The Rajya Sabha on Friday witnessed an uproar and was adjourned for 10 minutes over the government reportedly approving a proposal to create a new National Commission for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes. ....

The Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) on Friday charged five more persons in a coal block allocation case against former Congress MP and industrialist Naveen Jindal and others. ....

Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Y.S. Chowdary on Thursday called for finding ways and means to help farmers increase their income levels and reduce the cost of living. ....

Renowned media professional Raghav Bahl thinks all senior editors should encourage the opinion and thoughts of young journalists as "their perspectives towards any news and situation are different and connected to the new age digital readers". ....

Punjab Advocate General Atul Nanda has not found any conflict of interest in criceter turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu's working as state Cabinet minister and his work on popular 'The Kapil Sharma Show', an official sourse said. ....

President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said auditors should play an important role in making nations meet their commitments on environment treaties. ....

Left parties on Thursday condemned the Centre's proposal to relax conditions for contributions made by corporate entities to political parties. ....

The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred hearing on a CBI plea seeking restoration of criminal conspiracy charge against senior BJP leaders in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case, asking the parties to file written submission focusing on issues to be adjudicated. ....

Stone pelting youths clashed with security forces on Thursday in this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir against what they called "nocturnal raids" in Soura area of Srinagar. ....

Air India on Thursday said it will file an FIR against Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad for assaulting a staffer after he was forced to travel economy class though he had a business class ticket. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RSS have taken "the most audacious step" to usher in a Hindu Rashtra by making Adityanath Yogi the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister ....

The Election Commission on Thursday allotted the symbol "Electric Pole" to the AIADMK faction led by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and the "Cap" to the ruling AIADMK group. ....

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said there was no reason to worry about the curbs on H1B visas or the job security of Indian IT professionals working in the US for the time being as the Indian government is in talks with the US regarding this. ....

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday once again responded to a distress call about an Indian abroad, saying that the victim has been found and is in safe custody of that country's authorities. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru on the day of their martyrdom and said that the country will never forget their courage and sacrifice. ....

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) enabling bills will be placed in Parliament for approval this week itself, Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Thursday. ....

Cracking the whip, the Bombay High Court on Thursday ordered all striking doctors in government-run hospitals to return to work immediately ....

Congress legislators wore black bands and staged a walkout during Governor Mridula Sinha's address in the assembly on Thursday. ....

The judicial work in the national capital was paralysed on Thursday as lawyers in New Delhi went on strike to "safeguard the dignity" of the legal profession. ....

The Lok Sabha on Thursday condemned the terror attack outside the Parliament House in London. ....