"A great day for Germany," US President Donald Trump congratulates CDU's win in national electionUS President Donald Trump congratulated Germany's Christian Democrats on their election win, drawing parallels to his own political stance....
24 Feb, 2025, 07.07 AM IST
View: German elections tinged with uncertaintyPoll projections do not give a clear majority to any one party or a perceived coalition. When no lead party has over 30% of the vote, it be...
26 Sep, 2021, 10.50 AM IST
Merkel paralysis: Why Germany's conservatives can't decide on a successorPressure is mounting on the conservatives to agree a candidate to succeed Merkel, who has led them to four victories, as its ratings wallow...
16 Apr, 2021, 03.09 PM IST
Meet the two men in tug-of-war for Merkel mantleAs head of the CDU, affable Merkel loyalist Armin Laschet would normally be the obvious choice to lead the party and the CSU. But with supp...
15 Apr, 2021, 11.32 AM IST
Armin Laschet elected leader of Angela Merkel's partyLaschet defeated Friedrich Merz, a conservative and one-time Merkel rival, at an online convention Saturday of the Christian Democratic Uni...
16 Jan, 2021, 04.21 PM IST
Germany sets date for election determining Angela Merkel successorGermany's next parliamentary election, which will determine the country's new leader after Chancellor Angela Merkel's long rule, will be he...
09 Dec, 2020, 08.31 PM IST
Germany’s CDU to decide on Merkel successor in AprilMerkel’s Christian Democratic Union was plunged into turmoil after her heir apparent, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, resigned as party leader ...
24 Feb, 2020, 11.30 PM IST
Dollar firmer as China jitters drive safe haven tradesThe Japanese yen traded flat in Asian trade on Tuesday.
30 Oct, 2018, 07.56 AM IST
Asian stocks fragile as trade tensions escalateThe Shanghai Composite Index shed 2.2 per cent to finish at 2,542.
30 Oct, 2018, 07.41 AM IST
Gold prices edge down amid fears trade war could ramp upUS gold futures were up 0.2 per cent at $1,229.30 an ounce.
30 Oct, 2018, 07.41 AM IST
Angela Merkel woos her opponents with vista of another grand coalition“I don’t understand why the SPD never said a good word about the grand coalition during the election campaign,” said Merkel, Europe’s longe...
26 Nov, 2017, 11.51 PM IST
As Germany goes to vote today, Angela Merkel is poised to yet again capture powerPerformance legitimacy that fills the pockets and wallets of ordinary people is the best guarantor of political longevity in mature democra...
24 Sep, 2017, 12.00 AM IST
Indian-origin politician sworn in as Mayor of German city49-year-old Sridharan, who is the son of a migrant from India and a German mother was sworn in during a ceremony in Bonn's municipal counci...
23 Oct, 2015, 02.03 PM IST
Indian-origin Ashok Sridharan becomes mayor of Germany's Bonn cityAshok Sridharan, a mayoral candidate of Chancellor Angela Merkel-led Christian Democratic Union, has comprehensively won the election in Bo...
14 Sep, 2015, 12.07 PM IST
German Greens pull out of coalition talks with Angela MerkelGermany's Green party today pulled out of coalition talks with Angela Merkel's CDU, leaving the Chancellor to focus on discussions with the...
16 Oct, 2013, 01.25 PM IST
- German parliament to vote on euro plans tomorrow
German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a crucial parliamentary vote tomorrow on Europe's new strategy to resolve the euro zone debt crisis.
25 Oct, 2011, 12.26 PM IST
- German Chancellor Angela Merkel defends euro campaign
Merkel rejected calls from within her coalition that some countries are kicked out of the euro, saying more needed to be done to stabilise ...
06 Sep, 2011, 05.27 AM IST