Left students win student council election in Tripura
Official sources said the candidates of SFI and TSU won 530 seats unopposed out of the total 778 seats and teh ABVP won 27 of the rest 248 seats in 13 colleges, election to which were held on Tuesday.
Sep 13, 2017, 19:19 PM IST
Hamas chief in Egypt for first visit since election
Hamas controls the small Palestinian Gaza Strip enclave and has been seeking to improve relations with neighbouring Egypt in a bid to convince Cairo to open the territory`s border with Gaza — its only crossing except with Israel.
Sep 09, 2017, 20:03 PM ISTKenyan court scraps presidential vote, Uhuru Kenyatta calls for calm
Kenya, a US ally in the fight against Islamists and a trade gateway to East Africa, has a history of disputed votes.
Sep 02, 2017, 00:24 AM ISTUnion Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey appointed Uttar Pradesh BJP chief
Mahendra Nath Pandey will replace Keshav Prasad Maurya as UP BJP chief.
Sep 01, 2017, 00:18 AM ISTUK opposition Labour backs soft Brexit, putting pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May
Labour wanted to avoid a damaging "cliff edge" for the economy from an abrupt separation in less than two years.
Aug 28, 2017, 09:40 AM ISTFrance's Emmanuel Macron sees popularity fall to 40 per cent: Poll
France`s youngest ever President is especially out of favour with civil servants after vowing to put a brake on their salary increases.
Aug 27, 2017, 09:02 AM IST
Draft electoral roll for Tripura published
According to the draft electoral roll, the total number of voters are 24,05997 of which 12,75369 are male and the rest 12,30628 are women.
Aug 25, 2017, 18:46 PM ISTCambodia PM Hun Sen orders English-language newspaper to pay taxes or close
"Pay taxes to the state if you want to exist. If you don`t pay taxes, pack your bag and leave," Hun Sen said in a speech at a ceremony in Phnom Penh. He called the daily "thief chief".
Aug 22, 2017, 19:18 PM ISTBJP has not set 75-year age bar for contesting polls: Amit Shah
"There is no rule or tradition in the BJP to forbid leaders to contest polls after they attain the age of 75," Shah told reporters here.
Aug 19, 2017, 20:35 PM ISTTurkey slams 'arrogant' German reaction to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan poll call
The latest spat between Ankara and Berlin risks propelling a months-long crisis in ties between the two NATO allies to a new level ahead of Germany`s September 24 general election.
Aug 19, 2017, 17:05 PM ISTTuirial power project to be commissioned in October: Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla
He claimed the Congress would make a record by returning to power for the third consecutive term by winning the assembly election next year.
Aug 18, 2017, 16:49 PM ISTBJP President Amit Shah unveils statue of Deendayal Upadhyaya in Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Bhopal Mayor Alok Sharma were present as Shah unveiled the statue near the city's Lal Ghati square.
Aug 18, 2017, 13:05 PM ISTOusted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif challenges disqualification verdict in top court
Advocate Khuwaja Haris on behalf of Sharif filed three applications with the top court.
Aug 15, 2017, 17:44 PM IST
Australian government under threat after Deputy PM's Barnaby Joyce citizenship row
If the High Court finds Joyce is ineligible to serve, he will be forced to resign from the lower house of Australian Parliament, leaving the government with 75 of 150 total seats.
Aug 15, 2017, 11:58 AM IST
Malaysia ruling party leaders denounce violence at Mahathir forum
Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said differences of opinion did not give anyone license to act violently.
Aug 14, 2017, 15:02 PM ISTLearnt 'bitter lessons' in Rajya Sabha elections: Congress leader Ahmed Patel
"It was the toughest electoral battle of my career. I have fought five Lok Sabha elections and four Rajya Sabha, but this was the toughest," the 67-year-old Patel admitted.
Aug 14, 2017, 14:07 PM IST
US President Donald Trump re-election campaign releases ad attacking 'enemies'
Trump declared his intention to run for re-election at the very beginning of his presidency and has taken part in several campaign events, including holding a $35,000-per-seat fundraiser in June.
Aug 14, 2017, 12:27 PM ISTKenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election claims 24 lives: Human rights
Violence also broke out in Nairobi's slum of Mathare, where tear gas and gunshots rang out all night.
Aug 13, 2017, 08:55 AM ISTWife of ousted Pak PM Nawaz Sharif to seek his Parliament seat: Party official
Papers for Kulsoom Nawaz`s candidacy were filed with election authorities on Friday, Sharif adviser Asif Kirmani told reporters in the eastern city of Lahore.
Aug 11, 2017, 16:52 PM ISTI will win Rajya Sabha battle: Ahmed Patel
Asked about allegations of surveillance on him and Congress MLAs, Ahmed Patel asserted that he was not surprised, "This is the example of a banana republic."
Aug 07, 2017, 17:44 PM IST