
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will arrive in India on Thursday on a 20-hour visit during which he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj....
The CPI-M on Thursday blamed the government for the near paralysis of parliament in the monsoon session, and said it was a ploy to stall the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the land acquisition bills....
Kerala Police, in a matter of six months, has arrested 91,495 criminals, Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said on Thursday....

The national capital has turned into a virtual fortress two days ahead of Independence Day with over 6,000 security personnel on duty to pre-empt any terrorist strike in the city....

Students, street vendors, bachelors and professionals heaved a sigh of relief on Thursday after the Bombay High Court ruled that the Maggi noodles popular snack-in-a-jiffy could resume sales after clearing a series of tests over the next six weeks....
O.P. Munjal, who began modestly and finally became the father of India's cycle industry with his iconic Hero Cycles, died here on Thursday, family sources said. ...

Amid indications that the government may convene a special session of parliament -- mainly to secure passage of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the government was determined to try and roll out the GST system from April next year....
Accusing the Congress of disrupting parliamentary proceedings "without any issues", Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan has said that "democracy does not mean you do what you want to"....
Pakistan's National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz on Thursday confirmed he will travel to India on August 23 for talks with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval. ...
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring back to India former IPL chief Lalit Modi, who is sought by the Enforcement Directorate. ...