Poll for Indian Vice President to be held on August 6: Election Commission

The Election Commission announced yesterday that the election for the post of Vice-President of India will be held on August 6.

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray resigns ahead of floor test

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray resigned today after the Supreme Court allowed a no-trust vote to be held tomorrow in the...

Udaipur killing aimed at spreading terror, says CM Gehlot

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot today said that a case has been registered under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Punishment) Act...

Too late for rebels to rejoin party: Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut today appeared to say that the party’s doors for the rebel MLAs are finally closed and that it was too late...

BJP, Defence officials rally in Agnipath’s support; Congress calls it ‘job insecurity’

Agnipath scheme: Indian Prime Minister Modi said that several decisions may look unfair at first, but help in building the nation later.

Shah Rukh’s son gets clean chit in drugs case

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), which submitted a chargesheet in the 2021 drugs-on-cruise case involving actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son...

Canada-based Sikh gang member claims responsibility for Sidhu Moosewala’s killing

Goldy Brar, known to be a member of the Canada-based Lawrence Bishnoi gang, allegedly claimed responsibility for the killing of popular...

Jailed Sidhu taken for medical test after special diet plea

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, lodged in Patiala central prison in connection with 1988 road rage death case, was taken for a medical...

Congress chief meets Azad; G-23 leaders pitch for ‘collective leadership’

In a first Congress G-23 leaders meeting yesterday after the recent assembly elections debacle, party chief Sonia Gandhi is learnt to have...

Third phase of voting in UP; Punjab goes to the polls

Polling was held across 55 assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and all constituencies in Punjab. Senior leaders of all parties made a...

Just 17 days ahead of Punjab polls, CM’s nephew held for illegally running sand mining business

With election polls around the corner, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) claimed to have arrested Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh...

Prime Ministers of India list from 1947 to 2021

Since 1947, India has had 15 prime ministers. Jawaharlal Nehru was India's first prime minister from August 15, 1947 until his death on May...

All parties want upcoming elections held on time with COVID protocol: Election Commissioner

All Indian political parties in Uttar Pradesh have said the upcoming Assembly elections should be held on time while ensuring COVID...

Mediapart's revelations trigger political slugfest between BJP, Congress

After French investigative portal Mediapart alleged that the Rafale jets maker paid EUR 7.5 million to a middleman during the UPA's regime,...

Pranab Mukherjee - One of India's premier statesmen

The 13th President of India (2012-2017), served the nation in various capacities over a political career spanning five decades.

Anti-CAA protests held in Washington, Chennai, New Delhi

Protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act championed by the BJP government continued with a group of Indian-Americans...

Congress issues clarification after furore over its UK chapter discussing Kashmir with Jeremy Corbyn

Corbyn had said that he met members of the Congress party’s UK chapter and discussed the “human rights situation” in Kashmir.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Congress asks state chiefs to choose ‘NRI coordinators’ for campaign

The Indian National Congress has asked its state units to appoint a person to interact with NRI supporters who are keen to help the party in...

Indian Overseas Congress, USA contributes towards Congress party manifesto

For the first time ever, the Indian National Congress will include the recommendations from the non-resident Indian community in the...

PM Modi unveils world's tallest statue of Sardar Patel

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today unveiled a colossal statue of Independence hero Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, standing 182 metres tall...

Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP policies, faces Khalistani protests on last leg of Europe trip

Indian National Congress president Rahul Gandhi concluded a lively tour of Germany and the UK, with his latest remarks in London stirring up...

Karnataka elections: Guv invites BJP's Yeddyurappa to form government; Cong, JD (S) cry foul

As the votes are being tallied across the Indian state of Karnataka, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...

NRIs descend upon Gujarat to campaign for BJP prior to state polls

As the elections for the state near, non-resident Indian (NRI) Gujaratis are descending on their home state to boost BJP’s poll prospects...

Gandhi, Nehru, Ambedkar were all NRIs, and Congress started as an NRI movement: Rahul Gandhi

Indian National Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has described prominent leaders of India's freedom struggle as non-resident Indians...

Congress, BJP wrangle over Rahul Gandhi's controversial Berkeley speech

Indian National Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi began his two-week US tour on a controversial note with his address to students at...