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  PM Modi to inaugurate stadium in Jaffna via video conferencing

  June 11, 2016 17:52 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena will on June 18 inaugurate renovated Duraiappah Stadium via video conferencing in Jaffna, the capital city of the Northern Province. According

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  Sarbananda Sonowal meets PM Modi and FM Jaitley, seeks financial support for Assam

  June 11, 2016 17:51 IST

  The newly appointed Assam Cm Sarbananda Sonowal today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finanace Minister Arun Jaitley and sought financial assistance for the state.

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  NDA govt bringing right-wing shift in India’s foreign policy: CPI

  June 11, 2016 17:44 IST

  New Delhi: Taking strong objections to India-US joint statement, CPI today accused the NDA government of bringing about a “total right-wing shift” in country’s foreign policy and expressed apprehensions that the same will have “imme

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  Rival parties plan protest during BJP national executive meet, AAP denied permission

  June 11, 2016 17:42 IST

  Rival parties of the BJP are planning to stage protest during the saffron party's National Executive meeting starting from tomorrow in Allahabad.

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  Four first time Lok Sabha MPs among 6 Sansad Ratna awardees

  June 11, 2016 17:16 IST

  In a pleasant surprise, 4 first time MPs of Lok Sabha were conferred with the Sansad Ratna awards today.

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  JKLF chief Yasin Malik released from police custody after two weeks

  June 11, 2016 16:54 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Muhammad Yasin Malik was today released after he was kept in police custody for two weeks.

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  Rice at Rs 2 per kg is unimaginable elsewhere: Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan

  June 11, 2016 16:51 IST

  The "last two years have been extremely satisfactory" as certain basic issues of people's livelihood could be addressed, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has said, but lamented that while the Centre bears the cost of providing subsidised rice at Rs 2 k

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  No truth in Amit Shah’s claim of Rs 90,000 crore central assistance: Telangana govt

  June 11, 2016 16:44 IST

  Telangana Finance Minister E. Rajender today said that BJP President Amit Shah has made false claims of Rs 90,000 crore central assistance.

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  Anantnag by-poll: Mehbooba Mufti’s first electoral challenge after father's death

  June 11, 2016 16:13 IST

  Retaining her father's assembly seat is the first major political challenge Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti faces after she took over the reins of power in the state on April 4.

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  Bihar exam row: VR College principal and Lalu’s close aide, Bachcha Rai, surrenders

  June 12, 2016 0:04 IST

  Bachcha Rai, director-cum-principal of VR College in Vaishali district, accused in the Class 12 examination scam, surrendered before the police today.

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  From Nehru, Rajiv, vajpayee to PM Modi: A comparison of speeches of Indian PMs at US Congress

  June 11, 2016 16:07 IST

  From Nehru to Modi, let's take a look take at the highlights and the context under which all the 6 Indian Prime Ministers addressed the US Congress.

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  With UP polls in mind, BJP national executive to meet in Allahabad

  June 11, 2016 15:55 IST

  Allahabad: With an eye on the crucial Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, BJP’s national executive will begin its two-day meet here tomorrow which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah

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  CBI, ED probe against Himachal Pradesh CM justified: BJP

  June 11, 2016 14:55 IST

  Himachal Pradesh BJP today insisted on its demand for Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh's resignation on "moral grounds" and claimed the ongoing CBI and ED probe against him is "legally tenable and justified".

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  Lalu Prasad Yadav turns 69, Sonia Gandhi, Nitish Kumar among well-wishers

  June 11, 2016 18:10 IST

  Congress president Sonia Gandhi, party vice president Rahul Gandhi, Union Finance minister Arun Jaitley and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today greeted RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on his 69th birthday.

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  BJP soon to declare chief ministerial candidate for UP polls, says Manohar Parrikar

  June 11, 2016 11:26 IST

  Amid speculations that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may declare Home Minister Rajnath Singh as the party’s face for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, senior BJP leader and Defence Minister today said that party leadership will soon decla

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  Polling ends for 27 Rajya Sabha seats in seven states

  June 11, 2016 18:20 IST

  Seven states will go to polls today to elect 27 Rajya Sabha members. These include 11 seats from Uttar Pradesh, four each from Karnataka and Rajasthan, three from Madhya Pradesh, two each from Haryana and Jharkhand and one from Uttarakhand.

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  Rs 12 lakh cr-worth scams took place during Congress rule: Amit Shah

  June 10, 2016 23:13 IST

  Suryapet (Telangana): In a strong attack on Congress and its leadership, BJP president Amit Shah today alleged that corruption to the tune of Rs 12 lakh crore took place when it was in power, and

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  Delhi CM Kejriwal meets President, voices grievances against Centre, LG Jung

  June 10, 2016 22:02 IST

  A delegation of Delhi legislators led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday met President Pranab Mukherjee and articulated their grievances against the BJP-led Central government and Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung.

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  Why is BSP, Congress silent on Mathura clashes? asks BJP

  June 10, 2016 20:54 IST

  Attacking BSP and Congress on their "silence" over the Mathura clashes, BJP today alleged that they were trying to save the Samajwadi Party government in UP as because of their understanding to help each other in the Rajya Sabha polls.

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  Congress confused, says BJP amid speculation over Priyanka Gandhi entering active politics

  June 10, 2016 20:51 IST

  Speculation over Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra entering active politics during the crucial Uttar Pradesh assembly elections next year has created quite a flutter. If true, the Congress appears to be pinning its hope

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  ‘Mangal Raj’? Newly elected Panchayat head shot dead in Nitish’s home district Nalanda; Rs 1 cr looted in Motihari

  June 10, 2016 20:35 IST

  There appears to be no stopping of criminal activities in Lalu Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar’s Bihar. It wouldn’t be wrong to say that the law and order situation in the state is getting worse with each passing day.

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  Stand-up politics: High drama in Delhi Assembly after BJP MLA Vijender Gupta denied time to speak

  June 10, 2016 19:27 IST

  Delhi Assembly today witnessed high drama when BJP MLA Vijender Gupta stood on the bench after he was not allowed to speak.

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  Know what made Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel break down before school children

  June 10, 2016 18:45 IST

  Anandiben Patel, who is considered to be a hard task master, could not prevent herself from breaking into tears before school children when a young girl spelt out the agony of an unborn girl child to highlight the issue of female foeticide.

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  Mathura violence: BJP demands CBI probe, says Sting has exposed UP govt

  June 10, 2016 18:32 IST

  The BJP today launched a scathing attack on the UP government and alleged that purported sting operation has clearly exposed the role of Akhilesh Yadav government in Mathura violence.

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  Rakhi Birla elected Deputy Speaker of Delhi Assembly

  June 10, 2016 18:18 IST

  Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Rakhi Birla was today elected Deputy Speaker of the Delhi Assembly

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  UP: Voting begins for 27 Rajya Sabha seats, cross voting a high probability

  June 11, 2016 9:20 IST

  Stage is set for MLAs of Uttar Pradesh Assembly to cast their votes for electing 11 Rajya Sabha members today.

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  ‘He has planted a time bomb’: Subramanian Swamy fires fresh salvo at Raghuram Rajan

  June 10, 2016 17:47 IST

  BJP’s firebrand leader Subramanian Swamy has once again attacked Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan. This time, he has alleged that Rajan has planted a time bomb in the financial system that will explode later this year.

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  Shiv Sena takes a jibe at President Obama, wonders if he will shift to India post-retirement

  June 10, 2016 17:30 IST

  Shiv Sena, BJP’s alliance partner of BJP in Maharashtra, is not impressed with the warmth that President Barack Obama displayed for PM Modi in United States recently