India

New Delhi, May 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to unveil his top 10 policy priorities on Thursday, seeking to unblock an investment logjam and setting deadlines for action in order to revive the economy. A top aide flagged the action points ahead of a cabinet meeting at which Modi will begin the task of meeting the aspirations of voters who handed his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) the

Hyderabad, May 29: The day-long shutdown called by TRS president K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday protesting the Centre’s ordinance to hand over 200 villages of Telangana to Andhra Pradesh for Polavaram irrigation project, affected normal life. Buses of state-owned Road Transport Corporation (RTC) went off the roads in all 10 districts including Hyderabad. Shops, hotels and business establishments

New Delhi, May 29: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh believes Rahul Gandhi should head the party in Parliament if he is to lead the Congress, a linkage that is sure to put pressure on the reluctant Gandhi scion ahead of the decision on who should be leader of opposition in Lok Sabha. "If Rahul wants to lead the Congress, he must lead," Singh said, when asked if he wants the Congress vice-president

Kochi, May 28: Blaming Rahul Gandhi for the party's electoral reverses in the Lok Sabha election, a senior leader in Kerala Wednesday termed the Congress vice president a "joker" and demanded he be removed from his posts if he does not step down voluntarily. T.H. Mustafa, a former minister, also demanded Gandhi's sister Priyanka Gandhi be made the new party chief. Addressing reporters here

Hyderabad, May 28: With the 'Appointed Day' (June 2) when Telangana and (new) Andhra Pradesh (AP) would come into existence drawing closer, the countdown has begun for the formal bifurcation of AP. As the mammoth task of dividing assets, liabilities and employees is underway, the bitterness that was witnessed in the run-up to the passage of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill in Parliament still

Srinagar, May 28: The controversy over Article 370 continued unabated on Wednesday with the RSS hitting back at Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his remarks. Omar made it clear that it cannot be revoked without recalling the Constituent Assembly and that it is “impossible”. Reacting to Omar’s remarks that either J&K won’t be part of India or Article 370 that grants special status

New Delhi, May 28: The BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday took charge as the Union Minister for External Affairs. After assuming office, Ms. Sushma said “My priority will be to showcase our strengths to the world and improve ties with neighbouring countries, strategic partners, Africa, Europe and others.” She also added “We told Pakistan that we want good relations with it. Talks can be

New Delhi, May 27: A statement by minister of state in the Prime Minister's Office, Jitendra Singh, on Tuesday sparked the new government's first controversy when he said the Narendra Modi government was open to debate on Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir,while making it clear that efforts would be made through this exercise to "convince" the "unconvinced". Soon after, Jammu & Kashmir chief minister

New Delhi, May 27: Court accepts the AAP leader’s bail bond filed by his advocate in a criminal defamation complaint against him by BJP leader Nitin Gadkari. A Delhi court on Tuesday ordered forthwith the release of Arvind Kejriwal from Tihar Jail after the Aam Aadmi Party leader furnished the bail bond in a criminal defamation complaint filed against him by BJP leader Nitin Gadkari, changing his

New Delhi, May 27: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Tuesday after "a very good meeting" with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi that it was time to open "a new page" in bilateral relationship. Sharif told the media before flying back to Islamabad that he had underlined to Modi, who became prime minister a day earlier, that India as well as Pakistan needed peace to build their economies