Beijing, June 18 (Xinhua-ANI): The U.S. whistle-blower Edward Snowden said accusations from American politicians that he is a Chinese spy are a "predictable smear" designed to "distract from the issue of U.S. government misconduct", according to a South China Morning Post report on Tuesday.

London, June 17 (ANI): UK's eavesdropping agency, Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) had reportedly snooped on the emails and telephone records of the foreign politicians and officials during the G20 summit in 2009.

Raipur, June 7 (ANI) The recent attack by the Naxals in south Chhattisgarh, where the top ranking political leaders of Chhattisgarh were killed has been one of the gruesome attacks against Indian politicians in the recent past.

New Delhi, June 3 (ANI): A large number of Kannada writers, politicians, artists and academicians paid rich tributes to former Vice President of India Basappa Danappa Jatti as part of a birth centenary celebration here on Monday.

New Delhi, June 1 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Raashid Alvi on Saturday spoke on the resignation of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Chairman Rajiv Shukla and posed a question asking how can politicians manage cricket?

Kolkata, May 30 (ANI): West Bengal politicians today condoled the death of Rituparno Ghosh, who passed away in the morning, following a cardiac arrest.

New Delhi, May 29 (ANI): With India's top politicians associated with the BCCI appearing to be divided over the fate of N. Srinivasan in wake of the spot-fixing scandal, former cricketer and BJP MP Kirti Azad on Wednesday said the Indian cricket board has become the biggest joke of the century, and added that the latest episode is one of the darkest phases of Indian cricket since its inception.

New Delhi, May 28 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Kirti Azad on Thursday questioned the silence of the politicians on the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scam, suggesting that there could be a united alliance with the BCCI which compels them not to speak.

New York, May 5 (ANI): Two former members of Congress who heard five days of testimony this week are convinced about supposed UFO landings and a government conspiracy to cover them up.

Islamabad, May. 1 (ANI): The United States has condemned terrorist attacks on Pakistani politicians and their supporters during May 11 election campaigns.

London, Apr.29 (ANI): In a historical moment in the 269 years of the Muirfield Village Golf Club, which is a host to the Open Championship in July, the club is being pressured by women politicians into admitting women members also.

Islamabad, Apr. 29 (ANI): The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has defended its attack on politicians, saying that they were targeting liberal political parties for their secular ideology and support for military operations.

Sydney, Apr.28 (ANI): Twitter followers of Australia's famous politicians suggest that they are high in terms of popularity, but it has emerged that these figures are targeted and inflated by 'spam bots', a test conducted on the social media analysis platforms has revealed.

Islamabad, Apr. 22 (ANI): Chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl), Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has said that politicians talking about a new Pakistan are in fact agents of Western countries.

Mumbai, Apr. 18 (ANI): The panel appointed by the Maharashtra Assembly to look into the suspension of five MLAs for allegedly attacking a police officer submitted its final report today.

Washington, Apr. 15 (ANI): Two U.S. lawmakers have questioned how pop stars Jay-Z and Beyonce were allowed to travel to Cuba last week to mark their wedding anniversary.

Islamabad, Apr. 12 (ANI): The tax returns of top leaders belonging to the Pakistan Peoples Party submitted to the Election Commission of Pakistan by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) show that some of the leaders did not even bother to declare their annual income, claming they were poor and had nothing to declare.

Lahore, Mar. 28 (ANI): As the election fever grips Pakistan with politicians striking deals to grab large share of seats, actress Meera is planning to become Punjab Assembly member on one of the reserved seats for women.

Jaipur, Mar 27 (ANI): Locals in Rajasthan played a unique soccer match on Monday dressed up as Hindu gods, movies stars, demons and politicians in the spirit of Holi, the festival of colours.

Islamabad, Mar. 26 (ANI): The United States has said it has no 'favourites' among Pakistani politicians, and that they are looking forward to work with whoever is elected during the May 11 elections.

Islamabad, Mar. 26 (ANI): Former Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik tops the list of politicians who have yet to pay their power bills, according to the Islamabad Electric Supply Company.

New York, Mar. 12 (ANI): Over a dozen bigshots belonging to the entertainment industry and politics - including Michelle Obama, Jay-Z and Beyonce, Hillary Clinton and Attorney General Eric Holder - have had financial details or sensitive material hacked and published on a website.

New Delhi/Deoria/Bhopal, Mar.5 (ANI): Politicians have demanded a probe into the killing of senior police officer Zia-ul-Haq and denounced the deteriorating law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh.

New Delhi, Mar.5 (ANI): Politicians in New Delhi have demanded the head of the beheaded soldier from Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf ahead of his visit to the country.

Islamabad, Mar. 1 (ANI): Top Pakistani politicians have extended full backing to the efforts to initiate dialogue with the Taliban.