The Election Commission on Thursday allotted the symbol "Electric Pole" to the AIADMK faction led by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and the "Cap" to the ruling AIADMK group. ....

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said there was no reason to worry about the curbs on H1B visas or the job security of Indian IT professionals working in the US for the time being as the Indian government is in talks with the US regarding this. ....

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday once again responded to a distress call about an Indian abroad, saying that the victim has been found and is in safe custody of that country's authorities. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru on the day of their martyrdom and said that the country will never forget their courage and sacrifice. ....

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) enabling bills will be placed in Parliament for approval this week itself, Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Thursday. ....

Cracking the whip, the Bombay High Court on Thursday ordered all striking doctors in government-run hospitals to return to work immediately ....

Congress legislators wore black bands and staged a walkout during Governor Mridula Sinha's address in the assembly on Thursday. ....

The judicial work in the national capital was paralysed on Thursday as lawyers in New Delhi went on strike to "safeguard the dignity" of the legal profession. ....

The Lok Sabha on Thursday condemned the terror attack outside the Parliament House in London. ....

National carrier Air India on Thursday said its Ahmedabad-London-Newark flight was grounded in London after a bird hit the aircraft. ....

Role of the media once again came under scrutiny in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday with members from across parties criticising it for not reporting positive aspect of parliamentary proceedings. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met BJP MP's from Uttar Pradesh and cautioned them to refrain from pressurising state officials and also asked them to focus on development of their region. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid his tributes to nationalist leader Ram Manohar Lohia on his birth anniversary, calling him a constant source of inspiration. ....

President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday strongly condemned the deadly attack in the heart of London in which five people have been killed and 40 others injured. ....

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said that the Narendra Modi government was not providing funds to the Election Commission (EC) to buy VVPAT machines despite the apex court's orders, raising doubts about its intentions. ....

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said his party had no problem with Navjot Singh Sidhu working in a TV show if it is constitutionally permissible. ....

Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Wednesday sought to know whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi was aware of Pakistani intelligence agency ISI's hand in the derailment of a train near Kanpur. ....

Tasaduq Hussain Sayeed of Jammu and Kashmir's ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for the Anantnag Lok Sabha by-election. ....

The Election Commission is expected to decide on Wednesday the allocation of "two leaves" symbol to one of the factions of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK. ....

A local court in Jaipur has awarded life imprisonment to two men convicted for the 2007 Ajmer Dargah bomb blast in which three persons were killed. ....