Politics

Bharat Bandh: BMTC, KSRTC, autos, cabs to follow strike; banks, insurance companies to be shut in Karnataka

Private transport unions and autorickshaw and cab associations have not confirmed if they will be supporting the strike.

Aug 31, 2016

Singur verdict: Supreme Court cancels land acquisition by former Left govt for Tata Nano factory

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee described the SC ruling as a "landmark decision" and said: "I dreamt of this SC verdict for so long."

Aug 31, 2016

IIT Delhi 'Townhall' with John Kerry: 'It is clear that Pakistan has work to do,' says US state secretary on terrorism

"The philosophy of Lashkar-e-Taiba, other terrorist organisations are nihilistic," Kerry said at the event.

Aug 31, 2016

Opposition supporters celebrate ahead of official presidential results in Gabon

Supporters of Gabon opposition candidate Jean Ping celebrated in the Gabon capital, Liberville, after initial results from the countries presidential election showed him in the lead. Ping claimed victory over current President Ali Bongo, who has also said he expected to emerge victorious. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged both sides to accept the results and EU observers had reportedly said the election was carried out in a way that lacked transparency.

Aug 30, 2016

'Najeeb Jung is another 420 like Kejri,' says Subramanian Swamy

He also recommended a member of Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh to be given the post of LG of Delhi.`

Aug 30, 2016

BJP, RSS sided with the British, had no role in India's freedom struggle, says Ramya [VIDEO]

Ramya has attacked the BJP and RSS.

Aug 30, 2016

Shahid Kapoor, Malaika Arora, Prabhu Deva to meet Donald Trump in September

Yami Gautam, Amisha Patel, Kajal Agarwal, Shriya Saran, Ram Charan, Prabhu Deva and Kanika Kapoor are also expected to attend the event.

Aug 30, 2016

Setback for Ajit Pawar: Maharashtra govt scraps irrigation projects under scrutiny in corruption case

Pawar had reportedly approved irrigation projects worth Rs 20,000 crore in 2009 by bending rules when he was the irrigation minister in 2009.

Aug 30, 2016

Brazilian protesters clash with police as Dilma Rousseff impeachment trial starts to conclude

Brazilians protesting the impeachment of President Rousseff clashed with police as they started fires in the street, with military police responding by firing tear gas. Suspended President Dilma Rousseff is on trial for impeachment for allegedly breaking budgetary rules, a charge she denies. She claims Brazils economic elite and political opposition have being trying to topple her government since her re-election in 2014.

Aug 30, 2016

Maharashtra BJP gets EC notice, may be barred from contesting civic polls

The state election commission has proposed the restriction against BJP and other parties after the latter failed to submit documents related to Income Tax (I-T) and accounts books.

Aug 30, 2016

John Kerry's convoy crawls in Delhi's traffic, takes over 2 hours to reach hotel

Kerry landed in Delhi around 8 p.m. and was on his way to his hotel in Chanakyapuri when his convoy got stuck in traffic.

Aug 30, 2016

Kerala minister accuses RSS of conducting 'illegal activities' in Devaswom temples

The BJP state president Kummanam Rajasekharan dismissed the accusations levied against the RSS.

Aug 30, 2016

Bharat Bandh: Trade unions refuse to budge, reject govt's proposal to postpone strike on Sept. 2

Trade unions have refused to call off the strike, saying that the government failed to meet their 12-point charter of demands.

Aug 30, 2016

Kim Jong-un gets a leader 'shot' for dozing off, another for challenging policy

This is the first time Kim Jong-un ordered execution of people who didn't belong to his Worker's Party or the military.

Aug 30, 2016

West Bengal name change: There is no valid argument against it

The state Assembly on Monday, Aug. 29, passed a resolution to name it "Bangla" in Bengali, "Bengal" in English, "Bangal" in Hindi.

Aug 30, 2016