Noisy protests disrupted the both houses of the Parliament on the first day of the second part of the budget session
Images from day eleven of the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, on Monday
The prime minister is all set to break his record of spending most days in the country without travelling abroad.
Indian football saw a big jump in the FIFA rankings on Thursday, rising 24 places to go up to 147 spot.
A United Nations human rights investigator has recommended that international pressure be put on North Korea as part of a multi-pronged strategy to know the fate of hundreds of foreign nationals allegedly abducted by it.
Masterminded superbly by ace striker Sunil Chhetri, a dominant India scripted a sensational 4-1 win over higher-ranked Puerto Rico in an international football friendly at the Andheri Sports Complex stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.
Suddenly the sands are shifting and even friends are acting strange.
Speaking to around 60 journalists in three different sittings, the Congress vice-president, who is known to be media shy when it comes to his personal life, has opened up on a range of topics.
Apart from the two Indians, four others have been selected for the award -- Conchita Carpio-Morales of the Philippines, Dompet Dhuafa of Indonesia, Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers and 'Vientiane Rescue' of Laos
For three days, no business has been transacted in the Rajya Sabha with the Opposition digging in its heels.
After black umbrellas, it was black shawls that Trinamool Congress members used in Lok Sabha on Thursday to rake up the issue of black money.
Modi said the initiatives taken by the East Asia Summit in disaster preparedness and response are truly commendable.
The members of Association of Southeast Asian Nations are Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar.
As India seeks to deepen its engagement with the 10-nation bloc of small and medium economies, Modi said both India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are keen to enhance their cooperation in advancing balance, peace and stability in the region.
The first list will include a couple of countries each from various regions of the world.
India was U Thaung Tun's first port of call after his appointment, which should intrigue China and Pakistan, says Rajeev Sharma.
After yet another electoral drubbing at the hands of Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress sought to shield Rahul Gandhi from any blame even as it ruled out any leadership role for his sister Priyanka Gandhi.
The Indian government had in January 2010 launched VoA scheme to attract more foreign tourists to India.
The medals tally at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.
Former Censor Board chief and Julie 2 producer Pahlaj Nihalani takes on the film industry.
Reader Ujjaval Shelat sent us this picture from Zurich.
But it scores high on firm dynamics - which is partly accidental, as it benefits from high labour turnover.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be visiting the NalandaUniversity on September 19 when it will be formally inaugurated.
Anushu Gupta is being recognised for "his creative vision in transforming the culture of giving" in India and Sanjiv Chaturvedi for 'Emergent Leadership'
Signing of the two pacts -- FTA in services and investments -- were scheduled during the India-ASEAN Economic Ministers meeting in Myanmar last week. But the meeting was postponed as Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was not able to attend the meet due to domestic compulsions.
These categories rank among India's top 10 export items by value.
Companies are cutting back on recruitment and training in their bid to cut costs and cope with the current economic slowdown.
According to the new data, India accounts for the most with 2,226.
A look at some truly sizzling women who haven't even hit 25 yet.
Tiny Guam beat Turkmenistan 1-0 to record their first ever World Cup qualifying victory.
Ambassador Chinmaya Gharekhan explains the situation in Iraq and Syria in this interview to Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt.
The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday alleged that about Rs 6 crore were spent on the roadshow of Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in Varanasi and demanded from the district election authorities to register a first information report for violation of the model code of conduct.
Globally, just 8 billionaires have same amount of wealth as the poorest 50% of the world population.
Noble laureate economist Amartya Sen, the chancellor of Nalanda University in Bihar's Nalanda district, has questioned the interpretation of the upcoming university as another central university rather than an international institution.
Soaked in patriotism, hundreds of Indians on Monday proudly marked the country's 70th Independence Day, as the tricolour fluttered and the national anthem reverberated at Indian missions across the world.
Tourist visa on arrival for 40 more countries including US, UK and Germany could become a reality soon.
Tourist visa on arrival for 40 more countries including the US, the UK, Brazil, Germany, Canada and Australia, would soon be a reality as the Home Ministry is expected to clear the proposal soon.
Metal shares gained on hopes that the government may adopt ordinance route for mines sector reforms
It has recorded the highest levels among eight countries.
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