Politics

Andrea Leadsom: Tory leadership candidate grilled over gay marriage views

The South Northamptonshire MP abstained in the vote over the same sex marriage bill.

Jul 7, 2016

Andrea Leadsom: No one needs to fear our decision to leave the EU

Andrea Leadsom speaks about her top priority if she becomes PM; keeping a free-trade agreement.

Jul 7, 2016

Uganda president repeatedly refers to Israel as Palestine during Benjamin Netanyahu visit

Commemorative event marking death of Netanyahus brother overshadowed by gaffe.

Jul 7, 2016

PM Modi in Africa: India signs agreements with Mozambique to buy pulse, stop drug trafficking

In the next leg of his tour, PM Modi would travel to South Africa, and then to Tanzania and Kenya before ending his tour on July 10.

Jul 7, 2016

Angela Eagle: Jeremy Corbyn has to go

Angela Eagle has once again called for Jeremy Corbyn to resign as leader of the Labour party as she left her house this morning.

Jul 7, 2016

JD(U) leader Ali Anwar stirs row with remarks on new Textile Minister Smriti Irani

Actor-turned-politician Smriti Irani has recently been transferred from the HRD ministry to the textile ministry.

Jul 7, 2016

Cabinet reshuffle: 6 of 19 new ministers have RSS links

In 2014, at least 33 percent of 66 council members had links to RSS.

Jul 7, 2016

Modi's four nation African tour: Itinerary of Indian PM's upcoming visit; Where to watch live

Check out the itinerary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Mozambique-South Africa-Tanzania-Kenya and live streaming information.

Jul 6, 2016

Cabinet reshuffle: Smriti Irani's loss is Prakash Javadekar's gain

Irani, who held the human resource development portfolio, is now the Textiles minister while Javadekar was given the HRD ministry.

Jul 6, 2016

Asaduddin Owaisi says learning Islam 'through Google' ends up producing Isis extremists

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi also slammed Isis in a series of tweets.

Jul 5, 2016

AAP launches scathing Twitter attack on Central government, PM Modi after Delhi principal secretary's arrest

AAP leaders alleged the BJP-led government is afraid of an AAP surge in certain states and wants its government thrown out of Delhi.

Jul 5, 2016

Karti Chidambaram summoned by ED in Aircel-Maxis case

Karti Chidambaram, the son of Congress leader P Chidambaram, is under the scanner in connection to the Aircel-Maxis case.

Jul 5, 2016

Complete list of PM Narendra Modi's Cabinet; 19 new ministers sworn in

Five junior ministers were relieved from their position to make way for the new faces.

Jul 5, 2016

UP Assembly Elections: Priyanka Gandhi, Sheila Dixit may have big roles to play in upcoming polls

The Congress wants to regain some of its lost political advantage by winning a sizeable number of seats in Uttar Pradesh.

Jul 5, 2016

Cabinet reshuffle: Prakash Javadekar promoted to cabinet minister; 5 junior ministers dropped

The cabinet reshuffle will be an expansion and not a change, keeping Budget 2016 in focus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told reporters.

Jul 5, 2016