Provide facts on Hindu terror: Nitish challenges Shinde

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said that Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, who had accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Bharatiya Janata Party for promoting......

In Kerala, Amit Shah attacks CPI-M for 'politics of violence'

Slamming the Communist Party of India-Marxist in Kerala, Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah on Wednesday night alleged that the Left party was promoting ‘politics of violence’......

'Fact finding' team in Bengal to disturb peace, says Mamata; BJP hits back

Describing the current situation in the violence-hit areas of West Bengal as "peaceful", Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed that a 'fact finding' team sent by a little-known NGO was......

AMU professor booked for lecture on 'rape' in myths, varsity suspends him

The police on Wednesday registered an FIR against an Aligarh Muslim University professor who referred to examples of 'rape' in Hindu mythology during a forensic science class, provoking accusations......

'Growth has to take place through private investments'

‘We need to further catalyse economic growth and the government needs to increase revenue,’ says G K Agarwal, BJP’s national spokesperson on economic affairs. Generation of jobs,......

Major issues facing Team Modi

Falling private sector investment and farm distress are problems that call for immediate attention, says T N C Rajagopalan. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Prime Minister Narendra Modi has......

Maharashtra govt unhappy over ease of doing business ranking

The govt plans to seek Centre's help for a re-assessment by the World Bank.   The Maharashtra government says it disagrees with the World Bank report ranking the state at eighth place in the......

BJP never in favour of FDI in multi-brand retail, says Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the Bharatiya Janata Party was ‘never’ in favour of allowing foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail and a recent government notification......