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10:58 AM
Republicans propose amendment to limit Supreme Court to 9 justices

A Republican senator is planning to introduce a constitutional amendment to "limit the number of US Supreme Court justices to nine" after several Democrats professed the idea of expanding the bench.

10:00 AM
President Kovind appoints Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose as India's first Lokpal

President Ram Nath Kovind appointed a nine member Lokpal with former Supreme Court judge Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose made its chairperson and four justices made its judicial members.

02:38 PM
President Kovind presents gallantry awards to armed forces

President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday conferred two Kirti Chakras and fifteen Shaurya Chakras to armed forces personnel at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here.

04:22 PM
If voted to power, Rahul assures direct transfer of minimum wages

Reiterating his promise of minimum basic income, Congress president Rahul Gandhi announced on Monday that if voted to power his party will deposit money directly into the bank accounts of poor.

04:01 PM
Sushma Swaraj calls on Maldivian President Solih

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday called on Maldivian President Ibrahim Solih. The two leaders took stock of the progress made in bilateral relations since Solih's visit to India last year.

10:30 AM
Trump: Republican senators supporting border emergency 'uniformly praised'

US President Donald Trump said that Republican senators who backed his emergency declaration to build a border are being "uniformly praised" in their home states.

05:07 PM
Rahul: Modi removed BC Khanduri from parliamentary committee for asking questions on national security

As Manish Khanduri joined the Congress here on Saturday, party President Rahul Gandhi rubbed it in by saying the new entrant’s father B C Khanduri had not been given his due by the BJP and had been removed from the chairmanship of a Parliamentary Com

10:31 AM
PM tweets, launches video campaign 'Main Bhi Chowkidar'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled a unique campaign 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' video trying to take potshots at Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his personal attack against him.

10:59 AM
Donald Trump not worth impeaching, says Speaker Pelosi

In an interview House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stated that she does not favour the idea of impeaching United States President Trump arguing that “he is just not worth it.”

10:07 AM
Iran urges Pak to take action against terrorist organisations

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday urged Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to take action against the al-Qaeda linked Jaish ul-Adl terrorist group.

03:03 PM
Rahul: Strongly condemn violence against Kashmiris

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday condemned the violence against Kashmiris and said India belonged to its citizens from every corner of the country.

02:39 PM
Kummanam Rajasekharan resigns as Mizoram Governor, Jagdish Mukhi given additional charge

Kummanam Rajasekharan, the Governor of Mizoram resigned from his office on Friday and President Ram Nath Kovind has accepted the resignation.

09:38 AM
President, PM Modi extend greetings on Women's Day

On the occasion of International Women's Day President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended their greetings.

03:06 PM
LS MP Sher Singh Ghubaya joins Congress

A day after resigning from Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD), sitting Lok Sabha MP Sher Singh Ghubaya on Tuesday joined Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

09:37 AM
Trump decides to withdraw India from GSP program list

United States President Donald Trump on Monday announced his decision to withdraw India from the list of countries enjoying the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) program on goods exported to the US.

09:45 AM
Trump: US-S Korean drills scrapped to save money

US President Donald Trump has said that the decision to scrap large-scale drills with South Korea was to save "hundreds of millions of dollars" and help improve relations with Pyongyang who has been long viewing it as invasion rehearsals.

02:44 PM
Trump-Kim summit ends with no agreement

United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim-Jong-un failed to reach on an agreement on the denuclearisation of North Korea in their second summit in Hanoi.

03:47 PM
President presents Gandhi Peace Prize

Highlighting the relevance of Mahatma Gandhi in the present scenario, President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said that his ideals of achieving human liberty through conciliation by appealing to the conscience of the opponent, have influenced some of th

04:47 PM
Rahul: PM's ego not allowing him to meet demand for 'shaheed' status for slain paramilitary jawans

Congress President Rahul Gandhi Monday trained his guns on Narendra Modi, alleging that the prime minister's ego is not allowing him to meet his demand for granting "shaheed" (martyr) status to personnel of CRPF and other paramilitary forces killed i

11:16 AM
Trump nominates Kelly Knight Craft as next UN envoy

US President Donald Trump named Kelly Knight Craft - the US' current Ambassador to Canada- as the next US Ambassador to the United Nations.

09:44 AM
Trump: India looking at something 'very strong' post Pulwama attack

US President Donald Trump said India is looking at "something very strong" after last week's Pulwama terror attack, the responsibility for which was claimed by Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).

04:55 PM
President promulgates four Ordinances including one criminalising practice of triple talaq

President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday promulgated four Ordinances including the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Second Ordinance, 2019, which declares the practice of instant triple talaq to be void and illegal and also to make it an

09:44 AM
President Kovind hosts MBS, says India wishes to partner in Kingdom's 2030 vision

President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday expressed India's wish to be a strong and reliable partner in Saudi Arabia Vision 2030 as he hosted a banquet for the Gulf kingdom's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Rashtrapati Bhavan here.

12:24 PM
Maduro slams Trump for giving orders to Venezuelan military

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro lashed out at United States President Donald Trump for giving orders to the military of a foreign country, local media reported.