
The BJP on Wednesday suspended its MP Kirti Azad, who has alleged large-scale corruption in Delhi's cricket body when it was headed by now Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Azad termed the action "unfortunate" and vowed to fight on. ...
The government on Wednesday issued an advisory to Indian students desirous of studying in the United States to perform due diligence before joining any institution in that country....
Gautam H. Bambawale, presently Indian ambassador to Bhutan, was on Wednesday named India's new high commissioner to Pakistan....

BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha on Wednesday described as a "hero" party MP Kirti Azad, who has taken on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over alleged corruption in Delhi's cricket board....

President Barack Obama will present the National Medal of Science to Dr. Rakesh K. Jain, an Indian-American professor at Harvard Medical School and director of tumor biology laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital....
"What anti-party activity have I done?" the three-time Lok Sabha member from Darbhanga in Bihar asked as journalists sought his reaction after the BJP announced his suspension for anti-party activities....
As Christmas festivities grip the city, retail chain Shoppers Stop has created a 71 feet tall installation of Santa Claus at a mall here. ...
Following reports on a US web portal criticising India's nuclear safety and security records and a US magazine story on a secret nuclear city, the Indian nuclear establishment dismissed the articles as "distortion of facts" and "manipulation of evidence from locals"....
Positive global cues, coupled with the government's efforts to build consensus on the bankruptcy bill and healthy domestic macro-data, cheered the Indian equity markets on Wednesday. ...

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday informed the Bombay High Court that it will appeal in the Supreme Court against the acquittal of Bollywood actor Salman Khan in the 2002 accident case. ...