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  Appoint women drivers, helpers in school buses: Maneka Gandhi

  September 15, 2017 23:05 IST

  Maneka Gandhi spoke about rising concerns over safety of children in schools after a string of attacks, including Pradyuman Thakur's killing in Gurugram's Ryan International School.

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  Government to observe PM Modi’s birthday on September 17 as ‘Seva Diwas’

  September 15, 2017 22:51 IST

  Uma Bharti has written to her ministerial colleagues, urging them to make arrangements for such activities in their constituencies,residential areas or any other place, and be present there.

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  When Tibetan refugees can stay in India, why can't Rohingyas? Owaisi asks Modi govt

  September 18, 2017 12:29 IST

  According to the UN, 391,000 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh since violence broke out in western Myanmar's Rakhine state on August 25.

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  Odisha MLAs to get Rs 1 lakh a month as salary & allowances

  September 15, 2017 22:53 IST

  A member of the Odisha Assembly would get about Rs 1 lakh per month as salary and allowances while a minister will get Rs 97,000 and Chief Minister to avail monthly salary of Rs 98,000.

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  Congress to protest fuel price hike, to start signature campaign

  September 15, 2017 20:17 IST

  Ajay Maken said that considering the fall in crude oil prices in the international market, the prices of petrol and diesel should be Rs 34 and Rs 32, respectively.

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  Rahul may opt for an internal poll before taking over as Congress president: Veerappa Moily

  September 15, 2017 16:42 IST

  Earlier this week, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi had said that he was ready to take up executive role in the party.

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  Aircel-Maxis deal: Chidambaram asks CBI not to ‘harass’ his son

  September 15, 2017 15:52 IST

  Karti Chidambaram was called by the CBI on Thursday for questioning in connection with the foreign investment clearance given in the Aircel-Maxis deal of 2006 when his father was the Finance Minister.

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  PM Modi's 'big gift' for Delhi: Several new highways in next 6 months

  September 15, 2017 12:03 IST

  "Six months from now on, Modi will give a big gift to the people of Delhi by inaugurating several highways that will free the city from traffic jams and pollution," Union Minister Gadkari said.

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  Rahul Gandhi's 'dynasty politics' remark a national disgrace, says Arun Jaitley

  September 14, 2017 22:51 IST

  Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday termed the Congress scion's latest observation on dynasty politics in India a "national disgrace"

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  BJP leader Subramanian Swamy calls for uniting Hindus, creating division among Muslims

  September 14, 2017 21:51 IST

  Speaking at an event in Delhi today, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy reiterated that the ancestors of Indian Muslims were Hindus.

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  Sharad Yadav submits fresh plea before EC to stake claim for ‘Arrow’ symbol of JD(U)

  September 14, 2017 19:26 IST

  Election Commission had on Tuesday refused to take cognizance of Sharad Yadav's previous plea citing lack of documents to support its assertion.

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  Madras HC says no floor test in Tamil Nadu Assembly till Sept 20

  September 14, 2017 19:10 IST

  The Madras High Court today ordered that no floor test will be conducted in Tamil Nadu Assembly till September 20.

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  Akhilesh Yadav defends Rahul's 'dynasties' remark; flays bullet train project

  September 14, 2017 16:14 IST

  Referring to the launch of the bullet train project in Gujarat, Akhilesh hit out at BJP on allegations that were raised against him for launching schemes for Saifai, his native place.

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  Bullet train not a common man's dream, doesn't fit into the needs of nation: Shiv Sena

  September 14, 2017 15:41 IST

  Slamming the bullet train project, NDA ally Shiv Sena on Thursday said the project was not a dream of the common man but that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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  Bullet train project not economically viable, says Congress

  September 14, 2017 15:31 IST

  Modi and Abe laid the foundation stone for India's first bullet train project, the ambitious Rs 1.08 lakh crore (USD 17 billion) Ahmedabad-Mumbai line.

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  Hindi fourth most spoken language in world, says Union Minister Harsh Vardhan

  September 14, 2017 14:34 IST

  Hindi Divas was first celebrated on September 14, 1949 – the day the Constituent Assembly of India adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the official language of the Republic of India.

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  Rohingya crisis: Kiren Rijiju flays UN’s ‘calibrated’ move to tarnish India's image

  September 13, 2017 19:51 IST

  Kiren Rijiju's comments came two days after UN human Rights Chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein flayed any attempts by India to deport Rohingyas to Myanmar.

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  We are real JD(U), will prove it soon: Sharad Yadav

  September 13, 2017 18:09 IST

  Sharad Yadav said that his lawyers will respond to the Election Commission which did not take cognisance of his faction's application claiming to be the ‘real JD(U)’.

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  NSUI alleges tampering of DUSU results at behest of PM Modi, Amit Shah; to approach court

  September 13, 2017 17:31 IST

  NSUI's Rocky Tuseed is the new DUSU president and Kunal Sehrawat the vice president. ABVP's Mahamedhaa Nagar and Uma Shankar won the posts of Secretary and Joint Secretary respectively.

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  NSUI makes comeback in DUSU polls: Here’s who said what

  September 13, 2017 17:16 IST

  Last year, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP) had won three seats, except the Joint Secretary post, which was won by the NSUI.

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  Am sure Aadhaar will pass test of constitutionality, says Arun Jaitley

  September 13, 2017 16:19 IST

  The case is pending in the Supreme Court on whether the government's move to make Aadhaar-linking mandatory with PAN, is violative of the fundamental right to privacy.

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  Sharad Yadav should formally join Lalu's RJD: JD-U

  September 13, 2017 13:31 IST

  JD-U on Wednesday asked its senior rebel leader Sharad Yadav to join the Lalu Prasad's RJD

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  DUSU election results: NSUI bags president, VP posts; ABVP wins secretary, joint secretary

  September 13, 2017 15:37 IST

  Congress-backed NSUI has made a stunning comeback to win the President, Vice-President and Joint Secretary posts, while the RSS-backed ABVP just managed to grab the Secretary position.

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  'Sanjhi Virasat Bachao Sammelan': Leaders from 15 opposition parties to converge in Jaipur tomorrow

  September 13, 2017 11:27 IST

  Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot announced that leaders from 15 opposition parties will converge in Jaipur on September 14 for the third edition of the 'Sanjhi Virasat Bachao Sammelan'

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  Goa minister Vinod Palienkar claims 'mafia threat'; Opposition targets Parrikar govt

  September 13, 2017 13:07 IST

  Goa Fisheries Minister Vinod Palienkar on Tuesday said he has given up his morning stroll on public beaches following subtle threats and stalking from the drug mafia

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  Telugu a compulsory subject in all schools across Telangana, orders CM K Chandrashekar Rao

  September 13, 2017 9:48 IST

  Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has issued orders making Telugu language a compulsory subject from standard 1 to 12 across all educational institutions in the state

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  India is being run by dynasties, says Rahul Gandhi; BJP’s Smriti Irani hits back

  September 12, 2017 22:16 IST

  Responding to a question, Rahul said that he was ‘absolutely ready’ to be the party's prime ministerial candidate for the 2019 general elections.

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  AIADMK General Council ousts Sasikala, Dinakaran; DMK demands floor test

  September 12, 2017 22:09 IST

  The decision was taken during the General Council meeting which also annulled the appointments done by Sasikala before going to jail, including making her nephew TTV Dinakaran the party Deputy General Secretary.