Shinzo Abe visit to expand defence, strategic ties between India, Japan
The Japanese leader will begin a two-day visit on Wednesday, during which he and Modi will hold the 12th India-Japan annual summit in Gandhinagar.
View ArticlePIL on political funding: SC issues notices to government, Election Commission
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Centre and the Election Commission on a PIL challenging the recent amendments made to various laws which allegedly have legitimised electoral...
View ArticleBJP MLA questions Taj Mahal’s place in history, says government will remove...
Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, was the one who was imprisoned till the end of his days by his son Aurangzeb.
View ArticlePM Modi frames Gujarat assembly fight: Will be development versus dynasty
Describing the assembly elections as a fight between “vikasvaad” (development) of the BJP and “vanshvaad” (dynasty) of the Congress, Modi told a huge gathering of party ‘page pramukh’ that the...
View ArticleTaj built by blood, sweat of India’s sons, says Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister...
Stating that his government would fulfill its duty towards conservation of the “important” monument, Adityanath announced that he would visit Agra on October 26 to review the development projects in...
View ArticleTaj Mahal tweet by Kerala government after Yogi Adityanath spat with CPM...
CPI(M)-led Kerala government had seen red when UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath came to Kerala early this month for BJP’s Janaraksha Yatra and found flak with the state on its health indices.
View ArticleImmunity ordinance backlash forces Vasundhara Raje government in Rajasthan to...
Facing criticism from various sections, the Vasundhara Raje government referred The Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2017, which seeks to muzzle the press and shield judges and government...
View ArticleUttar Pradesh sugar body UP Sugar Mills Association alleges harassment by...
Condemning the incident strongly, the association has asked the chief minister for protection from "mafia elements" and said that such an incident "shows the vulnerability of the sugar mills against...
View ArticleSonia Gandhi retires, but Congress wants her to stay on as ‘mother’; Rahul...
HOURS BEFORE passing the baton of the Congress, which she had helmed for 19 years, to her son Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi sparked a buzz within the party and outside by hinting at retirement.
View ArticleUniversity of Peace seeks India’s involvement to boost Sustainable...
Recognising India as a key player in global efforts for the maintenance of international peace and security, University for Peace (UPEACE), a UN mandated university based in Costa Rica, is planning to...
View ArticlePakistan presented Kulbhushan Jadhav’s wife and mother as widows: Sushma...
Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said when Jadhav saw his mother without a mangalsutra, bindi and bangles, he wondered if something “unfortunate” had happened.
View ArticleLok Sabha passes triple talaq Bill amid feeble protests by Opposition
The proposed law, which makes talaq-e-biddat a cognisable and non-bailable offence, has provisions for a three-year jail term and fine for any Muslim man who divorces his wife by uttering talaq three...
View ArticleKashmir encounter ends, Jawans find Afzal Guru ‘badla’ inscribed on...
The 37-hour gunfight, triggered by the fidayeen attack by suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad militants on Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) training centre in south Kashmir ended on Monday morning with the...
View ArticleHafiz Saeed’s charities, assets to be seized by Pakistan? See what secret...
Pakistan's government plans to seize control of charities and financial assets linked to Islamist leader Hafiz Saeed, who Washington has designated a terrorist, according to officials and documents...
View ArticlePakistan gave lies, deceit in return for US aid, says Donald Trump in fiery...
In what is arguably the most severe public indictment ever of Pakistan by a US President, Donald Trump on Monday said that his country has “foolishly” given Pakistan more than $33 billion in aid over...
View ArticleUS task force to check on Pakistan’s terror-funding tap
Frustrated by Islamabad’s continued refusal to sever ties with jihadist networks, US President Donald Trump’s administration has begun to evolve a full range of measures to put pressure on Pakistan.
View ArticleMamata Banerjee opposes triple talaq Bill, Opposition in Rajya Sabha says...
Speaking on the Bill for the first time, Banerjee said, “We never opposed the proposed Bill on instant triple talaq because we are in favour of protection of Muslim women.
