The party will not contest the Tasgaon-Kavthemahankal constituency in Sangli, held by former deputy chief minister R.R. Patil who died last month, state Congress chief Ashok Chavan announced following the party high command decision in New Delhi....
The Karnataka High Court on Sunday evening stayed the tabling of the CID's interim report on the mysterious death of IAS officer D.K. Ravi by the state government in the legislature on Monday till the inquiry was completed. ...
Lee Kuan Yew, former prime minister of Singapore, died at 3:18 a.m. on Monday at the age of 91, the prime minister's office (PMO) said. ...
President Pranab Mukherjee expressed grave concern over Sunday afternoon's fire in the Parliament House complex and urged the authorities to conduct a speedy probe into the incident....
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said farmers from across the country have written to him about their problems and he will not let them down....
Facing a road block in parliament and widespread protests, the government has now decided to go slow on the contentious land acquisition bill and may let the ordinance promulgated on the issue lapse. Knowledgeable sources said the government is unlikely to discontinue either of the houses in the middle of the session, a constitutional necessity if the or...
Born in September 1907, Bhagat Singh, one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement, was hanged on March 23, 1931 along with Rajguru and Sukhdev in the Lahore prison. Their final rites were performed at Hussainiwala in Ferozepur district. ...
Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza have completed a dream first tournament together, beating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-4 to win the BNP Paribas Open women's doubles title here. ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he was surprised by rumours against the land acquisition bill and defended the legislation saying it was aimed at the welfare of farmers....
Ghar wapsi (homecoming), slander against Mother Teresa, attacks on minority institutions and the gang rape of a nun in West Bengal, could have resulted in the BJP-led ruling coalition performing below par in the Goa zilla panchayat polls, the convenor of a ruling coalition partner has claimed....
