Politics

Congress votes to repeal Obamacare

US Congress narrowly passed a bill that would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with the American Health Care Act.

May 5, 2017

Children in war-torn Aleppo compete in local Olympics

Children in a rebel-held Aleppo province town have been getting a taste of normal life in recent days thanks to an athletics competition organised in the town.

May 5, 2017

Donald Trump calls negative phone call with Malcom Turnbull fake news

U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull met in New York City for the first time on 4 May where they labelled a reportedly negative February phone call in as exaggerated fake news.The meeting was delayed by several hours after the the bill to replace Obamacare passed in the House of Representatives. The face-to-face meeting followed a reportedly hostile phone call between the two in February, before Trump took to Twitter to call the refugee resettlement plan a dumb deal. Despite the tumultuous status of the deal, Trump said the refugee resettlement had been worked out for a long time – the deal was reaffirmed by Vice President Mike Pence in April during his visit to Australia.

May 5, 2017

Protesters greet Donald Trump on first trip home to New York

Protesters rallied and marched against Donald Trump on the streets of New York on 4 May, as the US president returned to his home city for the first time since taking office. Trumps arrival was delayed due to celebrations with fellow Republicans after a new healthcare bill, repealing Obamacare, passed in the House of Representatives.

May 5, 2017

Donald Trump hails new healthcare bill

The US House of Representatives approved a bill on 4 May to repeal major parts of Obamacare and replace it with a Republican healthcare plan, handing President Donald Trump his biggest legislative victory but setting up a tough fight in the Senate. With the 217-213 vote, Republicans obtained just enough support to push the legislation through the House, sending it to the Senate for consideration. No Democrats voted for the bill. But the effort now faces new hurdles in the Senate, where the Republicans have only a 52-seat majority in the 100-seat chamber and where just a few Republican defections could sink the bill.

May 5, 2017

Donald Trump hails new healthcare bill

May 5, 2017

Complaint filed against Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif for provoking citizens against country's army

The complainant said that he had received a video on Whatsapp, which showed Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif delivering a provocative speech.

May 5, 2017

2017 Kentucky Derby: What you need to know

The 2017 Kentucky Derby is almost underway. More than160,000 are expected at Churchill Downs on May 6. The Kentucky Derby is the first race of the Triple Crown, followed by the Preakness and Belmont. Three-year-old thoroughbreds compete in the Triple Crown. This year, Always Dreaming and Classic Empire remain favorites. Fast and Accurate is the biggest longshot. Only 12 horses have won the Triple Crown. The last winner was American Pharoah in 2015.

May 5, 2017

Mulayam to head my new party Samajwadi Secular Morcha: Shivpal Yadav

Shivpal Yadav has said that Mulayam Singh Yadav will head the new secular front which will be formed by him to strive for social justice.

May 5, 2017

TP Senkumar, Kerala DGP, Kerala Police, Supreme court

TP Senkumar case: SC issues contempt notice to Kerala government

Kerala government on Thursday filed a review petition before the Supreme Court seeking clarity on the reinstatement of TP Senkumar as DGP.

May 5, 2017

Former CIA chief: Donald Trump should apologise to Barack Obama for wiretapping claims

House Republicans repeal Obamacare, hurdles await in U.S. Senate

The vote to repeal former president Barack Obama's signature domestic achievement, which enabled 20 million more Americans to get health insurance, was Trump's biggest legislative win since he took office in Jan.

May 5, 2017

Protesters shame House Republicans following healthcare vote

House Republicans were met with chants of shame, shame, shame as they left Capitol Hill to join President Trump in celebrating the passage of a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare. The controversial bill passed with a vote of 217-213.

May 5, 2017

Fearmongering Republican ad shows terrorists robbing Virginia suburbs

A new advert from Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Virginia, Bryce Reeves, depicts terrorists stealing from a house in the suburbs. The advert has been labelled fearmongering by many on social media, however a spokesman for Reeves defended the advert pointing out news articles of terrorism arrests in Virginia.

May 4, 2017

Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah, 27 ministers named in Lokayukta complaint over transfer of police officers

Besides naming Siddaramaiah and his Cabinet ministers, the chief of Akhila Karnataka Police Mahasangha has also listed names of 21 police officers.

May 4, 2017

BJP top brass left red-faced in Bengal; Amit Shah needs to put horse before cart

The BJP president's symbolic politics of eating at a tribal household was reduced to a mockery as the family which hosted him joined the TMC soon after. The saffron leadership needs to learn Bengal's party-dominated politics first.

May 4, 2017