Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reviewed the progress of the Swachh Bharat Mission at a high-level meeting of top officials of the ministries of urban development amd drinking water supply and sanitation, as also the NITI Aayog and the PMO....
Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala on Thursday telephoned his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and invited him to visit the country to address the upcoming First Donors' Conference in the Himalayan nation. ...

The Indian arm of Swiss foods giant Nestle on Thursday moved the Bombay High Court, seeking a judicial review of the food safety regulator's order that had called for the withdrawal of top-selling Maggi instant noodles over health issues. ...
At least two policemen were killed and six injured on Thursday in a suicide blast targeting the vehicle the deputy commandant of the Frontier Reserve Police (FRP) in Pakistan's Peshawar city....
RJD chief Lalu Prasad said on Thursday that he was "still young" and fully prepared to take on the BJP in the Bihar assembly polls slated for September-October....
The Delhi BJP on Thursday protested outside AAP leader Somnath Bharti's office here following allegations of domestic violence levelled against him by his wife...
A US federal appeals court in Manhattan has set Aug 18 for oral arguments in a case filed by a Sikh rights group against Congress party chairperson Sonia Gandhi....
Operations resumed at the international airport here on Thursday after it was closed down on Wednesday when a CISF personnel was shot dead in a scuffle with an employee....
The Syrian military forces on Wednesday recaptured key oil fields in central Syria, following battles with the Islamic State (IS) militants, a media report said....

Pope Francis on Wednesday approved a proposal to create a tribunal within the Vatican for bishops who cover up alleged paedophile priests, as part of his reform of the city-state's Curia or governing body. ...