• 

  Centre had opposed juvenile convict's release: Kiren Rijiju

  December 19, 2015 18:32 IST

  New Delhi: Amidst a raging debate on whether the juvenile convict in Nirbhaya gangrape case should have been released, the Centre today said it had opposed his release but the Delhi High Court has ordered

• 

  Telecom infrastructure, voice quality should improve: Ravi Shankar

  December 19, 2015 17:27 IST

  New Delhi: Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday reiterated the need for telecom service providers to improve infrastructure and strengthen voice quality.Speaking at the 88th annual general meeting of FICCI, he also said if

• 

  CBSE books to be made available online for free

  December 19, 2015 15:54 IST

  New Delhi: All CBSE books and learning material will be made available online for free as part of the Centre's good governance efforts, HRD Minister Smriti Irani said here today.At a function organised at a

• 

  Will expose biggest DDCA corruption tomorrow: Kirti Azad

  December 19, 2015 15:07 IST

  New Delhi: BJP MP Kirti Azad today said he will "expose biggest DDCA corruption" and "unmask the impostor" tomorrow at a press conference, rebuffing party's attempts to dissuade him from going public with his allegations

• 

  21st Century Media threatens to sue AAP leaders for false charges against Jaitley

  December 19, 2015 14:34 IST

  New Delhi: Lokesh Sharma, Managing Director of a company which the AAP had accused of taking huge commissions in the DDCA affair, has threatened to sue its leaders Ashutosh and and Sanjay Singh for criminal

• 

  Congress attacks govt, says Swamy is PM Modi's 'mask'

  December 19, 2015 14:20 IST

  New Delhi: In the backdrop of National Herald case, Congress today launched a no-holds barred attack against government, accusing it of resorting to "unprecedented" level of vendetta politics and targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying

• 

  'Rahul's dream of becoming PM will prove to be Mungerilal's pipedream'

  December 19, 2015 14:50 IST

  New Delhi: Union Surface Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has lashed out at the Congress saying it was "subverting democracy by stalling Parliament, resorting to drama to gain people's sympathy", but "Rahul Gandhi's ambition of becoming

• 

  Govt is misleading country on GST, the bill is actually not ready: Congress

  December 19, 2015 14:10 IST

  New Delhi: Congress leader Anand Sharma today said that his party is ready to support the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill but the government is not ready with the legislation.Speaking at the 88th Annual

• 

  ISIS trying to enhance foothold in India: Rajnath Singh

  December 19, 2015 22:13 IST

  New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has expressed serious concern over radicalisation of youths through social media and other online forums.Speaking at the annual conference of Directors General of Police and Inspectors General of

• 

  Kejriwal has become a champion of lies: BJP

  December 19, 2015 9:54 IST

  New Delhi: Hitting back at AAP after it launched a fresh attack on Arun Jaitley, BJP alleged that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had become a "champion of lies" from a self-appointed champion against corruption

• 

  Subramanian Swamy to get government accommodation on security ground

  December 19, 2015 9:04 IST

  New Delhi: Centre has decided to allot government accommodation to BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on security considerations and also allowed former Punjab DGP K P S Gill and Chairman of Anti-Terrorism Front M S Bitta

• 

  Indian Railways initiated Five Year Plan model for turnaround: Suresh Prabhu

  December 19, 2015 12:26 IST

  New Delhi: Indian Railways have initiated a Five Year Plan model to turn the sector around, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Friday."The investment cycle for the sector is about three to five years and

• 

  Governor says constitutional crisis in Arunachal, Congress demands recall

  December 19, 2015 8:12 IST

  New Delhi/Guwahati: Arunachal Pradesh Governor Jyoiti Prasad Rajkhowa on Friday said the state was facing a "constitutional crisis" as well as law and order problems while the Congress continued protests in parliament over his "unconstitutional

• 

  Court grants bail to Sonia, Rahul Gandhi in National Herald case

  December 19, 2015 15:21 IST

  New Delhi: The Patiala House Court today granted bail to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case on a personal bond of Rs. 50,000 and one surety each. The next hearing for

