One year on, about 150 held in Occupy protests
Protesters from Occupy Wall Street hit New York City streets again on Monday to mark their one-year anniversary, disrupting access to the stock exchange and prompting police to detain about 150 people
Hazare against anti-graft movement taking political plunge
Anna Hazare on Tuesday made it clear that he does not support the anti-corruption movement taking a political plunge and told Arvind Kejriwal that he cannot expect the activist's support for all his c
Priyanka Gandhi says has no plans to join politics
Priyanka Gandhi, about whom therehas been speculation that she will contest next Lok Sabha elections, says she has no plans of joining politics.
“I am not joining politics. I am looking after my mot
Third front only after polls: SP chief
Ruling out any pre-poll non-Congress, non-BJP coalition, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said on Thursday the Third Front would be formed only after the next general election.
He also made
Technocrat Mustafa Abu Shagur elected Libyan PM
Members of Libya's 200-strong national assembly on Wednesday elected technocrat Mustafa Abu Shagur as the country's new prime minister in a close vote.
Shagur, previously deputy prime minister, won 9
Parties got Rs4,662 crores as donations
India’s political parties got Rs4,662 crore in donations in the past seven years, with Congress (Rs2,008 crore) and BJP (Rs994 crore) topping the list.
Leaders of the two parties said there was 'noth
V.K Singh ready to venture into politics if it benefits nation
Former Army Chief General V. K. Singh on Tuesday said that he was ready to venture into politics if it is in the interest of the nation, and added that this did not mean that he had already made his f
Olympics opening ceremony grapples with weighty issues
A celebration of free healthcare, the trade union struggle, the battle for women's rights and a fleeting lesbian kiss: the Olympics opening ceremony Friday did not shy away from weighty social issues.
Reforms seen on hold; politics, poor rains to blame
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold off on widely anticipated fuel subsidy and retail reforms because of renewed opposition from party colleagues and coalition allies, leaving budget targets in tatters and rattling investors.
Advantage opposition
The erratic weather and an indifferent government are keeping the opposition parties busy.
After a brief lull, the Telangana Rashtra Samiti, Telugu Desam, YSR Congress, CPI and CPM have suddenly beco