Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had said that the "mistake" in Gujarat was the reason for the National Democratic Alliance's defeat in the 2004 general election, former RAW chief A.S.Dulat has said....
A widow was set on fire in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district allegedly by her relatives in a bid to force her to vacate her house. ...
Even as a parliamentary panel has recommended a hike in the salaries and allowances of members of parliament, past data shows the last hike for Indian lawmakers increased their salaries by over three times. ...
Former communications minister Dayanidhi Maran shared some RTI replies of BSNL and MTNL with the CBI during questioning on the second day on Thursday in the case involving the installation of over 700 phone lines at his Chennai residence. ...
Telecom service providers were on Thursday all set to roll out pan-India mobile number portability (MNP) from July 3 in line with the government mandate, thus enabling customers across the country to retain their mobile phone numbers while relocating between states....
Asked for his comment on Modi's attempt to implicate him in the matter, Jaitley told media persons following a cabinet briefing: "Some people may be of relevance to television channels, (but) they have no relevance as far as the government of India is concerned."...
Following a central minister and a state official recently causing flight delays and inconvenience to air passengers and the Prime Minister's Office seeking a report on it, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju on Thursday expressed regrets and assured that such episodes would not recur....
BJP leader M.J. Akbar was on Thursday elected to the Rajya Sabha in a by-poll from Jharkhand, an official said....

A BJP delegation on Thursday called on Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung to complain against the city government's introduction of the VAT Amendment Bill, increased expenditure on advertisements and publicity, and denial of information to RTI activists....
The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved orders on pleas filed by Congress members of parliament Ambika Soni and Kumari Selja challenging government orders for them to vacate their official bungalows in the national capital....