The UN special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, on Saturday voiced his hope that he can bring representatives of the Syrian government and opposition together to launch the intra-Syria peace talks in Geneva on January 25....

Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra on Saturday criticised the Delhi government's move to spare VIPs from the odd-even vehicle scheme, terming the move "complete hypocrisy". His remark attracted criticism from the BJP and the city's ruling AAP....

Months before the crucial assembly polls in its erstwhile citadels West Bengal and Kerala, the CPI-M begins a five-day plenum here from Sunday to streamline and strengthen the party organisation against the backdrop of a "stagnation if not decline" in membership and depletion of its electoral strength....

Sania Mirza personified Indian tennis in 2015 with a stupendous rise that catapulted her to the tip of the women's doubles rankings and also become the maiden countrywoman to win a Grand Slam....
Expressing satisfaction over revival of the peace process between India and Pakistan, senior BJP leader L.K. Advani on Saturday said initiatives by former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee should be taken forward by the Narendra Modi government...
India, Pakistan and Bangladesh will reunite one day to create "Akhand Bharat" or an 'Undivided India', BJP general secretary Ram Madhav has said. ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise stop in Pakistan to meet his counterpart Nawaz Sharif has made quite a splash here, with the US media hailing the significance of his "spontaneous personal diplomacy"....
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's unexpected visit to Pakistan has "greatly hurt the sentiments of the nation", says Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed in a video message posted on social network. ...
The Delhi government on Saturday suspended three transport department officials over alleged corruption in issuing fresh Letters Of Interest (LOIs) for three-wheelers....

Strategic experts on Saturday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's historic, surprise visit to Pakistan as a major step aimed at rebuilding the derailed bilateral peace process. ...