Politics

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017: BSP candidate, 6 others booked for gang rape in Ayodhya

The BSP candidate said he was not in Faizabad when the gang rape took place.

Mar 5, 2017

UP Assembly Elections 2017: PM Narendra Modi to hold second roadshow in Varanasi today

PM Modi held a roadshow in Varanasi on Saturday and addressed two rallies — one in Jaunpur district and the other at the city's Town Hall — besides offering prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath and Kaal Bhairav temples.

Mar 5, 2017

Harvard versus hard work: Narendra Modi has made the analogy a potent populist weapon

Modi, even before becoming the PM, had used the same analogy to target Chidambaram. He has effectively targetted the political elite through this slogan in the past and now he is doing it with ease against the economic elite.

Mar 5, 2017

Trump Administration to propose 'dramatic reductions' in foreign aid

Reports said earlier this week that the administration plans to propose to Congress cuts in the budgets for the US State Department and Agency for International Development by about one third.

Mar 5, 2017

UP Elections 2017: Akhilesh goes Kejriwal way, asks voters to accept bribe but vote only for 'bicycle'

"I heard that voters are being given money. My advice to you is to keep the money and vote for the bicycle (Samajwadi Party's election symbol)," Yadav said while addressing a rally in UP.

Mar 4, 2017

Assembly elections 2017: UP witnesses 57% turnout in Phase 6, Manipur sees 84% polling in Phase 1

The Election Commission has ordered two more constituencies to go to polls on March 9, and has put a ban on exit polls till after that.

Mar 4, 2017

Britain could exit European Union without paying a penny, say Lords

The European Commission has threatened to force Britain pay about 52 billion pounds as part of an exit bill, says the Guardian.

Mar 4, 2017

Vice president Mike Pence responds to email misconduct allegations

Pence says there is no comparison between his use of a private email account while serving as governor of Indiana and Hillary Clintons use of a private email server while secretary of state.

Mar 4, 2017

PM Modi speech in Varanasi: 'The election result is decided. We will form government,' Modi says at Town Hall rally

"Since Atal Bihari Vajpayee's time, there has been talk of a ring road. Finally, we got it done. Can you see it? Akhilesh Yadav can't see it," PM Modi said in Varanasi.

Mar 4, 2017

Dalai Lama's Arunachal visit: India dismisses China's warning; will it affect Beijing's stand on Masood Azhar and India's NSG bid?

If Dalai Lama visits Arunachal Pradesh, it may affect China's stand on India's NSG bid, and its efforts to designate Masood Azhar as a global terrorist at the UN.

Mar 4, 2017

Who is Gayatri Prajapati: 10 things to know about the SP politician for whom all airports in India are on alert

Prajapati has had an FIR registered against him in a gang rape case and is still contesting polls from the Amethi Assembly constituency in the UP Assembly elections 2017.

Mar 4, 2017

AIADMK infighting: Rift to widen as EC says Dinakaran not office-bearer, and so appointment of Sasikala as general secretary not acceptable | ANALYSIS

The EC ruling could mean that if Sasikala was never legally elected AIADMK general secretary, all decisions she took also stand invalidated.

Mar 4, 2017

Rs 1 crore bounty proves costly: RSS expels Kundan Chandrawat over his statement on Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

On Wednesday, RSS leader Kundan Chandrawat had announced a bounty of Rs 1 crore for beheading Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Mar 3, 2017

Jeff Sessions: I cant speak for the Russian ambassadors intentions

Jeff Sessions does not what the Russian ambassadors intentions were when speaking with him. He insists on recusing himself from the Trump campaign investigation as it violates the rules.

Mar 3, 2017

Uttar Pradesh Elections 2017: BJP could win more seats than SP-Congress combine, feel bookies

The BJP is expected to win 161 seats, estimate bookies; the sixth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls will be held on Saturday.

Mar 3, 2017