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Mayawati is of the view that the BJP should solve the Ayodhya land dispute only through the legal route and the Supreme Court. (Photo: ANI)

Mayawati breaks SP pact, to fight 'all polls' solo

The SP also suffered humiliating defeats in Badaun, Kannauj and Firozabad, where its sitting MPs and members of its...

25 Jun 2019 1:43 AM IST

Citing rules, Sitharaman stated that Section 178(5) and 178(6) of the Companies Act. (Photo: ANI)

Action taken against 271 companies in last 3 years to safeguard...

Sitharaman said this in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

24 Jun 2019 9:23 PM IST

Home minister Rajnath Singh

Funding won't come in way of defence preparedness: Rajnath Singh

Rajnath Singh said in absolute terms, the defence budget has increased in the last few years.

24 Jun 2019 9:10 PM IST

Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav. (Photo: PTI)

Mulayam Singh hospitalised after he complained of urinary retention

Yadav has been admitted at Yashoda Super Speciality Hospital.

24 Jun 2019 8:58 PM IST

There will be no chopping of trees and there will be no threat of flooding to some parts of Navi Mumbai. The pillars (of the project) will be high and hence will not damage the environment much, state transport minister Diwakar Raote said. (Photo: Twitter | @DRaote)

Bullet train to affect 54,000 mangroves, Maharashtra denies flood risk

State transport minister Diwakar Raote said state govt has proposed to plant five plants for each that will be cut for...

24 Jun 2019 8:58 PM IST

Rajasthan BJP chief Madan Lal Saini passed away at AIIMS. (Photo: ANI)

Rajasthan BJP chief Madan Lal Saini passes away

The 75-year-old BJP leader was also a Rajya Sabha MP.

24 Jun 2019 8:34 PM IST

It is only so that we can respond timely if something goes wrong. Our only intention is to ensure our personnel safe during the checking, Senior Superintendent Ashok Kumar Tripathi said. (Photo: ANI)

Police frisk motorists at gun point in Badaun, UP

Senior officials of the police force have called the act a 'mere precautionary' move.

24 Jun 2019 8:34 PM IST

Participating in the Motion of Thanks to the Presidents address to the joint session of Parliament, TMCs Saugata Roy said if the government stops issuing advisories to the state, the party will co-operate with Centre. (Photo: ANI)

Stop issuing advisories, will co-operate: Trinamool to govt

'Sending advisories is against federalism and they are violating the principle of cooperative federalism,' Roy said.

24 Jun 2019 8:16 PM IST

A decision will be taken by the police commissioner after verification, Haryana Jail Minister Krishan Lal Panwar said.

Ram Rahim's plea to be decided after police chief's report: Haryana...

Ram Rahim has sought parole, saying he wants to farm his land in Sirsa, which is lying barren.

24 Jun 2019 8:11 PM IST

Assam Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad activists burn an effigy in protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill in Guwahati on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Four BJP leaders suffer burnswhile burning effigy

They were protesting in Warangal against the alleged sexual assault and murder of a nine-month-old girl.

24 Jun 2019 8:02 PM IST

Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Friday questioned if the BJP became rich by selling tea across the country. (Photo: File)

Mandya farmers protest over water crisis, Kumaraswamy asks Centre to...

Farmers in Mandya have been demanding diversion of Cauvery and Hemavati waters to their canals in order to save their...

24 Jun 2019 7:53 PM IST

Shanti, a farmer, says: Eight to 10 years ago, we decided to divert wastewater to ponds and this measure has rejuvenated the water level and has made farming easier. (Photo: ANI)

In drought-hit Bundelkhand, village returns to age-old water...

The village now has 32 wells, 25 hand-pumps and four ponds (two of which are undergoing rejuvenation) -- all filled with...

24 Jun 2019 7:50 PM IST