Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said the central government is in discussion with the state government over the demand of special status to Andhra Pradesh and hoped that the matter will soon be concluded. "This issue has repeatedly been raised in the House. The government is fully seized with the issue," Jaitley told t...
“31st Octoberâ€, a movie based on the assasination of the country's former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and its aftermath, has been cleared by the Revising Committee of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) after a four-month wait and nine major cuts, the makers have said....
The union government has spent over Rs 1,000 crore over seven years to modernise madrasas or Islamic educational institutions, according to data released by Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar in the Lok Sabha....
The Lok Sabha on Monday took up for discussion the amendments to the Goods and Services Tax Bill with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley stating that there was a wide consensus on the legislation. ...
Gymnast Dipa Karmakar's parents in Tripura are overjoyed over their daughter making it to the Olympic final, the first Indian woman ever to do so, and are praying for her victory at the final. ...
The manager of a school in Allahabad has been arrested and slapped with a sedition case for banning the recital of the national anthem at the school function on August 15, the state police said on Monday. ...
A former Maoist turned gangster was killed on Monday during an exchange of fire with police in Telangana's Shadnagar town, officials said. ...
Japanese Emperor Akihito on Monday, in a rare televised address, said if his health worsened, he feared he will not be able to fulfil his duties....
Communists have no objection to yoga, which helps to maintain sound health, the CPI-M says, adding the opposition is only to a religious colouring being given to it....
Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha on Monday demanded a discussion on the ongoing unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, and also asked the government to call an all-party meeting on the issue. ...
