India to hold vice-presidency of global financial crime watchdog FATF for first timeIndia is set to assume the vice-presidency of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for the first time, with Vivek Aggarwal appointed to t...
19 Jun, 2026, 10.59 PM IST
Who is Andy Burnham, the lawmaker seeking to replace Keir StarmerThe 56-year-old politician presents himself as an amiable northern everyman who prefers T-shirts to a suit and tie and spends spare time pl...
19 Jun, 2026, 06.26 PM IST
Democratic socialists surge in mayoral races across the country as anti-Trump fervor risesA new wave of progressive leaders is winning mayoral races in major US cities. Candidates like Janeese Lewis George in Washington D.C. and ...
19 Jun, 2026, 10.08 AM IST
India's Bimal Patel elected UN's ITLOS tribunal judgeThe election was held within the framework of the 36th Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ...
19 Jun, 2026, 10.00 AM IST
ZPM's Laltluangkima elected Mizoram's lone Rajya Sabha memberK. Laltluangkima of the Zoram People's Movement has been elected as Mizoram's sole Rajya Sabha member. He secured a decisive victory over h...
18 Jun, 2026, 08.53 PM IST
TMC leader Udayan Guha arrested in Kolkata's PhoolbaganFormer TMC MLA Udayan Guha was arrested in Kolkata, escalating political tensions. Meanwhile, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla summoned TMC leade...
17 Jun, 2026, 03.49 PM IST
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla calls TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee on June 19 to discuss rebel MPs rowLok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has called upon the Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee for a discussion on June 19 ...
17 Jun, 2026, 02.55 PM IST
TMC cites CID probe as Abhishek Banerjee misses Speaker meetingLok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's meeting request to TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee was missed. Banerjee was being questioned by CID in Kolkata. T...
17 Jun, 2026, 12.28 AM IST
Can $100 million overcome a Trump endorsement? What to watch in Tuesday's electionsUS President Donald Trump's endorsements face crucial tests in Republican primaries across Georgia, Alabama, and Oklahoma. Meanwhile, Democ...
16 Jun, 2026, 10.22 AM IST
Trump's approval ticks up to 36% as price angst eases: PollPresident Trump's approval rating rose to 36% as public dissatisfaction with the cost of living eased slightly. The poll, conducted before ...
16 Jun, 2026, 07.50 AM IST
Supreme Court notices to Bihar government, Deepak Prakash, election panelA bench of CJI Surya Kant and justice V Mohana issued notice to Bihar government, Prakash and the Election Commission of India on a plea by...
16 Jun, 2026, 12.19 AM IST
NCPI's new avatar faces EC test; must inform, attest all changesTrinamool Congress rebels have reportedly merged with the Nationalist Citizen Party of India. This obscure party, registered in West Bengal...
15 Jun, 2026, 11.34 PM IST
Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections to be held in December: CM Suvendu AdhikariKolkata Municipal Corporation elections will be held by December this year. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari made the announcement. This fol...
15 Jun, 2026, 04.46 PM IST
Trump's support in rural America slips as fuel and food prices climb, Reuters/Ipsos poll showsIn a challenging political landscape, President Trump faces an uphill battle with rural Americans, whose approval ratings are slipping. The...
14 Jun, 2026, 05.39 PM IST
SC points Congress' Meenakshi Natarajan to EC remedy in nomination disputeThe Supreme Court has indicated it generally does not intervene in rejected nomination cases before elections. Candidates usually seek reme...
12 Jun, 2026, 01.13 PM IST
BJP's Tai Tagak elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Arunachal PradeshReturning officer-cum-secretary of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Tadar Meena, formally declared Tagak elected following the c...
11 Jun, 2026, 07.23 PM IST
RO's order rejecting Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination is like saying '2+2=7': Abhishek Manu Singhvi after meeting with EC"We have told them, and we have demonstrated, according to us, beyond doubt and beyond any matter of controversy, that the RO has passed a ...
10 Jun, 2026, 01.46 PM IST