Politics

President Donald Trump signs executive order withdrawing US from TPP trade deal

Donald Trump has signed an executive order withdrawing the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on 23 January. The TPP is a trade deal between the US and 11 countries in the Pacific Rim, and was one of Trumps clear campaign pledges to withdraw from the deal on day one of being President.

Jan 24, 2017

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton collapses mid-speech

Mark Dayton, 69, the Governor of Minnesota, has collapsed while giving his State of the State address. Dayton fainted at the Minnesota State Capitol building in St Paul on 23 January. His chief of staff Jamie Tincher later confirmed that the governor quickly recovered and walked out of the building after a medical examination.

Jan 24, 2017

Jallikattu protests turn violent: Actor Kamal Hassan shares video showing cops torching vehicles at Mylapore in Chennai [VIDEO]

Kamal Hassan shared the video on Twitter that shows a policeman throwing a sheaf of burning newspapers into an autorickshaw.

Jan 24, 2017

Budget 2017: EC asks Centre not to announce schemes, highlight achievements for poll-bound states

The EC order came after a delegation of Opposition parties met CEC Nasim Zaidi demanding that the presentation of the Budget be postponed.

Jan 24, 2017

Subhas Chandra Bose birth anniversary: What would Netaji have made of Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

What if Subhas Chandra Bose met Prime Minister Narendra Modi today? Here is a construction of an imaginary conversation between the two leaders.

Jan 23, 2017

Jallikattu protests turn violent: Protesters torch vehicles near Ice House Police Station, refuse to leave Chennai's Marina Beach

The police has also detained over 100 students, who were protesting against Jallikattu ban, near Meenakshi Hall in Coimbatore.

Jan 23, 2017

Pope Francis warns people against despots like Hitler who rise to power with popular vote

The Pope was was speaking about US President Donald Trump as he was being sworn into the White House.

Jan 22, 2017

Uttarakhand elections 2017: Congress office vandalised by supporters of party leaders who did not get poll tickets [VIDEO]

The incident — whose video is currently circulating online — further dented the party's image in one of the few states that still has a Congress government.

Jan 22, 2017

Trump inauguration: Donald Trump's inaugural address as Batman villain, SNL host Aziz Ansari takes a jab at Trump, and other buzz

Trump's inaugural cake was reportedly commissioned to look exactly like Obama's inaugural cake, says Pastry chef.

Jan 22, 2017

US President Donald Trump praises CIA in first official visit

Following a feud over the CIAs investigation into the Russian hacking of Democrats emails, US President Donald Trump made the intelligence agency his first official stop after his inauguration. He praised the work of the CIA employees and promised to back them in the future.

Jan 22, 2017

Jallikattu Protests: Locals call off bull-taming event in Madurai's Alanganallur village demanding permanent solution to the ban

The event was supposed to be inaugurated by Chief Minister O Panneerselvam at 10 am.

Jan 22, 2017

UP elections 2017: Alliance with Congress in place, SP releases manifesto

The SP has allowed the Congress to contest in 104-106 out of the 403 seats for the UP Assembly elections.

Jan 22, 2017

Women's March Speeches: Ashley Judd, Scarlett Johansson, Madonna breathe fire at the anti-Trump protest [VIDEO]

"But the president is not America. His cabinet is not America. Congress is not America. We are America. And we are here to stay," actress America Ferrera said.

Jan 22, 2017

US President Donald Trump accuses media of falsely showing low turnout at inauguration ceremony

Trump, who took oath as the 45th president of the US on January 20, said while he saw millions while speaking, photographs showing empty places were being circulated.

Jan 22, 2017

In challenge to Trump, women protesters swarm streets across US

Hundreds of thousands of women protesters thronged New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston to rebuke Trump on his first day in office.

Jan 22, 2017