New Delhi, Jul 5 Petrol price will be hiked by over Rs 2.5 per litre and diesel by more than Rs 2.3 after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday raised taxes on the fuels to part-fund her Budget for 2019-20...

New Delhi, Jul 4 The Congress has begun the process for electing its interim chief as all attempts to mollify Rahul Gandhi have failed. Senior party leader and Gandhi family loyalist Ahmed Patel spoke with party veterans Mallikarjun Kharge, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kamal Nath, Ashok Gehlot and Sushil Kumar Shinde on Thursday over phone...

PTI NEW DELHI, Jun 26 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday broke his silence on lynching of a Muslim youth in Jharkhand, saying it has pained him and the guilty must be severely punished, but stressed that all incidents of violence in the country, whether in Jharkhand, West Bengal or Kerala, should be treated the same and law should take its course...

New Delhi, Jun 25: The Government has approved the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill that proposes hefty penalties for violating traffic norms including Rs 10,000 fine for not giving way to emergency vehicles and an equal penalty for driving despite disqualification, an official source said. The Bill, which was pending for approval in the Rajya Sabha, lapsed after the term of the 16th Lok Sabha ended. “The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Motor Vehicles (Amendment), ..

NEW DELHI, Jun 24 A BJP leader has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court of India seeking protection for non-Nagas who are staying at Dimapur, the commercial capital of Nagaland...

New Delhi, Jun 22 Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attended an interactive session with over 40 economists and other experts, organized by NITI Aayog on the theme “Economic Policy – The Road Ahead.”..

RANCHI, Jun 21 Appealing to people to take yoga to all sections of society, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said yoga is above everything, as he performed various asanas with around 40,000 enthusiasts at the Prabhat Tara ground here to mark the fifth International Day of Yoga...

New Delhi, Jun 20 Bodies of six Air Force personnel, who died in the AN-32 aircraft crash, have been airlifted from the site of the accident in the Pari mountain range to Aalo in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, a senior official said...

New Delhi, Jun 18 The Supreme Court Tuesday deferred the hearing on a plea seeking protection of doctors in government hospitals, saying since doctors have called off their strike in West Bengal and other states, there is no urgency to hear the matter...

New Delhi, Jun 17 The first session of 17th Lok Sabha commenced here Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is also the leader of the House, taking oath as Member. Leader of the House and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah were among those who took oath as Members of the 17th Lok Sabha that commenced here Monday...

AIIMS, Safdarjung docs issue 48-hour deadline..

TNN NEW DELHI, May 26 : The city’s music teaching scene is full of talented musicians from the North East, in whom kids find some of the most gifted and enthusiastic mentors. Several of them have even started their own schools as interest among youngsters in learning western music keeps demand high. And their mastery over the western style makes them a natural fit, Joeanna Rebello Fernandes finds, as she walks down melody lane...

New Delhi, May 25 The full Election Commi-ssion on Saturday called on President Ram Nath Kovind and handed over the list of 542 newly-elected members of the Lok Sabha that will enable him to initiate the formal process of new government formation...

India Today New Delhi, May 24 : PM Narendra Modi met the President on Friday and tendered his resignation along with the Council of Ministers...

NEW DELHI, May 22 : Counting of votes for the 2019 LS polls is all set to take place on Thursday. The exit polls have predicted a favourable result for the incumbent NDA Govt. The result is also being seen as a major test of the alliance forged by the regional parties to oust Modi-led BJP from power. Here is a look at the top developments- * Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed concern over the "needless controversy" created by the Opposition over EVMs at a meeting of NDA leaders...

Press Trust of India Bhopal, May 21: The Madhya Pradesh government is planning to reopen an old murder case against BJP candidate Pragya Singh Thakur, a day after exit polls predicted a victory for her from Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency. The Congress-led government in the state will seek a legal opinion on reopening the murder case of ex-RSS pracharak Sunil Joshi, in which Pragya Singh was acquitted, state Law Minister P C Sharma said Tuesday...

