Eight organisers of the controversial 'beef festival' on Osmania University campus were detained while BJP MLA T Raja Singh, who was opposing the the event, was arrested here this morning, police said. A 'curfew-like' situation prevailed on the campus with heavy police security being deployed to

Amid debate over growing intolerance in the country, newly-appointed Chief Justice of India Justice T S Thakur said so long as there is rule of law and independent judiciary, no one should fear from anything as equal protection to all sections of society would be ensured. Observing that the talk

Puducherry: As Rahul Gandhi toured flood-hit Puducherry on Tuesday, the man who held a pair of slippers for him to wear was V Narayanasamy, Congress lawmaker and once a union minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office. The former minister was seen in a video holding the slippers while the C

With water receding in most parts of this rain-battered city and its suburbs, the focus is now on clearing the various areas of the waste and muck left behind along with rehabilitation of affected people. Scores of workers have been deployed by the Corporation of Chennai and other civic bodies to

Mumbai/Hyderabad: Muslims all across the country on Sunday, the 23rd anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition, held peaceful protests reiterating their demand to reconstruct the 17th century mosque at its original place whereas Shiv Sena - a right wing Hindu party, observed the day as 'Shourya Divas.'

Breaking the diplomatic deadlock, the national security advisors of India and Pakistan held a meeting away from the public gaze in Bangkok on Sunday, six days after the two prime ministers met in Paris on the sidelines of the climate conference. The news of Sunday’s meeting was released by Ministry

NEW DELHI: Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj will travel to Islamabad on December 8 to attend the Heart of Asia security conference being held there, top government sources here confirmed. She will be accompanied by foreign secretary S Jaishankar. This will be the first significant engagement betwee

New Delhi: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal today said that the government will withdraw its new rule to allow cars with odd and even registration numbers on alternate days to be introduced from January 1 if it creates too many problems for the people. The plan has triggered a huge debate wit

In an unprecedented step, the Delhi government has announced that private vehicles bearing odd and even registration numbers will be allowed only on alternate days on the roads in a bid to tackle the rising air pollution. The details of the decision are yet to be worked out, but it can mean that

WASHINGTON: The US has offered assistance to India in meeting the humanitarian challenge posed by the Chennai deluge and condoled the loss of lives in the worst flooding faced by the city in decades. "The US stands ready to assist the people of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, as well as the Government of In

In a setback to the BJP in Gujarat, the Congress has won in 22 of the 31 district panchayats and 126 of the 230 taluka panchayats in the recently concluded local body polls, the results for which were announced on Wednesday. The BJP ruled in 30 of the 31 district panchayats and 194 of 230 taluka

Normal life continue to be impacted in the flood-hit Chennai while there was temporary respite for the citizens as the rains stopped since Wednesday night. However, the dark the sky has threatened more downpours. The central government has declared the city as disaster zone. The water level

Petroleum companies have hiked the price of non-subsidised cooking gas (LPG) by Rs 61.50 a cylinder while price of jet fuel or Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) has been reduced by 1.2 per cent. Oil firms have raised the prices of non-subsidised LPG, which consumers buy after exhausting their quota of

NEW DELHI: Culture minister Mahesh Sharma on Monday told Lok Sabha, the government has not found any evidence that the Taj Mahal in Agra was a Hindu temple. In a written reply on a declaratory suit filed in an Agra court that Taj Mahal be declared a Hindu temple with right to worship for Hindus,

Asserting that climate change is a major global challenge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the world must act with urgency to craft a comprehensive, equitable and durable agreement to limit global warming. In a forthright address on the margins of the UN climate change summit that got und

With government scheduling a debate on rising intolerance in the country, Lok Sabha is bracing for a stormy session on Monday while the Opposition may insist on discussing the issue in the Rajya Sabha. Though the government has listed resumption of discussion on "commitment to The Constitution” i

Russia has struck off India from the list of safe travel destinations recommended for Russian citizens, according to a report by a Russian news agency. The decision will be a major blow to Goa as most of its foreign tourists comprise of Russians. Goa is already witnessing a reduction in the arrival

NEW DELHI: Swaraj Abhiyan leader Prashant Bhushan today claimed the Delhi government's new Janlokpal Bill is different from what was drafted during the Anna Hazare-led anti-corruption movement, as the appointment and removal of an independent ombudsman will now be done by the state government. Bh