Politics

Advani's presidential bid hangs by a thread after Babri case revived: Will BJP patriarch go gently into that good night?

It is ironic that on BJP's foundation day, the focus shifted back to LK Advani, 89, in connection with the Babri demolition case of 1992. How will the man take the eventual outcome?

Apr 6, 2017

As RK Nagar elections loom, Sasikala makes a mockery of prison law; meets 28 visitors in 31 days

According to jail rules, convicts only get to meet visitors once every 15 days. Is Sasikala above the law?

Apr 6, 2017

Congress' Ajay Maken demands Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's resignation over findings of Shunglu Committee report

The Shunglu Committee report has found the AAP government guilty of illegal allotment of land, nepotism and unauthorised foreign trips by party members.

Apr 6, 2017

Trumpless White House Correspondents' Dinner 2017: Here's what we know so far

US President Donald Trump tweeted in February that he would not attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner, which will be held on April 29.

Apr 6, 2017

Shiv Sena uses 3 strong-arm tactics in Lok Sabha for Ravindra Gaikwad, but they will all fail | ANALYSIS

Air India sources say they have been instructed to increase security and surveillance across all airports.

Apr 6, 2017

BJP Sthapana Diwas: 10 things to know about BJP and its roots on its foundation day

The Bharatiya Janata Party turned 37 on Thursday, April 6. IBT compiles some of the high points in its history.

Apr 6, 2017

Babri demolition case: SC reserves its order on prosecution of Advani, Joshi and others

The CBI told the SC that charges against BJP leaders LK Advani, MM Joshi and others must be revived as the politicians were part of a bigger conspiracy to demolish the Babri Masjid.

Apr 6, 2017

Is Farooq Abdullah "anti-national" or is he just desperate to win the Lok Sabha bypoll?

National Conference Patron Farooq Abdullah loves controversies, this time it's his poll cry! At a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is urging the youth of Jammu and Kashmir to choose between tourism and terrorism (stone-pelting), he's trying to mollycoddle separatists.

Apr 6, 2017

Clean Ganga mission in shambles, Modi intervenes

Much of the money allocated to the National Mission for Clean Ganga remains unspent, and the 2018 deadline to clean the river is impossible, say officials.

Apr 6, 2017

Steve Bannon removed from US National Security Council; to remain President Trump's chief strategist

The White House said Bannon was elevated to monitor Trump's first national security adviser Michael Flynn and that he is no longer needed after McMaster took charge of the council.

Apr 5, 2017

CRPF, cops confiscate 1,80,000 detonators in Bengal village; incident a boost for BJP's anti-Mamata campaign?

In a re-run of the Khagragarh blast in Burdwan district in 2014, police and CRPF personnel on Wednesday, April 5, found the electronic detonators near Khabpur village in West Bengal's Birbhum district.

Apr 5, 2017

This young Indian wants a Nav Bharat, plans to launch a political party

Why is Bengaluru's Anil Shetty planning to launch a new political party? Will he be able to change the city's political landscape? Watch this 29-year-old talk and decide for yourself.

Apr 5, 2017

Dalai Lama in Arunachal: Why China's warning about 'damaged relations with India' is hollow talk

China's state media often comes up with contradictory views on India and the latest threat over the Dalai Lama's presence in Arunachal is no exception. China has much bigger stakes today, economic and strategic, when it comes to India.

Apr 5, 2017

Ken Livingstone defends Nazi comments in tube interview

Ken Livingstone was suspended for an additional year from the Labour Party on 4 April for bringing the party into disrepute over his comments about anti-Semitism, Hitler and Zionism. He has already been suspended since April 2016. Justin Cohen, a journalist with Jewish News London, interviewed Livingstone on the Underground on the same date before his disciplinary hearing took place.

Apr 5, 2017

200 theatres in US screen Orwell's 1984 to protest against Trump

Nearly 200 US theatres across 44 states screened the movie adaption of George Orwell's classic dystopian novel 1984 to protest against Donald Trump.

Apr 5, 2017