Politics

World equity benchmarks and oil prices drifted lower on Tuesday while safehaven assets gained as an extended economic lockdown in Germany and U.S. and European sanctions on China curbed risk appetite.

Observers say the undercurrent has always been there. They say a host of reasons, including the changing social and political landscape, have catapulted the debate to the mainstream.

BJP's Sobha Surendran said Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran has come as "Poothana" to harm the Ayyappa devotees, who will annihilate him in the election.

There is a possibility of the announcement of elections in the state within a week of the release of the reservation list by March 27.

Delegation trips to the border. Apocalyptic warnings. A flurry of press conferences.

Speaking at a protest organised by AAP against the proposed legislation, the CM alleged that the BJP-led Centre wants to weaken his government through this bill.

In a release, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) announced the list of candidates for 14 seats which significantly did not include the name of Narayanasamy, whose government fell last month after it lost the trust vote. While the candidates for 14 co...

The TMC had decided to move a disqualification notice against Dasgupta for 'violating the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution', after the BJP gave him ticket to contest.

The U.S. Senate confirmed Representative Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior, making her the first Native American to lead a cabinet agency and giving her a central role in President Joe Biden's sweeping plans to fight climate change.

Irate activists broke guard rails and demonstrated in front of the BJP's Hastings office.

The other bone of contention was ticket denial to Baisakhi.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo again insisted on Friday he would not resign while allegations of his sexual misconduct are investigated, pushing back against a chorus of fellow Democrats, including more than a dozen U.S. Representatives, who have said he...

Nobody, it seems, wants to keep the security fence around the U.S. Capitol anymore except the police who fought off the horrific attack on Jan. 6.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo again insisted on Friday he would not resign while allegations of his sexual misconduct are investigated, pushing back against a chorus of fellow Democrats, including more than a dozen U.S. Representatives, who have said he...

Most of the areas in the first two phases fall under Jangalmahal area, and Suvendu Adhikari’s home turf of Contai, where BJP’s exponential growth in the 2019 Lok Sabha was most noticeable.

British Deputy High Commissioner Peter Cook on Thursday met Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to discuss investment interests in multiple sectors, including higher education, healthcare and automobiles. According to an official statement, the Deputy...