political

04:24 PM
Facebook tightens rules for U.S. political advertisers ahead of 2020 election

Facebook Inc is tightening its political ad rules in the United States, it said on Wednesday, requiring new disclosures for its site and photo-sharing platform Instagram ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November 2020.

04:39 PM
Priyanka Gandhi: Nothing more political, anti-national than shutting democratic rights in Kashmir

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said "there is nothing more political and anti-national than the shutting down of all democratic rights that is taking place in Kashmir".

03:46 PM
New book to tell the J&K story -- from 1889 to 2019

A new book will tell the riveting story of the history of Jammu and Kashmir.

02:59 PM
In I-Day speech, Pak envoy harps on Kashmir, dodges Balochistan

Syed Haider Shah, the acting High Commissioner of Pakistan to India, on Wednesday said that Islamabad will continue to provide political, moral and diplomatic support to the people of Kashmir.

04:05 PM
Bhubaneswar: CPI workers protest against Yechury, D Raja's detention at Srinagar airport

Communist Party of India (CPI) workers protested in Bhubaneswar on Sunday against the detention of CPI General Secretary D Raja and CPI (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury at Srinagar airport.

12:24 PM
Mamata declares rural Bengal open defecation free

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has declared rural West Bengal as open defecation free (ODF).

11:27 AM
We're responsible filmmakers: Vikramaditya on political commentary in 'Sacred Games 2'

Filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane says any political commentary made on the show "Sacred Games" comes from a responsible space.

09:52 AM
India will never compromise its data sovereignity: Ravi Shankar Prasad.

Union Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said "India will never compromise its data sovereignty.

09:48 AM
Centre should declare Bihar flood & drought as natural

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav Saturday said the Centre should declare the flood and drought situations in Bihar as national disaster and provide Rs 10,000 crore assistance to the state

04:01 PM
Call threatening to blow up BJP headquarters turns out to be a hoax

Security officials were thrown into a tizzy when a man from Mysore called up the BJP headquarters control room on Saturday morning and threatened to blow it up. The call, however, turned out to be a hoax.

09:45 AM
India, Netherlands agree to boost bilateral ties

India and the Netherlands on Thursday reviewed bilateral cooperation in various fields, including political, economic and cultural ties, and deliberated on regional and multilateral issues, including cooperation at United Nations and other internatio

12:15 PM
Andhra Pradesh: A man threatens to commit suicide demanding political reforms

A man threatened to jump off a water tank in Arjavani Gudem village of Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district on demanding various political reforms.

12:29 PM
MLC bypolls to fill 5 vacancies begins

The biennial election to fill five vacancies in the Telangana Legislative Council began on Tuesday.

05:36 PM
Thai princess disqualified from list of candidates for PM

Thai Princess Ubolratana was on Monday formally disqualified for running for prime minister, ending her brief and ill-fated political union with a party allied to the powerful Shinawatra clan, just days after a stern royal command rebuking her candid

05:07 PM
Trailer of 'The Accidental Prime Minister': Anupam Kher steals the show as Manmohan Singh

The trailer of one of 2019's most highly anticipated films, 'The Accidental Prime Minister', is out and it is safe to say that Anupam Kher has completely nailed the role of Manmohan Singh.

11:28 AM
PM Modi hopes for a fruitful monsoon session

Ahead of the first day of Monsoon Session of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged all the political leaders to allow the session function smoothly.

02:10 PM
PM Modi: Greed for power united imposers and critics of Emergency

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the greed for power has united the imposers and critics of Emergency.

12:42 PM
Here's why Kamal Haasan is unsure about political alliance with Rajinikanth

Ace actor Kamal Haasan talked about the alliance with veteran actor Rajinikanth and said that a tie-up seems unlikely as of now as latter has a "hue of saffron" in his politics.

02:08 PM
Maldives unrest: Tourism industry badly hit

The ongoing political unrest in the Maldives has virtually destroyed the country's tourism industry with massive cancellations reported by tour groups and airlines.

11:04 AM
Piyush Goyal asserts Naidu's win for VP post will be unprecedented

Union Minister of State for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday that M. Venkaiah Naidu's victory in next month's vice-presidential elections would be unprecedented with support coming from across the political

06:20 PM
Ghulam Nabi Azad: Congress to skip GST rollout programme

"Congress party has decided to boycott the Parliament's mid-night session to rollout GST on June 30," Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said.

02:06 PM
Azam Khan levels charges against the army

"A fight is going on the border, but at one place, women killed soldiers. This act forces us to think that there might have been a reason for doing so," Azam Khan said.

12:59 PM
Presidential polls: AIADMK faction led by Panneerselvam supports Kovind

"Ramnath Kovind is best fit for the job and we have supported him based on his credentials," Panneerselvam said.

12:27 PM
BJP to file Ramnath Kovind's nomination on June 23

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be filing the papers of nominee Ramnath Kovind for upcoming Presidential election on June 23.