New Delhi: The Upper House of Parliament witnessed a showdown Friday between Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and opposition MPs, with the latter staging a walkout following a heated exchange between the …
New Delhi: A day after being released from Tihar Jail, former deputy chief minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, delivered a stirring call for unity among opposition forces on Saturday, warning …
New Delhi: Ahead of the Budget session Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the opposition for what he described as their attempt to “stifle” his voice in “an undemocratic manner” in …
On Saturday, he was nominated to be India’s official opposition in parliament. The once-dominant Congress had withered under his stewardship, and expectations were already low even before exit polls predicted …
The fear in many quarters that equitable, non-discriminatory democracy was being slowly strangled has eased. A large cross section of Indian voters used the ballot box to reject the divisive, …
“I forgive him and let him sort out what he did and why he did it in his own head.” Security personnel help Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico after he …
Singapore’s new Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (left) shakes hands with Senior Minister and former prime minister Lee Hsien Loong during his swearing-in ceremony at the Istana last month. Photo: EPA-EFE …
But her speech – in which she strongly criticised the administration of outgoing President Joko Widodo and the lack of democratic safeguards during February’s presidential election – indicated that the …
“This [election] is also like a festival, so I don’t have a problem voting in the heat,” Bansal said. Saturday’s voting in 58 constituencies, including seven in New Delhi, will …
Kuwait’s emir approved a new cabinet on Sunday two days after he dissolved the parliament elected only weeks earlier, and he and the new government assumed some of the assembly’s …