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Congress leader Sachin Pilot along with party MLAs addresses a presser at his residence in Jaipur. PTI photo

Sachin Pilot: Congress top bosses to decide whether to work in...

Pilot met the new AICC general secretary incharge for Rajasthan Ajay Maken in Delhi on Monday

19 Aug 2020 6:29 PM IST

More state elections are around the corner. Jharkhand was not held this week though BJP CM Raghubar Das could easily have been told to request an election by his high command .

Sanjay Kumar | Elections at 73: Women voters, criminal' leaders

The sweet memories could also be remembered as an upsurge in electoral participation of the marginalised

19 Aug 2020 6:26 PM IST

Sushant Singh Rajput

Sushant Singh Rajput death: Supreme Court verdict evokes political...

The verdict has come amid the ongoing tussle over the jurisdictional issue between the Maharashtra and Bihar police.

19 Aug 2020 6:06 PM IST

Belarusian opposition supporters gather for a protest rally in front of the government building at Independent Square in Minsk, Belarus. AP Photo

AA Edit | Flashpoint in Belarus

The European Union has called an emergency virtual summit on Wednesday, as it explores how to help Belarus

19 Aug 2020 6:03 PM IST

5 Tablighi Jamaat attendees arrested for failing to declare themselves. (PTI Photo)

Tablighi Jamaat: ED raids multiple locations in connection with money...

They said various premises in Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad and a few other locations are being raided to collect evidence.

19 Aug 2020 5:30 PM IST

While 17 lakh students have registered for NEET, 11 lakh youngsters will be writing the JEE

AA Edit | Let the students skip JEE for their own good

In these unprecedented circumstances of a Covid year, should not the health of their children have been the parents'...

19 Aug 2020 5:12 PM IST

The India mission is currently headed by T.S. Tirumurthi, with Nagaraj Naidu as deputy permanent representative. File Photo

Dilli ka Babu | India strengthens team at UN ahead of Security Council...

The Indian delegation is being strengthened with the appointment of an additional deputy permanent representative

19 Aug 2020 4:48 PM IST

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden is seen in a video feed from Delaware with his wife Jill Biden, and his grandchildren at his side, after winning the votes to become the Democratic Partys 2020 nominee for President, during the second night of the virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisc. AP photo

Democrats nominate Biden for epic challenge to oust Trump

Biden celebrated his new status as the Democratic nominee alongside his wife and grandchildren in a Delaware school...

19 Aug 2020 4:30 PM IST

Belarusian opposition supporters rally in the center of Minsk, Belarus. European Union leaders are putting on a show of support for people protesting in Belarus. AP photo

EU leaders to build pressure on Belarus president

The EU believes that the results of the Aug. 9 polls, which handed President Lukashenko his sixth term was falsified

19 Aug 2020 3:52 PM IST

Prashant Bhushan seeks deferment of hearing on sentencing in SC. (PTI Photo)

Prashant Bhushan moves SC to defer sentence hearing in contempt case

The apex court on August 14 held Bhushan guilty of criminal contempt and fixed August 20 for hearing on arguments on...

19 Aug 2020 3:46 PM IST

Malian troops and citizens gather outside the private residence of Malis President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in Bamako, Mali. AP photo

Mali president resigns after armed mutiny

The news of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's departure was met with jubilation by anti-government demonstrators

19 Aug 2020 3:27 PM IST

Vehicles move slowly through a waterlogged street during rain, in New Delhi. PTI photo

Heavy rains in Delhi, low-lying areas flooded

The downpour is expected to reduce the rain deficiency in the capital

19 Aug 2020 2:51 PM IST