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Nalini Sriharan, one of the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, is released from prison on 30-day parole amid tight security for her daughters wedding in Vellore district on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Rajiv Gandhi assassination: Convict Nalini on hunger strike in jail,...

Charithra Sriharan, Nalini's daughter, was born in prison and is currently a medical practitioner in London.

27 Oct 2019 11:21 AM IST

Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) leader Ajay Chautala was released from Tihar Jail on Sunday after been granted furlough of 14 days. (Photo: ANI)

JJP chief Dushyant Chautala's father Ajay Chautala released from Tihar...

The BJP on Friday had sealed an alliance in Haryana with Dushyant's JJP, which won 10 seats in the 90-member Haryana...

27 Oct 2019 10:03 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday wished the nation on the occasion of Diwali. (Photo: File)

PM Modi, President Kovind wishes nation on Diwali

Diwali, also known as Deepawali, is one of the most widely celebrated festivals in India.

27 Oct 2019 9:49 AM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP working president J P Nadda, JJP leader Dushyant Chautala, Haryana CM M L Khattar and other leaders after forming the alliance. (Photo: ANI)

Khattar to take oath as Haryana CM for 2nd term today; Dushyant...

Manohar Lal Khattar will be the first non-Congress chief minister in 53 years to form his second successive government.

27 Oct 2019 9:17 AM IST

Fadnavis addressed a press conference after the announcement of the fourth list and said while his party may have had differences with the Shiv Sena on certain issues, they are bound by the common thread of Hindutva. (Photo: PTI)

BJP is single largest party as per mandate: Fadnavis after Shiv Sena's...

The chief minister also said that the BJP's 'strike rate' was better than in 2014.

27 Oct 2019 8:56 AM IST

Bharat Ratna for Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev: Manish Tewari

Tiwari's letter to PM follows BJP's poll promise of giving award to Savarkar.

27 Oct 2019 5:30 AM IST

Incumbent Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar being offered sweets by Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad after he was elected as the leader of BJP Legislature party in Chandigarh. (Photo: PTI)

Haryana's new govt to be sworn-in today

Manohar Lal Khattar to stay CM, Chautala to be deputy CM.

27 Oct 2019 2:22 AM IST

Rescue operations underway to save two-year-old Sujith Wilson at Nadukattupatti village near Manapparai on Saturday. (Photo: DC)

Tamil Nadu infant slips deeper into borewell

Hopes of rescue fades, agencies continue rescue operations.

27 Oct 2019 1:46 AM IST

The victim was forced to sit on a scooter. When he disagreed, his classmate forcefully took him to a shanty near Deba Ray College at knifepoint.

Teenage loves prove costly for Odisha college student

The incident occurred near Deba Ray College under Nayapalli police station in Bhubaneswar.

27 Oct 2019 1:43 AM IST

The PSC said that at no point in the lead up to the attacks was the political leadership informed by anyone in the security and intelligence apparatus. (Photo: AP)

Lankan spy chief sat on Easter bomb attack intel?

Incidentally, it was the same time when the Indian defence secretary was visiting the Island country and security was on...

27 Oct 2019 1:40 AM IST

Ajay Chautala and his father Om Prakash Chautala were convicted on January 16, 2013, by a Delhi court for illegally recruiting 3,206 junior basic teachers 12 years ago. (Photo: File | PTI)

Ajay Chautala gets 2 weeks' furlough

According to a prison official, Ajay has been granted a two-week furlough and it will start from the day he steps out of...

27 Oct 2019 1:34 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

Rahul's silence on poll result irks Congress leaders

Interestingly, when Mrs Gandhi took over as the interim chief of the party, the state unit chiefs of both Maharashtra...

27 Oct 2019 1:32 AM IST