Special SIT court judge P.B. Desai "ignored evidence" that former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who was killed in a mob attack in Ahmedabad's Gulberg Housing Society during the 2002 riots, did all that was possible within his power to protect Muslims from the "rage of the mob" and instead echoed the position of then Chief...
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Parliament on Wednesday passed a landmark Constitution amendment bill providing for 10 per cent reservation to upper castes in government jobs and higher educational institutions, with the Rajya Sabha voting it late in the night after rejecting a demand for referring it to a select committee for detailed scrutiny. ...
Soon after the loan waiver, more sops are coming for farmers in Rajasthan: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said power tariff for them will remain stable for the next five years. ...
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "be a man" and answer queries raised by him over the Rafale fighter aircraft deal. ...
Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said the government's decision to give 10 per cent quota to economically weaker sections in the general category has been taken with "non-application of mind" and it would face constitutional hurdles. ...
The Madras High Court on Wednesday ordered the Tamil Nadu government to give the Pongal cash gift of Rs 1,000 to only to those ration card holders who are below the poverty line....
The Centre should take immediate steps to stem the situation in Assam arising out of the passing of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 in the Lok Sabha, Assam Assembly Speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami said on Wednesday....
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the 10 per cent quota for the poor among the upper castes in government jobs and higher education institutions is a "historic step" and allayed fears that this will cut into the existing reservation pie for the SC/ST and OBCs....
Normal life across Kerala was badly hit on Wednesday as the two-day nationwide trade strike entered its second day, but by evening more and more shops and establishments opened. ...
Attacking the coming together of SP and BSP in Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said their leaders were worried about their misdeeds and were now working to defeat the 'chowkidar' (watchman) who was all out to expose their "misdeeds"....
