Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended his greeting to people on the occasion of Bihar Day. ....

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday said that Goods and Services Tax (GST) is the biggest reform in India and the Narendra Modi government was hoping to implement it by July 1 after the enabling Bills get Parliament's nod in the current budget session. ....

Electoral reforms are a priority for the ruling BJP as these are needed to make India a superpower, Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Arjun Meghwal said in New Delhi on Tuesday. ....

Three Indian scientific journals have featured, for the first time since their inception, special issues authored exclusively by women scientists to trigger a debate on lower representation of women in science. ....

Several Muslim religious leaders on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court (SC) observation for resolving the Ayodhya's Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute through amicable settlement though the Babri Masjid Action Committee and others did not agree. ....

A group of trainees officers of the 70th batch of Indian Revenue Service (including two from Bhutan Royal Service) on Tuesday met President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ....

The Supreme Courts suggestion on Tuesday for an amicable settlement to the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute in Ayodhya has yet again rekindled the debate on the subject that has for decades been a religious and political flashpoint. ....

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will visit Assam's main city Guwahati on April 1 to deliver a series of public talks and then go to Arunachal Pradesh to spread Buddhist teachings. ....

A survey participated in by more than 10,000 people found that majority of them have chewable tobacco easily available in their cities despite a Supreme Court ban on the product. ....

The Congress on Tuesday criticised the BJP-led NDA government for its economic policies, saying that disparity between the poor and the rich was widening because of its "wrong taxation and economic policies". ....

The Punjab government is exploring legal opinion on the issue of cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu's appearance on a popular television comedy show after he became a cabinet minister in the Amarinder Singh government. ....

Jammu and Kashmir Police chief S.P.Vaid on Tuesday said that he regretted the recent incident when a police officer physically prevented a senior photojournalist from covering separatist protests in Srinagar. ....

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested sand mining baron J. Sekhar Reddy on charges of money laundering, three months after the CBI held him for exchanging crores of demonetised currencies. ....

Between 2014 and 2016, 58 soldiers died in natural calamities, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. ....

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday moved the Finance Bill, 2017, for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha, saying that since it provides for electoral bonds, it required consideration as a Money Bill, which can only be debated in the Lower House. ....

Describing the Supreme Court's advice for an amicable settlement of the Ayodhya Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute as "superb", Union Minister Mahesh Sharma hoped that it will pave the way for the construction of the Ram temple. ....

Congress member K.C. Venugopal on Tuesday urged the government in the Lok Sabha not to make Aadhaar card mandatory for students to avail of mid-day meals. ....

Virtually ruling out an out-of-court settlement of the Ayodhya dispute as suggested by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, MP Asaduddin Owaisi said the case was about title. ....

Virtually ruling out an out-of-court settlement of the Ayodhya dispute as suggested by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, MP Asaduddin Owaisi said the case was about title. ....

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi must make way for others if he does not want to lead the party, Youth Congress leader C.R. Mahesh has said. ....