For the third consecutive day on Wednesday, heavy mortar shelling has started in Balakote sector in Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir. ....

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to hold parliamentary board meeting on Wednesday at 09:30 AM to discuss the agenda of the party in the Parliament and other matters. ....

On the third day of the Parliament monsoon session on Wednesday, Rajya Sabha is expected to take up mob lynchings for discussion. ....

Fake currency having face-value of over Rs 11.23 crore was detected in 29 states post demonetisation, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday. ....

The Supreme Court referred to a nine-judge constitution bench the question whether right to privacy is a fundamental right on which hinges the challenge to the validity of the Aadhaar scheme. ....

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday witnessed acrimonious scenes over several issues, including farmers' plight and incidents involving cow vigilantes, forcing the Speaker to adjourn the House for the day. ....

Just a day after being chosen as NDA's candidate for the August 5 Vice Presidential election, M. Venkaiah Naidu filed nomination for the post. ....

An Indian Army Major of Rashtriya Rifles was shot dead by a jawan in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir late Monday. ....

The Pakistani Army has once again violated the ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Tuesday, triggering a retaliation from the Indian Army. ....

Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu has resigned from his post as the NDA has chosen the senior BJP leader as its candidate for the August 5 Vice Presidential election. ....

A 6-year-old girl and a soldier have lost her life in the ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first one to cast his vote for the Presidential Election 2017. ....

At least 16 new bills are listed for introduction in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, including to implement the GST in Jammu and Kashmir, and a bill to amend the Citizenship Act to allow certain illegal immigrants get Indian citizenship. ....

The government assured the opposition parties and allies on Friday that the military stand-off with China will be resolved diplomatically and peacefully. ....

Two terrorists have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Satora area of Tral in Jammu and Kashmir. ....

Police on Friday filed a chargesheet against AIADMK Deputy General Secretary T.T.V. Dinakaran's aide Sukesh Chandrashekar in a bribe case. ....

The Central government on Friday called an all party meet for a briefing on the India-China standoff in Doklam in Sikkim sector, and the situation of Kashmir situation in the wake of killing of seven Amarnath pilgrims. ....

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi poked fun at RBI Governor Urjit Patel over his remarks that the banned currency notes, deposited after the November 8 demonetisation, were still being counted. ....

Amid a protracted standoff with China, regular ceasefire violations by Pakistan and terrorist infiltrations, the Central government has given special powers to the Indian Army to buy ammunition and armaments without going through the red-tape, to be prepared for a 'short and intense war'. ....

The bodies of all the seven Amarnath Yatra pilgrims killed by militants in Jammu and Kashmir arrived here on Tuesday as the Gujarat government announced Rs 10 lakh compensation to the kin of each of the dead. ....