political
- Middle East
Only political solution can bring peace to Syria: UN envoy
United Nations: Geir Pedersen, the UN’s special envoy for Syria, said that only a political solution could bring peace to the country. “This political solution is the only path to sustainable peace,”…
- Pakistan
Fate of Imran’s political future at stake in Toshakhana verdict
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is set to announce its verdict on Friday in the Toshakhana (gift depository) reference, seeking the disqualification of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The election…
- India
Ex-Congress minister Shivraj Patil draws link between ‘Jihad’ and Gita
New Delhi: Former Union home minister and Congress veteran Shivraj Patil has stoked controversy with his recent claim that the concept of ‘jihad’ finds mention not only in the Quran but in…
- World
Trump reacts angrily to Jan 6 panel’s subpoena
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump has reacted angrily to January 6 Congressional panel’s subpoena issued to him to testify before it saying the panel is a “total BUST” and termed them…
- India
CPI(M) welcomes Saibaba acquittal, demands ‘immediate release’ of all political prisoners
New Delhi: The CPI(M) on Friday welcomed the acquittal of former Delhi University professor and activist GN Saibaba and demanded the immediate release of all political prisoners. The Nagpur bench of Bombay High…
- India
‘Time of officers being wasted for dirty politics’, says Kejriwal on ED raids
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday reacted to the raids being conducted by the CBI and ED in connection with the Delhi Liquor Policy 2021-22, and said that the ‘time…
- India
Mayawati accuses Centre of political selfishness; criticises ban on PFI
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Friday lashed out at the Union government for banning the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its affiliates and linked the move with the…
- India
AIMIM Bihar MLA Akhtarul Iman opposes PFI ban, says it is a political organisation
Kishanganj : The lone MLA from AIMIM in Bihar, Akhtarul Iman, has opposed the ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI), saying it’s not fair to ban the outfit without proving…
- Technology
TikTok to ban all political fundraising on its platform
San Francisco: Chinese short-form video app TikTok on Wednesday announced to ban political fundraising on its platform, just six weeks before the November midterm elections in the US. TikTok said that it…
- Technology
Google pilot to keep political campaign emails out of Gmail spam launched
San Francisco: Google has finally launched a new pilot programme to keep political campaign emails out of spam folders for Gmail users. Gmail users could start seeing more campaign fundraising emails in…
- India
Stalin trying to take political revenge with searches: AIADMK leader Velumani
Coimbatore: Former AIADMK Minister S P Velumani on Friday alleged that Chief Minister M K Stalin is trying take political revenge, as his attempt to topple the previous AIADMK government was stalled…
- India
People being divided for political opportunism: Amartya Sen
Kolkata: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Saturday said people of the country were being divided for “political opportunism”. Sen also lamented that the colonial practise of imprisoning people due to political reasons…
- India
Enforcement Directorate may summon more Shiv Sena leaders
New Delhi: A number of Shiv Sena and NCP leaders are currently on the radar of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and may receive a summons from the financial probe agency in the…
- India
Maha crisis: CM hands over portfolios of 9 rebel ministers to other mins
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has handed over portfolios of nine rebel ministers, who are currently camping in Guwahati, to other ministers. The portfolios of the rebel ministers were being handed…
- India
New political culture has made India a moving anarchy
The BJP’s rule since 2014 has developed a new political culture that is based on religious majoritarianism, hyper Hindu nationalism, institutional failures, criminalizing dissent, a freebie state, purging Muslims, attacking Congress and…
