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  Listen to the government, Bajrang Dal is not BJP, says Shah

  May 27, 2016 20:01 IST

  New Delhi: Downplaying a controversy over the Bajrang Dal's "self-defence training camps" in Uttar Pradesh, BJP president Amit Shah on Friday said his party's focus in next year's state assembly polls would be on development

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  Mamata Banerjee: Will she help Narendra Modi or join so-called 'Federal Front'?

  May 27, 2016 21:02 IST

  What makes Mamata Banerjee so important for both BJP as well as the group of socialists like Akhilesh, Lalu and Nitish?

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  BJP chief Amit Shah confirms Cabinet reshuffle, says date not decided

  May 27, 2016 18:54 IST

  BJP president Amit Shah on Friday confirmed that there will be a reshuffle of ranks in the two-year-old cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, he did not specify any time and date for the development.

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  Tracing Laxmi Ratan Shukla’s successful journey from cricket to politics

  May 27, 2016 18:31 IST

  former Indian cricketer Laxmi Ratan today found a place as one of the 17 new faces in the 42-member ministry to be headed by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee

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  Caught on camera: Farooq Abdullah speaks on phone during national anthem at Mamata's swearing-in ceremony

  May 27, 2016 18:13 IST

  Kolkata: In a fresh controversy triggered during the swearing-in ceremony of Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee as the West Bengal Chief Minister on Friday, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah was caught on camera talking on

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  Rajan's 2nd term should not be 'an issue of media's interest': PM Modi

  May 27, 2016 19:33 IST

  New Delhi: In the wake of BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Subrmanian Swamy's repeated attacks on RBI governor Raguram Rajan which has triggered speculations over his second term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said

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  Will UP Assembly polls be held before schedule?

  May 27, 2016 16:08 IST

  The Political circles in Uttar Pradesh are rife with an interesting speculation according to which the Assembly elections in the state may be advanced by at least six months.

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  Rs 48 lakh Jaguar XE Portfolio to replace Toyota Camry as Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s official vehicle

  May 27, 2016 15:18 IST

  Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajn’s official vehicle Toyota Camry is set to be replaced by a new Jaguar XE Portfolio worth Rs 48.25 lakh.

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  Mamata Banerjee faces challenges in her second stint as CM

  May 27, 2016 14:40 IST

  Kolkata: Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee, who has virtually single-handedly steered her party to a resounding victory in West Bengal, has shored up her stature as a regional satrap but faces numerous challenges on the

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  Path to peace a two-way street, Pak must stop supporting terror: PM Modi

  May 27, 2016 15:27 IST

  Indo-Pak ties can "truly scale great heights" if Pakistan removes the "self-imposed" obstacle of terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said as he asked Islamabad to play its part by putting a complete stop to any kind of support to terrorism - "whe

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  Sting CD case: Won't be deterred by Centre using CBI to target me, says Harish Rawat

  May 27, 2016 14:30 IST

  Dehradun: Chief Minister Harish Rawat, who was quizzed by CBI in a sting video case, has accused the Centre the agency to target him after losing the political battle in the state and said he

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  Given corruption free government under Modi’s leadership: Amit Shah

  May 27, 2016 14:18 IST

  Listing the achievements of the two-year-old Narendra Modi government, BJP president Amit Shah today said that the government is ‘successful on every front, and much more work will be done in the next three years’.

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  Faux Pas: Police ‘verify’ Rahul Gandhi as a driver and a resident of Indirapuram

  May 27, 2016 13:09 IST

  Does Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi live in Indirapuram locality of Ghaziabad? Obviously not. However in a bizarre incident, the local police have ended up verifying his address as a servant or a driver.

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  Will present our case in HC: CM Khattar on Jat reservation

  May 27, 2016 13:05 IST

  Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said his government would not wait till July 21 to initiate legal action against the "ex parte decision" of Punjab and Haryana High Court staying reservation against

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  Raghuram Rajan's reappointment as RBI Governor should not be of media's interest: PM Modi

  May 27, 2016 12:51 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the issue of reappointment of RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan was an administrative subject and it should not be an issue of interest of the media, in his first comments in the wake of continuing attack on the top ec

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  Markets, bank deposits or gold: Where do govternment’s top ministers invest their money?

  May 27, 2016 12:23 IST

  Modi, often pegged as the ‘market-mover’, and his top ministers do not take too fondly to the equity markets, data compiled in a research based on the details of their assets and liabilities has revealed.

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  No honeymoon period for this govt, every ministry has task cut out: Jaitley

  May 27, 2016 11:32 IST

  Likening the initial years of the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre to that of a cricket innings, Finance minister Arun Jaitley has said that the two years of the Modi government were like slog overs, much like w

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  Mamata Banerjee sworn in as CM of West Bengal for second time

  May 27, 2016 14:43 IST

  Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee will be sworn-in as Chief Minister of West Bengal for a second term today along with 41 party MLAs as ministers in the new Cabinet.

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  PM Modi second most popular leader on Facebook, after Obama

  May 27, 2016 10:07 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the most popular leader in India and his popularity goes beyond the shores of the country as well. According to social media giant Facebook, as he completes two years in office, the BJP leader remains the second most-l

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  Agusta deal: No evidence against Sonia Gandhi so far, says Manohar Parrikar

  May 27, 2016 8:35 IST

  It seems that Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is ramping down the attack against the Gandhi family in AgustaWestland case. The Defence Minister has now said that he never named Congress president Sonia Gandhi as an accused in the case as ‘there is

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  Why Saharanpur? There is more to PM Modi’s choice of venue than meets the eye

  May 26, 2016 22:36 IST

  New Delhi: “I am a UP waala, I am an MP from UP and it is natural that I wish to seek your blessings and, going by the huge crowds, be amongst you.” This is

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  India’s first bullet train between Mumbai-Ahmedabad to run by 2023: Suresh Prabhu

  May 26, 2016 21:22 IST

  New Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday said the first bullet train will run in India in 2023 heralding a new era in train operations in the subcontinent. “In 2023, the first bullet train

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  ‘I am a UP waala’ and 10 other highlights of PM Modi’s speech

  May 26, 2016 20:10 IST

  Saharanpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today kicked off the celebrations into the completion of two years of the National Democratic Alliance government having come to power. Addressing a huge rally in Saharanpur, PM Modi said

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  Arun Jaitley disapproves Swamy's personal attacks on RBI governor

  May 26, 2016 19:00 IST

  New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said he disapproved of personal attacks on Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan by BJP's nominated Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy. "I do not approve of

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  No corruption charge during 2 years of my rule: PM Modi in Saharanpur

  May 26, 2016 18:35 IST

  Saharanpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today kicked off the 15-day-long ‘Vikas Parva’ to commemorate the second anniversary of the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre. It was at 6 PM May 26, 2014, that

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  On 2nd anniversary of Modi government, Smriti Irani launches scathing attack on Gandhi family in Amethi

  May 26, 2016 15:03 IST

  Union HRD minister Smriti Irani today launched a blistering attack on Nehru-Gandhi family in Amethi.

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  Modi govt established new benchmarks for development: Amit Shah

  May 26, 2016 14:57 IST

  On the second anniversary of the Narendra Modi government, BJP President Amit Shah today said it has established "new benchmarks for development and progress" and "redefined the idea of governance and delivery".

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  ‘Only bhashan, no shasan’: Congress slams Modi Sarkar on second anniversary

  May 26, 2016 14:53 IST

  The Congress party launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA regime on Thursday, saying there were only lectures but no governance since it had come to power.