Politics

Video game news round-up: Nintendo unveils Switch and Rockstar announces Red Dead Redemption 2

Your guide to the weeks biggest video game news stories.

Oct 21, 2016

Twitter lampoons Donald Trump with #Trumpbookreports

The billionaire Republican's favourite words -- tremendous, nasty woman and crooked -- feature often in the posts

Oct 21, 2016

Witney by-election: Conservatives hold on to David Camerons former seat

The Conservatives have held on to former Prime Minister David Camerons seat but with a sharply reduced majority. Robert Courts won the seat with a majority of 5,702 votes, 45% of the ballot. David Cameron had previously won with a majority of more than 25,000 votes.

Oct 21, 2016

SP MLC accuses Akhilesh Yadav's stepmother of conspiring against him

In a letter, MLC Udayveer Singh said that Mulayam Singh Yadav needs to step down as the party chief and make way for Akhilesh.

Oct 21, 2016

AFSPA is not permanent; I want to ban pellet guns, says Mehbooba Mufti

"We can't force someone to talk by throwing stones on them," the J&K CM said, referring to stone pelting on security forces by civilians.

Oct 21, 2016

Morning Brief: 70 Nobel laureates endorse Clinton, 35 killed in bus accident in J&K, new Meizu budget smartphone release date and more

Also read about Ranveer replacing Salman as face of a beverage brand, and Philippines President Duterte bidding goodbye to US.

Oct 21, 2016

Supreme Court warns against seeking votes in the name of religion

The apex court said that Parliament had done nothing to ensure there is no misuse of religion in elections.

Oct 21, 2016

Yoga instructor becomes 10th woman to accuse Donald Trump of sexual assault

Karena Virginia claims Republican presidential nominee grabbed her breast.

Oct 20, 2016

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announces his separation from US

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared that the United States has lost and that he had realigned with China and Russia, saying it was them against the world. Duterte made the comments in China, where he is visiting business people to pave the way for what he calls a new commercial alliance.

Oct 20, 2016

Evening wrap: Jayalalithaa may 'return soon', Sivakasi accident kills 9, Rajnath assures smooth release of ADHM and more

Read about people calling for boycott of Dangal as trailer releases, and Indian banks to re-issue 32 lakh debit cards.

Oct 20, 2016

Kolkata: BJP holds protests against attack on Babul Supriyo in Asansol

The BJP accused the Trinamool Congress of staging the attack, in which Supriyo was hit by a stone and his car was vandalised.

Oct 20, 2016

India, China participate in joint military exercise along LAC in Ladakh

The exercise was successful in refining the drills to provide succour to citizens living near the border during a natural disaster.

Oct 20, 2016

DMK chief M Karunanidhi names son MK Stalin as his political heir

Stalin was the deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu between 2009 and 2011.

Oct 20, 2016

Jayalalithaa is completely well, will return soon: AIADMK

An AIADMK spokesperson said on Thursday that Amma has recovered very well and will soon return home.

Oct 20, 2016

Rita Bahuguna Joshi joins BJP ahead of Uttar Pradesh assembly polls

Joshi said she was saddened by the Congress party's attitude towards the surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army.

Oct 20, 2016