Kolkata, May 20 Former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking extension of the seven-day protection granted to him by the apex court in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam case...

Palghar, May 20 More than 51,000 farmers in Palghar district of Maharashtra have been provided drought assistance worth Rs. 21.09 crore, an official said on Monday...

New Delhi, May 19 : In the run up to the elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party’s master strategist Amit Shah had declared that the BJP would win a clear majority on its own with 300-plus seats...

NEW DELHI, May 18 One of the Election Comm-ission's three members has recused himself from meetings meant to discuss poll code violations and claims his minority decisions have gone unrecorded...

JAIPUR, May 15 In January, the Congress seemed poised for a strong fightback against Prime Minister Narendra Modi after victories in three heartland States late last year. But just over four months later, even Congress officials admit the attempt to unseat Modi in the ongoing general has suffered from a weak campaign and fumbled communications. Political strategists say the mis-steps and an inability to sew up alliances with other Opposition groups had hurt Congress...

Press Trust of India Chennai, May 14: DMK President MK Stalin Tuesday said he saw no chances for a non-BJP, non-Congress “third front” post Lok Sabha polls, but a decision could be taken only after May 23, the counting day. Stalin’s remarks come a day after TRS supremo and Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekara Rao, who has been pushing for a non-Congress, non-BJP federal front of regional parties, called on the DMK chief here. Stalin, also Tamil Nadu Leader of Opposition, said Rao had not visited ..

Press Trust of India Indore, May 14: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Monday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his statement about IAF aircrafts evading Pakistan radars during the Balakot air strike due to the “cloudy weather”...

Khanna (Pb), May 13 With Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP continuing their attack on the Congress over Sam Pitroda's remarks on the 1984 riots, party chief Rahul Gandhi Monday said the leader should be ashamed of himself and seek apology from the country...

Ahmedabad, May 13 Police had to resort to a baton charge on Sunday after members of the Patidar community allegedly stopped a Dalit man's wedding procession in Gujarat's Aravalli district and the two sides pelted stones at each other. The incident occurred in the evening in Khambiasr village and officials said a posse of cops had been rushed to the spot to maintain peace. Several people and policemen were injured in the stone pelting...

New Delhi, May 13 The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on May 17 the Centre's plea challenging the Delhi High Court's verdict which had quashed cadre allocation of IAS and IPS officers of 2018 batch. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and Sanjiv Khanna. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench that the high court had asked the government to redo the entire exercise. Tushar Mehta told the court that those selected under the cadre ..

Press Trust of India New Delhi, May 11 : The fate of several Union Ministers including Radha Mohan Singh, Harshvardhan and Maneka Gandhi, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress leaders Digvijay Singh and Jyotiraditya Scindia will be decided Sunday in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls to be held in 59 Constituencies in six States and Delhi...

Courtesy News18 NEW DELHI, May 10: The schedule for the Delhi University or DU admission 2019 is yet to be officially announced by the University authorities. In the meanwhile, thick speculations have grown on a tentative date of registration for Delhi University admission. The recent one that added to the growing speculations is that the DU 2019 Admission is likely to begin from May 20 onwards. According to a report, “Delhi University is likely to begin its admission registration on May 20 and ..

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday demanded cancellation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s candidature from Varanasi for “shamelessly indulging in horse trading”, a day after he claimed 40 TMC MLAs were in touch with him. Making a sensational claim in the middle of the general election, Modi had said on Monday that 40 TMC MLAs were in touch with him and will desert their party once the BJP wins the polls...

NEW DELHI, Apr 27 A case has been registered against Congress president Rahul Gandhi for repeatedly asking the crowd to chant ‘chowkidar chor hai’ at a rally in Samastipur, Bihar. The case has been registered in Ara Civil Court against Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav who was also present at the rally, news agency ANI reported...