Various political leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh, on Thursday paid tributes to Swami Vivekananda on his 154th birth anniversary. ....

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to pass an interim order for organising the bull taming sport -- Jallikattu -- during the ensuing Pongal festival. ....

President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday greeted people as they prepare to celebrate Lohri, Makar Sankranti and Pongal. ....

The Congress party on Thursday declared its first list of 27 candidates for the upcoming Goa assembly polls, which includes four former chief ministers and a host of new faces. ....

In a surprise development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ‘ejected Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi in the 2017 wall calendar and table diary published by the Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC), official sources said here on Thursday. ....

Soon after India threatened it won't grant visas to any Amazon official if the company did not withdraw an Indian flag-themed doormat from its Canadian platform, the e-commerce website removed the article from the online marketplace, a media report said on Thursday. ....

Five persons were mowed down by a speeding truck in Uttar Pradeh's Lakhimpur Kheri district, police said on Thursday. ....

The BJP on Thursday released its first list of 29 candidates for the Goa assembly elections scheduled to be held on February 4. ....

The BJP on Thursday released its first list of 17 candidates for the Punjab assembly elections on February 4. ....

Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre on Thursday launched Khanderi, the second of the Kalvari Class submarines, at the Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) in Mumbai. ....

Indian Air Force is operating a special flight between Jammu and Kargil on request of Jammu and Kashmir government to facilitate passage of stranded people, a statement said. ....

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday used imitation and ridicule to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ....

The Congress said it will launch its second phase of "Jan Vedna Abhiyaan", its nationwide agitation against demonetisation from January 12 and this will g on till February 20. ....

Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said that cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhus decision to join the Congress was unconditional. ....

Indian Air Force is operating a special flight between Jammu and Kargil on request of Jammu and Kashmir government to facilitate passage of stranded people, a statement said. ....

In a bid to adopt green technology, the Indian Railways is giving a big push to renewable energy to attain cost efficiency, Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Wednesday. ....

Virtually comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Ravana, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday declared that he would be "banned" by the people before any more bids to demonetise Indian currency ....

Shimla, Manali have more snow; mercury dips below zero in most of HP ....

India on Wednesday provided assistance of about NRs 619.6 million (IRs 387.5 million) to Nepal's Ministry of Irrigation for construction of embankments on the Kamala, Bagmati and Lalbakaiya rivers. ....

More people have died in road accidents than in all the wars India has fought, Union Minister for Road and Transport Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. ....