View ArticleHow Arun Jaitley defended state of economy in Parliament
In a strong defence of the government’s handling of the economy, finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the NDA regime brought India back to health from the status of one of the five fragile...
View ArticleChile parliamentarians to visit India, focus on astronomy, women’s issues, tech
The Chilean parliamentarians are visiting India from February 5 to 9 at the invitation of Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan and will be meeting several senior ministers and officials including commerce...
View ArticleCommunal clash in UP town; 1 killed, 2 injured, curfew imposed
A 16-year-old boy was killed and two other persons were injured in a communal clash on Friday following alleged stone-pelting on VHP and ABVP volunteers who had taken out a motorcycle rally on Republic...
View ArticleCounselled once, Pune girl held in Valley after cops get Republic Day attack...
Following the arrest in J&K, sleuths from the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad and police have contacted the girl’s family members in Pune and employees at the call centre where she works.
View ArticleMilitants kill two cops in Srinagar hospital, free LeT commander
A top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant commander Naveed Jat alias Abu Hanzulla escaped from police custody during the attack. Director General, Jammu and Kashmir Police, SP Vaid told The Indian Express:...
View ArticleMaldives crisis: Ex-President Abdulla Nasheed seeks India’s help
India, which is monitoring the situation very “closely”, had, on Monday, asked its nationals not to undertake non-essential travel to the island nation until further notice. In a statement, Nasheed...
View ArticleSupreme Court extends protection to Karti Chidambaram till March 26
The Supreme Court on Thursday transferred from the Delhi High Court to itself all the cases related to the Enforcement Directorate’s power to arrest an accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering...
View ArticlePM Modi speaks out on Kathua, Unnao: No culprit will be spared, daughters...
The apex court sought explanations by April 19 from the Bar Council of India, Jammu and Kashmir Bar Council, Jammu High Court Bar Association and Kathua district bar association.
View ArticleKathua incident: Jammu and Kashmir Deputy CM Kavinder Gupta calls it ‘minor’
The rape of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua’s Rasana village, which sparked outrage across the country, is a “minor issue” and giving the case “too much importance” is “not the right thing” to do,...
View ArticleSharad Yadav can’t draw salary, perks as MP, says SC
Modifying the Delhi High Court’s December order, the Supreme Court on Thursday stopped salary and allowances of former Janata Dal (U) president and rebel parliamentarian Sharad Yadav till the disposal...
View ArticleBJP ends its Jammu and Kashmir alliance with PDP, cites national interest,...
Days after its leadership had a huddle with the RSS, the BJP Tuesday pulled out of the Mehbooba Mufti-led coalition government in Srinagar, paving the way for Governor’s rule in the state by citing...
View ArticleOn way out: ‘Jammu and Kashmir not enemy territory, don’t try muscular policy’
Soon after submitting her resignation as chief minister following the BJP’s pullout from the ruling alliance, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti ruled out the option of exploring “any other alliance”, and warned...
View ArticleEye on 2019, TDP leader Naidu buries anti-Congress past, meets Rahul Gandhi...
TDP leader and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who has been reaching out to Opposition parties in the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, met Congress president Rahul Gandhi...
View ArticleKarnataka election results: BJP bastion of Ballari falls, Congress-JD(S)...
Signalling a waning of support for the powerful Reddy brothers and the BJP in Ballari, the Congress Tuesday regained the Ballari Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka after almost 15 years.
View ArticleYogi Adityanath renames Faizabad as Ayodhya, announces new airport after Lord...
District gets renamed amid calls for ‘Mandir ka nirman karo’.
View ArticleAkhilesh Yadav warning signal: Anxious Congress waits and watches
A rattled Congress did not react to Yadav’s remarks with top leaders saying they would prefer to wait and watch how the situation unfolds.
