Politics

Bihar Politics: RJD meeting at Rabri Devi's Patna residence takes centre stage

Amid speculation that the government might change in Bihar, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) was on Tuesday holding a meeting at Rabri Devi's residence here.

Aug 9, 2022

Khatushyam stampede: Raj govt announces compensation for kin of deceased, SHO suspended

Rajasthan government on Monday announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of the deceased who died in a stampede at Khatushyam temple in Sikar district.

Aug 8, 2022

JCB bulldozers take down illegal structures at Tyagi's Noida house; residents cheer, netizens question

The man who needs to be arrested is at large, while we are celebrating this unconstitutional approach to justice, opined several users

Aug 8, 2022

Battle for Bengaluru: As BJP, Cong fight it out, AAP exudes confidence [details]

BJP and the Congress want to establish their supremacy to show that they are running the show in the Silicon Valley of India. The verdict is expected soon.

Aug 7, 2022

Vice Presidential poll outcome: Dhankhar wins, to become 16th Vice President of India

Opposition nominee for Vice President Margaret Alva on Saturday congratulated her contender -- NDA-backed candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar, after the latter emerged victorious in the Vice-Presidential election.

Aug 6, 2022

K'taka CM Bommai tests Covid positive, cancels Delhi trip

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday announced that he has tested positive for Covid-19, adding that his trip to New Delhi has been cancelled.

Aug 6, 2022

Vice presidential poll: Voting underway to elect India's next VP

Polling to elect the next Vice President of India is underway on Saturday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first to cast his vote in the Parliament House.

Aug 6, 2022

Vice Presidential poll: TRS declares support to Margaret Alva

The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Friday decided to support Margaret Alva, the combined candidate of opposition parties for the post of the Vice President of India.

Aug 5, 2022

China escalates tension, fires missiles over Taiwan for first time

China on Friday said that it fired missiles over Taiwan for the first time, escalating tensions in the region as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Japan, whose leaders lodged a protest with Beijing after five projectiles landed near Japanese islands.

Aug 5, 2022

Republican Representative from Indiana killed in car crash

Jackie Walorski, a Republican Representative from Indiana, and her two aides were killed in a car crash when the vehicle they were in was struck by another, according to the Elkhart County, Indiana, Sheriff's Office.

Aug 4, 2022

Rahul Gandhi now a Lingayat; initiated into sect during K'taka visit ahead of polls [details]

Focusing on breaking the dominant Linagayat community's allegiance to BJP in Karnataka, opposition Congress has started wooing the community ahead of Assembly polls in 2023.

Aug 3, 2022

Pelosi's Taiwan visit raises tension, China retorts with military exercises

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday during a visit to the island that has drawn Beijing's ire.

Aug 3, 2022

Amit Shah, Rahul Gandhi visit to Karnataka: Addressing internal party issues top priority

As the Karnataka Assembly elections near, top leaders of the national parties have started making a beeline to the state. On Wednesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi are set to address the challenges their concerned parties are facing.

Aug 3, 2022

US kills top Al Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri in Kabul

The US killed top Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike in Afghanistan over the weekend dealing the terrorist group a major blow, confirms President Joe Biden.

Aug 2, 2022

32 people killed in Madagascar arson attack: Defence Minister

Madagascar's Defence Minister Richard Rakotonirina has confirmed that 32 people were killed in an arson attack in a village in the Malagasy district, about 100 km west of the capital Antananarivo.

Aug 1, 2022