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President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said it was regrettable that women have not been given their due in the business arena.

President Kovind hails 10 per cent reservation, surgical strikes

The comments by the President come against the backdrop of the attack on the govt by the Congress and other opposition...

1 Feb 2019 5:17 AM IST

BSP supremo Mayawati. (Photo: PTI)

ED carries out raids in Mayawati-era statue scam

The raids are being seen in political circles as an attempt to silence opponents of the ruling BJP-led regime.

1 Feb 2019 5:16 AM IST

Rs 50,000 cr farm outlay is likely in Budget today

Rs 50,000 cr farm outlay is likely in Budget today

There has been speculation that this subsidy is likely to be directly transferred to farmers' bank accounts.

1 Feb 2019 5:13 AM IST

Alok Verma has challenged the government order on the grounds that a 1998 verdict by the Supreme Court stipulated that the CBI Director should have a fixed minimum tenure of two years. (Photo: PTI)

Alok Verma likely to lose his pension

According to the officials, this non-compliance of the directive amounted to violation of service rules for all India...

1 Feb 2019 4:54 AM IST

Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala (Photo: PTI/File)

BJP wins bypolls in Jind; Ramgarh goes to Congress

Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the people of Jind for voting for the BJP.

1 Feb 2019 1:30 AM IST

A file photo of college students blocking NH 37 in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, in Dibrugarh in Assam.

Assam continues to be in turmoil

NESO advisor Samujjal Bhattacharya called upon all the opposition political parties to oppose the bill in the...

1 Feb 2019 1:00 AM IST

The official said Rs 32.54 crore in cash, out of the total seizures of Rs 152.78 crore, has been released after verification. (Representational image)

Telangana: Man asks voters to return money he distributed after wife's...

District officials say they already have started looking into the matter and an inquiry has been done.

31 Jan 2019 6:55 PM IST

It is not right to compare the two data sets, this data is not verified. It is not correct to use this report as final, Kumar added. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Report saying '45-year high in unemployment' not verified: NITI Aayog

'Government did not release the data (on jobs) as it is still being processed. When the data is ready we will release...

31 Jan 2019 6:54 PM IST

BJP President Amit Shah also said he was sure that the Shiv Sena will be with the BJP in the next Lok Sabha elections. (Photo: Twitter | @BJP4IndiaFile)

Modi govt has ensured welfare of poor irrespective of religion: Shah

Amit Shah was speaking at the inaugural session of the BJP minority wing's national convention.

31 Jan 2019 6:27 PM IST

I am very confident that in all likelihood we will get the opportunity to give Bharat Ratna to the Swamiji in the next 6-7 months, Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy said. (Photo: ANI)

Kumaraswamy bats for Bharat Ratna for Siddaganga seer

This is seen as a bid to woo the politically and numerically strong Lingayat community in Karnataka ahead of the Lok...

31 Jan 2019 5:24 PM IST

The Supreme Court also referred to the National Crime Records Bureau Data stating every six hour a woman is raped in the country. (Photo: File | ANI)

SC to hear pleas challenging women entry to Sabarimala temple on Feb 6

The case was earlier scheduled for January 22, but had to be cancelled as Justice Indu Malhotra was on medical leave.

31 Jan 2019 5:16 PM IST

Kumaraswamy has ordered a probe into the incident and instructed the police to take all necessary measures to ensure that such incidents are not recurring. (Photo: ANI)

After resignation remark, HD Kumaraswamy asks everyone to have trust...

Few people are talking against me, which is why I had said so,' Kumaraswamy said in reply to comments on his resignation...

31 Jan 2019 5:03 PM IST