Whatever be the reasons for the agitation, its timing may create problems for the BJP in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh and Punjab as the AIJASS has asked the community to oppose the saffron party in the assembly polls in both states.

To one's mind, for a Sports Minister to choose to play cricket while being blindfolded can only be described as highly insensitive.

From Apple's Steve Jobs and Google's Sundar Pichai to Joseph Pulitzer – America is a land of immigrants

PM Modi’s bid to invoke national security seems to be an attempt to dispel the negative perception built over the past five years about the Akali-led government and reinvent the party’s image as one that will handle national security issues best.

For Dahal who leads a coalition government in a hung parliament, the support of the UML, the third largest party, is as crucial as the support of the alliance.

Mulayam's decision is likely to hurt Akhilesh's campaign psychologically as he and his followers have insisted that he had his father's blessings after he took over the party's reins from Mulayam.

A notice posted by TMC on Facebook claimed that Trinamool MPs will not be present in Parliament on the first two days of the Budget Session in protest against Demonetisation.

The election manifesto is silent on justice for several thousand victims of Muzaffarnagar riots who have been moved from now-disbanded relief camps to settlement colonies.

Questions on the poll strategy in Uttar Pradesh and contentious Ram Mandir issue went unanswered

Pence's radical crusades may quietly find an easy medium through Trump -- while the latter is occupied and focused on making headlines.

BJP has always taken hits on parties that have promoted nepotism and dynasty politics. Little did it expect that such an issue will come to haunt it.

The teetering marriage of Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena finally ended on Thursday when Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray announced the breakup.

Last week, reports surfaced stating that Republican legislators were teaming up to propose laws which would make peaceful protests illegal in Washington, Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota and North Dakota.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Housing for All plan was one of the crucial parts of his achhe din promise. As it turns out, there are high chances that promise may be misused by unscrupulous elements to lure people into dubious deals.

The moment we allow ourselves to bow to the fear of reprimand by a higher authority or bow to the exterior forces of hooliganism – the very idea of a democracy disintegrates.

Sexism, misogyny and patriarchy are so deeply ingrained in our society that it is no surprise when politicians and ‘public leaders’ dish out insensitive misogynistic remarks.

Trump has reinstated the Global Gag Policy, but its on-ground impact will be damaging across the world. Women, as always, will be the victims.

In a desperate bid to revive its fortunes in the poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, the Congress party released a list of 40 star campaigners just for the first phase of the elections.

The issued guidelines raise the question of lopsided priorities where national symbols like the anthem have been pitted against a basic dignity that the authorities cannot afford to some of its lawful citizens.

The Tamil Nadu government’s ordinance allowing Jallikattu may also lead to many other states taking the same route and in the process overriding judicial orders in order to hold banned animal sports in their states.

Indians are known to protest. However, seldom has one seen nation-wide, women-led rallies that fight for empowering women.

The Indian space agency will comfortably break the record previously held by the Russian Dnepr rocket--a transformed inter-continental ballistic missile--which launched 37 satellites into orbit in 2014.

With the Railways yet to present a comprehensive plan to avoid these vulnerabilities such accidents continue to claim hundreds of lives. The inability to swiftly tackle the issue of safety raises questions of where the attention and resources of the ministry are focused.

In Tamil Nadu, admiration or respect for something – whether it's a centuries-old cultural practice, a cinematic demigod, or a political icon – has always been accompanied by heightened emotions. Be it Jallikattu, the conflict over the Cauvery river, the unbounded reverence for Tamil superstar Rajnikanth

One of the biggest issues faced by citizens after demonetisation was the shortage of ₹100 notes.