Politics

Animals at Chester Zoo enjoy their pumpkin treats for Halloween

Chester Zoo in Cheshire, England, have given their animals some early Halloween treats so they can get into the spirit of the holiday. The zoos black jaguar, Goshi, preferred to play with his and lost it in the pool, but Bernie the Bear devoured his honey-coated pumpkin.

Oct 28, 2016

Philippines: Duterte says God warned him off swearing

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has promised to stop swearing, saying that god threatened to bring his plane down during a flight from Japan if he did not. The controversial former mayor has told Obama to go to hell, called UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon a devil and said f**k you twice to the European Union, while raising his middle finger.

Oct 28, 2016

Dakota pipline protesters show up at Hillary Clintons HQ

Protesters seeking to block the Dakota Access Pipeline entered Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clintons HQ in New York. Those against the pipeline say its construction encroaches on sacred Native American land and could harm the area’s water supply. Demonstrators at Clinton HQ held a ceremony and spoke out before attempting to deliver a letter to Clinton’s team condemning the pipeline.

Oct 28, 2016

Green tribunal puts construction of Bengaluru steel flyover on hold for 4 weeks

The ruling comes after the city civic body issued an acceptance letter to Larsen and Toubro to construct the flyover.

Oct 28, 2016

Congress says no Bihar-like grand alliance in 2017 Uttar Pradesh elections

The clarification from the Congress comes after rumours that it may forge an alliance with the SP and the JD(U) for the UP polls.

Oct 28, 2016

Pakistan espionage case: Mehmood Akhtar's ID card had correct address, wrong area

The address, located on GB Road, is a three-storey residential complex.

Oct 28, 2016

Pakistan espionage case: Nabbed spies were 'easy prey' for Mehmood Akhtar

The Pakistani spies were told not to talk for too long and also delete their chat history.

Oct 28, 2016

Vladimir Putin says US was in hysteria over alleged Russian election ploy

President Vladimir Putin accused American politicians of whipping up hysteria about a mythical Russian threat as a ploy to distract voters from their own failings in the run-up to the US presidential election.

Oct 28, 2016

Gujarat Assembly polls to be held in December 2017

Since this sudden change of guard, Gujarat Congress leaders have been claiming that early Assembly elections are possible

Oct 28, 2016

7th Pay Commission: Good news for contract staff this Diwali

Justice JS Khehar, heading the bench at the apex court said it based its judgement on the principle of 'equal pay for equal work'.

Oct 27, 2016

Seven in ten Indians want to fight against poor education and corruption: Pew survey

People are motivated to contact elected representatives or participate in a demonstration to address the issues.

Oct 27, 2016

NIA to get more teeth to probe attack on Indians abroad

The NIA can launch parallel probes into terror attacks on Indians abroad and also give its agents legal protection for undercover operations.

Oct 27, 2016

No downgrading of ranks of armed forces compared to their civilian counterparts, defence ministry clarifies

Parrikar said that he would look into the allegations that bureaucrats in his ministry attempted to downgrade ranks of the armed forces.

Oct 27, 2016

Kerala govt gives nod to control stray dog population despite Maneka Gandhi's ire

A 90-year-old man became the 10th victim of stray dog attacks in Kerala on Wednesday.

Oct 27, 2016

UK, US, other NATO allies amassing troops on Russia's borders

With Russia's aggressive presence in the Baltic Sea, this is seen as the biggest build-up of troops in the region since the Cold War.

Oct 27, 2016