Rijiju warns Mahua Moitra over Judge Loya mention in Lok Sabha

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra's reference to the death of judge B H Loya 'long before his time' created uproar in Lok Sabha on Friday as Union minister Kiren Rijiju accused her of raising a......

Modi elected as NDA leader, ready to form govt

Preparing to take oath for a third straight term as the head of a coalition government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National......

Amid 'surprise' buzz, Parliament session to begin from Monday

A new session of Parliament is set to begin from Monday amid an intense buzz on whether the government will have some surprise item up its sleeve during the five-day sitting that will see a......

26K man hours spent to carve statue of Netaji, PM to unveil it on Thursday

A team of sculptors spent 26,000 man-hours of "intense artistic endeavour" to carve a grand statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, to be unveiled at the India Gate, from a monolithic block of......

India will set Climate Change conference agenda: Modi

Image: Houses near the sea devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan are seen in Tacloban city, central Philippines. Photograph: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters Prime Minister Narendra Modi has slammed developed......

Coal India may divert coal under e-auction to power firms

To meet fuel supply commitments to the power sector, the government today said CIL might divert a portion of the coal meant for e-auction to power plants."Coal India Ltd (CIL) may reduce coal meant......

India to have 1/4 global workforce by 2022: Prez

India has the potential to account for one-fourth of the overall workforce across the world by 2022, President Pratibha Patil said on Thursday. "Through a planned investment in skill development,......

India, US propose emphasis on food processing

India and the USreviewed on Tuesday the Agriculture Knowledge Initiative, a joint effort of Prime Minster Manmohan Singh and US President George W Bush, with emphasis on the food processing......

PIX: India's sports stars Mary Kom, Kohli, Tendulkar light lamps

'A prayer in unity does make a difference. Pray for every being and stand together.' IMAGE: India's boxing legend MC Mary Kom with her family as they lights candles and flash mobile lights.......

Kohli, Anushka donate undisclosed amount to fight COVID-19

IMAGE: Virat Kohli with his wife Anushka Sharma. Photograph: Virat Kohli/Twitter India skipper Virat Kohli and his actor wife Anushka Sharma, on Monday, pledged their support to the Prime......

Here's what Vajpayee told Ganguly & Co before 2004 Pak tour

Atal Bihari Vajpayee asked the players to win hearts too apart from matches IMAGE: Late former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, right, gave a bat to Sourav Ganguly during a meeting......

Pakistan ready to host SAF Games

Amid peace overtures, Pakistan said on Friday it will host the cancelled ninth South Asian Federation Games in Islamabad in the hope that India will send its team to the regional competition.The......

NZ urges ICC to cancel Zim tour

New Zealand's Parliament passed a resolution on Tuesday calling on the International Cricket Council (ICC) and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) to cancel the Black Caps tour of Zimbabwe.Members of the......