The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a plea of a consortium of banks, led by State Bank of India, that $40 million, which liquor baron Vijay Mallya had allegedly transferred to his children, needed to be brought back. ....

AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday accused the Congress of running a "shop of secularism" and asked the party to end this ....

Third time lucky, third time unlucky or making it in the first attempt. This sums up the political fortunes of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Congress and the AAP respectively as Punjab prepares to count the votes of 117 assembly seats on Saturday. ....

Buckling under pressure from both the opposition parties and ruling ally Shiv Sena, Maharashtra legislative council Chairman Ramraje Nimbalkar on Thursday suspended Independent member Prashant Paricharak for 18 months from the house for his objectionable remarks on wives of armymen during the civic poll campaign. ....

The Lok Sabha on Thursday took up for discussion a bill to increase the maternity leave of women to 26 weeks from the present 12 weeks. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made a brief appearance in the Lok Sabha as the second half of Parliament's Budget session commenced here. ....

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the government and the Lok Sabha sympathises with Sartaj, the father of a slain terror suspect who refused to accept the body of his "traitor" son. ....

After a wait of more than a month, the fate of 251 candidates who contested the February 4 assembly election in Goa will finally be known when the ballots polled in over 2,500 EVMs are counted on Saturday. ....

Lok Sabha members on Thursday expressed concern over the killing of Indians in the United States and sought answers from the government. ....

The Lok Sabha on Thursday condoled the passing away of former Speaker Rabi Ray. ....

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed Uphaar theatre owner Gopal Ansal's plea not to send him to jail to serve the remaining sentence for the 1997 fire tragedy, but extended his date of surrender by 10 days. ....

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday asserted that the Centre has taken very serious note of the hate crimes against Indians in the US and said the Narendra Modi government will come out with a statement on the issue. ....

Re-polling began at 34 polling stations of 8 assembly constituencies in Manipur amid tight security. Polling started at 7am and will conclude at 3pm. ....

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Thursday after paying homage to five of its members, one of them sitting, who have passed away. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has exuded confidence on the passage of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill in the Budget session of Parliament which resumed on Thursday. ....

Two militants and a civilian were killed on Thursday during a gunfight between militants and security forces in south Kashmir's Pulwama district. ....

The second-half of Parliament's Budget Session will start on Thursday and attacks on Indians in the US and the anti-terror operation in Lucknow will be raised by the Congress. ....

In view of the fact that many pensioners are yet to submit their Aadhaar-authenticated "Jeevan Pramaan" or life certificate for continuation of their pension, the EPFO on Wednesday extended the last date of submission of digital life certificates up to March 31, 2017. ....

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is likely to make a statement on Thursday in Parliament on the killing of a suspected IS terrorist in a Lucknow gunfight and train blast in Madhya Pradesh, a ministry official said. ....

India on Wednesday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Sardar Daud Khan Hospital in Kabul, and said it will continue to support Afghanistan in fighting terror. ....