Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump improved his chances of winning the party nomination on Tuesday night after registering a commanding victory in the New York primary, while Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton snapped Senator Bernie Sanders’s winning streak and took an important step toward clinching the nomination, media report...
Alleging that the lion's share of the income of the Congress, BJP and CPI-M were from unknown sources, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday warned the opposition not to point fingers at her Trinamool Congress....
The government on Tuesday conceded in the Supreme Court that 256 districts with a population of about 33 crore spread over 12 states were affected by drought, even as NGO Swaraj Abhiyan argued that the budget allocation of Rs.38,500 crore to the rural job guarantee scheme for 2016-2017 was far short of the actual requirement. ...
Claiming that the Sikh community was the "legitimate" owner of the Kohinoor diamond, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Tuesday demanded that the priceless stone should be handed back to the Sikhs....
The BJP on Tuesday released fourth list of candidates for Tamil Nadu assembly elections - to be held on May 16 - apart from one candidate for Kerala....
Under attack from political opponents and pressure from trade unions, including from RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), the government on Tuesday said it had decided to withhold, till July 31 its decision on new provident fund rules....
Donald Trump remains the top pick of Republicans, but Ohio Governor John Kasich has gained the most ground, according to the latest NBC News Survey Monkey weekly election tracking poll....
Having created history by becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, Dipa Karmakar added another feather to her cap by winning gold in the women's vaults finals at the Olympic test event here. ...
The Congress on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah of obstructing the judicial process by blocking the trial of accused in Ishrat Jahan's alleged staged shootout case pending in a Ahmedabad court. ...
At least 28 people were killed and more than 300 injured when a suicide bomber exploded near the Afghan presidential palace here on Tuesday, officials said....
