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  54 ISIS supporters arrested in country, government tells Parliament

  July 26, 2016 18:17 IST

  Investigating agencies in India have arrested as many as 54 supporters of dreaded terror group Islamic State in the country so far, the government informed the Lok Sabha today. Minister of State for Home Hansraj

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  Delhi court grants bail to Arvind Kejriwal’s former Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar

  July 26, 2016 17:46 IST

  A special court in Delhi today granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s former Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar who is in judicial custody in relation to a graft case.

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  As Modi govt provides VVIP cover to Nita Ambani, Kejriwal demands security for Delhi girls

  July 26, 2016 16:10 IST

  New Delhi: Nita Ambani, wife of Reliance Industries chairman and India's richest man Mukesh Ambani, has been accorded 'Y' category security cover by the Indian government. The decision to provide the VVIP security to Mrs

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  Cannot address Chief Minister Jayalalithaa by name inside Assembly, rules Tamil Nadu Speaker

  July 26, 2016 13:05 IST

  The proceedings in the Tamil Nadu Assembly proceedings were brought to a halt yesterday when angry MLAs from the opposition DMK walked out of the House against a ruling by Speaker P Dhanapal. The directive stated that that legislators can’t call CM J

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  Communication with BJP’s national leadership broken, alleges Uddhav Thackeray

  July 26, 2016 10:06 IST

  Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray has admitted to a virtual breakdown in communication with the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) national leadership.

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  Congress will storm to power on its own in UP, says Sheila Dikshit

  July 26, 2016 7:01 IST

  Congress chief ministerial candidate in Uttar Pradesh Sheila Diskhit has expressed confidence that the party would form government after 27 years in the state in the 2017 Assembly polls.

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  Hardly knew Rashtrapati Bhavan when I took over: Pranab Mukherjee

  July 25, 2016 23:52 IST

  President Pranab Mukherjee today confessed inspite of nearby for over four decades, he hardly knew Rashtrapati Bhavan when he took over four years ago. "I had spent 43 years of my life nearby the Rashtrapati

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  Pranab Mukherjee protected me like a guardian during my initial days in Delhi: PM Modi

  July 25, 2016 22:31 IST

  Acknowledging President Pranab Mukherjee for showering unconditional support upon him, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today remembered his initial days in the national capital and expressed immense gratitude towards the top leader for standing with him

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  Made to wait six hours to meet PM, furious Mamata Banerjee bolsters call for West Bengal’s rechristening

  July 25, 2016 20:08 IST

  Didi had to wait for as many as six hours to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and to top that, she was only given 12 minutes.

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  Uddhav resumes attack on BJP, says communication with the party broken

  July 25, 2016 16:40 IST

  Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Monday admitted to a virtual breakdown in communication with the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) national leadership. He attributed this mainly to a "generational shift" in the BJP -- with

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  When an irate Sidhu launched a poetic assault on BJP

  July 25, 2016 16:14 IST

  New Delhi: Navjot Singh Sidhu opened up today on why he resigned from the Rajya Sabha, just three months after being nominated by the Bhartiya Janata Party to the Upper House. Sidhu is known for

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  Can't forego roots, quit RS as was asked to leave Punjab: Navjot Sidhu

  July 25, 2016 13:32 IST

  Navjot Singh Sidhu today said that he resigned from the Rajya Sabha, three months after being nominated, because the Bhartiya Janata Party wanted him to stay away from Punjab.

