Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar on Thursday said that shared prosperity is the key to peace in the Indo-Pacific region, which has emerged as the most prominent source of prosperity in the world. Delivering the keynote address at a workshop on "Strategic Stability in the Indo-Pacific" organised by the Institute of Def...

Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen on Thursday lifted the state of Emergency imposed 45 days ago, stating that the situation in the atoll nation had returned to normal....
The Congress-led opposition on Thursday slammed the Pinarayi Vijayan government for aligning with Adani Ports who are going to execute the proposed Rs 7,525-crore Vizhinjam project. ...
Reiterating its allegations of Congress's links to political data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica (CA), the BJP on Thursday claimed that the firm was involved in Rahul Gandhi's social media campaign and there had been meetings too in this regard. ...
Water taps in India's Silicon Valley may soon turn dry if authorities don't revive Bengaluru's water bodies and conserve scarce water resources, ecological experts stressed on Thursday....
The Congress won't succeed with another UPA experiment as it has lost all credibility and the best way to defeat the BJP in the next Lok Sabha election will be to pool in all anti-BJP votes statewise, the CPI-M has said....
As Parliament remained paralyzed for the 14th consecutive day, the government on Thursday decided to reach out to the opposition parties to ensure smooth functioning so that the pending bills get passed in both the Houses....
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the Modi government had for years lied about the fate of 39 Indians killed in Iraq and was now diverting public attention from it by alleging that his party had links with a firm accused of misusing personal data of Facebook users. ...

The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Thursday, amid protests as opposition members trooped near the Speaker's podium, raising slogans and displaying placards....
Bowing to intense opposition to invoking the stringent Maharashtra Essential Services Maintenance Act (MESMA) on aanganwadi workers, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday stayed the proposal. Making an announcement in the Assembly, Fadnavis said that in view the sentiments of the House, MESMA would not be imposed on aanganwadi...