US seeks international help to reopen Strait of Hormuz as crude prices surgeThe United States is forming an international coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Global oil prices are surging as the vital waterway...
30 Apr, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
Donald Trump jitters push US allies toward Japan’s most significant military shift since World War IIJapan is set to ease its strict arms export rules. This move is attracting significant interest from countries like Poland and the Philippi...
15 Apr, 2026, 09.43 AM IST
View: Trump got schooled by Iran. He’ll never learnIran war: Donald Trump's actions regarding Iran have led to significant financial costs for American taxpayers and human casualties. His rh...
09 Apr, 2026, 04.19 PM IST
US asks allies to pitch plans within days to secure HormuzThe United States is urgently calling on its European partners to formulate and present actionable strategies for securing the Strait of Ho...
09 Apr, 2026, 10.17 AM IST
From Greenland to green energy: Five things to know about DenmarkDenmark goes to the polls Tuesday in legislative elections expected to be close, with 12 parties fielding candidates and a slew of coalitio...
22 Mar, 2026, 11.21 AM IST
Can Friedrich Merz secure a majority to become Germany's next Chancellor on May 6?Germany is set for a leadership change. Friedrich Merz may become the next leader. Parliament plans a vote in early May. His coalition need...
14 Apr, 2025, 09.54 PM IST
German voters, opposition mount pressure on Olaf Scholz for early pollsEurope's largest economy was thrown into disarray this week with the collapse of Scholz's three-way coalition and disagreements over how mu...
08 Nov, 2024, 11.54 PM IST
Angela Merkel seals $145 bn stimulus to lift battered economyThe wide-ranging plan to lift Germany out of the crisis unleashed by the coronavirus exceeded the top end of expectations by 30%. Alongside...
04 Jun, 2020, 11.41 PM IST
KC Venugopal to meet party leaders, MLAs in Karnataka amid reports of rift between JD(S), CongressVoices of dissent are gaining ground within the Congress in Karnataka as two of its MLAs met former chief minister S M Krishna at his Benga...
29 May, 2019, 12.45 PM IST
Only filling up of three vacant posts: Siddaramaiah on cabinet reshuffleOut of 34 ministers, Congress and JD(S) have 22 and 12 respectively according to the coalition understanding.
28 May, 2019, 04.00 PM IST
Martin Schulz steps down as EU Parliament Chief to enter German politicsSchulz, a Social Democrat, has led the European Union’s legislature since 2012.
25 Nov, 2016, 12.14 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha opposes fuel price hike"I request the Honourable Prime Minister to intervene and withdraw the increase in prices of petrol and diesel," she added.
01 Jul, 2014, 12.15 AM IST
'Formation of stable coalition government augurs well for economy'Output as measured by the index of industrial production remained almost flat in 2013-14 and declined 0.1 per cent, compared with an expans...
13 May, 2014, 05.37 PM IST
We left NDA when BJP digressed from Atal Bihari Vajpayee's path: Nitish KumarBihar Chief Minister slammed BJP by accusing it of getting ''digressed'' from the path laid by Atal Bihari Vajpayee which led JD(U) to seve...
13 Feb, 2014, 05.37 AM IST
Mixed reaction from non-Cong parties to TelanganaCPI-M General Secretary Prakash Karat said statehood for Telangana will spur such demands in other parts of the country.
30 Jul, 2013, 11.28 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa slams diesel price hikeTamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today said the diesel price hike has shown that the coalition government had gone "away a long dista...
01 Jul, 2013, 10.49 PM IST
- Tight race expected in Malaysia polls tomorrow
Malaysians vote tomorrow in what is expected to be a closely-contested general election, with the ruling coalition led by Premier Najib Raz...
04 May, 2013, 06.09 PM IST