Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the Assam government for starting the 'Gunotsav', a programme to improve quality of school education in the state. ....

At a time the new Bharatiya Janata Party government in Uttar Pradesh is reviewing schemes launched by former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav -- with some slated to be closed down -- there is one that is likely to escape Yogi Adityanath's axe. ....

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday witnessed disruption and was adjourned briefly over the issue of alleged tampering of EVMs in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. ....

A chain of islands that once existed in the Bay of Bengal now lies buried under water, according to a new study by Indian oceanographers. ....

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hailed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's decision to waive off farm loans calling it a step in the right direction. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday remembered independence activist Jagjivan Ram on his birth anniversary. ....

A group of women activists on Tuesday demanded immediate disbanding of the "anti-Romeo squads" in Uttar Pradesh and withdrawal of FIRs and complaints against Advocate Prashant Bhushan, filed over his tweet involving Lord Krishna. ....

A Singapore court has fined an Indian Imam 4,000 Singapore dollars ($2,860) and he will be deported to India for making offensive remarks against Jews and Christians. ....

India and Britain on Tuesday agreed to jointly set up a fund with corpus contributions of 120 million pounds each to finance Indian infrastructure projects, it was announcement. ....

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for reportedly fighting defamation suits filed against him by using public money. ....

A Pakistani money changer known for his ties with Indian don Dawood Ibrahim has been jailed for 68 months in the US for conspiring to commit money laundering, it was reported on Tuesday. ....

The gloves are finally off in the Samajwadi Party (SP), which was badly mauled by the Bharatiya Janata Party in the recent state elections. Although he sidelined both his father Mulayam Singh Yadav and uncle Shivpal Singh in the run-up to the polls, former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav now finds himself in the line of fire with more and more voices in the party questioning his leadership. ....

The Pakistan Army on Tuesday used small arms and mortars to target Indian Army positions on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, the army said. ....

The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has to confront many unique challenges in laying tracks in the mountainous northeastern region due to its topography and the danger of natural calamities, a top official has said. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the death of renowned Indian classical vocalist Kishori Amonkar. ....

The Congress on Monday said that the Election Commission (EC) is only an arbiter and not the controller of the democratic process, and it should introspect whether voting can be done on paper ballots rather than EVMs. ....

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar, besides two others, were given a clean chit in the 2007 Ajmer Dargah blast case as the National Investigation Agency on Monday filed a closure report. ....

India on Monday termed as "unfortunate" the African Heads of Mission's statement describing last week's attack on Nigerians in Greater Noida as "xenophobic and racial in nature" even as it stressed its commitment to ensuring all foreign nationals remain safe. ....

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday said it has attached assets worth Rs 11.57 crore in connection with a 2015 case relating to the ambulance service scheme scam in Rajasthan. ....

A court here on Monday fixed April 6 to consider the CBI chargesheet against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and others in connection with a disproportionate assets case. ....