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  Air India to welcome passengers with 'Jai HInd'

  May 23, 2016 10:04 IST

  New Delhi: Faced with numerous complaints from its customers of being ‘inhospitable’ and ‘insensitive’, especially in times of flight delays, Government-run Air India wants to address them with the nationalistic spirit. According to carrier’s Chairma

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  Mann Ki Baat: PM's pitch for saving 'every drop' of water during Monsoon

  May 22, 2016 15:15 IST

  New Delhi: Linking the intense heatwave and drought to environmental degradation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today made a strong pitch for a mass movement to save forests and conserve "every drop" of water during the

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  Prakash Javadekar rejects charge of Modi running 'one-man show'

  May 22, 2016 13:37 IST

  New Delhi: There is no basis to criticism that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is running a 'one-man show' and the perception that the society is getting polarised under the NDA government was totally misplaced, Union

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  Dawood link: BJP minister Khadse denies charges, says 'Where did AAP get Dawood's number?'

  May 22, 2016 9:49 IST

  Mumbai: Senior BJP leader and Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse was on Saturday at the centre of a fresh controversy with the Aam Aadmi Party alleging that calls were made from underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's mansion

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  RJD MP Taslimuddin slams Nitish Kumar, says party should walk out of alliance

  May 22, 2016 8:04 IST

  Patna: Attacking Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over rising crime in the state, RJD lawmaker Mohammad Taslimuddin on today said his party should walk out of the ruling 'Grand Alliance' with the JD-U and

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  No party can survive crowding around a family: Jaitley attacks Congress

  May 22, 2016 7:58 IST

  New Delhi: Launching a sharp attack on the Congress leadership, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday asked whether it would remain a party "crowding around a family". Taking a dig at the dynasty-driven Congress, Jaitley

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  Jayalalitha to be sworn in as CM on May 23

  May 21, 2016 23:44 IST

  Chennai: Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah today invited Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa to form the government after she apprised him of her election as leader of AIADMK Legislature Party. She will be sworn in Chief

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  IS ‘propaganda’ videos won’t influence Indians, says centre

  May 21, 2016 16:25 IST

  New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the Centre is taking all steps needed to protect the country and asserted that the people of all religions and castes will fight the terror

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  Border with Bangladesh will be sealed in 2 year time Sarbananda Sonowal

  May 21, 2016 15:16 IST

  Guwahati: Sealing of the borders with Bangladesh will be completed in two year’s time to put an end to infiltration, Assam’s Chief Minister-to-be Sarbananda Sonowal said today. A product of the student movement of

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  Insenstivity at its worst! When technology took centrestage at Rajiv Gandhi’s 25th death anniversary

  May 21, 2016 14:36 IST

  New Delhi: India’s sixth Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, largely credited with bringing a technological wave in India in the form of the computer, would never had realised that its influx and rampant spread would render

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  Rare red carpet welcome awaits PM Modi during US visit

  May 21, 2016 14:05 IST

  A rare red carpet welcome awaits Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Capitol on June 8 when he will address a joint meeting of the US Congress, the first by a foreign leader this year.

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  All is not well in Bihar; RJD leaders seek Nitish’s ouster over failure to control crime

  May 21, 2016 13:46 IST

  After senior RJD leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh criticised Kumar for projecting himself as the leader of group, another RJD leader has come forward demanding the CM’s resignation.

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  After alcohol, Bihar government imposes one-year ban on gutkha and pan masala

  May 21, 2016 13:44 IST

  Patna (Bihar): Following up on his decision of making Bihar an alcohol-free state, the Nitish Kumar government today imposed a ban on the distribution, storage, manufacture, publicity or the sale of any type of

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  Apple CEO Tim Cook meets PM Modi, discusses 'Make In India' plans

  May 21, 2016 15:49 IST

  New Delhi: On his maiden trip to India as Apple CEO, Tim Cook on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and launched an updated version of the "Narendra Modi Mobile App". "Thank you @tim_cook! Friends,

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  Kerala CM designate Pinarayi Vijayan to be sworn-in on May 25

  May 21, 2016 12:52 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: Pinarayi Vijayan would be sworn-in as Kerala's 22nd chief minister on May 25, in the state capital . The CPI-M led Left Democratic Front (LDF) won the polls on Thursday by winning 91 seats

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  Nation remembers Rajiv Gandhi on death anniversary

  May 21, 2016 12:06 IST

  New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was today remembered on his 25th death anniversary, with several leaders paying homage at his memorial here. President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, the late leader’s wife

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  History made in Assam, repeated in Kerala

  May 21, 2016 11:11 IST

  Two incumbents thundered back to power, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made history in Assam and the Left Democratic Front (LDF) swept Kerala, returning to power after five years. That’s the story of the recently concluded assembly elections.

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  Kirron Kher flays university director for not having her name on plaque

  May 21, 2016 16:18 IST

  Actress and BJP MP from Chandigarh Kirron Kher flayed the Director of a prestigious technical university after not finding her name on the plaque during the foundation stone laying ceremony here.

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  Tejas as good as Rafale, first squadron to fly before Diwali: Manohar Parrikar

  May 21, 2016 8:14 IST

  New Delhi: The first squadron of Tejas fighter jets will be flying before Diwali, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said, adding that the indigenous light combat aircraft (LCA) is as good as Rafale, even though its load carrying capacity and range is

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  New faces likely in the new Mamata cabinet

  May 20, 2016 23:53 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's new cabinet is likely to have some new faces, TMC sources said today.

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  PM Modi to visit US from June 7; will address American Congress

  May 20, 2016 23:02 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a two-day visit to the US from June 7 during which he will address a Joint Meeting of the US Congress

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  Assembly polls: Every third lawmaker has a criminal record, over 50 per cent are crorepatis

  May 20, 2016 22:56 IST

  New Delhi: The assembly polls in five states are over and the results are out. The victors are busy celebrating; others introspecting. Now that the chaos of campaigning, voting and the results has begun to

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  Congress responsible for illegal immigration from Bangladesh: Badruddin Ajmal

  May 20, 2016 18:42 IST

  All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) supremo Badruddin Ajmal has held Congress responsible for illegal immigration of Bangladeshis into Assam.

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  Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Qatar in June

  May 20, 2016 18:27 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go on an official visit to Qatar on June 4-5 at the invitation of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, it was announced today. This

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  Will Congress tail a 'hotchpotch' group in 2019: Arun Jaitley

  May 20, 2016 17:20 IST

  New Delhi: Taking a dig at Congress after its poor show in assembly polls, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the party has been pushed to margins and wondered whether it will "stand behind a

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  'Modi magic" did not work to contain regional parties: Shiv Sena

  May 20, 2016 16:33 IST

  Shiv Sena today said "Modi magic" did not work in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu though the saffron party could capture power in Assam.

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  ‘Modi fan’ Mongolian ambassador translates book on Indian PM’s campaign to transform India

  May 20, 2016 15:00 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi's fan following is not only restricted to India but he is also popular among the people of Mongolia and several other countries.

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  P Vijayan to be new Kerala CM, Achuthanandan unhappy with decision

  May 20, 2016 16:24 IST

  Senior CPI(M) leader Pinarayi Vijayan will be the new Chief Minister of Kerala