Members from the BJP and Congress got into a war of words in the Lok Sabha after Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge claimed people from his party laid down their lives for the nation, while none from the BJP did. ....

Led by their leader Rahul Gandhi, Congress MPs on Monday demanded a Parliamentary probe into the death of IUML leader and Kerala MP E. Ahamed. ....

The opposition's allegations aside, the rate of unemployment is actually rising in the country, especially among the backward classes, the government admitted in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. ....

Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said the Congress should be thanked for protecting the democracy in the country because of which Narendra Modi, coming from a poor family, could become the Prime Minister of India. ....

Punjab may have been unfair to women in terms of its sex ratio, but the percentage of female voters was clearly higher than male voters in the just-concluded assembly elections in the state. ....

Elections for the Uttar Pradesh state assembly, Indias largest state -- 138 million voters -- start on February 11, but 40 PER CENT of its voters said they still don't know which political party they will vote for, according to a new survey conducted by by FourthLion Technologies, a data analytics and public opinion polling firm, for IndiaSpend. ....

Cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin, commenting on the political developments in Tamil Nadu said on Monday "234 job opportunities" will shortly open up for the youth in the state. ....

National carrier Air India on Monday reported that all 122 passengers on-board its Bhopal-New Delhi flight were safe after the aircraft was hit by a bird. ....

The Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon on Monday after opposition parties disrupted proceedings over the death of Kerala MP and former union minister E. Ahamed. ....

No traffic was allowed on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway on Monday for the fourth consecutive day, authorities said. ....

Tamil Nadu is set to get its third woman Chief Minister. AIADMK MLAs on Sunday elected General Secretary V.K. Sasikala as their legislature leader, two months after her mentor J. Jayalalithaa died. ....

AIADMK legislators on Sunday elected General Secretary V.K. Sasikala as leader of their legislature party, paving the way for her to become Tamil Nadu's third woman Chief Minister. ....

Pink teddy bears, may well have a justified a slot on the altar of participatory democracy. ....

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday attacked the poll panel over malfunctioning of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in Punjab, wondering if it was a "mischief". ....

The strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway was closed for traffic on Sunday due to fresh snowfall. ....

Employees of the IDBI Bank will strike on Monday pressing demands like wage revision, opposing out sourcing and others, said a top leader of All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA). ....

At least 34 trains were delayed and 12 rescheduled on Sunday due to fog in many parts of north India, a railway official said. ....

In what can be a big boost to India's chances of becoming a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) in the face of opposition from China, New Delhi is going to host the Implementation and Assessment Group Meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) from February 8 to 10, the External Affairs Ministry said on Saturday. ....

Calling it "spineless", Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday alleged that the Election Commission had "completely surrendered" before Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ....

Over 72 per cent of Punjab's nearly 1.99 crore voters cast their votes on Saturday in 117 assembly segments in the northern state, election officials said here. ....