Politics

Elections see high participation, courtesy poll panel's outreach

The five states that went to Assembly polls over two months recorded high voting percentages, indicating enthusiastic participation by Indians.

May 18, 2016

US Senate passes bill to allow 9/11 victims' families to sue Saudi Arabia; Obama to veto it

The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act or JASTA will now be tabled in the United States House of Representatives.

May 18, 2016

Hilary Clinton wins Kentucky by thin margin; Sanders clinches Oregon

Clinton has 280 more delegates as well as more superdelegate endorsements than Sanders.

May 18, 2016

EU referendum: David Cameron claims Islamic State might be happy with Brexit

UK prime minister was branded ridiculous by one of his own MPs after the comment.

May 17, 2016

EU referendum: Labour will rescue Brexit debate from Tory Project Fear says John McDonnell

Shadow chancellor wants to drive out the politics of despair from the EU referendum debate.

May 17, 2016

Pakistan says concerned over India's Geospatial bill, writes to UN

The draft of the Geospatial Information Regulation Bill was released by India government to the public earlier this month.

May 17, 2016

Hillary Clinton: Donald Trumps foreign policy is offensive and dangerous

Democratic frontrunner slammed Trump at campaign rally in Kentucky.

May 17, 2016

Saudi Arabia blames Iran for 'blocking' Hajj pilgrims, says Tehran officials must answer to God

Iranian pilgrims will miss hajj this year as Saudi Arabia and Tehran failed to resolve differences.

May 17, 2016

Security heightened in Hong Kong ahead of top Chinese official's visit

Zhang Dejiang, who holds a high rank in the politburo and is responsible for Hong Kong and Macau affairs, is set to arrive on Tuesday.

May 17, 2016

Exit polls predict Jayalalithaa's downfall in Tamil Nadu, BJP's victory in Assam

The Congress has been projected to lose the Assembly elections to Left Democratic Party in Kerala.

May 17, 2016

India plans to 'divert rivers' to fight drought; Bangladesh cries foul

Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti told BBC the government is set to transfer water from major rivers like the Brahmaputra and the Ganges to drought-prone areas.

May 17, 2016

BJP mulls replacing Anandiben Patel as Gujarat CM

The Bharatiya Janata Party is contemplating replacing chief minister Anandiben Patel before Gujarat goes to the polls in 2017.

May 16, 2016

EU Referendum: Boris Johnson forced to defend Hitler comments

The former Mayor of London was grilled by journalists while campaign for Vote Leave

May 16, 2016

EU referendum: George Osborne, Ed Balls and Vince Cable unite against a Brexit

Conservative chancellor brands leave campaigners conspiracy theorists.

May 16, 2016

Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections: Vishal, Sivakarthikeyan, Trisha, Anirudh, others urge fans to cast vote [PHOTOS]

Kollywood celebrities such as Vishal, Siddharth, Sivakarthikeyan, Trisha, Varalakshmi, Anirudh urged fans to cast their vote.

May 16, 2016