Arun Jaitley appointed BJP in-charge for Gujarat polls
New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah on August 24 appointed Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in-charge of the Gujarat assembly elections while HRD Minister...
India, Nepal ink 8 MoUs; Modi says committed to neighbor’s growth
New Delhi: India and Nepal on August 24 inked eight pacts, including on cooperation in countering drug trafficking.
The pacts were signed after comprehensive talks...
After 2 accidents in 5 days, Suresh Prabhu offers to quit, PM Modi puts...
NEW DELHI: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu offered to quit on Wednesday following two train accidents in five days.
PM Narendra Modi's pointed response that he...
Disproportionate Assets case: Supreme court dismisses review petition of Sasikala
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea of jailed AIADMK leader V.K. Sasikala seeking review of its verdict convicting and sentencing her...
Assembly Bypolls: Voter Turnout Of 80 Percent In Nandyal
Kurnool/Vijayawada: There was a high voter turnout, of nearly 80 per cent, for the keenly contested Nandyal by-election in Kurnool district on August 23,...
Tamil Nadu political drama: 19 MLAs withdraw support from AIADMK
Chennai: A day after the two warring factions of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) - one led by former Tamil Nadu...
AIADMK merger hits Sasikala roadblock, stalls formal announcement by EPS-OPS factions
Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s ruling and rebel AIADMK factions reached an understanding on Friday but the formal announcement of a merger got scuttled by last-mile...
India’s big business houses back winning political horse
By Issac James Manayath
CHENNAI: The latest report on political funding makes it clear that India’s Big Biz switches its allegiance to whoever is in power.
The...
Trinamool sweeps West Bengal civic polls, BJP emerges as main opposition
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) swept the municipal polls in West Bengal capturing all the seven civic bodies while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...
Corporates donated Rs 957 crore to national parties in 4 years: ADR report
New Delhi: Corporate houses have donated a total of Rs 956.77 crore to national parties between 2012-13 and 2015-16, constituting 89 percent of the...
