Alliance with strong regional parties can transform polity: Yechuri

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 12:17

Only an alliance of CPI(M) with strong regional parties like AIADMK and not individuals like BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi can help drive out "twin evils" of corruption and fundamentalism, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechuri said.

"Ride Along" rolls over Jack Ryan to win US weekend box office

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 00:43

"Ride Along," a buddy cop comedy starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, collected $41.2 million in ticket sales to top the weekend box office charts, leaving another new release, political thriller "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit," in the dust.

AAP asks people to overthrow dynastic political outfits

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 20:37

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday attacked political opponents for their alleged double standards on corruption and appealed to people to overthrow dynastic political outfits from the country.

US concerned about Turkey`s political crisis

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 06:09

The United States is watching with concern a deepening political crisis unfolding in its key ally Turkey, and has voiced its disquiet to Turkish leaders, a US official said Thursday.

Feuds between political workers keeping police busy: RR Patil

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 00:27

Political violence was putting more burden on the police machinery in Maharashtra, state Home Minister R R Patil said on Wednesday evening.

`AAP`s anti-graft promise a difficult goal to achieve`

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 12:34

The Aam Aadmi Party`s (AAP) promise to sweep away corruption from the Indian political system is a "difficult" goal to achieve, says a visiting American political scientist.

Parties in Uttarakhand showing renewed concern for common man

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 15:35

With the stupendous victory of AAP in Delhi Assembly polls on a strong anti-corruption plank and a professed concern for the common man, the focus of most political parties in Uttarakhand seems to have shifted to the man on the street.

China tells police to be loyal to party amid graft crackdown

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 12:45

China`s police chief wrote that his officers must uphold the leadership of the Communist Party and be loyal to it.

Myanmar to free remaining political prisoners Tuesday

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 12:54

Myanmar Tuesday announced the release of all remaining political prisoners on the last day of 2013.

Govt request to remove political content worrying: Google

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 14:27

Search engine giant Google has raised concerns about consistent demands by governments and law enforcement agencies across the world to remove content that is critical of them.

Top Communist party adviser probed for graft in China

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 19:37

China has launched a corruption probe against a top political adviser, the ruling Communist Party`s discipline watchdog said on Friday.

Half of refugees in govt-aided relief camp children

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 15:25

The only government-aided relief camp in the district here has so far seen 16 deaths after it opened to shelter victims following the September riots in the area, official sources said.