Young voters quiz UK politicians in TV debate
London, Dec 10 (IANS) Senior UK politicians were quizzed on housing, climate change and Brexit by an audience of young British voters in an election …
Private firms shouldn’t censor politicians, news: Zuckerberg
San Francisco, Dec 3 (IANS) Defending Facebook’s policy of not removing political advertisements containing false information, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that a private …
Politicians stopped outside gang-rape, murder victim’s house
Hyderabad, Dec 1 (IANS) Tension prevailed near the residence of victim of gang-rape and murder at Shamshabad here on Sunday as local residents locked the …
35 Kashmir politicians moved from Centaur hotel
Srinagar, Nov 17 (IANS) Thirty five detained mainstream politicians in Jammu and Kashmir have been moved out of the Centaur hotel on the banks of …
Shiv Sena now a party of next-gen suave politicians
Mumbai, Nov 1 (IANS) The Shiv Sena, a party famous for having built its roots in the 1960s with its brand of strong-arm tactics, regional …
‘Urgent need for police, judicial reforms, reining in politicians, media’
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The urgent need for reforms in the police and judicial systems, coupled with reining in politicians and the media, particularly …
Politicians using scare tactics to get your vote
By Sabrina Almeida For nearly 40 days leaders of the major political parties have tried to sell us their grand plan for moving Canada forward …
Top politicians’ names emerge in D-company deals, ED probes links (IANS Exclusive)
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) Amid Assembly polls in Maharashtra, the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) crackdown on the aides of drug kingpin Iqbal Mirchi, a leading member …
Ramlila: Rare instance when politicians turn actors
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Lord Rama and his name have an instant connection with the general public, and the craze for “Ram” gets quite …
NCP demands ED action against BJP-Shiv Sena politicians(Lead)
Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) As the crisis arising out of former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s resignation as MLA subsided, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) …
Facebook exempts politicians from third-party fact checking
San Francisco, Sep 25 (IANS) Facebook has exempted politicians from its third-party fact-checking programme, saying its efforts to curb fake news and misinformation don’t apply …
Pak politicians, rights groups reject idea of ‘media courts’
Islamabad, Sep 19 (IANS) Pakistani politicians, media bodies and rights groups have rejected the governments announcement of setting up of special tribunals for taking up …
Armed forces in India most trusted, politicians least: Survey
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Over 70 per cent of Indians in urban areas find the armed forces the most trustworthy profession, while a majority …
Kerala politicians slam Amit Shah’s Hindi push
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 15 (IANS) The traditional rival political fronts in Kerala – the ruling CPI-M led Left Front and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) …
Telangana orders removal of politicians’ temple carvings
Hyderabad, Sep 7 (IANS) The Telangana government on Saturday directed Yadadri temple authorities to remove images of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao and all other …
Indian politicians want me dead: Pak minister
Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) Pakistan Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid, known for making controversial statements, has said that Indian politicians have been wishing for his death. …
Politicians, sports fraternity pay tribute to Dhyan Chand
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) On the occasion of the 114th birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand, which is also celebrated as National Sports Day, …
No VIP treatment for politicians detained in Srinagar
Srinagar, Aug 27 (IANS) For nearly 40 former ministers and leaders of political parties in Jammu and Kashmir placed under detention and lodged at the …
Politicians panic as Mumbai Police file FIR in MSCB scam
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Adhering to Bombay High Court’s August 22 orders, the Mumbai Police on Monday lodged an FIR in the Rs 1,000 crore …
Sakshi’s MLA father: Lobby involving politicians-bureaucrats hatched a plot
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Breaking his silence after several days over the much talked-about elopement of Sakshi-Ajitesh, the father of the girl and BJP …
Convicted politicians not to get media time in Pakistan
Islambad, July 10 (IANS) Pakistan has decided to block media coverage and interviews of politicians who are convicts or under-trail prisoners and directed the Pakistan …
Politicians need to lead by example on climate emergency
Pradip Rodrigues A couple of weeks ago, the House of Commons voted to recognize a climate emergency in Canada and reiterated its commitment to meeting …
Bureaucrats, politicians under scanner as Yogi hands over seeds scam probe to EOW
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Widening the scope of investigation into the multi-crore seeds scam, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has handed over …
Bureaucrats, politicians under scanner as Yogi hands over seed scam to EOW (IANS Special)
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Widening the scope of investigation into the multi-crore seed scam, the Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh hands over the probe …
Twitter will hide rule-breaking politicians’ tweets
New York, June 28 (IANS) Twitter says it will hide tweets by world leaders and politicians that break its rules but have been left online …
Minor boy held for creating fake Facebook profiles of Odisha politicians
Bhubaneswar, June 13 (IANS) A minor boy was on Thursday arrested on the charges of duping people by creating fake social media accounts in the …
Four Goan politicians who lost the most on May 23
Panaji, May 24 (IANS) The outcome of Goa’s two Lok Sabha seats and four assembly bypolls were not in character with the saffron sweep across …
Politicians caution against manual vote tabulation
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Opposition parties have been apprehensive about glitches in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), but a new spectre looms large ahead of May …
Wives of Jharkhand politicians report fair income hike
Ranchi, May 18 (IANS) Wives of politicians in Jharkhand seem to have fair income, and in some cases better than their husbands, according to the …
Modi, Priyanka Yahoo’s most-searched politicians
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) In this election season, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the most-searched politician in India, followed by Congress General Secretary Priyanka …
Politicians join social media over Yeti discovery claims
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) With Indian Army claiming its jawans saw “mysterious footprints” of mythical ‘Yeti’ close to Makalu Base Camp earlier this month, …
Flamboyant politicians show cautious investment behaviour
Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) A look at the investment behaviour patterns among the who’s who in national politics contesting the ongoing Lok Sabha elections reveals …
Yogi, Mayawati not first politicians to face EC ire
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The ban on Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from campaigning in the Lok …
IT raids on; focus on links with politicians
Bhopal, April 9 (IANS) Income Tax officials on Tuesday continued to search for a third day the premises of close aides of Madhya Pradesh Chief …
J&K restores security cover of politicians, activists
Jammu, April 8 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday restored the security cover of 400 politicians and political activists which had been withdrawn …
Sex offender released in Brampton concerns residents and politicians
Canada’s public safety minister Ralph Goodale sought to assuage the fears of Brampton residents and politicians that their safety has not been compromised by the …
Stars politicians raise glam-quotient at election time (Dangal 2019)
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) It’s election time and can the stars be for behind? There are the veterans and there are the newbies, each …
Politicians switching sides: It’s advantage BJP
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) In this election season, parties are seeking to create political momentum for themselves through high-profile inductions. Both Congress and BJP …
Gambhir joins club of cricketers-turned-politicians
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir became the latest cricketer to take the plunge into politics on Friday when he joined …
J&K politicians indulge in ‘freestyle wresting’ (Dangal 2019)
Srinagar, March 18 (IANS) Political temperatures have steadily risen in Jammu and Kashmir and rival parties are now engaged in a no-holds-barred battle to score …
No interviews just before polling, EC to politicians
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Election Commission on Saturday asked leaders of all political parties to not give any media interviews during the “silence …