New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The opposition parties on Friday demanded that Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani should apologize over her remarks in the Rajya Sabha about Goddess Durga. Stating that she herself worships…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking construction of a temple to Lord Rama at the disputed Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Congress on Friday demanded that the alleged derogatory remarks made against its president, Sonia Gandhi, and vice president, Rahul Gandhi, by BJP member Anurag Thakur be expunged from the…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) BSP chief Mayawati on Friday alleged that the government was protecting people with RSS links who forced Dalit scholar Rohit Vemula to commit suicide in the Hyderabad University complex. Mayawati…
By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 26 (IANS) With assembly elections round the corner, political parties in Kerala’s two key political fronts are seeking more seats for themselves. While the uneasiness is more evident in the…
Itanagar, Feb 26 (IANS) Arunachal Governor J.P. Rajkhowa has described newly-elected Chief Minister Kalikho Pul as an “undisputed and most popular democratically elected leader” of the state, a Raj Bhavan official said on Friday. Pul…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Responding to the controversy over her statement on Durga and Mahishasur, union minister Smriti Irani on Friday asserted she made the statement with a lot of pain because she had…
Panaji, Feb 26 (IANS) A Konkani singing contest organised by the state government has become a subject of controversy due to its songs which sing praises of the ruling BJP-led coalition government’s achievements. Speaking to…
By Sheikh Qayoom Jammu, Feb 26 (IANS) The PDP and the BJP appear to be still debating whether or not they should divorce or remain married in Jammu and Kashmir. Was Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The opposition parties on Friday said Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani must apologize for her remark in the Rajya Sabha about Goddess Durga. The human resource development minister must…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Friday said the scheme of giving smartphones at Rs.251 was the “biggest scam of the millennium” during the BJP regime. He demanded the money which…
Islamabad, Feb 26 (IANS) Pakistan’s biggest worry right now is that “India will soon possess the much-vaunted nuclear triad”, said a Pakistani daily which observed that Pakistan is nowhere near reaching that level. An editorial…
AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. (File Photo: IANS) Chennai, Feb 25 (PTI) Ten persons from Tamil Nadu, arrested by Andhra Pradesh forest personnel while on a ‘pilgrimage’ on the charge of…
Agartala, Feb 25 (IANS) Tripura’s Left Front government Thursday night criticised Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu for neglecting the northeastern states in the 2016-17 rail budget. “The railway budget presented in the parliament by Railway Minister…
Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) PMK leader S. Ramadoss on Thursday wondered how Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu would ensure confirmed rail seats by 2020 when no new trains were announced in the two rail budgets he…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The AAP government on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that it had not sanctioned Rs.100 crore for an advertisement campaign on completion of one year in power, as alleged…
New Cooch Behar: The members of Greater Coochbehar Peoples’ Association(GCPA) disrupt railway services to press for their demands at the New Cooch Behar railway station in West Bengal on Feb 21, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Functioning for nearly the whole day after a long time, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed an intense debate on the recent incidents in JNU and Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula’s…
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. (File Photo: IANS) Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 25 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy is all set to complete a record by becoming only the second Congress chief minister to complete a…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Congress leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of misleading people by blaming the Congress for disruptions in the parliament and alleged that the…