Politics

India and China have agreed to resolve all outstanding problems in an "expeditious manner" and in accordance with the existing protocols, New Delhi said on Thursday after border talks between the two Asian giants. "The two sides will continue to sincerely work towards complete disengagement of the troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Western Sector,"...

Sitting BJP MLA from Deoria Sadar seat, Janmejay Singh, has died of a cardiac arrest at a hospital in Lucknow, party spokesperson Chandra Mohan said Friday. Singh, 75, was admitted to Lohia hospital after he developed health complications and died during pacemaker implantation late Thursday night, Mohan said. The MLA was initially taken to the civil hospital but referred...

Joe Biden promised Thursday to end the "darkness" of Donald Trump's presidency in a speech accepting the Democratic nomination with an impassioned call for unity and a return to optimism. "The current president has cloaked America in darkness for much too long. Too much anger, too much fear, too much division," Biden said. "If you entrust me with the...

The Centre on Wednesday ordered "immediate" withdrawal of about 10,000 paramilitary personnel from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. This is the biggest de-induction of these forces after additional troops were rushed to the UT post the abrogation of the Article 370 of the Constitution that gave the erstwhile state a unique status. They...

Satya Pal Malik was on Tuesday transferred as Governor of Meghalaya, replacing Tathagata Roy who completed his five-year tenure on the gubernatorial post. A Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said Malik, Governor of Goa, is transferred and appointed as Governor of Meghalaya. Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari has been asked to discharge the functions of Goa governor in...

As the 16-day lockdown, which was imposed to contain the COVID-19 outbreak in Bihar has ended, all eyes are set on the government headed by Nitish Kumar as to whether it would extend the restrictions or further ease the lockdown rules to allow more economic activities in the state. Due to the rise in coronavirus cases, the Bihar government...

Democratic vice-presidential nominee Senator Kamala Harris, during her maiden address to the Indian-American community, reflected on her proud Indian heritage and recalled how her mother always wanted to instill in her a "love for good idli". Harris, 55, who is the first black to be selected as a vice-presidential candidate of a major party, took a trip down...

On 15 August, 1947, the British Raj came to an end in India, ending 200 years of colonisation. Commemorating the nation's freedom from the British rule, the country is celebrating its 74th Independence Day on 15 August. However, celebrations this year are muted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event at Red Fort, unlike other years, saw a reduced...

Pranab Mukherjee "is responding to external stimuli and treatment" and the 96-hour observation period ends today, his son tweeted today as the former President continues to be on ve ntilator support. The 84-year-old, who tested positive for coronavirus, has been on ventilator support at the the Army's Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi since a brain surgery...

Israel and the United Arab Emirates have reached a deal to normalise relations, with Israel agreeing to suspend its controversial plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. In a surprise statement by US President Donald Trump, who helped broker it, the countries called the accord "historic" and a breakthrough toward peace. Until now Israel has had no...