The Congress on Thursday announced that the party will launch a nationwide protest across the country from January 6 on the twin issues of note ban and corruption charges against Prime Minister Narendra Modi....
Star or no star, big screen or the computer screen -- it was film and digital content backed by good and compelling storylines that drew the audience's attention in 2016, when formulaic sequels and even some ambitious dramas failed to make it big....
As 2015 drew to a close, there were fresh expectations on India-Pakistan ties with the two sides deciding to resume their comprehensive bilateral dialogue during External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's visit to Islamabad and Prime Minister Narendra Modi making a surprise visit to Lahore on Christmas Day on his counterpar...
Human beings are mortal and know it but still can't avoid grief over deaths, especially when the person concerned seemed likely to go on for ever, had discovered a solution to some mystery of the human condition or something beneficial, or otherwise ensconced themselves in our hearts. ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the nation before New Year on December 31, sources said on Thursday....
In a rebuttal to Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said he is not contesting the state assembly polls, so "your challenge is hollow"....
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday promised help to a family in Haryana in getting the body of their son, who was stabbed to death in New Zealand....
Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK on Thursday passed a resolution that V.K. Sasikala, a close aide of the late Chief Minister and party leader J. Jayalalithaa, is the only person fit to become the party's General Secretary. The party's General Council passed the resolution at its meeting here earlier in the morning. According to the party, a General Se...
National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) has alleged a New Delhi-Imphal nexus in tackling the economic blockade of Manipur, saying that sending additional central forces to the area would go against the interests of the Nagas. "The existing problem of Manipur is simply created by Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh...
For welcoming the New Year, you will have to wait a little longer than usual as timekeepers will add a "leap second" to the final minute of 2016. On December 31, 2016, a "leap second" will be added to the world's clocks at 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the US Naval Observatory said in a statement. UTC is co...
