Delhi's ruling AAP on Wednesday demanded HRD Minister Smriti Irani's resignation and arrest after a court took note of a complaint against her allegedly fake educational qualification....
In the summer of 1975, the anger against corruption and high-handedness that rippled across the northern half of India had built into waves of fury against a prime minister whose legitimacy had been shattered by an Allahabad High Court verdict unseating her. ...
India is unlikely to see the imposition of another Emergency due to changes made in the Constitution and people being more vigilant, veteran journalist and political commentator Kuldip Nayar has said, noting that the Congress should have learnt the lesson of not pursuing dynastic politics from the period that saw a curb on civil liberties under Indira Ga...
Maharashtra's Women and Child Development Minister Pankaja Munde on Wednesday was embroiled in a controversy involving alleged irregularities in awarding contracts worth Rs.206 crore (Rs.2.06 billion) and the opposition demanded a probe....
The two new IITs -- Palakkad and Tirupati -- are set to receive the first batch of studentsf or the academic year 2015-2016, a statement said on Wednesday. ...
Delhi's per capita income rose from 2.21 lakh in 2013-14 to 2.42 lakh in 2014-15, which is three times higher than the national average of Rs.87,748, the AAP government said on Wednesday....

Braving heavy showers, hundreds of people from India and abroad bade adieu to Mother Teresa's successor Sister Nirmala here on Wednesday, recalling the nun's dedication and courage....
Senior journalist and well-known columnist Praful Bidwai has died, a family friend said on Wednesday. He was 65....
A court here on Wednesday took cognizance of a complaint against Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani for allegedly misrepresenting facts in her election affidavits, holding that "arguments made on behalf of the complainant hold merit"....
Plastic cups and other plastic cutlery will soon be banned from Goa government offices and functions conducted by the state government. ...