Politics

J&K restriction-free: Mobile phones to ring again in Kashmir from Monday

Mobile phone services and internet facilities were suspended in Kashmir on August 5 following the abrogation of Article 370.

Oct 12, 2019

WATCH | PM Modi picks litter from Mamallapuram beach, keeps up with Swachh Bharat Mission

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to his Twitter account posting a video of himself "plogging" and gathering litter like water bottles, plastic waste, wrappers thrown on the beach outside Taj Fisherman's Cove Resort and Spa where he is staying.

Oct 12, 2019

Turkey attacks Kurdish fighters, may redraw Syrian map

The attacks took place days after Donald Trump made the contradictory agreement to the Turkish military operation despite the US being an ally to the Kurdish-led SDF.

Oct 10, 2019

China willing to use economic tools to get its own way in foreign policy says Richard Nephew

Richard Nephew, author of "The Art of Sanctions" and Research Scholar discusses the trajectory of trade talks and what it means for countries who have a ringside view of the US-China face-off.

Oct 9, 2019

US announces visa restrictions for Chinese officials over detainment, abuse of Uighur Muslims in China

Citing the unethical way Chinese Uighur Muslims are treated in the country, the US State Department has imposed visa restrictions on officials belonging to the Chinese government and the Communist Party.

Oct 9, 2019

White House refuses to cooperate in 'illegitimate, unconstitutional' impeachment inquiry

Hours after the administration abruptly blocked a key witness from testifying, White House lawyer Pat Cipollone criticized the decision to proceed with an impeachment inquiry without a full House vote.

Oct 9, 2019

Second whistleblower comes forward in Trump-Ukraine scandal; impeachment case strengthened

The emergence of a second protected witness complicates efforts by Trump and his supporters to dismiss the complaint as politically motivated hearsay and may strengthen the Democrats' case against him.

Oct 7, 2019

Terror funding case: NIA files chargesheet against separatist leader Yasin Malik, 4 others

The agency charged with allegedly receiving funds from Pakistan to carry out terrorist activities and stone-pelting in 2010 and 2016.

Oct 4, 2019

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi

58 countries backing Pakistan on Kashmir? Flustered Qureshi can't name them

Refusing to answer a question on his claim of 58 countries supporting Pakistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi snaps at news host.

Oct 4, 2019

Trump calls for China to investigate Joe Biden amid impeachment inquiry

The Republican president said he believed both China and Ukraine should look into 2020 presidential hopeful Biden and his businessman son Hunter, and described the impeachment probe as "crap".

Oct 4, 2019

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