Tolerance can take the offense out of a debate and instil respect, Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Saturday, adding India has always protected debate and the right to hold different views. ...
Senior Kerala police official Jacob Thomas, who holds rank of director general of police and was asked an explanation for a tongue in cheek remark last week, Friday fired another salvo forcing top officials and even Chief Minister Oommen Chandy to take a tough stand against him....
A section of intellectuals and NGOs hit the streets against the rising intolerance in the country, by organising an open beef party here on Friday. ...
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday slammed what he called an intolerant central government and also came down heavily on union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for his remark that the era of according special category status to states is over. ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for India and Egypt to work together on reforms to UN Security Council as cooperation in counter-terrorism, agriculture, oil and energy figured in many of his bilateral meetings with 41 visiting African leaders who had come to take part in the India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS)....
The 'OccupyUGC' movement got support from JNU professor Janaki Nair on Friday who conducted an 'open class' outside the academic regulator's office. ...
The belligerent provocation of various Indian minorities has raised ethnic tensions, says Moody's Analytics in a report that warned of "a possible increase in violence"....
Incentives to fly to small towns at affordable costs and easing the norms for domestic carriers to operate services abroad are some of the highlights of the new draft aviation policy, released on Friday for inputs from stakeholders before finalisation....
A sessions court here on Friday sentenced to death a 29-year old man found guilty of robbing, raping, burning and killing Esther Anuhya, a techie from Andhra Pradesh on January 5, 2014....
In a setback to the Arvind Kejriwal government, the Delhi High Court on Friday allowed the pleas of three city discoms challenging the government's decision to have their accounts audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). ...