Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Friday said the scheme of giving smartphones at Rs.251 was the "biggest scam of the millennium" during the BJP regime. He demanded the money which had been received by the company should be kept secure. Tiwari said in the Rajya Sabha that the government needs to clear the facts about the "fraudulent 'Freedom 251...
The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre and Delhi Police on a plea seeking SIT probe into the assault on JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and others by some lawyers at a court complex here on February 15 and 17. ...
The high cost of industrial power coupled with erratic supply has resulted in steady growth of captive generation and the trend could accelerate with lower oil prices, states Economic Survey 2015-16. ...
The Economic Survey for 2015-16 tabled in parliament on Friday has pegged India's growth for the next fiscal in the 7-7.75 percent range....
Pope Francis' audiences were cancelled on Thursday as he has a temperature and is slightly unwell, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said....
Functioning for nearly the whole day after a long time, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed an intense debate on the recent incidents in JNU and Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula's suicide, even as HRD Minister Smriti Irani's reply was cut short due to protests which lead to its adjournment for the day. ...
Liquor baron Vijay Mallya said that he is moving to Britain to be closer to his children following his dramatic resignation as chairman of United Spirits Ltd and becoming its founder emeritus on Thursday. ...
The prestigious Muziris Heritage Project of the Kerala Tourism department will be inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee in Thrissur district on Saturday. ...
Disappointment over the railway budget, coupled with negative Chinese indices and a weak rupee, subdued Indian equity markets on Thursday. ...
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday condemned the violence in the Patiala House Court and promised action if Delhi Police was found doing "injustice" in the case....