Political Endorsement

66-year-old veteran reformist was handpicked by President Maithripala Sirisena to lead a minority government after the ouster of longtime president Mahinda Rajapaksa in January.

NJAC: Turf war between government and judiciary

Will it, or won't it? The biggest legal battle in recent memory has come down to this question. After 4 long months of debate and argument between legal titans on the constitutionality of the National Judicial Appointments Commission, the Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on the matter.

PM meets Rajnath, discusses plan to face Lalit-Sushma issue

According to reports, Modi and Singh discussed the government strategy to tackle the continued attack by the opposition over the issue. They also discussed government‘s plan to move Supreme Court for revocation of Lalit Modi‘s passport.

Lalit Modi evades questions but admits relation with Sushma

While accepting that he has 'relations' with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and several other politicians, he refused to add anything more. Evading questions from the media, he said that his lawyers have asked him not to make any statement.

As Greece leads the news, Italy‘s problems mount

The Italian prime minister has had to tackle difficulties both abroad and at home – including a slow economic recovery. All this presents a difficult backdrop for Renzi as he faces 22 million voters with elections in 7 regions and over 1,000 municipalities this weekend.

Why did 'honest' PM allow dishonest men to loot exchequer?

In 2009, Manmohan responded to the charge of being a weak PM and dynasty's doormat by giving it back to LK Advani. At Friday‘s (3 January 2014) press conference, when confronted with the public perception that his stewardship of India has been disastrous, he lashed out at Narendra Modi instead.

UK's visa bond scheme never targeted at India: Cameron

India had conveyed its serious concern about the scheme to the British government both at the ministerial and official levels.