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West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi

Bengal Governor calls all-party meet to tackle violence

Trinamul secetary general, state BJP president, CPI(M) state secretary and state Congress president have been invited...

13 Jun 2019 6:48 AM IST

BJP chief Amit Shah takes oath of office as Cabinet minister in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

Felicitate karyakartas for win, PM Modi tells MPs

Party sources pointed out that the step was taken keeping in mind BJP's motto that samman of its karyakartas is...

13 Jun 2019 6:43 AM IST

A five-judge Supreme Court Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar will on Tuesday pronounce a verdict on pleas challenging the validity of triple talaq (divorce) in the Muslim community. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Cabinet nod for a fresh law to ban triple talaq

The fresh bill will be introduced in the Budget Session of Parliament, which begins on Monday.

13 Jun 2019 6:40 AM IST

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and his sister and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Congress leaders hold meeting on strategy sans Gandhis

The sources claimed this group might be the collective leadership the party plans to propose to the Congress president.

13 Jun 2019 6:35 AM IST

In a relief to cash-strapped Air India, the government on Wednesday approved a proposal to enhance the expenditure for operation and maintenance of the carriers VVIP aircraft by nearly Rs 200 crore from Rs 336.24 crore.

PM Modi's flight to bypass Pakistan en route to Bishkek SCO

A decision has now been taken that the VVIP aircraft will fly via Oman, Iran and Central Asian countries on the way to...

13 Jun 2019 6:30 AM IST

Singhs predecessors, Nirmala Sitharam and Manohar Parrikar, also visited the glacier to understand the challenges Indian soldiers face. (Photo :Rajnath Singh | Twitter)

BJP rejigs party setup in LS, Rajnath Singh to be deputy leader

In the Rajya Sabha, meanwhile, Thaawarch-and Gehlot, a veteran dalit face of the BJP and a Union minister, has been...

13 Jun 2019 6:25 AM IST

Congress leaders are worried about the upcoming session of Parliament that it may cause embarrassment to the party. (Photo: ANI)

Congress leaders meet ahead of Parliament session, excluding Gandhi...

The Congress party is in dilemma as to who will take over and lead the party.

12 Jun 2019 7:27 PM IST

Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit. (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

Sheila Dikshit meets Kejriwal demands six-month waiver for power...

The Congress delegation also discussed power outages, problems of contaminated' and scarce' supply of water during...

12 Jun 2019 4:45 PM IST

I do not want to prejudge the judgement of Indian people. We will take the decision on the basis of what people decide, Rahul Gandhi said. (Photo: ANI)

Post Congress leaders' informal meeting, Surjewala reaffirms Gandhi's...

'Rahul ji was, is and will remain the Congress president. We have no doubt about it,' Surjewala said after the meeting.

12 Jun 2019 4:21 PM IST

As huge crowds gathered in Kolkata near the police headquarters, police erected barricades to stop the protests from flaring up. (Photo: ANI)

Kolkata Police rout BJP workers protesting against TMC

They were marching towards Lal Bazar protesting against TMC government in West Bengal.

12 Jun 2019 2:38 PM IST

Chief Minister of Assam, Sabanand Sonwal with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday in New Delhi. (Photo: Twitter | @PMOIndia)

PM Modi meets governors of 3 states, Assam CM

On May 18, PM met governors of Karnataka, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Chief Minister of Sikkim,...

12 Jun 2019 2:09 PM IST

The meeting was attended by District Magistrates (DMs), Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs), Superintendent of Police (SPs) from all districts across the state. (Photo: ANI)

Yogi holds meet with official to review law and order, issue of women...

officials were not allowed to carry their mobile phones along with them and it was kept outside the meeting hall.

12 Jun 2019 1:13 PM IST