Politics

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal put on trial by Delhi court in criminal defamation case filed by Arun Jaitley

Kejriwal and five other AAP leaders facing trial in the case could be jailed for two years if found guilty.

Mar 25, 2017

Rajinikanth cancels trip to Sri Lanka over 'political reasons'

Rajinikanth was slated to attend a number of programmes in Sri Lanka on April 9-10.

Mar 25, 2017

UP Police suspends IPS officer Himanshu Kumar over 'indiscipline'; Akhilesh plays caste card

Akhilesh's statement could be his ploy of playing caste politics to offset the overt politics of development and the covert politics of religion that the BJP has played to come to power.

Mar 25, 2017

Trump praises Paul Ryan for hard work on failed Obamacare vote

The House of Representatives cancelled the vote on the bill to repeal Obamacare after failing to gather support within the GOP for it to pass. US President Donald Trump blamed the Democrats for the bills failure - despite the fact that his own party controls both the House and the Senate.

Mar 25, 2017

Teacher, goon, MP; Shiv Sena's Ravindra Gaikwad dons many hats!

Ravindra Gaikwad has multiple cases of serious charges against him, but has never been convicted.

Mar 25, 2017

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval's US visit reaffirms cooperation against terrorism

During his US visit this week, Doval met US Defence Secretary James Mattis and other officials, and discussed the issue of deepening of India-US co-operation in addressing the challenge posed by terrorism in South Asia.

Mar 25, 2017

Ex counter-terrorism detective reveals conflict between MPs and police over Parliament security

Following the terror attack on Westminster which left five dead, including one policeman, ex counter-terrorism detective David Videcette told IBTimes UK that there has been uneasy relationship between police and MPs over the arming of officers outside Parliament.

Mar 24, 2017

London terror attack: 4 reasons why terrorism needs to be tackled with a new approach

Terrorism has a decentralised mode of carnage nowadays. Countries are finding dealing with lone wolf attacks difficult. To thwart the new version of terrorism, the perception and approach towards the menace must change.

Mar 24, 2017

Shouldn't Shiv Sena MP, Ravindra Gaikwad be behind bars for assault? Meanwhile IndiGo cancels his ticket!

Gaikwad's Air India ticket was cancelled on Friday as airlines feared backlash from employees; while IndiGo also cancelled his Pune-Delhi ticket on Friday

Mar 24, 2017

How Mamata Banerjee turned to an old foe to help shore-up support against the new enemy

TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee gave an exclusive interview to ABP Ananda, the channel she has had major clashes with over the last few years.

Mar 24, 2017

Karnataka bypolls: In Nanjangud and Gundlupet, Congress and BJP throw down gauntlet

With a year to go for the Karnataka Assembly elections, the April 9 bypolls in Nanjangud and Gundlupet will be of immense importance for both the Congress and BJP, and especially for Siddaramaiah and BS Yeddyurappa.

Mar 24, 2017

After hitting AI staffer, Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad barred from flying on Air India and FIA member airlines

The Shiv Sena MP also wrote a letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, listing "problems" he faced on not being given a business class seat in an all-economy flight.

Mar 24, 2017

US Senate votes to let ISPs sell customers' app usage and browsing history: 5 VPNs to hide your behaviour on the Internet

The Bill needs to be ratified by the US Congress before it becomes an Act and ISPs can actually sell your usage data to advertisers.

Mar 24, 2017

Twitter briefly suspends ABVP accounts; reinstates with reset follower list

The Twitter accounts of ABVP, Delhi, its members, and its spokesperson had been suspended briefly but have now been reinstated.

Mar 24, 2017

Relax guys! Tunday Kababi has confirmed it is not closing anytime soon

The Tunday Kababi shop at Chowk in Lucknow had closed only for a day, and is back in action!

Mar 23, 2017