Politics

Spring Budget 2017 preview: What will Chancellor Philip Hammond have in his red box?

IBTimes UK attempts to predict what Hammond has been planning in Number 11.

Mar 7, 2017

Former presidential nominee Ben Carson refers to slaves as immigrants

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson has sparked controversy after he referred to slaves as immigrants on 6 March. Carson made the comments during a talk with department employees, and the former neurosurgeons remarks have caused outrage on social media. Actor Samuel L Jackson, in a expletive-ridden tweet, said OK!! Ben Carson ... I cant! Immigrants? In the bottom of SLAVE SHIPS??!! MUTHAF***A PLEASE!!.

Mar 7, 2017

North Koreas latest missile footage released as US THAAD missile system deployed in South Korea

As North Korea goes rogue, China will be watching US military movement in the Pacific with eyes wide open

With North Korea's test-firing of missiles in Japan's direction and the US sending the first consignment of THAAD anti-missile defense system to South Korea, things have gotten complicated for China in its own backyard.

Mar 7, 2017

Child trafficking, abuse of minors: Why can't India protect its children?

Indians are seeing shocking headlines of abuse of children across the country. Why can't these incidents be stopped? Is there a lapse on the government's part? IBT speaks to experts on the issue.

Mar 7, 2017

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PM Modi's visit to Israel ignores Palestine: Is that pragmatic policy, or geopolitical misstep?

India is on the verge of shedding its 'also that' policy vis-a-vis Israel and Palestine this year, as PM Modi will only visit Tel Aviv and not Palestine. But Palestine is not the only issue that India needs to address when it comes to Israel.

Mar 7, 2017

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International Women's Day: Why these 6 women will not be having a relaxing IWD at all

A lot of women leaders and politicians are directly and indirectly related to the Assembly elections, and for all of them, International Women's Day this year might not be a gala time with results out on March 11.

Mar 7, 2017

Protests, anger after Tamil Nadu fisherman shot dead by Sri Lankan Navy

The Indian High Commissioner has taken up the matter with the Sri Lankan PM, while the TN government has announced Rs 5 lakh solatium.

Mar 7, 2017

Kim Jong-nam murder: Malaysian police says North Korean suspects hiding inside embassy

Malaysias police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said on Tuesday (7 March) that North Korean suspects wanted in the murder of Kim Jong-nam – the estranged half-brother of Kim Jong-un – are hiding inside the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur. He also accused Pyongyang of not cooperating with Malaysian police in the murder investigation.

Mar 7, 2017

US starts to deploy Thaad anti-missile defense system in South Korea

The United States has started the deployment of a sophisticated missile defence system in South Korea to counter North Koreas increasing aggression in the region. Military equipment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) have already arrived in South Korea. The process of deployment began on Monday (6 March) — the same day North Korea fired off four ballistic missiles.

Mar 7, 2017

Kejriwal says he will turn Delhi into London: Here are 5 hurdles in his way

Delhi CM Kejriwal has said he will turn Delhi into something "comparable to London in a year" if the AAP is elected to power in the NDMC elections.

Mar 7, 2017

Critics slam Trumps travel ban 2.0 as un-American

President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on 6 March that bans citizens from six Muslim-majority nations from entering the US. Democrats and Islamic organisations in the US have slammed POTUS for the revised ban, calling it immoral and un-American. The Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) said the ban undermines the freedom of the American Muslims despite US constitution granting freedom of religion to all.

Mar 7, 2017

Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson On Revised Trump Travel Ban: USA Will Be As Safe As It Can Be

Rex Tillerson announced President Trumps executive order, a revised form of his original travel ban. The ban originally included seven majority-Muslim countries, but the new version only lists six. Iraq has been dropped.

Mar 7, 2017

Jeff Sessions On Revised Trump Travel Ban: Terrorists Are Trying To Enter Through Refugee Program

Attorney General Jeff Sessions helped introduce President Trumps revised travel ban, and stated that a majority a people convicted for terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 were foreign-born. The six countries in the ban, Sessions said, either harbored terrorists or lost territory to terrorist groups.

Mar 7, 2017

Protests planned in US after Donald Trump signs new travel ban

Amnesty International USA and ACLU have condemned Donald Trump administration's new ban and have once again called it a "Muslim ban."

Mar 7, 2017

French elections 2017: François Fillon says I am not autistic

François Fillon, the candidate of Les Républicains for the French presidential election kept repeating I am not autistic on TV trying to answer why he was still running for president amidst the corruption suspicions surrounding him.

Mar 6, 2017

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Politics

Spring Budget 2017 preview: What will Chancellor Philip Hammond have in his red box?

Former presidential nominee Ben Carson refers to slaves as immigrants

As North Korea goes rogue, China will be watching US military movement in the Pacific with eyes wide open

Child trafficking, abuse of minors: Why can't India protect its children?

PM Modi's visit to Israel ignores Palestine: Is that pragmatic policy, or geopolitical misstep?

International Women's Day: Why these 6 women will not be having a relaxing IWD at all

Protests, anger after Tamil Nadu fisherman shot dead by Sri Lankan Navy

Kim Jong-nam murder: Malaysian police says North Korean suspects hiding inside embassy

US starts to deploy Thaad anti-missile defense system in South Korea

Kejriwal says he will turn Delhi into London: Here are 5 hurdles in his way

Critics slam Trumps travel ban 2.0 as un-American

Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson On Revised Trump Travel Ban: USA Will Be As Safe As It Can Be

Jeff Sessions On Revised Trump Travel Ban: Terrorists Are Trying To Enter Through Refugee Program

Protests planned in US after Donald Trump signs new travel ban

French elections 2017: François Fillon says I am not autistic

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]