Politics

Barack Obama attempts to dance the tango in Argentina during state visit

Us president tried traditional Argentine dance during state dinner in Buenos Aires.

Mar 24, 2016

PDP elects Mehbooba Mufti J&K chief ministerial candidate: Report

She will meet Jammu & Kashmir Governor NN Vohra Friday, after which the party will decide the date for swearing-in ceremony.

Mar 24, 2016

Nepal-China seaport deal lacks prerequisite land route

It is reported that 98 percent of Nepal's third-country trade goes through India and to the port of Kolkata.

Mar 24, 2016

EU referendum: Boris Johnson compares Brexit scaremongering to Y2K in parliament grilling

Mayor of London questioned by Treasury Committee over pros and cons of a possible Brexit.

Mar 23, 2016

Tamil Nadu Assembly election: DMDK-PWF join hands, Vijayakanth to be CM candidate

The DMDK has been winning a stable vote-share since 2006.

Mar 23, 2016

Bernie Sanders sweeps Utah, Idaho Democratic caucuses; Clinton, Donald Trump win in Arizona

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz won the Republican caucuses in Utah, according to the Associated Press.

Mar 23, 2016

Raul Castro hosts the Obamas at state dinner in Havana

Cuban President Raul Castro greeted President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama to Havanas Palace of the Revolution on 21 March, for a state dinner to honour the American leader on his visit to the island.

Mar 22, 2016

Donald Trump: US and Israel have unbreakable friendship

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump vowed an unbreakable US alliance with Israel if he is elected president in November, seeking to clear up confusion over his repeated pledges to remain neutral in any peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. Trump called himself a life-long supporter and true friend of Israel, as he addressed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a powerful pro-Israel lobbying group.

Mar 22, 2016

Congress wins 2 Rajya Sabha seats in poll-bound Assam

Ripun Bora and Ranee Narah were elected to the Rajya Sabha Monday after getting 38 and 47 votes, respectively.

Mar 22, 2016

J&K govt deadlock: Mehbooba Mufti meets PM, calls the meet positive

The PDP president met Narendra Modi, after the BJP refused to accept any new demand of the PDP last week.

Mar 22, 2016

Aung San Suu Kyi set to become minister in new Myanmar government

The Nobel Peace Prize winner was nominated for a post in Myanmar's cabinet Tuesday .

Mar 22, 2016

BJP legislators meet President over Uttarakhand political crisis

BJP leaders requested President Pranab Mukherjee to give orders to Uttarakhand governor to dissolve the government.

Mar 21, 2016

The rise and fall of Iain Duncan Smith

A look back at the career of the controversial Conservative politician.

Mar 21, 2016

PM Modi condemns those spreading lies about reservation policy

The prime minister said reservation is the "right" of the Dalits and the underprivileged and no one can snatch it from them.

Mar 21, 2016

Donald Trump attacks Obama’s historic Cuba arrival

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told the Palm Beach Republican Party Lincoln Day fundraising dinner on 20 March, that US President Barack Obama should not have stayed in Havana after President Raul Castro was not seen at the airport to greet Obama in Havana.

Mar 21, 2016