Politics

Boris Johnson seen as clear favourite to succeed Theresa May as UK PM

10:41 am July 23, 2019

London: Britain’s former foreign secretary Boris Johnson is seen as the clear favourite to become the new Prime Minister when the result of the Conservative Party elections to succeed Theresa May will be announced on Tuesday, according to media reports. Britain’s prime ministerial race concluded its final phase as voting closed on Monday evening for […]

PM Modi to chair meeting of CSIR society on Friday

Cong questions PM’s ‘silence’ over Trump’s mediation claim on Kashmir issue

10:32 am July 23, 2019

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday welcomed the government’s reiteration ofIndia’s ‘no third party involvement’ stand on the Kashmir issue but asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “mum” over US President Donald Trump’s claim that the Indian leaderasked him to mediate on the matter. India denied Trump’s claim that Modi had asked him to […]

More than 250 arrested after Ethiopia coup bid: Officials

9:08 pm June 28, 2019

Addis Ababa: Ethiopia’s security forces have arrested more than 250 people in a sweeping crackdown following a failed suspected coup attempt and the assassination of five high-ranking officials, a government taskforce said Thursday. The country has been on high alert since the attacks at the weekend in the capital Addis Ababa and northern Amhara state […]

Civic staff shun work to condemn attack by Vijayvargiya

9:04 pm June 28, 2019

Jabalpur: Officials and employees of the civic bodies in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh abstained from work for a day on Friday to condemn the attack by BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya on a municipal official in Indore. However, essential services like fire brigade, water supply and sanitation, remained unaffected during the stir. Akash, son of […]

BJP's 'Aar Noi Annay' campaign marred by sporadic violence, party demands President's Rule

Delhi BJP may go for reshuffle if Assembly polls are not held early

10:21 pm June 26, 2019

New Delhi: The Delhi BJP may go for an organisational reshuffle in September-October if the Assembly polls in the national capital, scheduled for early next year, are not advanced, party sources said Wednesday. The preparations for the Assembly elections and the party’s membership drive, to be launched on July 6, were discussed Wednesday in a meeting of […]