In a breather for Amit Shah, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea by social activist and former bureaucrat Harsh Mander challenging the BJP President's discharge in the alleged staged killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his aide Tusliram Prajapati....
The country's manufacturing sector saw a significant uptrend in July registering the highest reading since April this year, as both production and new orders rose, a key macro-economic data showed on Monday. ...
Expressing concern over what it said were growing incidents of violence against the Dalits, minorities and women in the country, the Congress on Monday said the Narendra Modi government was not doing anything to improve the situation. ...
Wrestler Narsingh Yadav's dream of representing India at the Rio Olympics could now come true after the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) on Monday gave him a clean chit in the doping case....

India will ensure that none of the Indian workers abroad go hungry because they do not have work, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Monday, adding that the government will bring back citizens stranded in Saudi Arabia after the companies they were working for shut down....
AIADMK General Secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Monday dismissed the party's Rajya Sabha member L. Sasikala Pushpa from the party....
The government on Monday sought parliament's nod for additional spending of Rs 1.03 lakh crore, though the cash outgo will only be Rs 20,948.26 crore. "Approval of parliament is sought to authorise gross additional expenditure of Rs 1,03,013.74 crore. Of this, the proposals involving net cash outgo aggregate to Rs 20,948.26 crore and gross add...
Hundreds of Keralites in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and elsewhere in the Middle East are facing a livelihood crisis brought about by unpaid salaries and benefits and non-renewal of their work permits. The problems at the construction giant Saudi Binladin Group, where a large number of Indians work, is a case in point, said those in the know...
Ruling AIADMK General Secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Monday dismissed the party's Rajya Sabha member L. Sasikala Pushpa from the party after the latter slapped a DMK leader. In a statement issued here, Jayalalithaa said Pushpa acted against the party's principles and code of conduct and also in a manner ...
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's comments against actor Aamir Khan created a ruckus in the Rajya Sabha on Monday as opposition members alleged that the government was targeting the minorities. Raising the issue, Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said the minister talked about teaching a lesson to those who talk the way Aamir Khan did. "W...