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Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the government should have taken chief ministers' views before changing the terms of reference of the 15th Finance Commission, adding that unilateralism is not good for federal policy and cooperative federalism. (Photo: File)

Centre's ‘rather odd’ move ‘not good for federal polity’: Manmohan Singh

Singh said any change in the panel's terms of reference at the fag-end of its term should have been done in consultation with the states.

14 Sep 2019 2:28 PM

Shiv Sena on Saturday criticised the Centre on the economic situation, job loss and took a swipe at Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal for their comments on auto sales slump and the state of the economy. (Photo: ANI)

Shiv Sena mocks Piyush, Sitharaman, says 'Shah, Modi doing good, others making task tougher'

Saamana quoted former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to assert that the Central government was simply managing newspaper headlines.

14 Sep 2019 11:34 AM

India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin, speaking at a Security Council debate on UN peacekeeping operations Monday. (Photo: File)

India's current situation like 'no-man's land', calls for reforms in UN peacekeeping

However, in practice, there is not effective improvement of the cooperation between TCCs, the Security Council and the Secretariat.

10 Sep 2019 11:04 AM

India on Friday expressed its condolences over the demise of former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe, who passed away at the age of 95, and hailed him as a "true friend" who contributed immensely to the friendship between the two countries. (Photo: File)

India expresses grief over demise of ex-Zimbabwe President Mugabe

Terming Mugabe as an 'icon of liberation', India said the late African leader devoted his life to the betterment of the people of Zimbabwe.

07 Sep 2019 9:54 AM

Anil Kumar IPS, Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Hyderabad city. (Photo: ANI)

'Telangana yet to implement new Motor Vehicles Act': Officials

He also informed that Hyderabad traffic police had started campaign to educate public about Act soon after it was passed by Parliament.

05 Sep 2019 10:41 AM

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday stated that India has never been an aggressor in history but would not hesitate in using its strength to defend itself. (Photo: Twitter/ Rajnath Singh)

India has never been aggressor but will not hesitate in using its strength to defend itself: Rajnath Singh

Singh is also expected to hold talks with counterpart Jeong Kyeong-Doo, the Minister of National Defence.

05 Sep 2019 10:22 AM

Senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor said here on Wednesday that National Register of Citizens (NRC) has made "many people who have families, careers, properties in India suddenly a foreigner" in their own country. (Photo: File)

Many people became foreigners in their own country after NRC: Tharoor

The opposition parties have raised fears that a large number of Indian citizens have been excluded from the NRC.

05 Sep 2019 10:13 AM

Pakistan openly practises terrorism and there is no scope for negotiations until Islamabad reins in its financing and recruitment of militant groups, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. (Photo: File)

S Jaishankar's 'silent' reaction after Imran Khan's Op-ed on Kashmir

Discussing Trump's increasingly hard stance on Indian tariffs, the minister said India was in a mood to compromise.

03 Sep 2019 8:20 AM

Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that it should be "ashamed" that its leader Rahul Gandhi's statement was used by Pakistan in its petition to the UN on Kashmir. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Congress leaders should be 'ashamed' of Rahul's comments on Kashmir: Shah

At a public meeting, he also said people have supported the Modi government's move to nullify Article 370 but some are still opposing it.

01 Sep 2019 3:39 PM

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan is ready for a "conditional dialogue" with India, reported Dunya News quoted a foreign News Agency. (Photo: File)

Pakistan ready for 'conditional dialogue' with India: Shah Mahmood Qureshi

This comes after S Jaishankar's willingness to discuss outstanding issues with Pak bilaterally in atmosphere free of terror and violence.

31 Aug 2019 3:22 PM

Addressing the media persons after the senior Congress leaders met at 10 Janpath on the final NRC list issue on Saturday, Adhir said the government failed to properly handle the NRC in Assam. (Photo: File)

Adhir Chowdhury takes dig at Centre, says 'NRC should be conducted in Parliament'

NRC is being updated for Assam as of now to weed out illegal immigrants.

31 Aug 2019 2:56 PM

Australian High Commissioner to New Delhi Harinder Sidhu said on Friday that India's decision to end special status for Jammu and Kashmir is the country's internal matter, and stressed that the Kashmir issue should be resolved bilaterally by New Delhi and Islamabad. (Photo: File)

India's ‘internal matter’, we respect their stand: Australian envoy Harinder Sidhu on J&K

Earlier this month, India had announced its decision to end special status for Jammu and Kashmir and split it into two union territories.

31 Aug 2019 10:49 AM

India is willing to discuss outstanding issues with Pakistan bilaterally in an atmosphere free of terror and violence, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday. (Photo: File)

'India open to discuss issues bilaterally with Pakistan,' says S Jaishankar

The remark was made during the minister’s meeting with European Union Commissioner Christos Stylianides.

31 Aug 2019 9:57 AM

Pakistan Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Friday got an electric shock while criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an Islamabad rally, organised against India's move to end special status to Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: Twitter/ video screengrab)

Pak minister gets electric shock during speech against PM Modi, says 'He can't ruin this rally'

The remark by Pakistan Minister came two days after Prime Minister Imran Khan threatened India of a nuclear war.

31 Aug 2019 9:38 AM

Actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar on Thursday hit out at the Centre over the security clamp-down in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370. (Photo: File)

Abrogation of Article 370 carried out in inhuman way: Urmila Matondkar hits out at Centre

Her husband has not been able to speak to his parents, who live in Kashmir, for the last 22 days, she said.

30 Aug 2019 10:41 AM

Previously 27 high ranking Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers including 12 from CBDT – the direct taxes body, were compulsorily retired using the same rule for government employees. (Photo: Representional)

Govt compulsorily retires 22 tax officials on corruption charges

Since June, this is the third round of sacking of corrupt tax officials.

26 Aug 2019 5:12 PM

The Narendra Modi-led government on Monday withdrew the former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's top Special Protection Group (SPG) security. He will have Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) cover, the home ministry has decided. (Photo: File)

SPG cover security withdrawn for Manmohan Singh, Z+ security continues

SPG is given to former prime ministers and their families based on threat perception.

26 Aug 2019 10:08 AM

The Kashmiri Pandit community in the US held a rally applauding the Indian government's decision to revoke the Article 370 of the Constitution that accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir. (Representational Image)

Kashmiri Pandits hold rally in US to support revocation of Article 370

At rally, Kashmiri Pandits told stories of their hapless exodus and yearning to go back to their homeland which they left due to militancy.

25 Aug 2019 10:34 AM

Congress leader along with a delegation of opposition leaders would visit Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday to review the situation in state, where restrictions have been imposed since the central government withdrew special status under Article 370 and split the state into two Union Territories earlier this month. (Photo: ANI)

Rahul Gandhi, other Opp delegation sent back from Srinagar airport

Ghulam Nabi Azad, KC Venugopal and Anand Sharma would be other Congress leaders in the delegation.

24 Aug 2019 8:24 AM

Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala briefed media over the arrest of P Chidambaram. (Photo: File)

Govt of using CBI, ED as personal revenge-seeking departments: Congress

Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala called it a 'witch-hunt' and 'abuse' by govt and agencies allegedly acting on its behest.

22 Aug 2019 11:33 AM

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