Politics

PM Narendra Modi's speech live streaming: Watch the prime minister's New Year's eve address to the nation online

PM Narendra Modi will address the nation live on New Year's eve.

Dec 31, 2016

UP Assembly elections 2017: Who played peacemaker as Mulayam took back Akhilesh and Ram Gopal in SP?

The development came after hours of high drama, hectic political parleys and hasty meetings, including one between Mulayam and Akhilesh himself.

Dec 31, 2016

Happy New Year 2017: Pub chain offers beer for Rs 31 every time PM Modi says 'Mitron' in December 31 speech

"Mitron," which means "friends" in Hindi, is a word often used by Modi in his speeches.

Dec 31, 2016

Anil Baijal, ex-union home secretary, takes oath as Lieutenant Governor of Delhi

President Pranab Mukherjee had accepted former L-G Najeeb Jung's resignation on December 28.

Dec 31, 2016

SP breaks up: Mulayam Singh Yadav suspends Akhilesh Yadav, Ram Gopal Yadav from party for 6 years

Akhilesh has issued his own list of candidates for the UP Assembly elections, despite Mulayam himself having released such a list for the SP.

Dec 30, 2016

Sasikala Natarajan to take over as AIADMK chief: 5 things on the agenda of Chinamma

Sasikala should have the task cut out for her when she takes over the reins of the political party led earlier by her mentor Jayalalithaa.

Dec 30, 2016

China blocks proposal in UN to designate Masood Azhar as terrorist; India responds

Inability of international community to list Masood Azhar as designated terrorist is a blow to counter-terrorism efforts, the MEA said.

Dec 30, 2016

Rose Valley scam: TMC leader Tapas Pal arrested by CBI in chit fund case; Mamata Banerjee hits back

The Trinamool Congress leader had been summoned to the North 24 Parganas office of the CBI on Friday for questioning in connection with the scam.

Dec 30, 2016

PM Modi launches Aadhar-based BHIM app for digital transactions at Digi Dhan Mela

The app is expected to make digital transactions between citizens and merchants easy.

Dec 30, 2016

Sasikala Natarajan all set to be formally appointed as AIADMK general secretary on December 31

AIADMK adopted a resolution to work under the leadership of Sasikala Natarajan in Thursday's party general body meeting.

Dec 30, 2016

US expels 35 Russian diplomats over election hacking claims

President Obama’s administration has declared 35 Russian diplomats persona non grata and given them 72 hours to leave the country for alleged interference in the presidential election. The retaliatory measures also include shutting down two Russian compounds in Maryland and New York. The measures are a new low in US-Russian relations, but President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office on 20 January, has called for better relations with Russia. It was not clear if he will be able to immediately overturn the measures announced.

Dec 30, 2016

2016 at a glance: PM Modi overshadows Brexit, Opec deal, Raghuram Rajan's exit

The first half of 2016 was lacklustre, but the final months witnessed PM Modi's demonetisation,long queues and push for digital economy.

Dec 30, 2016

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia's office burgled; computers and documents stolen

According to reports, computers and several documents were stolen.

Dec 30, 2016

Arunachal Pradesh: Takam Pario takes over as chief minister after Pema Khandu's ouster

Pema Khandu and six other MLAs were suspended from People's Party of Arunachal for anti-party activities.

Dec 30, 2016

UP Assembly Elections 2017: Father-son feud widens as Akhilesh releases separate list of 235 candidates hours after Mulayam releases his

Akhilesh's list includes several names that do not feature in the list issued by Mulayam.

Dec 30, 2016