Finance Minister Arun Jaitley accuses Congress of using impeachment as a political tool

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday accused the Congress party of trivialising the power of impeachment and using it as a political tool.In a scat...

2G scam: Delhi HC issues notice to Essar Group promoters

Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice seeking response of all Essar Group promoters and others on CBI's plea challenging their acquittal in matte...

HC acquits Kodnani in 2002 riot case

The Gujarat High Court today acquitted former BJP minister Maya Kodnani in the 2002 Naroda Paitya riots case in which 97 people were killed by a mob.T...

Fresh snowfall in Gulmarg

Gulmarg and other areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall today, while the plains in the valley, including the summer capital S...

Seize Dawood Ibrahim's properties in Mumbai: SC

The Supreme Court today in its order directed the Central government to seize underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's properties in Mumbai, while dismissing t...

Fiscal needs of each state will be individually assessed: 15th Finance Commission

15th Finance Commission Chairman, N K Singh has said the fiscal needs of each state will be individually assessed keeping in view their special charac...

NDMA issues alert advising people to stay away from coasts

West Coast of India, Lakshadweep, South Tamil Nadu, Bay of Bengal, and Kerala are expected to experience high energy swell waves from tomorrow till Su...

Govt asks states to allow private licence for taxis

Centre has asked states to allow drivers to use private licence for driving taxis and light vehicles for commercial purposes. However, commercial...

J&K Health Minister Bali Bhagat orders suspension of 23 officials

Jammu and Kashmir Health Minister Bali Bhagat has ordered suspension of 23 officials including 4 doctors and 19 paramedics in Jammu and Rajouri distri...

All candidates elected unopposed in Bihar,UP MLC Polls

In Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, all the candidates who filed their nominations for the biennial Election of the Members of Legislative Council, have been ...

L-G approves proposal to compensate consumers to unscheduled power cuts in Delhi

In a good news for Delhi residents, Lt Governor Anil Baijal approved the Kejriwal government's proposal mandating an hourly compensation of Rs 100 to ...

AP CM Chandrababu Naidu's hunger strike begins

Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday began his day-long hunger strike in Amaravati at 7 am as a protest for the demand of special status for A...

2015 IAS toppers Tina Dabi, Athar Khan break social stereotypes to tie the knot

48 MPs, 45 MLAs have declared cases of crime against women.

Among the 48 lawmakers facing charges of crime against women, 45 are MLAs and three are Members of Parliament.Amid the country-wide uproar over rape c...

SBI allowed customers to withdraw money up to Rs. 2,000 via PoS

Amid the cash crunch faced by the country, State Bank of India (SBI), today allowed customers to withdraw money up to Rs. 2,000 via Point of Sale (PoS...

In Pathankot district, after reports of suspected terrorist movement in the area Security has been stepped up

Security has been stepped up and search operations are being carried out around the border localities of Punjab, particularly in Pathankot district, a...

Maneka Gandhi said create special police cells for dealing with sexual offences against women and children.

Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Thursday told the states and Union Territories to create special police cells for deal...

Supreme Court’s website had been hacked

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology confirmed on Thursday that the Supreme Court’s website had been hacked.The National Informatics...

Karan Johar honoured to be first Indian filmmaker at Madame Tussauds

Filmmaker Karan Johar says he feels honoured to be the first filmmaker from India to have a wax statue at the Madame Tussauds.Karan Johar on Thursday ...

People of J&K have shown courage, says President Kovind

President Ram Nath Kovind has said that they showed courage, fortitude and resilience in the face of challenges arising because of multiple factors.Sp...

SC dismisses pleas seeking probe in special judge B H Loya's death case

The Supreme Court today dismissed a batch of pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged mysterious death of special CBI judge B H Loya, who w...

235 districts to be covered in Phase-II of POSHAN Abhiyan

The government will cover 235 districts in the second phase of its POSHAN Abhiyaan which aims to reduce stunting, under-nutrition, anaemia among child...

UIDAI introduces new QR code for offline verification

UIDAI has introduced an updated 'QR code' that holds non-sensitive details like name, address, photo, and date of birth, and can be used for offline u...

UP government to send proposal to Centre for death in rape cases of minor girls:Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that his government will send a proposal to the central government to make a law and bring in th...

Over 17,000 students from India took part in the sixth BSE International Finance Olympiad.

Over 17,000 students from across India took part in the recently held sixth BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) International Finance Olympiad.The aim of the ...

Lalu son Tej Pratap Yadav got engaged to Aishwarya Rai at Hotel Maurya in Patna.

Under a canopy awash in pink and purple at a five-star hotel in Patna, Lalu Yadav's oldest son Tej Pratap Yadav exchanged rings with his fiancee Aishw...

After 70 years of independence it is shameful said Ram Nath Kovind on Kathua gangrape-murder

President Ram Nath Kovind today condemned the horrific Kathua gangrape-murder and wondered what kind of society India was developing into.He further s...

TN governor apologises for patting woman journalist Lakshmi Subramanian.

Tamil Nadu governor Banwarilal Purohit on Wednesday apologised to a senior woman journalist after he set off a firestorm by patting her cheek at a pre...

TN Governor Banwarilal Purohit patted the cheek of a woman journalist without her consent say journalist.

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit held a press conference on Tuesday evening to clear his name from a controversy surrounding a professor arreste...

Death toll in Madhya Pradesh river accident rises to 21

The death toll in Tuesday night’s accident in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district where a mini-truck carrying a marriage party fell off a bridge over Sone...