Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Friday accused Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari of nepotism, saying government's policies are helping his "family business"....
India suspended bilateral dialogue with Pakistan after gunmen attacked an Indian air base at Pathankot in January. India had blamed the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Muhammad militant group for the attack....
Union Minister of State for Environment Anil Madhav Dave on Friday spoke about "zero tolerance" for pollution in the Ganga river, adding that government policies may be reconstructed from scratch if required....
US diplomats quickly apologized after SRK tweeted that he had been detained -- apparently over his Muslim identity -- yet again at an airport in the US. ...
The Supreme Court on Friday sharply criticized the Modi government for sitting on the recommendation of its collegium on the appointment and transfer of judges in High Courts, almost bringing judiciary to the state of collapse....
Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy and his wife Anuradha Roy on Friday received diksha (spiritual initiation) here from Swami Prabhananda, vice-president of the order at Belur Math Ramakrishna Mission....
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said he was detained at a US airport. After US diplomats apologized, the actor said he respects protocol but being stopped is "a tad inconvenient". "I fully understand and respect security with the way the world is, but to be detained at US immigration every damn time really really sucks," Shah Rukh said in a ...
The Lok Sabha was on Friday adjourned sine die marking the conclusion of the monsoon session of Parliament -- which was the ninth session of the 16th Lok Sabha. ...
The Lok Sabha on Friday unanimously passed a resolution on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and pledged to work to restore the confidence of the people and the youth in particular. The resolution, read out by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, expressed "deepest sense of anguish" on the prolonged turbulence in the Kashmir Valley and stressed the need to t...
The UN is honouring M.S. Subbulakshmi by issuing a stamp on Independence Day to mark the birth centenary of the "Queen of Music". This year is also the 50th anniversary of Subbulakshmi's legendary concert in 1966 at the UN and A.R. Rahman will perform here as a tribute to her on August 15. "As India celebrates its 70th Independence Day, the...
