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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (Photo: PTI)

Vajpayee set the ball rolling on GST, says Arun Jaitley

Taking a jibe at Congress, Mr Jaitley said that GST was in the party's election manifestos.

7 July 2017 2:23 AM IST

Family members of newly-elected President Ram Nath Kovind. (Photo: G.N. Jha)

From mud house to Rashtrapati Bhavan

Selected to head the party's Dalit Morcha, Mr Kovind was elected to the Rajya Sabha from UP in April 1994.

26 July 2017 1:30 AM IST

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley with GOC of Baramulla based Division, Maj Gen RP Kalita during a visit to the forward areas of Rampur Sector of North Kashmir on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Kashmir: Who is govt waiting for?

After a recent visit to Kashmir, defence minister Arun Jaitley said talks could take place only after the violence ends.

30 May 2017 4:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiling the plaque to mark the dedication to the nation of the Dhola-Sadia Bridge, across River Brahmaputra, in Assam. Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit, the Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari and the Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal are also seen. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi inaugurates longest bridge of India in Assam

The bridge will be instrumental in quick movement of troops to the border with China in the Wallong-Kibithu sector of...

27 May 2017 1:16 AM IST

RBI kept interest rates unchanged despite calls for lowering it while it slashed the economic growth projection by half a per cent to 7.1 in the first policy review post demonetisation.

Year of outrageous lies

That growth fell 6% in November to 1.34 million and the industry expects it to fall by a huge 35% in December, lowest...

31 Dec 2016 3:01 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi pays last respect to Sunderlal Patwa in Bhopal on Wednesday. Patwa played a key role in creating a saffron base in the state. (Photo: PTI)

Former Madhya Pradesh CM Sunderlal Patwa dies at 92

Patwa, known as a tough guy with a heart of gold in political circle, had been ailing for long.

29 Dec 2016 1:28 AM IST

BJP supporters celebrate the partys victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa elections in Guwahati. (Photo: PTI)

Defection raises eyebrows

Norms on how to treat MLAs who defect even before the House is formed are not clear.

14 March 2017 1:35 AM IST

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Captain Amarinder Singh adressing the rally ahead of punjab assembly in Jalandhar. (Photo: PTI)

Task force to weed out drug menace: Amarinder Singh

Amarinder lays out new govt's roadmap for Punjab; industries, health, education top priorities.

13 March 2017 2:21 AM IST

Pakistan and India flag

Can spring return to India-Pakistan ties?

The alternative for India is to manage ties with Pakistan and not push it deeper into Chinese arms.

11 March 2017 2:30 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

Why some babus, faujis continue to serve

To get to serve you must be more than a good man with a resume.

10 March 2017 2:37 AM IST

The menu offers puri, chapattis, rice, rajma, vegetables, chhole and halwa. The meal will be available for sale at Rs 10 daily from 11 am to 2 pm, the SDMC said in a statement. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

South Delhi municipality's new scheme to provide lunch at Rs 10

Meanwhile, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation has also launched a pilot project like Atal Aahar Yojana from a kiosk...

26 Dec 2017 10:46 AM IST

Atal Behari Vajpayee

Atal turns 93, PM Modi hails his visionary leadership

Earlier in the day, Mr Modi credited Mr Vajpayee's phenomenal and visionary leadership.

26 Dec 2017 1:33 AM IST