Politics
Struggling with Amarinder-Sidhu Tussle, Congress Lags Behind in Punjab Poll Preps, SAD Surges Ahead
At present, SAD is clearly at an advantage by declaring 64 out of 97 seats it will contest.
Congressional Leaders Remember 9/11 On Capitol Steps
Congressional leaders on Monday marked the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, holding a moment of silence at the U.S. Capitol as they recalled that brief moment when national unity prevailed over political discord.
Candid Camera: Tejashwi 'Caught' Distributing Money to Villagers Ahead of Polls
A 21-second video was uploaded on social networking sites by JDU MLC Neeraj Kumar on Friday morning alleging that such an act is a deliberate attempt on Tejashwi's part to lure voters in the upcoming panchayat elections.
‘BSP Won’t Field Mafias, Strongmen’: Mayawati Drops Jailed Mukhtar Ansari as Candidate for 2022 Polls
The move is BSP chief’s bid to project a clean image of the party and also get in a position to target other parties who decide to field tainted candidates.
GameStop Shares Drop As Executives Mum On Turnaround Plan Details
GameStop Corp, at the center of this year's "meme stock" trading frenzy, on Wednesday reported a 25% jump in quarterly sales but failed to lay out fresh details about how it plans to refashion itself into a gaming and entertainment retailer.
AP FACT CHECK: Biden Overstates UAW Support Of Electric Cars
President Joe Biden glossed over important details and oversimplified the facts in his boast about support from the United Auto Workers union for his effort to dramatically increase sales of electric vehicles by decade's end.
PM Modi to Meet Joe Biden During US Visit This Month; Here’s What’s On the Agenda
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s US trip will focus on a bilateral meet with US President Joe Biden, Quad summit in Washington and his address at UNGA on September 25.
Newsom, Warren See National Consequences In Recall Fight
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom enlisted progressive star Elizabeth Warren on Saturday to help him overcome a looming recall election that could remove him from office, warning that his ouster carries possible consequences for the national Democra...
TMCP Organises Rally To Protest Against Expulsion Of 3 Visva-Bharati Students
Expressing solidarity with three expelled students of Visva Bharati, the Trinamool Congress students' wing on Saturday took out a rally in Santiniketan area in West Bengal's Birbhum district. Around 1,000 members of Trinamool Congress Chhatra P...
Ahead of 2022 Elections, is SP's Mulayam Softening Up 'Miffed' Uttar Pradesh BJP Chief?
The Samajwadi Party has claimed that Swatantra Dev Singh was apparently 'upset' over Dalits and the backwards being 'neglected' in the BJP.
Assam MP Bats For Extension Of Vistadome Train Service To Barak Valley
Assam Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday wrote to Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, making a case for extension of Vistadome tourist special train services to Silchar in Barak Valley of the state. He said if the route of the train is not extended...
'Insult of Martyrs': Oppn Slams Centre's Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Revamp
As part of the inaugural event, a wreath-laying ceremony was also held and two-minute silence was observed in the memory of those killed in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
Kerala Congress Feud: Secy Expelled After He Writes to Rahul Gandhi Against Venugopal
The same day also saw senior Congress leader AV Gopinathan resigning from the party as he was said to be unhappy over not getting a say in the selection of 14 new district unit presidents.
Double Trouble of Punjab & Uttarakhand, Harish Rawat Meets Rahul Gandhi in Delhi
The Punjab Congress in-charge had met Sonia Gandhi on Friday and sought to be relieved as the in-charge citing next year's assembly polls in Uttarakhand.
Former IPS Officer Amitabh Thakur to Float Political Party 'Adhikar Sena' Ahead of UP Polls
The government had issued an order for Thakur's premature retirement on March 23 this year, saying he was "not found fit to be retained for the remaining tenure of his service".
Pelosi Briefed On 12 US Troops Killed In Kabul
Washington, Aug 26 (AP) US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was briefed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a phone call after the attacks in Kabul on Thursday that also killed at least 12 U.S. service members, including 11 Marines and one Navy medic. Pelosi...