In a bid to combat rising pollution, the Delhi government on Friday decided that odd and even number vehicles will ply on alternate days in the city from January 1, official sources said....
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said on Friday day that Pakistan's spy agency ISI and the opposition Congress were behind the forces which created disturbances in the state through recent incidents of sacrilege of the Guru Granth Sahib....
The opposition on Friday created ruckus in the Rajya Sabha for the second consecutive day demanding sacking of union minister Gen. V.K. Singh (retd) for his comments over the killing of two Dalit children in Haryana, forcing four brief adjournments in the the pre-lunch session....
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed happiness that parliament was functioning without serious disruptions, and said the credit for this went to all political parties. ...
In a bid to combat rising pollution, the Delhi government on Friday decided that odd and even number vehicles will ply on alternate days in the city from January 1, official sources said....
Life is limping back to normalcy in a few parts of Chennai as rains have stopped and the water level has begun to recede. But, in water-logged areas, the people's misery continues. Some shops opened in Mylapore and Teynampet, while electricity supply was restored wherever possible. Most areas were without power. Skeletal public trans...
Afghan Taliban supremo Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour has died of injuries, a senior official said. Sultan Faizy, spokesman for Afghanistan first Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum, tweeted: "Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour died of injuries." Akhtar Mansour replaced former Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar who was confirmed dead i...
The opposition on Friday demanded sacking of union minister V.K. Singh, a retired army chief, for his comments over the killing of two Dalit children in Haryana, forcing three brief adjournments in the Rajya Sabha in the pre-lunch session. Soon after the house met at noon after two brief adjournments, Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Az...
With the economy showing signs of returning to a growth path, the government is not concerned about keeping to fiscal deficit targets, despite the additional expenditure on account of implementing one-rank-one-pension (OROP) and the latest Pay Commission recommendations, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday. "Normally, when Pay Commission recommenda...
"Water logging continues to be there. The only mercy was that there were no rains," said Viswanath, a resident....
