Both houses saw protests from opposition parties, even as the Modi government made statements in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha stressing that the Gujarat government took appropriate action to tackle the situation....
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to the proposal of the Election Commission (EC) to procure 5,50,000 Ballot Units (BUs) and 5,45,000 Control Units (CUs) during 2016-17 for the upcoming elections....
The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) on Wednesday sacked Uttar Pradesh unit Vice-President Daya Shankar Singh from all party posts, following his alleged obscene comments on Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati....
Kashmir newspapers are expected to hit the stands on Thursday after the government assured editors and publishers that their work won't be hindered by the heightened security in the Kashmir Valley in the wake of unrest that has left over 40 people dead and hundreds injured....
Even as the opposition parties trained their guns at the BJP for the anti-Dalit violence in Gujarat, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday complimented the state government for acting swiftly. Responding to the Congress members during the zero hour, Rajnath Singh said: "Gujarat government deserves all appreciation for the speed...
Delhi Police on Wednesday registered a case against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Somnath Bharti for allegedly instigating some of his supporters to misbehave with a woman. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Nupur Prasad told IANS that "a case has been registered at the Saket Police station against Bharti on a complaint received from a lady". B...
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday condemned the "atrocities" against Dalits and minorities in the country and said her party will raise in Parliament the issue of a Dalit committing suicide in Gujarat's Una town. Addressing the Congress Parliamentary Party meeting here, Sonia Gandhi said: "The Modi government has snatched awa...
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday asserted that India's inability at Seoul to get membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) was not a "failure" and that the country is continuing to engage with China to enlist its support for the same. "China did create procedural hurdles. I am stating this again. They sai...
The Rajya Sabha faced disruptions on Wednesday as opposition members demanded a debate on atrocities against Dalits in Gujarat's Una town, where protests have continued with one Dalit committing suicide. The Dalit who killed himself on Tuesday was among the five persons from the community who tried to take their own lives in separate incidents in Gu...
India has hit out at the "subterranean" cover given to terrorists at the UN by China which has vetoed action against Pakistan-based masterminds of attacks on India, and demanded reforming the process of imposing sanctions on terrorists and their protectors. Deriding the Security Council committees that deal with sanctions as a "subterra...