Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said the government has sent teams of dieticians to all the posts along the country's borders manned by security forces to ascertain the quality of food served to the troops. ....

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the BJP, accusing it of spreading "fear" wherever it is in power in the country. ....

A shoe was hurled at Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, hitting him on the spectacles on Wednesday. ....

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday that the next Chief Minister of Punjab will be from the state itself if the AAP wins the assembly election. ....

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) will hold a special programme in 14 district headquarters in the state where Prime Minister Narendra Modi would face a mock trial and would be hanged. ....

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that he hoped that the critical issues of dual control and cross-empowerment in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will get resolved over the next few weeks. ....

The Jan Vedna convention of the Congress began at the Talkatora Stadium on Wednesday by screening short films on former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and demonetisation. ....

At least 26 trains were running late and 11 cancelled due to dense fog in parts of north India on Wednesday morning, a railway official said. ....

The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a positive note during the morning session of the trade. ....

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa landed in Goa, late on Tuesday, on a three-day official visit to the coastal state. ....

Congress leader and former Union Minister Manish Tewari has been appointed senior fellow of US-based think tank Atlantic Council, headquartered in Washington DC. ....

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will preside over a convention -- Jan Vedna Sammelan -- here on Wednesday to reflect on the sufferings of the people in the wake of demonetisation, a party leader said on Tuesday. ....

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is the party's face in Punjab and this doesn't mean he will be its Chief Minister if the AAP wins, the party said on Tuesday. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a message on World Hindi Day on Tuesday, said interest in learning Hindi is growing across the world with growing international influence of India. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Swedish Education Minister Anna Ekstrom and pitched India's potential for investment in green technology and flagship ventures like the 'Smart Cities' project and 'Skill India'. ....

India's strength lies in demography, democracy, and demand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, inaugurating the Vibrant Gujarat global summit here. ....

In a bizarre development, doctors in a hospital here stopped a patient's surgery midway to focus on clicking and filming cockroaches roaming freely in the operation theatre. ....

In what is being seen as a setback to the BJP, RSS rebel Subhash Velingkar on Tuesday announced the formation of a new three-party political alliance between the MGP, Shiv Sena and Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM). ....

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday said there was no evidence to allege that poor quality food was being served to its troopers on the border. ....

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought a response from one of the accused Sanjeev Tyagi in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal case, on the CBI petition seeking his bail cancellation. ....