Politics

The BJP has already severed ties with the BPF for the upcoming Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) polls.

Communistrun Cuba plans to convert most staterun eateries into cooperatives and privaterun businesses in the coming months and stop subsidizing them as soon as next year, according to local reports and a government source.

The coming period of U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and Iraq is fraught with risk, but the military will not hesitate to strike back if extremists attempt to undermine the transition to a smaller U.S. force in those countries, the newly installed...

According to the seat-sharing formula agreed upon by the parties, the Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP will contest on eight of the 16 seats in the third phase, and the National Conference (NC) on six.

Nitish Kumar is scheduled to take oath as chief minister for the seventh time in Raj Bhavan this evening.

Gold prices touched a oneweek high on Monday as the dollar retreated, while mounting U.S. coronavirus cases fuelled concerns over the pandemic's impact on economic recovery, underpinning hopes of further monetary stimulus.

Ask Virginia voter Mary Hayes why Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump, and she does not hesitate.

The BJP leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had been emphatically stating that Kumar will be retained as CM even if his JD(U)’s strength were to shrink in the assembly polls. The BJP is said to be wary of Kumar, sore over rebellion of Chir...

Peruvian interim President Manuel Merino came under growing pressure on Sunday to resign after half his new cabinet stepped down following the deaths of two people in protests over the sudden ouster of his predecessor.

According to his family's statement on Twitter, Ahmed Patel is now stable and he is currently under medical observation.

Taking to Twitter, the state minority affairs minister referred to the claim often made by BJP leaders, including former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, that the MVA government would collapse on its own due to "internal differences".

Washington (AP) The US is starting the 2021 budget year the way the old year ended, with soaring deficits. The Treasury Department reported Thursday that the federal government ran up a record October deficit of USD 284.1 billion, double the red ink of...

While it already banks on a strong base of non-Yadav OBC, non-Jatav Dalits and upper castes, the ruling party can further hope to bridge the losses of any anti-incumbency and political issues like perceived annoyance of the Brahmins if it faces a splinter...

Congress has won only 19 of the 70 seats it contested. Now, this poor performance is bound to have two immediate consequences --- in state polls and from within the party.

The AIMIM fielded 16 candidates in Seemanchal and mainly targeted the RJD-Congress alliance votes, which helped NDA in Bihar. A similar situation may be repeated in West Bengal during the upcoming polls - the party could damage Mamata’s substantiate Musli...

Of the 163 MLA-elects, 123 (51 per cent of total affidavits analysed) have serious criminal cases pending against them, including those related to murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping and crimes against women.