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

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh, keeping hopes alive for the enactment of the Goods and Services Tax Bill before the beginning of the next financial year. The 45-minute meeting at 7, Race Course Road did not result i

A leader of the Punjab unit of the Shiv Sena has offered Rs 1 lakh to anyone who slaps Bollywood actor Aamir Khan for his comment on ‘growing intolerance’ in the country. The Shiv Sena, however, said on Thursday the remark was not the official view of the party. “Any person who slaps Aamir Khan w

Floral tributes were paid to the martyrs who laid down their lives while fighting terrorists who had attacked the city on this day seven years ago. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was among the dignitaries who paid homage at the 26/11 police memorial site at the Mumbai Police Gymkhan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently on the final leg of his two-nation visit, was accorded with a ceremonial welcome at Istana on Tuesday.  Following this, he met with the Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam. Later in the day, Prime Minister Modi and his Singapore counterpart Lee Hse

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has joined the rising chorus of protest against growing "intolerance" in India. Khan said his filmmaker wife Kiran Rao had even suggested leaving the country. Mr Khan told a journalism awards ceremony that he was "alarmed" over the rise in acts of intolerance in

NEW DELHI: In a major move to decongest the city, urban development minister Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday announced a Rs 3,250 crore package for the capital, to be used for construction of flyovers, underpasses and rail overbridges to free up arterial roads. From the fund, the Delhi government will get

Guwahati: More than five thousand farmers from all religions, communities and tribes have came out on the streets to march across Assam in order to express their opposition against the increasing ‘intolerance’ in the country under the rule of BJP-led NDA government. “This is one of the biggest an

NEW DELHI: India is among the countries that have highest support for religious freedom, with eight out of 10 Indians believing that it is very important to have the freedom to practice their faith compared to a global median of 74%, according to a survey by Pew Research Center. Non-partisan fact

Following are the highlights of the recommendations made by the 7th Central Pay Commission, headed by Justice A K Mathur, which submitted its report to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today: * 23.55 per cent increase in pay and allowances recommended * Recommendations to be implemented from January

A combative Rahul Gandhi on Thursday challenged the government to probe allegations by "RSS and BJP cronies” against him and send him to jail if they could prove them. "I am not scared of Modiji. I am ready to go to jail. But the Prime Minister should stop his cronies from hurling garbage at me a

Close to 150 youths in the country, mostly from South India, are under the surveillance of security agencies for their leanings towards the Islamic State (IS) and online engagements with sympathisers. A report prepared by security agencies against the backdrop of Paris attacks last week also show

Nellore, Chitoor and Kadapa bore the brunt of the rain that wreaked havoc in the three districts, killing 13 people and causing damage to crops and roads. Rain abated on Wednesday and flood water receded in many parts of the districts, bringing some relief to people. Sixty-one camps function i