• 

  Delhi govt to form SC/ST commission: Arvind Kejriwal

  April 14, 2017 15:09 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said that his government will form a commission for the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.

• 

  Kids of single mothers should get degree without naming their father: Maneka Gandhi

  April 14, 2017 14:44 IST

  Maneka Gandhi on Friday said that children of separated or divorced women should be able to get their degree and caste certificates without disclosing their father’s name in applications forms.

• 

  On Ambedkar Jayanti, PM Modi launches Bhim-Aadhaar biometric interface to push digital payments

  April 14, 2017 15:33 IST

  On the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched BHIM-Adhar biometric interface to push the digital payments.

• 

  Need to keep non-serious parties out of political system: Parliamentary panel

  April 14, 2017 14:10 IST

  There is a need to keep non-serious parties out of the political system, and to ensure they do not misuse facilities like tax exemption, their registration should be regulated by law, a parliamentary panel has said.

• 

  People were angry as Jarnail Singh had gone to Punjab: Kejriwal on Rajouri Garden debacle

  April 14, 2017 13:13 IST

  The AAP suffered a humiliating defeat in Rajouri Garden Assembly by-polls. The ruling party was relegated to the third spot as the BJP won the seat while the Congress ended up as the first runner-up.

• 

  Resolving Kashmir issue is not easy, says Manohar Parrikar

  April 14, 2017 13:12 IST

  Goa Chief Minister and former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today compared Kashmir dispute with a conundrum and said that it’s not an easy issue to resolve.

• 

  No reservation in taking anti-BJP parties help on EVM issue: Mayawati

  April 14, 2017 12:58 IST

  Bhaujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati today said that she has no reservations in ‘shaking hands with other parties’ in her struggle against the BJP on the issue of EVM tampering.

• 

  By-poll results no real victory for BJP, says Chidambaram

  April 14, 2017 12:46 IST

  Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday said there was no real victory for the BJP in the recent by-polls as it could win just five out of 10 seats and lost one to the Congress in Madhya Pradesh.

• 

  Hema Malini is a ‘bumper drinker’, has she committed suicide: Maha MLA on farmers’ suicide

  April 14, 2017 12:20 IST

  Independent MLA from Maharashtra Omprakash Babarao alias Bachhu Kadu, raked up a controversy here on Thursday by alleging that actress and Bharatiya Janata Party star MP Hema Malini is a "bumper drinker".

• 

  I support ban on cow slaughter but don’t extend it to other cattle: Ramdas Athawale

  April 14, 2017 12:02 IST

  Union Minister Ramdas Athawale today said that though he is in favour of a ban on cow slaughter, it should not be extended to other species of cattle.

• 

  Women don’t need to change name in passport after marriage: PM Modi

  April 14, 2017 10:30 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that women are free to use their maiden names in passports after the marriage and that any marriage-related papers will not need to be declared while applying for the document.

• 

  PM Modi to visit Nagpur on Ambedkar Jayanti today, to launch slew of development projects

  April 14, 2017 10:27 IST

  On the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Nagpur. The Prime Minister expected to arrive here at around 11:45 am.

• 

  Burden of farmer loan waiver will not be passed on to people of UP, says Yogi Adityanath

  April 14, 2017 8:49 IST

  ​Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday assured the people of the state that the burden of the Rs 35,000 crore plus loan waiver for farmers announced by the government will not be passed on to them.

• 

  BJP out to murder Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP, says Yogendra Yadav

  April 14, 2017 8:17 IST

  Reacting to Aam Aadmi Party’s humiliating defeat in Rajouri Garden Assembly bypolls, Swaraj India National President Yogendra Yadav on Thursday said that the BJP is out to murder Arvind Kejriwal’s party.

• 

  India can only progress when women are empowered, says PM Modi

  April 14, 2017 7:59 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the progress of modern India is directly linked to the empowerment of women.

• 

  Won’t sing ‘Vande Mataram’ at our events for a month: U'khand Congress

  April 14, 2017 7:42 IST

  The Uttarakhand unit of Congress has announced that it will not sing ‘Vande Mataram’ at the party’s official programmes for next one month “come what may”.

• 

  Canada terms Amarinder’s ‘Khalistani symapthisers’ remark as ‘disappointing’

  April 14, 2017 7:21 IST

  Canada on Thursday termed Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s comment that five ministers in the Justin Trudeau government, including defence minister Harjit Sajjan, were “Khalistani sympathisers”, as “disappointing and inaccurate”.

• 

  ‘Creative wing’ under PWD flouted norms: Another Kejriwal govt move under CBI scanner

  April 14, 2017 1:18 IST

  A ‘creative wing’ floated by Delhi govt's PWD without the requisite approval or knowledge of the then LG Najeeb Jung has now come under the CBI scanner for alleged irregularities and flouting of norms.

• 

  Provide EVMs in 'good working condition' or allow paper ballot: UP poll body to Election Commission

  April 13, 2017 20:28 IST

  Uttar Pradesh SEC has urged the Election Commission to allow it to hold civic elections in the state using the traditional paper ballots if it could not provide EVMs in good working condition.

• 

  UP CM Yogi Adityanath launches ‘Advanced Life Support Ambulance’ service

  April 13, 2017 18:40 IST

  Continuing his focus on development, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today launched the ‘Advanced Life Support Ambulance’ to serve the poor people of the state.

• 

  Telangana CM KCR, other TRS leaders to work as ‘coolies' to collect funds for party

  April 13, 2017 18:04 IST

  Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao will join all leaders and activists of the TRS who will work as ‘coolies’ to collect funds to attend the party’s plenary meeting scheduled for April 21 in Hyderabad.

• 

  PM Modi hails by-polls results, terms BJP’s ‘performance impressive’

  April 13, 2017 17:40 IST

  Reacting to the results, PM Modi thanked the people for their ‘unwavering faith in politics of development and good governance’.

• 

  PMLA case: Virbhadra Singh fails to appear before ED, fresh summons issued

  April 13, 2017 16:45 IST

  Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Thursday failed to appear before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with its probe into a money laundering case against him.

• 

  AAP on verge of extinction, says BJP after Rajouri Garden by-poll win

  April 13, 2017 16:33 IST

  BJP's Manjinder Singh Sirsa won the Rajouri Garden seat. He defeated his nearest rival Meenakshi Chandela of the Congress by a margin of nearly 14,000 votes, pushing the ruling AAP's candidate to a distant third.

• 

  India has not signed or ratified over 200 UN pacts

  April 13, 2017 17:16 IST

  The central government on Wednesday informed the Parliament that India has not signed or ratified over 200 conventions, protocols and agreements adopted by the United Nations (UN).

• 

  Churches should keep away from politics: Venkaiah Naidu in Kerala

  April 13, 2017 15:25 IST

  Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu today said that instead of indulging in politics, churches should focus on spiritual issues.

• 

  Don’t arrest son,brother of O Panneerselvam till Apr 17, Madras HC

  April 13, 2017 17:16 IST

  The Madras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu Police not to arrest the son and brother of former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam till April 17.

• 

  EC should be more vocal in defending EVMs, says former CEC SY Quraishi

  April 13, 2017 14:16 IST

  Former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi has said that the Election Commission (EC) should be “more vocal and visible” to assure the public that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are “tamper-proof”.