NEW DELHI: Manmohan Singh's selection over Pranab Mukherjee in 2004 to head the UPA government came as a surprise not only to the Congress but also to outsiders and many argue the party might have averted the 2014 Lok Sabha drubbing if the choice had been otherwise, says former Union minister Salman

Mild tremors of 4.2 magnitude were felt in parts of Bihar and Jharkhand today morning. People reported feeling mild tremors in Gaya, Jamui, Banka and Bhagalpur in Bihar and Deoghar, Banka and Dhanbad in Jharkhand at about 8.35 am. Tremors were also felt in Jharkhand capital Ranchi. No loss of life

NEW DELHI: A furious Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today accused the Centre of targeting him in daylong CBI raids that began a little after 9 am and called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "coward and psychopath". Modi is a coward and a psycopath - Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) Decemb

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on Tuesday cut petrol prices by Rs 0.50 per litre and diesel by Rs 0.46 per litre with effect from midnight tonight. In a press statement, IOC said: "The current level of international product prices of petrol and diesel and the rupee-dollar exchange rate warrant a decr

Railway ticket cancellation and refund rules have been amended, parliament was told on Monday. Granting refund of confirmed railway ticket up to four hours before departure, 50 percent cancellation charge for a confirmed ticket submitted between 12 and four hours before departure and 25 percent c

Amid claims and counter-claims, CBI today raided the office of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal that led him to unleash a vitriolic attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him a "coward and psychopath" and intensifying the face-off between ruling AAP and Centre. The Chief Minister, wh

Mumbai Police Commissioner Ahmad Javed has been appointed Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, which has a 2.8 million-strong Indian community. The Ministry of External Affairs said Javed is expected to take up his assignment shortly. The post of Ambassador in Indian Embassy in Riyadh is lying vacant s

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday arrived in India on a three-day visit. Welcoming his Japanese counterpart in Delhi, Prime Minister Modi on Friday described him as a “phenomenal leader” and said his trip will further deepen the bilateral relations. “Liked how PM @AbeShinzo describes I

Lashkar-e-Toiba secret agent David Coleman Headley, a Pakistani-American who is one of the main conspirators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, was on Thursday night granted pardon after he pleaded to be made an approver. Subsequently, a Mumbai special court asked Headley to disclose all information th

At least 100 students from unions attached to Students Federation of India cooked and consumed beef in their rooms in ‘C’ Hostel, Triveni Hostel and Ambedkar Hostel of Osmania University Thursday, even as hundreds of policemen in riot gear surrounded the campus and prevented anyone from outside from

Breaking the logjam in ties, India and Pakistan on Wednesday announced that they have decided to engage in a "comprehensive” dialogue that will include peace and security and Jammu and Kashmir. Capping a series of positive developments since Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterp

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