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  Parliament video row: Speaker asks AAP MP Bhagwant Mann not to attend sittings, sets up 9-member probe panel

  July 25, 2016 13:54 IST

  Acting on the demands of Members of Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday set up a nine-member panel to probe Aam Aadmi Party MP Bhagwant Mann's video which allegedly put Parliament security "in

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  It's 'Mahabharat' between centre and us, says Kejriwal as 10th AAP MLA gets arrested

  July 25, 2016 10:49 IST

  New Delhi: With two of his party's lawmakers arrested in last 24 hours,Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today launched an all out attack against BJP led Narendra Modi government accussing it of "sending Delhiites to jail

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  ‘Navjot Singh Sidhu has not resigned; he is still in BJP’

  July 24, 2016 22:18 IST

  Punjab BJP chief Vijay Sampla today said the cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who resigned from Rajya Sabha membership, is still in the party and doesn’t have any "personal grudge" against it. "Navjot Singh Sidhu

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  Now, AAP's Naresh Yadav lands in jail for desecration of Quran

  July 24, 2016 21:50 IST

  Trouble seems to be refusing to fade away for the Aam Admi Party (AAP) as hours after the arrest of their Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan, another MLA of the party has been held. MLA from

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  Rajnath Singh appeals for damage control in Kashmir; trains guns on Pak

  July 24, 2016 19:37 IST

  On the last day of his visit to the valley of Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh appealed for restoration of peace saying the Centre wants an emotional relationship with the state and not just need-based,

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  Kashmir requires political solution, Omar Abdullah tells Home Minister

  July 24, 2016 16:07 IST

  Rajnath, on the second and last day of his visit amid unrest that has left over 45 people dead in the Kashmir Valley, chaired a high-level security meeting and met delegations of political parties.

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  Pronounce India a Hindu state, says Uddhav Thackeray post violence in Kashmir

  July 26, 2016 17:52 IST

  Amidst the continuing violence in the state of Kashmir, Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray today demanded India should be proclaimed a 'Hindu state' citing the ongoing attacks on security forces.

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  AAP has very close links with radical organisations, alleges Sukhbir Singh Badal

  July 24, 2016 13:48 IST

  Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday alleged that Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had “very close links” with radical Sikh organisations. “Radical organisation, people who participated in the ‘Sarbat Kh

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  Kashmir issue: National Conference seeks sustained dialogue with Pakistan, separatists

  July 24, 2016 12:39 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir’s main opposition party National Conference today asked the Centre to initiate a sustained dialogue with Pakistan as well as separatists groups in the state for evolving a consensus for a mutually acceptable

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  GST Bill in Rajya Sabha this week, Arun Jaitley to meet state FMs

  July 24, 2016 13:54 IST

  Long-awaited GST Bill is likely to be listed for discussion in the Rajya Sabha this week after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley meets state finance ministers on Tuesday. Jaitley has been engaged in back-channel negotiations with

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  AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan arrested for threatening woman, Kejriwal attacks Modi

  July 24, 2016 12:54 IST

  Another Aam Aadmi Party MLA found himself in police net today. Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan was arrested by police on Tuesday on charges of allegedly threatening a woman with dire consequences. A 35-year-old woman filed

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  Bihar BJP MLC arrested for molesting a minor on train, suspended from party

  July 24, 2016 10:02 IST

  A Bhartiya Janata Party MLC in Bihar, Tunnaji Pandey, was arrested on Sunday morning for allegedly molesting a minor girl aboard a train last night. The girl alleged that Pandey molested and abused her on

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  RSS an unregistered organisation, must come clean on funds collected on Guru Purnima: Digvijaya Singh

  July 24, 2016 9:43 IST

  Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday claimed that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is an unregistered orgainsation and alleged that "huge funds" collected by the RSS on the occasion of Guru Purnima were unaccounted.

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  Sushma Swaraj slams Nawaz Sharif over Kashmir unrest: Full Statement

  July 23, 2016 21:19 IST

  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today slammed Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over his remarks over Kashmir and said his country won’t ever be able to own the valley She said that behind Pakistan’s

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  Declare undisclosed wealth by Sept 30 to sleep peacefully: PM Modi to black money holders

  July 23, 2016 20:07 IST

  In a commitment to carry forward the fight against black money, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today warned the black money holders of stringent action including imprisonment after September 30. PM Modi said those with

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  CM Mehbooba Mufti breaks down while hearing wails of families of Kashmir victims

  July 23, 2016 19:52 IST

  J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's visit to this border district today to meet families left grieving by the latest spurt in violence was marked by hugs, tears and a few words of sympathy for a