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Union home minister Amit Shah. (PTI)

Amit shah, Rajnath to be BJP observers in UP and Uttarakhand

Amit Shah has been appointed as the BJP's central observer for the state legislature party meeting likely to be held...

15 March 2022 6:59 AM IST

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said around 3.65 crore jobs would be generated in the construction of houses sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. (PTI Photo)

Government: Exploring ways to check rise in fuel price

Hardeep Singh Puri said a proposal to bring petroleum products under the GST was taken up by the GST Council, but it...

15 March 2022 6:57 AM IST

Supreme Court (PTI)

Plea in SC for medical students from Ukraine to continue their...

A petition has also been filed by Pravasi Legal Cell before the Delhi High Court seeking direction to the Centre in this...

14 March 2022 3:25 AM IST

The old Indian Embassy in Ukraine. (Twitter)

Indian Embassy in Ukraine temporarily relocated to Poland

Indian diplomats had earlier left the embattled Ukranian Capital Kyiv and were operating from the western Ukraine...

14 March 2022 2:26 AM IST

Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi chairs the Congress Working Committee meeting, in New Delhi, Sunday, March 13, 2022. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is also seen. (PTI/Kamal Singh)

Sonia Gandhi stays Congress chief, 'Chintan Shivir' looms

The meeting saw a freewheeling discussion on the reasons for the debacle faced by the party in all the five states

14 March 2022 1:55 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs a high-level meeting to review Indias security preparedness, and the prevailing global scenario, amid Russia-Ukraine crisis, in New Delhi. (PTI)

Cabinet Committee on Security meets on Ukraine, oil price surge

The meeting reviewd India's security preparedness, and the prevailing global scenario in the context of the ongoing...

14 March 2022 1:07 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during their meeting in New Delhi. (PTI )

Yogi meets Modi, Shah in Delhi; likely yo take oath on Saturday

Yogi Adityanath also met vice-president M. Venkaiah Naidu

14 March 2022 12:35 AM IST

AAPs Punjab Chief Minister-elect Bhagwant Mann with Delhi CM and party convenor Arvind Kejriwal offers prayer at Golden Temple, in Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

Punjab poll victory: Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann hold mega roadshow...

Ahead of the roadshow, the two leaders visited Golden Temple, Durgiana Temple and Jallianwala Bagh memorial

13 March 2022 3:02 PM IST

Union Minister Babul Supriyo (File Photo- PTI)

Shatrughan Sinha, Babul Supriyo to be TMC candidates for byelections...

The Election Commission on Saturday announced bypolls for Ballygunge Assembly and Asansol Lok Sabha constituencies on...

13 March 2022 1:37 PM IST

Punjab CM-designate Bhagwant Mann receives AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal at Amritsar airport. (Photo: PTI)

Punjab cabinet: Cheema, Sandhwan lead race, women ministers likely,...

According to the sources, the party high-command has given a free hand to Mann to decide his Cabinet colleagues

13 March 2022 12:38 PM IST

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant flashes the victory sign as BJP leads, during counting day of Goa elections, in Panaji. (Photo: PTI)

Goa Congress yet to decide its legislature party leader

The Congress got 11 seats, its ally Goa Forward Party (GFP) secured one seat, while the BJP bagged 20 seats

13 March 2022 12:02 PM IST

A person wears a designed helmet and holds a placard to raise awareness against COVID-19 virus spread, at Visakhapatnam beach road on Sunday. (DC Image/Murali Krishna)

With 3,116 new infections, India's daily COVID cases lowest in 676...

The active cases comprise 0.09 per cent of the total infections and the national COVID-19 recovery rate further improved...

13 March 2022 10:26 AM IST