Politics

Assembly election results Updates: Congress to form government in Punjab, fails to reach halfway mark in Goa and Manipur

Meanwhile, anti-AFSPA activist Irom Sharmila decides to quit politics after defeat in Manipur assembly elections saying that the "people didn't support me."

Mar 11, 2017

Punjab poll results Updates: Congress will form government with 77 seats; Rahul Gandhi congratulates Captain Amarinder singh

The AAP has not performed as it had expected, and the SAD-BJP combine has managed to get more seats than predicted in exit polls.

Mar 11, 2017

Activist Fred Bauma warns there is no political will from either side to hold elections in the DRC

The prominent LUCHA member tells IBTimes UK how the UK, US and EU can help deliver democracy in the DRC.

Mar 10, 2017

Top five facts about the GOP health care bill

The GOPs American Health Care Act would roll back the individual mandate for people to buy insurance, reverse most Obamacare taxes, introduce a new, smaller system of tax credits based on age rather than income, and overhaul Medicaid, the government health insurance program for the poor.

Mar 10, 2017

Manipur Assembly Elections 2017: People in queue to vote

Manipur Assembly Elections 2017: How BJP is breathing fresh air into lifeless Manipur politics

According to the exit poll conducted by C-Voter, BJP has the chances of winning 25-31 seats, while Congress will get around 17-23.

Mar 10, 2017

Trump concerned about Wikileaks and outdated CIA technology

According to White House spokesman Sean Spicer Donald Trump believes CIA technology systems to be outdated. The US President called for the systems to be updated. Spicer also warned that Wikileaks’ Julian Assange “undermined national security”.

Mar 10, 2017

Trump concerned about Wikileaks and outdated CIA technology

Mar 10, 2017

Violent protests in South Korea after President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment

Two people died and several were injured in violent protests in Seoul, South Korea. Supporters of President Park Geun-hye protested against the Constitutional Court’s decision to uphold Park’s impeachment.

Mar 10, 2017

Will Golden Girl Ramya follow in the footsteps of SM Krishna to join BJP?

Ramya might join BJP like her political mentor SM Krishna, who left Congress after close to five decades with the party.

Mar 10, 2017

Assembly Elections 2017 results: 10 key constituencies to watch out for on Results Day

As results for the Assembly elections are due to be out on Saturday, March 11; here we take a look at the 10 key constituencies from five states that went to the polls in February and March.

Mar 10, 2017

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party (SP) president and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav

Assembly Elections 2017: What was Akhilesh Yadav thinking when he aligned with Rahul Gandhi?

As exit polls predict a drubbing for the Samajwadi Party, Akhilesh Yadav is feeling the scrutiny intensifying about his decision to ally with the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

Mar 10, 2017

Amal Clooney urges Iraq and UN to investigate Isis war crimes

International human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and Nadia Murad, a Yazidi victim of Isis, spoke at a United Nations event calling for Iraq to launch an investigation into war crimes committed by Isis. Clooney demanded for the UN to take action should Iraq fail to ask for help.

Mar 10, 2017

Modi rally, UP elections, BJP Assembly elections, UP Assembly Elections, Keshav Prasad Maurya

Assembly Elections 2017: Maurya, Parrikar, Trivendra are the top candidates for chief minister hotseat

While Keshav Prasad Maurya may get the chief minister's post in Uttar Pradesh, Trivendra Singh Rawat is the frontrunner in Uttarakhand. The names are quite out in the open in Punjab, Goa and Manipur.

Mar 10, 2017

Assembly elections 2017: Rahul Gandhi is now a liability not just for the Congress, but for its allies as well

After exit polls showed poor results for SP-Congress alliance in UP, one feels allying with Rahul Gandhi is proving to be a blunder. This has been proved in Jammu and Kashmir and West Bengal in the past.

Mar 10, 2017

Assembly elections 2017 results: 11 things you need to know about the tools EC will use to deliver counting updates and analysis on March 11

The live poll updates and results will be put up on the Election Commission website on Saturday, while visualised data will be available on Sunday.

Mar 10, 2017

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Politics

Assembly election results Updates: Congress to form government in Punjab, fails to reach halfway mark in Goa and Manipur

Punjab poll results Updates: Congress will form government with 77 seats; Rahul Gandhi congratulates Captain Amarinder singh

Activist Fred Bauma warns there is no political will from either side to hold elections in the DRC

Top five facts about the GOP health care bill

Manipur Assembly Elections 2017: How BJP is breathing fresh air into lifeless Manipur politics

Trump concerned about Wikileaks and outdated CIA technology

Trump concerned about Wikileaks and outdated CIA technology

Violent protests in South Korea after President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment

Will Golden Girl Ramya follow in the footsteps of SM Krishna to join BJP?

Assembly Elections 2017 results: 10 key constituencies to watch out for on Results Day

Assembly Elections 2017: What was Akhilesh Yadav thinking when he aligned with Rahul Gandhi?

Amal Clooney urges Iraq and UN to investigate Isis war crimes

Assembly Elections 2017: Maurya, Parrikar, Trivendra are the top candidates for chief minister hotseat

Assembly elections 2017: Rahul Gandhi is now a liability not just for the Congress, but for its allies as well

Assembly elections 2017 results: 11 things you need to know about the tools EC will use to deliver counting updates and analysis on March 11

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]