• 

  DDCA row: 21st Century Media Pvt Ltd sends legal notice to AAP, seeks unconditional apology

  December 19, 2015 7:38 IST

  New Delhi: Lokesh Sharma, Managing Director of a company AAP had accused of taking huge commissions in the DDCA affair, on Friday issued a legal notice on the party seeking unconditional apology, failing which criminal

• 

  PM Modi hands over Shyamji's reinstatement certificate to Gujarat CM

  December 18, 2015 23:51 IST

  Bhuj: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today handed over the certificate, acknowledging Indian barrister and nationalist leader Shyamji Krishna Verma's posthumous reinstatement to the UK Bar to Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel at a function here.The

• 

  All eyes on court as Gandhis appear in Herald case today

  December 19, 2015 0:08 IST

  New Delhi: All eyes now turn to court where Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi are set to appear in the National Herald case at around 3 pm today. The appearance comes after the

• 

  Bihar bans country liquor from April, IMFL to be sold at govt shops

  December 18, 2015 22:37 IST

  Patna: The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar today unveiled its strategy to enforce prohibition of alcohol in the state in phases which includes a total ban on country liquor from April 1 next year.Sale of

• 

  India's global profile has risen in past 18 months: Sushma Swaraj

  December 18, 2015 22:28 IST

  New Delhi: India's global profile has improved significantly and taking forward ties with Pakistan was the "most challenging" in the last 18 months, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today, while commending Prime Minister Narendra

• 

  Govt to launch prosecution against India Cements on IPL issues: Arun Jaitley

  December 18, 2015 22:28 IST

  New Delhi: The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has decided to launch prosecution proceedings against India Cements for non-compliance with certain provisions of companies law in relation to the Indian Premier League (IPL).Former BCCI chief N

• 

  UP CM, wife get stuck in Assembly lift, 2 suspended

  December 18, 2015 22:22 IST

  Lucknow: Security personnel were in for a harrowing time today as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his wife Dimple Yadav – an MP from Kannauj – got stuck in a VIP lift at

• 

  Release of juvenile convict: Maneka Gandhi puts blame on Rajya Sabha

  December 18, 2015 22:13 IST

  New Delhi: As decks seemed to be cleared for the release of the juvenile onvict in December 16 gang-rape case, Union minister Maneka Gandhi today blamed Rajya Sabha for not passing the Bill to amend

• 

  DDCA row: Azad meets Amit Shah, sticks to his guns

  December 18, 2015 22:06 IST

  New Delhi: Amid the ensuing slugfest over charges and counter-charges of corruption between the AAP and ruling BJP, party chief Amit Shah today summoned MP Kirti Azad, a party MP from Darbhanga, to apparently dissuade

• 

  No one can dictate what one should eat: Mamata Banerjee

  December 18, 2015 21:16 IST

  Hooghly (WB):  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said food and religion are matters of individual choice and no one can dictate what one should eat, and asserted that the “biggest” duty of governments

• 

  Sec 377: Tharoor sees 'intolerance' in BJP over rejection of Bill

  December 18, 2015 20:49 IST

  New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today saw “intolerance” among a section of the ruling BJP after his move to introduce a Bill for decriminalising homosexuality was rejected in Lok Sabha.The introduction of the private

• 

  DDCA row: AAP poses five questions to Jaitley, calls him 'master of half truths'

  December 18, 2015 20:21 IST

  New Delhi: Terming Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's response to its allegations of corruption as “vague”, the Aam Aadmi Party today put up  "five specific" questions to Arun Jaitley.Contending that Jaitley was a “master of half

• 

  Institutionalised exaggeration of figures in mid-day meal scheme: CAG

  December 18, 2015 19:54 IST

  New Delhi: A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has found serious irregularities related to the Mid-Day Meal scheme, including what it termed as an “institutionalised exaggeration” of figures pertaining to the

• 

  Government sensitive to issue of crimes against women, children: Rajnath Singh

  December 18, 2015 19:28 IST

  New Delhi: Government is sensitive to the problem of crimes against women and children and has strengthened legal and institutional infrastructure to deal with the menace, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today.Inaugurating the Quasquicentennial Ground