Seven Uttar Pradesh legislators from three political parties joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday....
Want to convey your message to US President Barack Obama? Here is your chance online. The White House has announced that people can now send Obama a note via Facebook Messenger the same way they message their friends....
In a set-back to self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who is accused of rape and murder, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant him interim bail on medical grounds....
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will be questioned by Swedish prosecutors inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, a media report said on Thursday. ...
The first woman Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, Manjula Chellur, has been named the new Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court....
Harvest and post-harvest loss of India's major agricultural produce is estimated at Rs 92,651 crore ($13 billion), according to data published by the ministry of food processing industries. ...
Union Minister of Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreya on Thursday introduced in the Rajya Sabha the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016, that seeks to increase maternity leave benefit for women from 12 to 26 weeks. The union cabinet on Wednesday gave ex-post facto approval to increase of maternity leave benefit from 12 to 26 weeks for two...
Pakistan must recognise India's security concerns and clamp down all those involved in "cross-border terrorism", a leading Pakistani daily said on Thursday. Without this, Pakistan and India won't be able to engage with each other to resolve their disputes, the Daily Times said in an editorial. "Support for the Kashmiri movement in Pakistan mus...
The Indian Red Cross Society will provide shelter to Irom Sharmila, who is being shunned by many in Manipur after she ended her 16-year-long fast against a draconian legislation. The Manipur branch of the Red Cross Society has decided to give her temporary shelter till the time Sharmila finds a lasting place to live in Imphal. After friends and many suppo...
The opposition on Thursday opposed the moving of the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016, in the Lok Sabha, compelling the government to say it will refer it to a Parliamentary panel. The government had listed the bill for consideration and passing. Soon after the papers were laid on the table of the House after question hour, Speaker Sumit...
