Malaysia election kicks off, close race expectedOpposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who campaigned on a platform of fighting corruption, said he was "cautiously confident" his coalition woul...
19 Nov, 2022, 08.27 AM IST
Free education, healthcare not freebies, can eliminate poverty: Arvind KejriwalAt the Delhi government's Independence Day event at Chhatrasal Stadium here, he also emphasised that school education and healthcare in the...
15 Aug, 2022, 03.09 PM IST
Ranil Wickremesinghe: From PM to President in Sri Lanka's troubled timesThe 73-year-old a lawyer-turned politician, who is believed to be close to India and its leaders, was appointed as the 26th prime minister ...
21 Jul, 2022, 11.17 AM IST
Nearly 40 people killed in Myanmar as security forces quell anti-coup protests: UN envoyThe bloodshed occurred one day after neighbouring countries had called for restraint in the aftermath of the military's overthrow of the el...
04 Mar, 2021, 12.05 AM IST
Singapore PM Lee returns to power with ‘clear mandate'; Opposition gainsSingapore PM Lee took the results as an “endorsement” of the party's policies and plans as he had called the elections amidst COVID-19 pand...
11 Jul, 2020, 09.07 AM IST
Former Mumbai Police Commissioner is learning to be politically correct as BJD netaPatnaik who joined the Biju Janata Dal in April last year makes his electoral debut as the party's candidate for Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha cons...
20 Apr, 2019, 06.23 PM IST
Blockbuster reforms may take back seat as PM Narendra Modi eyes electionsPM Modi is expected to conclude already-underway measures such as the privatization of state carrier Air India then turn to issues that res...
16 Nov, 2017, 06.57 AM IST
After Raghuram Rajan, Modinomics seen focused more on electionsWhile macroeconomic stability remains a key focus of global investors, job growth is Prime Minister Modi's biggest vulnerability among Indi...
23 Jun, 2016, 05.34 PM IST
CPI(M) slams TMC govt over 'lack of industrialisation' in West BengalCPI(M) leader Surya Kanta Mishra said only the Left Front can pursue the cause if the party is voted to power.
22 Jan, 2016, 05.18 PM IST
Focus was on cricket, but I was politically active: Tejashwi Prasad YadavA middle-order batsman who once captained a side with Virat Kohli in it, Tejashwi Pratap Yadav is padding up to fight his first election.
21 Sep, 2015, 12.04 PM IST
What young corporate leaders want from Narendra ModiThe celebration and coronation are over. The work starts now. As Modi and his 45-member cabinet begin one of the most-watched government te...
27 May, 2014, 10.50 AM IST
Poke Me: How Ayodhya moved beyond the mandirRam Janambumi. The two words neatly capture the meteoric rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party from an outfit with a marginal presence in nati...
06 May, 2014, 08.27 PM IST
Modi? What’s that, an object, ailment?For BJP, he is the icing on the cake, their star leader hoping to assume the PM mantle. But, in TN's hinterlands, few have heard of Narendr...
15 Apr, 2014, 01.24 PM IST
- Sheila Diskhit cautions voters not to be misled by BJP, AAP
Slamming Delhi BJP, Dikshit said the party never walks the talk. "I ask why the party has not released its election manifesto yet?" she sai...
25 Nov, 2013, 10.07 PM IST
Individuals with a big base of followers on social media turn unofficial spokespersons for political partiesFrom homemakers to pros, a growing tribe of individuals with strong views is being roped in by BJP and Congress.
22 Jul, 2013, 06.36 AM IST
Narendra Modi pitches Gujarat's governance model for India's growthModi emphasised the need for making India a story worth praise throughout the world, saying that there is a need to build the 'Made in Indi...
06 Feb, 2013, 05.44 PM IST
- Development for everyone, says Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) manifesto
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has said it will push for inclusive growth, with the slogan, 'development for all' in its manifesto released ...
23 Jan, 2012, 03.12 AM IST