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

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