Politics

UP Assembly Elections 2017: Last-minute scamper among BJP, BSP to fix chinks in their armour

In the first of the seven-phase Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, over 2.5 crore people in 73 constituencies of western UP will cast their vote on Saturday, Feb. 11.

Feb 10, 2017

Women will get 33% reservation in Parliament if BJP gets majority in Rajya Sabha: Vankaiah Naidu

To boost its number in the Upper House of parliament, the BJP has to produce a good result in UP where elections will kick off on Saturday (Feb 11).

Feb 10, 2017

TN AIADMK political crisis: OPS winning Panneerselvam vs Sasikala battle as HC asks police for report on 'missing' AIADMK MLAs

Over 130 AIADMK MLAs have not been seen since Wednesday after General Secretary Sasikala sent them to a five-star resort near Chennai lest they join Panneerselvam's camp.

Feb 10, 2017

Donald Trump calls travel ban court ruling a political decision

US President Donald Trump suffered a legal blow on 9 January when a federal appeals court refused to reinstate a temporary travel ban he had ordered on people from seven Muslim-majority countries. A three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that the Trump administration failed to offer any evidence that national security concerns justified immediately restoring the ban, which was launched late last month. Shortly after the court issued its 29-page ruling, Trump tweeted: SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE! He told reporters his administration ultimately would win the case and dismissed the ruling as political”. The court was only ruling on the narrow issue of whether or not to lift an emergency halt to Trumps order put in place by a lower court while that case is ongoing. The judges said more briefing would be needed on the merits of the arguments on both sides.

Feb 10, 2017

TN AIADMK political crisis: These 5 states could see tomorrow what Tamil Nadu is witnessing today

The power struggle in post-Jayalalithaa Tamil Nadu may not be an aberration in days to come as many other states have rulers with weak or without political heirs.

Feb 10, 2017

UP elections 2017: Will Uma Bharti's comments on torture of rapists rile human rights groups?

Human rights groups may claim that men had been tortured without proof under Uma Bharti's reign as MP CM, while men's rights activists may cite false rape case statistics.

Feb 10, 2017

State attorney Bob Ferguson: Court ruling on Trump travel ban lawsuit is a victory

A federal appeals court unanimously refused to reinstate President Donald Trumps travel ban on refugees and travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries on Thursday (9 February). The decision is likely to be appealed in the US Supreme Court, where it could face a 4-4 tie among justices. Trump quickly lashed out on the decision by the 9th Circuit Courts of Appeals. SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE! he tweeted.

Feb 10, 2017

China releases theme and details of 2017 BRICS Summit: Will the meeting benefit India?

The BRICS Summit 2017 calendar is also out, and it can be seen and read here. China has outlined a four-point agenda to be discussed by the partner countries.

Feb 10, 2017

Will CPEC force Beijing's hand after India issues demarche to China on Masood Azhar? | OPINION

The proposal in the UN to ban Masood Azhar was moved by UNSC members -- the US, the UK and France.

Feb 10, 2017

India issues demarche to China after it put 'technical hold' on proposal to list JeM chief Masood Azhar as global terrorist at the UN

China blocked the proposal to list Azhar as a global terrorist because "conditions" had not been met yet for it to back India's proposal.

Feb 10, 2017

Mass brawl breaks out in South African Parliament

South African lawmakers threw punches during the annual State of the Nation address delivered by President Jacob Zuma on Thursday (9 February) after he was branded an incorrigible man and “rotten to the core” over corruption allegations. The scenes, which unfolded on national television, saw lawmakers from the far-left Economic Freedom Fighters party hauled out of the chamber. Zuma has seen off five bids to oust him since he took office in 2009.

Feb 10, 2017

TN political crisis: Here are 3 ways the AIADMK crisis in Tamil Nadu may end

Tamil Nadu has been witnessing a political crisis over the past few days with a public fallout between AIADMK General Secretary Sasikala and outgoing CM Panneerselvam.

Feb 9, 2017

Nagaland Governor declares election process to urban local bodies null and void

"Keeping in view the sentiments of people, the state cabinet decided to ask the Election Commission to withhold the election process," he said in a statement.

Feb 9, 2017

Somalia’s new President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed sworn-in

Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, a dual US-Somali citizen and former prime minister, was sworn in as Somalias new president on 8 February. The voting process, which lasted months, began with 14,000 elders and regional figures choosing 275 members of parliament and 54 senators, who then had to choose a president from among 21 candidates.

Feb 9, 2017

Jeff Sessions confirmed as Trumps Attorney General

Republican Senator Jeff Sessions bids farewell to the US Senate after he is voted 52-47 to serve as the next attorney general of the US. The Alabama senator is known for his tough stance on immigration enforcement and his early support of President Donald Trump who nominated him for the job. Republican senators voted on 7 February to end Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warrens reading of a letter written 30 years ago by Martin Luther King Jrs widow that criticized Sessions, still nominee at the time to lead the Justice Department, for his civil rights record.

Feb 9, 2017