View ArticleRafale deal debate: Sparks fly as Rahul Gandhi targets PM Narendra Modi
He called Ambani a “dear friend” of Modi and a “failed businessman” and alleged that his firm was registered barely ten days before it got the offset contract from the makers of Rafale.
View Article‘Democracy is in danger’: Opposition uproar after UP blocks Akhilesh Yadav...
Later in the day, Akhilesh expressed disappointment over students’ preparations at Allahabad University going waste. “Sarkaar ka mann saaf nahi raha, niyat saaf nahi rahi... The freedom of speech, to...
View ArticleLok Sabha Elections 2019: Congress yet to finalise seat sharing; CWC meet on...
The Opposition parties are trying to counter the nationalistic discourse that the BJP is seeking to set.
View ArticleLok Sabha Elections 2019: Second chance? Some clues from 27 state polls since...
SUNDAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT of the general elections — April 11 to May 19 — has officially set the stage for a contest between the chemistry of BJP’s biggest asset, PM Narendra Modi, and the arithmetic of...
View ArticleLok Sabha Elections 2019: BJP ready with early tie-ups in key states
After riding to power on the popularity of PM Modi, with 282 of the 543 seats in 2014, leaders said the BJP’s prospects are bright this time while admitting that the anti-incumbency factor at a local...
View ArticlePro-Khalistan faces in Pakistan panel, India postpones Kartarpur talks
On Pakistan’s 10-member panel, man who demanded Sikh referendum last year
View ArticlePak F-16 shot down, but Opposition kept asking about Abhinandan return: PM Modi
In an interview to telecast Friday, Modi targeted the Opposition and their supporters, saying “they did not have respect for our brave martyrs”, that some people “who survive on Congress bread” found...
View ArticleAyodhya dispute: SC extends time till August 15 to complete mediation process
The Supreme Court on Friday gave further time till August 15 to the special mediation panel to come with an amicable solution in the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case.
View ArticleBSP-SP gathbandhan may not hold, Mayawati silent on alliance for Assembly...
Monday’s meeting was called to discuss the Lok Sabha results and “future strategy” for the bypolls to be held in 11 Assembly seats after eight MLAs of the BJP and one each of Apna Dal (S), SP and BSP...
View ArticleGiriraj Singh targets Nitish Kumar, Ram Vilas Paswan for Iftaar party; draws...
Sources said that following criticism from different quarters including allies, BJP president and Union home minister Amit Shah cautioned Singh against making such remarks in the future.
View ArticleLok Sabha polls defeat: Congress fight goes public with Ashok Gehlot blaming...
Gehlot also said whether it is the chief minister or the state party chief, the Congress had to take collective responsibility for losing all 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state to the BJP.
View ArticleGathbandhan in Uttar Pradesh unravels: BSP, SP to fight Assembly bypolls...
Sources in both parties told The Indian Express that Akhilesh and Mayawati have not held any formal discussion over the results after the defeat in the Lok Sabha elections — the BSP won 10 seats and...
View ArticleJammu and Kashmir: Government should hold polls at the earliest, says US
This is a clear evolution of the US administration’s position, especially weeks before the Prime Minister is scheduled to travel to the US for the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
View ArticleProximity to Pakistan may affect goodwill, BJP team tells China
The 11-member high-level BJP delegation led by general secretary Arun Singh also urged China to take measures to increase imports from India so that the $57.86 billion trade deficit could be brought down.
View ArticleMehbooba Mufti doesn’t meet PDP panel: Kashmir bigger than party issues
Underscoring that the situation in Kashmir is bigger than party issues, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti refused to meet a delegation of her party members.
View ArticleTaliban free 3 Indians in exchange for 11 leaders
Three Indian engineers held by the Taliban in Afghanistan since May 2018 have been freed by the militant group in exchange for 11 of its top members from Afghan jails, according to an Afghan media...
View ArticleSinger tests positive, Parliament & Rashtrapati Bhavan rocked
The development is likely to increase pressure on the government to adjourn the Parliament session, which the Opposition has been demanding.
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