India

The best economic tonic for the coronavirus shock is to contain its spread and worry about stimulus later, said Raghuram Rajan, former head of the Reserve Bank of India. There’s little central banks can do, and while more government spending would help, the priority should be on convincing companies and […]

The BJP’s Delhi unit chief Manoj Tiwari on Friday sought to corner the Aam Aadmi Party over the alleged role of the ruling party’s councillor from Nehru Vihar, Mohammad Tahir Hussain, in the death of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma. Tahir Hussain has been booked for murder and abduction of the 26-year-old […]

Author Chetan Bhagat has expressed disappointment over the violence which has gripped Delhi, and led to the deaths of 38 people. Bhagat said there are other pressing issues to be taken care of – like coronavirus, the state of economy etc. “World markets collapse as Corona hits. Global demand will fall. India […]

The Congress has attacked the Centre over transfer of Justice S Muralidhar from Delhi High Court to Punjab and Haryana High Court. “This is a classic case of hit-and-run injustice by the BJP government,” Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said while addressing a press conference on Thursday morning. “It looks like […]

Once billed as “world-class” capital city, Amaravati is going to be a mere residential colony in the coming days, if the proposal of the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government is put into implementation. There would be no high-rise buildings comprising global software companies, commercial complexes, multiplexes, international institutions, star hotels, […]

President Donald Trump has said that the US’ relationship with India is “extraordinary” right now and a lot of progress was made in bilateral ties during his maiden official visit to the country where America will be doing a lot of business. Talking to reporters in Washington, after his return […]

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday accused the Opposition parties of politicising the violence in Delhi and for raising questions on why National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval has taken charge of the situation. Union minister Prakash Javadekar said instead of helping the government calm the situation down, Congress, […]

A day after US lawmakers reacted sharply to the violence in the Indian capital, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders here accused US President Donald Trump of failing on the issue of human rights. Slamming the US president, Sanders said Trump’s statement regarding the violence in New Delhi during his India […]

A case has been registered against political strategist Prashant Kishor in Bihar. He has been accused of forgery by Shashwat Gautam, a resident of Motihari in Bihar, according to HT’s sister publication Live Hindustan. Gautam has alleged in his complaint that ‘Baat Bihar Ki’ recently started by Kishor was actually conceptualised by […]

India has said that the comments made by United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Delhi violence are factually inaccurate and misleading. “We have seen comments made by United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), sections of media and a few individuals on recent incidents of violence in Delhi. […]

The family members of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma have accused Tahir Hussain, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor from Nehru Vihar, of plotting his death at the hands of the mob during violence in Northeast Delhi. “The mob that snatched and killed my brother was operating from Hussain’s house. A […]

The number of deaths in Delhi violence rose to 32 on Thursday after one of the injured at Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital succumbed to injuries, reported news agency ANI. Two people had earlier died at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital. There is relative calm in Jafrabad, Maujpur, Chand Bagh and other […]