Politics
Eyeing 'Sabka Saath' for UP Polls, BJP Formally Ties Up with Caste-centric Nishad Party and Apna Dal
Bharatiya Janata Party has a strong upper-caste base across Uttar Pradesh, a voter base that the opposition party Bahujan Samaj Party is trying to develop ahead of 2022 assembly polls.
Sena Likens Governors in Non-BJP States to 'rogue Elephants', Says They Are Trampling Democracy
The Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government shares an uneasy relationship with governor Koshyari.
Melvin Van Peebles, Godfather Of Black Cinema, Dies At 89
Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking playwright, musician and movie director whose work ushered in the Blaxploitation wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long after, has died. He was 89.
Can’t a 'Gareeb Aadmi' Take a Jet Ride, Asks New Punjab CM on Backlash Over 'Luxury Trip' to Delhi
The SAD took a jibe at the CM, PCC chief Navjot Sidhu and Deputy CMs for taking a private jet to meet the Congress high command.
Nepal's Deuba Govt Recalls Oli-appointed Envoys, Including Ambassador to India: Report
As many as 11 missions have been headless for a long time
SAD, AAP Take Swipe At Channi, Sidhu For Travelling To Delhi On Chartered Flight
Opposition parties in Punjab SAD and AAP on Tuesday questioned the use of a "chartered flight" by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, his two deputies and state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. Taking a swipe at them, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) sa...
Korean War Soldier Killed In 1950 Buried After Remains IDed
Cpl. Walter Smead was finally laid to rest Monday near his rural upstate New York hometown, seven decades after he was killed in the Korean War and months after his remains were officially accounted for with help from DNA analysis.
Nagaland Legislators Rename Opposition-less Govt As United Democratic Alliance
Leaders of political parties in Nagaland on Saturday decided to rechristen the state's opposition-less government as the United Democratic Alliance (UDA). The nomenclature was unanimously approved at a joint consultative meeting of legislators here, gov...
U.S. State Department Approves Potential $500 Million Saudi Maintenance Deal
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential agreement covering up to $500 million in military support services for Saudi Arabia, and has sent the agreement to Congress for review, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
Court Rejects Lawsuit Against NSA On "State Secrets" Grounds
A divided federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of an ACLU lawsuit challenging a portion of the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance of Americans' international email and phone communications.
Leaders Aim For More Action Out Of Closed-door Talks
President Joe Biden plans private climate talks with world leaders Friday to try to spur hardandfast commitments to cut climatedamaging pollution globally, following up on his livestreamed summit that saw dozens of leaders make earnest public promises to...
Cong Govt's Poll Manifesto Implementation Panel A Sham: AAP
Punjab's main opposition party AAP on Wednesday dubbed the formation of a poll manifesto implementation panel by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh as a move to mislead people. Aam Aadmi Party MLA and Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly Harpal...
Suvendu Adhikari Tries to Bring Development Projects to Nandigram as Workers' Exodus to TMC Haunts BJP
TMC claims more than 300 people are joining TMC from BJP every 10 days since the election results, citing that it is an exodus from BJP.
US Grants License For Temporary Nuclear Waste Dump In Texas
Federal officials have cleared the way for construction of a dump in West Texas that could hold spent nuclear fuel for up to 40 years.
Florida Congressional Candidate Says Rival Threatened Life
A former political rival of a Republican Florida congressional candidate made repeated violent threats to take her out, even claiming he could summon a Russian and Ukrainian hit squad to kill her, according to trial testimony Tuesday.
AAP MLA Questions Pb CM's Events, Asks Farmers To Allow Other Parties To Hold Political Gatherings
Alleging that Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh was carrying out a voter outreach programme in violation of a promise to farmers to not hold rallies till polls are announced, AAP MLA Aman Arora on Tuesday asked farm leaders to either "tighten Congress...