M.K. Stalin on Tuesday was elected as the DMK President unopposed at the party's General Council meeting held here. ....

The Ahmedabad District Cooperative Bank on Monday filed two criminal defamation complaints against Congress President Rahul Gandhi and party Spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala in a court here for their tweets regarding deposits made in the bank after demonetisation. ....

At least two people were killed as incessant rains continued to batter Uttarakhand, an official said on Monday. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that discussions on simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies are a "healthy sign" for democracy. ....

DMK Working President M.K. Stalin is set to become the party President unopposed as he is the only person who has filed the nomination for that post on Sunday, the last day for filing of nominations, said a party official. ....

Flood-hit Kodagu district in Karnataka is limping back to normalcy as hundreds of people returned to their homes from relief camps, said an official on Sunday. ....

Congress President Rahul Gandhi has targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "sleeping elephant" remark made during the Independence Day speech, saying he was "arrogant" and had insulted every Indian and his ancestors by belittling contribution of people who worked for country's progress in the last 70 years. ....

Amid growing talks of early elections to Telangana Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. ....

Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said that the tragedy caused due to heavy rains and floods in the state was due to the present state government's glaring omission of not being able to foresee things. ....

The Jharkhand High Court on Friday rejected the provisional bail of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad, asking him to surrender by August 30. ....

One militant was killed on Friday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, police said. ....

The Kerala government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the sudden release of water from the Mullaperiyar dam by the Tamil Nadu government was one of the reasons for the massive floods in the state. ....

The Supreme Court was told on Thursday that reservation in promotion is impermissible and unconstitutional, and it is the responsibility of the state to strike a balance while giving reservation in promotion to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday set rolling a new slogan, 'Saaf Niyat, Sahi Vikas', about his government as he gave away over 1 lakh houses to women under the flagship Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (rural) scheme, calling it a Rakshabandhan gift. ....

Senior journalist, author and human rights activist Kuldip Nayar died at a hospital here, his family said on Thursday. He was 95. ....

President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday reassigned the Finance and Corporate Affairs portfolios to Union Minister Arun Jaitley, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said. ....

India on Wednesday politely declined financial aid from other countries to flood-devastated Kerala where 370 people have died so far. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Gujarat on Thursday on a day-long visit to inaugurate a clutch of schemes besides attending two events. ....

Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader from Maharashtra Gurudas Kamat died here on Wednesday following a massive heart attack. He was 63. ....

In a stunning escalation of violence on Eid day, militants shot dead three policemen in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. ....