Politics

Twitter, immigration and Russia: Why Donald Trump’s presidency could be unprecedented

On 20 January 2017, Donald Trump will become the first president of the United States without any political or military experience in some capacity. Ahead of his historic inauguration, IBTimes UK looks at the reasons why Trump’s presidency could be unprecedented in modern US political history.

Jan 19, 2017

Jallikattu protests: Waves of agitation spread from Chennai to Bengaluru via WhatsApp and Facebook

Hundreds of Jalikattu protesters gathered at Town Hall in Bengaluru to protest against the Jallikattu ban imposed by the Supreme Court.

Jan 19, 2017

Theresa May warns big business to play by rules as she promotes Britain at Davos 2017

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has said that business must play by the same rules as ordinary, working people whilst speaking at the World Economic Forum on 19 January. Addressing the elite attendees in Davos, Switzerland, May also set out to promote the UK open to business, despite the EU referendum vote and future negotiations. The speech comes just two months before May plans to invoke Article 50, the mechanism to break from the EU, and begin negotiation talks.

Jan 19, 2017

Ex-French PM Manuel Valls slapped by teenager on campaign trail

French Presidential hopeful Manuel Valls was slapped by a teenager on 17 January, whilst meeting people in the town of Lamballe. A young man lightly hit Valls, before his security team wrestled him to the ground and he was subsequently arrested. Polls show that the primary will be a tight race between Valls and leftist former ministers Benoit Hamon and Arnaud Montebourg.

Jan 19, 2017

Resolution on return of Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley passed by Jammu and Kashmir Assembly

Omar Abdullah said that Kashmiri Pandits were forced to migrate to other locations due to "unfortunate" circumstances.

Jan 19, 2017

What you need to know about Donald Trumps inauguration

On 20 January 2017, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States of America. Ahead of this historic, and controversial, day, IBTimes UK looks at the facts and figures behind the inauguration.

Jan 19, 2017

Russia Today blocked from sharing images, videos and links on Facebook

The ban, which apparently came into effect while Barack Obama was delivering his last speech, will last till after Donald Trump's inauguration.

Jan 19, 2017

Jallikattu protests: Jallikattu maintains caste system in villages, says Dalit leader; slams youth for being 'irresponsible'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured TN Chief Minister Paneerselvam on Thursday that all possible assistance would be provided to the State to address the drought situation

Jan 19, 2017

Outgoing President Barack Obama says contructive US-Russia relations are in the worlds interest

President Barack Obama said on Wednesday 19 December it is in the worlds interest for the United States and Russia to have a constructive relationship, but Russias return to an adversarial spirit under President Vladimir Putin made that difficult. I think that it is in Americas interest, in the worlds interest, that we have a constructive relationship with Russia, Obama said in a news conference on Wednesday (January 18) two days before handing over the presidency to Donald Trump. Obama also stressed sanctions on Russia were because of encroachments on Ukraines sovereignty and independence.

Jan 19, 2017

Outgoing President Barack Obama says Chelsea Manning served a tough prison sentence

President Barack Obama said on Wednesday 18 January that former intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning had served a tough prison term and his decision to commute her 35-year sentence to about seven years served would not signal leniency toward leakers of US government secrets.Obama told his final news conference as president that he felt it made sense to commute Mannings sentence because she went to trial and took responsibility for her crime. Manning gave classified information to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks in 2010. She received a very disproportionate sentence relative to what other leakers had received, Obama said, adding that he felt very comfortable that justice has been served.

Jan 19, 2017

Maneka Gandhi writes to MEA to amend visa rules to stop foreigners convicted of child sex abuse

The move came a couple of days after Maneka held day-long discussions with representatives of NGOs and other ministries at the 'National Alliance against Online Child Sexual Abuse'

Jan 19, 2017

Gambia unrest: Incumbent President Yahya Jammeh refuses to step down as deadline passes

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to vacate office has forced neighbouring countries to threaten military intervention to enforce a transfer of power. But the Gambian army chief has reportedly said that his troops would not clash with West African forces if they were to enter the country.

Jan 19, 2017

Kerala: BJP worker hacked to death in Kannur, party calls for hartal in the district amid arts festival

BJP has called hartal on Thursday to protest against the murder of the party worker Ezhuthan Santhosh, who was hacked to death in Kerala's Kannur district.

Jan 19, 2017

What does Donald Trump’s transition period indicate about his presidency?

Since his surprise election win on 8 November 2016, Donald Trump has been busy preparing for life as US president. Ahead of his inauguration on 20 January, IBTimes UK spoke to Professor Michael Cornfield from George Washington University in Washington DC about the transition period and what it indicates about the next four years of Trumps presidency.

Jan 19, 2017

Copeland by-election: What you need to know

Labour MP Jamie Reed announced his retirement on 21 December 2016, triggering a by-election in his constituency of Copeland. The former shadow health minister is going to take up a job in the nuclear industry as Head of Development and Community Relations at Sellafied Ltd, a power plant in his constituency.

Jan 18, 2017