The Congress on Wednesday questioned the government's move to merge the railway budget with the general budget and said that the focus instead should be on bringing about a turnaround in the railways....
China on Wednesday said it was concerned over the worsening tensions between India and Pakistan and urged both the countries to exercise restraint....

In a shocking incident, a 90-year-old widow, who is a cancer patient, has been raped here in Kerala by a man who was armed with a knife, police said on Wednesday....

Announcing its first move on the Indian government's Smart City project, the $37-billion tech giant Oracle Corp has chosen Maharashtra to accelerate the states digital transformation and set up a Centre for Excellence there...

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Amanatullah Khan was on Wednesday arrested after a sexual harassment complaint by his brother-in-law's wife, police said....
Pakistan won't limit its nuclear programme, its UN envoy Maleeha Lodhi said on Wednesday, a day after Washington urged Islamabad to curtail its atomic activities....
India on Wednesday decided to do away with a 92-year-old legacy of separate general and railway budgets by unifying them and do away with differentiating plan and non-plan expenditure....
Former India wicketkeeper M.S.K. Prasad was appointed as the new chairman of selectors while Ajay Shirke was retained unopposed as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary at its 87th Annual General Meeting (AGM) here on Wednesday....

Indian equity markets on Wednesday were lifted by positive global cues and value buying. ...
Transparency and civic participation in decision-making are vital for democracy, the economy and sustainable development, government and civil society leaders said on Tuesday as they celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) here....