentator S Gurumurthy told a news channel on Friday, adding that the actor will soon form a new party possibly in alliance with the BJP.

Jun 24, 2017

Modi's US visit: White House to 'roll out red carpet' for PM; sale of unarmed Guardian drones to India likely to be cleared

Trump and Modi will have a one-on-one meeting on Monday, followed by a delegation level meeting, a cocktail reception and a working dinner, according to a White House official.

Jun 24, 2017

5 things to know about the Senate Republican Health Care Bill

Here are five things to take away from the Senate Republican Health Care Bill. The official bills name is called the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017.

Jun 23, 2017

Living in the times of Modi Sarkar, it's so very easy lambasting Indu Sarkar

While the Congress defence against the film depicting the excesses of the Emergency stands no ground, it can also be questioned why our filmmakers don't come out with disturbing issues that are more current?

Jun 23, 2017

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May says offer on rights of EU citizens is fair and serious

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on 23 June that the offer she had made on the rights of EU citizens to live in Britain after Brexit was very fair and very serious and that her government would set out more detailed proposals later. EU leaders greeted the offer made during a summit in Brussels late on 22 June with a degree of scepticism and said many questions remained.

Jun 23, 2017

PM Narendra Modi can't afford to 'lose' handshake battle with President Trump in US

US President Donald Trump is notorious for his bizarre handshake which aims at destabilising the opposite person. As the PM of the world's biggest democracy, Modi can't afford to see himself finishing second best in the mind game.

Jun 23, 2017

Police drag away protesters in wheelchairs from Mitch McConnells office

Capitol Police removed protesters, many of whom are disabled and wheelchair-bound, from outside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnells office after text of the GOP Senate health care bill was released Thursday. Protesters were organized by a group called ADAPT, which identifies itself as a non-profit for people with disabilities.

Jun 23, 2017

BJP wants Indu Sarkar to be tax-free after Congress attacks Madhur Bhandarkar film

Madhur Bhandarkar's upcoming film Indu Sarkar is in the middle of a political battle between the Congress and the BJP. Read to know how just the trailer of the film has kicked up a storm.

Jun 23, 2017

How you give rice at Rs 2 a kg? Awestruck world leaders ask Mamata Banerjee's finance minister at UN

Representatives from countries like Argentina, Kenya and others were filled with wonder to hear the Mamata Banerje govt in Bengal gives rice at Rs 2 a kilo. How's that possible they asked the state's finance minister, Amit Mitra

Jun 23, 2017