Tamil Nadu erupted in joy as the central government on Friday announced its decision to allow the traditional Jallikattu or bull taming sport during the state's Pongal festival....
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), probing the Pathankot air base terrorist attack, has preserved body tissues of the slain terrorists for DNA sampling....
Harping on the railways' commitment towards better passenger services, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday said that 110 Railway Budget commitments have been fulfilled by the ministry. ...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he was encouraged by the Sri Lankan government's commitment to a broad reform agenda and its efforts to advance a nationwide dialogue. ...
The union home ministry has declared as "unconstitutional and illegal" the probe panel appointed by the Delhi government to investigate alleged corruption in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA). ...
World No.1 women's doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won their 25th match in a row, beating Andreja Klepac and Alla Kudryavtseva 6-3, 7-5, at the Brisbane International on Friday. ...
The Samajwadi Party says it has swept the high-stake district panchayat chief elections, but a scrutiny of the results shows it is not very good news for the Uttar Pradesh's ruling party as also to most other parties....
Observing that doing business in the country was very difficult, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday called upon industrialists to invest in the national capital. ...
The Delhi government on Friday told the Delhi High Court that it may extend the odd-even scheme beyond the planned 15 days trial period. A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath took note of the report submitted by the government on air pollution collected from January 1 to 8. It said it will pass an order on J...
Security forces have gunned down two suspected militants in Manipur, police said on Friday. The Assam Rifles shot dead the two near Rihang village in Ukhrul district on Wednesday. Police said the suspected militants had set up an ambush along the path the personnel took for daily patrol. After the gunfight between the two sides ended, one AK-56 ...
