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

New Delhi: Former Union minister and Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar today stoked a fresh controversy by reportedly saying, during a panel discussion on a Pakistani news channel, that "Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs to be removed if talks between the two nations have to resume." The Congre

The Army and Air Force have been deployed for rescuing stranded citizens in Kancheepuram district, where torrential rains have left residents marooned, even as rain water inundated a large part of suburban Tambaram locality here. There have been no fresh rains in the city today. Personnel from

NEW DELHI:  Buoyed by the party's impressive fare in Bihar, the Congress led by Sonia Gandhi today launched a renewed attack on the Narendra Modi-led government, accusing the Centre of creating an atmosphere of 'intolerance'. "Seeing the prevalent atmosphere of intolerance we are reminded of the

Hyderabad: The NDA government is mulling to lift the subsidy on LPG cylinder for consumers whose annual income is above Rs 10 lakh, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said here today. "Dharmendra Pradhan (Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas) told me that the Government has found many of illegal g

Heavy rain brought life to a grinding halt across Tamil Nadu on Friday and a day’s holiday was announced for schools and colleges in Tirunelveli, Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, Tiruvannamalai and Vellore districts and holiday for only schools in Kanyakumari district. Anna University and Universit

Describing the UK as India's "gateway to Europe", Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his maiden visit to London, 13 years after he was barred from entering, basked in a hero's welcome as London rolled out the red carpet to receive the first PM from India in a decade. Addressing the issue of growing

Members of BJP's Margdarshak Mandal L.K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, and other senior leaders such as Yashwant Sinha and Shanta Kumar delivered a scathing indictment of the current leadership in the BJP, over the failure to fix accountability for the loss in Bihar. In a joint statement released

CHENNAI: Ancient Indian scriptures imposed no bar on eating beef and, in fact, ayurvedic Acharya Charaka had recommended beef for some disorders, said veteran scientist P M Bhargava in his letter to President Pranab Mukherjee marking his returning the Padma Bhushan. TOI on October 29 first report

NEW DELHI: Come November 12, you can book a railway ticket online 30 minutes prior to the departure of a train. In a passenger-friendly move, Railways has also made changes in its system of preparation of chart, which would now be prepared twice. First reservation chart would be prepared four

VASCO DA GAMA: The behaviour of ex-servicemen protesting the notification on OROP scheme is "unlike that of a soldier" and they have been misguided, defence minister Manohar Parrikar said on Tuesday, a day after the war veterans decided to return their medals. He termed one rank, one pension (ORO

International media presented the Bihar results as a referendum on Prime Minister and a setback to his government's reforms. Many also mentioned the BJP's divisive campaign and the perception of deepening religious tension. Pakistan actually played a role in the election, as the BJP's favourite r

BCCI president Shashank Manohar is set to replace N Srinivasan for the remainder of the latter's term as ICC chairman. Manohar will occupy the position till end of June next year. The BCCI also appointed former ICC president Sharad Pawar as the second nominee to attend ICC meetings in case Manohar w

NEW DELHI:  If the BJP's "interference" in governance in states does not stop, chief ministers from various states may form a coalition against it, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal told NDTV today. "Today's result is a slap in the face of hate politics of BJP," said the Delhi Chief Minister -