Politics

How Donald Trump chickened out on his ban on Muslims, and chose to only target the weak

US President Donald Trump claims he wants to stop Islamic terrorists from coming to the US. Then why stop short of banning nationals from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Pakistan, etc?

Jan 28, 2017

UP Elections 2017: Here are 19 things BJP President Amit Shah promises to deliver if party comes to power

Amit Shah says all "efforts will be made to ensure that Ram Temple is constructed in Ayodhya under constitutional provisions."

Jan 28, 2017

Padmavati row: Was Sanjay Leela Bhansali slapped over a dream sequence that does not exist?

Karni Sena founder Lonkendra Singh Kalvi, in an interview with International Business Times, India, puts forth the objections he has with Padmavati and SLB.

Jan 28, 2017

Trump and May discuss Russian sanctions in joined press conference

On Friday, during a joint press conference with UK Prime Minister Theresa May at the White House, Trump said he was only in the early stages of considering whether to lift the Russia sanctions.

Jan 28, 2017

Trump orders extreme vetting measures for refugees and bans Syrians

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday (27 January) banning Syrian refugees from entering the US until further notice. He has also halted the entry of visitors from six Muslim countries to the US for three months. The order includes a cap of 50,000 refugees in 2017, which is thought to be less than half of the upper limit set by former president Barack Obama.

Jan 28, 2017

Theresa May meets Donald Trump at White House

UK Prime Minister Theresa May became the first foreign leader to meet with new US President Donald Trump when the two held talks at the White House on 27 January.

Jan 28, 2017

Rahul Gandhi names Amarinder Singh as Congress' CM candidate for Punjab

Rahul Gandhi also claims that the Congress would come down heavily on people behind drug trade in Punjab.

Jan 27, 2017

UP CM Akhilesh Yadav says he will not be contesting from any seat in the assembly polls

Akhilesh Yadav is the Samajwadi Party's chief ministerial candidate.

Jan 27, 2017

Boris Johnson says Britain needs to think afresh on Syria

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Thursday (January 26) a change of strategy over Syria would present risks and downsides but a fresh approach was needed. The former Mayor of London indicated the UK has changed its approach to Assad.

Jan 27, 2017

Karnataka: Kambala protests gather momentum, buoyed by Jallikattu resurgence

Protests have erupted in Hubballi and Mangaluru, and have received support from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the BJP.

Jan 27, 2017

Pawan Kalyan's press meet live streaming: Watch Jana Sena party chief talk about SCS for AP [VIDEO]

Power star Pawan Kalyan's press meet about Special Category Status (SCS) for Andhra Pradesh was live-streamed on YouTube.

Jan 27, 2017

Newly-elected President Adama Barrow returns to Gambia

Gambian President Adama Barrow, who was sworn-in in Senegal, has arrived in his home country to take office. An official handover to him was stalled after Yahya Jammeh, who was Gambias president for 22 years, refused to leave office.

Jan 27, 2017

Meghalaya Governor V Shanmuganathan resigns on charges of sexual misconduct; how will it affect BJP?

Shanmuganathan has been accused of turning the Raj Bhavan into a "young ladies' club" and "seriously compromising" its dignity.

Jan 27, 2017

Jeremy Corbyn calls on Theresa May to be ‘very blunt’ when meeting Donald Trump

The UK prime minister will become the first major world leader to meet with the controversial new US president during her visit to America.

Jan 26, 2017

Trump inauguration protest: We didnt start the fire

A supporter of President Donald Trump had her hair set alight during a confrontation with Trump protesters in Washington on 20 January, Inauguration Day.Video of the incident shows a group of mainly female protesters arguing with a small group of apparent Trump supporters. A girl wearing a blue Trump cap moves in front of the protesters, apparently to pose for a photograph. A hand can be seen stretching between the front row of protesters towards the girl’s back. Seconds afterwards smokes and flames can be seen rising from her hair before a man pats out the fire. Storyful cannot confirm the identity of the person responsible for starting the fire.The author of this video, who said he “just so happened to catch this on video”, wrote on Facebook on 23 January that police had filed charges but had not found the suspect. Buzzfeed reported that Becky O’Neil from Arlington, Virginia, filed a police report, saying her daughter’s hair was set alight during the incident but she was not injured.

Jan 26, 2017