Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met his senior cabinet colleagues in the Parliament House premises ahead of the Rajya Sabha debate on the AgustaWestland helicopter deal. ...
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday began what is expected to be a fiery debate on alleged graft in the purchase of AgustaWestland VVIP helicopters, with both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress in attack mode against each other. BJP member Bhupendra Yadav initiated the discussion, accusing the Congress of creating conditions to f...
Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a major Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist cell with the arrest of three suspects who were planning an attack in Delhi and neighbouring areas. Nine suspects, with alleged links to the Pakistan-based group, were being questioned. Police officials said the terror module was active and plotting to target "sensitive and...
There is absolutely no truth or scientific reasons that the radiation from mobile towers and handsets has an adverse health impact on human and other living creatures, the government said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad wondered why such a debate in only India-centric. "Yeh vishay kyon Hindus...
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said more judges were being appointed across the country. The minister said this in the Rajya Sabha. He said the government was serious on the issue and more judges were being appointed at different levels to strengthen the judicial system....
Accepting the challenge from the BJP on fresh revelations pertaining to the AgustaWestland chopper deal, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said "they are most welcome" to present it. On being told that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to come up with new revelations on AgustaWestland deal, Gandhi said: "They ...
New York billionaire Donald Trump on Tuesday won the crucial Republican primary held in the mid-western US state of Indiana, while Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz bowed out of the race after his defeat in the GOP's primary...
The Olympic torch has arrived in Brazil, marking the start of a 95-day journey that will end at Rio's Maracana stadium in August for the Olympic Games opening ceremony....
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Medical Council of India to respond to a batch of applications by various state governments and associations of private...
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday voiced pain at the brutal rape and murder of a law student in Kerala and said the Congress-led government would take "swift action" to bring the guilty to book....
