K. Chandrashekhar Rao, who led the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) to a landslide victory in Assembly elections, on Thursday took oath as the Chief Minister of Telangana for a second term in a row. Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan administered the oath of office and secrecy to the TRS leader at 1.25 a.m. at a ceremony held at Raj Bhavan....
UK Prime Minister Theresa May was on Thursday heading to Brussels for an EU summit after surviving a vote of no confidence triggered by members of her own ruling Conservative Party over her handling of Brexit....
NDA ally Shiv Sena on Thursday raised the controversial Ram temple issue in the Lok Sabha and demanded that the government bring an ordinance to pave the way for its construction in Ayodhya. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Shiv Sena's Anand Rao Adsul also reminded ...
Walmart Labs India, the local product development division of US retail giant Walmart, on Thursday announced it would hire key tech team from Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data analytics start-up Int.ai -- its second acqui-hiring in the country within three months....
The Rajya Sabha was on Thursday adjourned for the day minutes after it met on the 17th anniversary of the terror attack on the Indian parliament. As soon as the proceedings began, a few members advanced to the Chairman's podium, holding placards and demanding that their issues be discussed. Chairman ...
The Lok Sabha on Thursday witnessed two brief adjournments during the question hour as the opposition created ruckus over several issues, including the Rafale deal and demand for special status to Andhra Pradesh. Soon after the House met at 11.20 a.m. after the first adjournment, Lok Sabha ...
The Interpol on Thursday issued a red corner notice (RCN) against fugitive Indian diamentaire Mehul Choksi after a request from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Choksi, the chairman of the Gitanjali Group who has taken refuge in Antigua, ...
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and state Congress chief Sachin Pilot reached New Delhi on Thursday to meet party President Rahul Gandhi, who will finalise the name of the new Chief Minister. With Gehlot and Pilot strong contenders for the post, Gandhi would take the final call, Congress leaders said....
A second Canadian may have been detained in China in a potential act of retribution that threatens to escalate the diplomatic dispute between Washington, Beijing and Ottawa following the arrest of Huawei's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in Vancouver, a CNN report said on Thursday....
The Lok Sabha was adjourned briefly on Thursday after opposition parties created ruckus over different issues. Soon after the question hour began, opposition members from the Congress and Telugu Desam Party trooped near the Speaker's podium shouting anti-government slogans....
