Speaker chides Hooda for remarks after Tharoor says 'Jai Samvidhan'

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla chided Congress member Deepender Hooda over certain remarks as Shashi Tharoor chanted 'Jai Hind, Jai Samvidhan' after taking oath as member of the House. IMAGE: Congress......

Former BJP ally Dushyant Chautala ready to back Cong in RS polls

Jannayak Janta Party leader Dushyant Chautala on Thursday said his party is ready to support the Congress in the Rajya Sabha election and ruled out any alliance with the ruling Bharatiya Janata......

Dismiss BJP's 'minority' govt in Haryana: Cong to guv

A delegation of the Haryana Congress met governor Bandaru Dattatreya in Chandigarh on Thursday, claiming the Nayab Singh Saini's Bharatiya Janata Party government is in the "minority" and demanding......

Jolt to Congress as senior Haryana leader, daughter quit party, to join BJP

In a jolt to the Congress in Haryana where assembly polls are due in October, senior leader Kiran Choudhry and her daughter Shruti Choudhry quit the party and will join the ruling Bharatiya Janata......

For cashless economy, govt wants to cap cash transactions at Rs 200,000

Earlier, while presenting the Budget on February 1, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had proposed to cap cash transactions at Rs 300,000 with effect from April 1. The government on Tuesday proposed......

Lok Sabha passes black money bill

Compliance window for those with undisclosed income abroad to come clean by paying 30 per cent tax and 30 per cent penalty Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill to deal with black money stashed abroad......

Opposition calls the Budget 'anti-poor, anti-middle class'

Image: Budget fails to provide 'Aacche din' to poor. Photograph: Reuters     The Opposition on Saturday slammed as "hollow and plain" BJP's first full-year union budget, saying it......

'Grave injustice done to her': Priyanka Gandhi assures wrestlers of support

IMAGE: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met wrestler Sakshi Malik and the others in New Delhi. Photograph: ANI Wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia on Friday met Congress leader Priyanka......

IOA ad-hoc panel calls disaffiliated state wrestling units for hearing

IMAGE: Following the prolonged protest by the wrestlers, all eyes are on the WFI elections. Photograph: PTI IOA's ad-hoc committee, tasked with conducting the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)......

DCW to issue notice to Delhi Police over violence against wrestlers

IMAGE: Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal (left) with the protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. Maliwal said even she was dragged and pulled inside a police van when she......

FIR under POCSO Act against WFI chief Brij Bhushan

IMAGE: While the first FIR against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh pertains to allegations of a minor wrestler and was registered under POCSO Act, the second was......

Fight for justice proving an expensive affair for wrestlers

'We will buy coolers if the need arises. It's very hot out there. We had brought Rs two lakh cash with us but have already spent about 5-6 lakh rupees so far.'   IMAGE: Social activist Medha......