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The minister was responding to the Demands for Grants for Agriculture department in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Host beauty contests in paddy fields to attract youth to farming: Goa...

Sardesai had recently appealed to farmers to chant Vedic mantra in their fields and adopt 'cosmic farming' techniques to...

2 Aug 2018 8:17 AM IST

People can check their names in the first draft at NRC sewa kendras across Assam from 8 am on January 1. They can also check for information online and through SMS services. (Photo: Representational | File)

Those left out can vote if their name on voter's list: CEC

'The Election Commission will publish a voter list in January and will not wait for the final NRC,' CEC OP Rawat said.

1 Aug 2018 12:14 PM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi (L) and Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal (R). (Photo: PTI)

With message to 'mean-spirited' Cong, AAP to boycott RS Dy Chairman...

'If Rahul Gandhi can hug Narendra Modi, why cannot he ask Arvind Kejriwal to support his party's candidate?' AAP leader...

9 Aug 2018 8:43 AM IST

A woman meanwhile threw ink at Thakur outside the court. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

My wish to join Congress dragged me into Muzaffarpur case, says...

Bihar Cong president said, 'It is laughable comment made by him. Investigation suggests that he was connected to Manju...

8 Aug 2018 5:29 PM IST

B K Hariprasad of Congress is partys candidate for the post of Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson, said sources. (Photo: ANI)

BK Hariprasad to be Congress candidate for RS Dy Chairperson post

The elections will be held on the second last day of the monsoon session of Parliament, on August 9.

8 Aug 2018 10:23 AM IST

Vandana Chavan is a former Mayor of Pune. (Photo: Vandana Chavan | Facebook)

Congress MP to be Opposition pick for deputy RS chair

Current strength of the Rajya Sabha is 244 and support of 123 members will be needed for a win in case of an election,...

8 Aug 2018 2:10 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said, I hope the BJP and the RSS have learned a lesson that the institutions, as well as the will of the people of this country, cannot be disrespected. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Corruption, incompetence peaked under Modi govt; asks Cong for...

Gandhi told Congress MPs that 'we must ensure' that forces of hate, division and violence are prevented from coming back...

7 Aug 2018 1:37 PM IST

Congress has directed Pratapsingh Rane to withdraw his statement or justify his remarks. (Photo: File | PTI)

Cong leader calls Goan diaspora 'toilet cleaners', party seeks...

While speaking in Legislative Assembly last week, Pratapsingh Rane had said that Goans who work abroad do toilet...

7 Aug 2018 8:20 AM IST

Shashi Tharoor was addressing a seminar on Standing up to hatred, violence and intolerance in contemporary India in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. (Photo: Twitter Screengrab)

PM can wear 'outlandish headgear' but not skull cap, says Tharoor; BJP...

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju demanded that the Congress should apologise for Tharoor's comments.

6 Aug 2018 8:24 PM IST

Shashi Tharoor (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

In today's India, engine oil would be thrown at Swami Vivekananda:...

Tharoor also claimed that communal violence, killing in the name of cow vigilantism had increased in the last 4 years.

6 Aug 2018 7:27 PM IST

Lalu Prasad Yadavs RJD is all set to nominate rebel JDU leader Sharad Yadav to Rajya Sabha from Bihar, sources said on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

LJD to be part of anti-BJP 'grand alliance' for Lok Sabha polls:...

'Congress will be at the forefront of the 'Grand Alliance'. We will support it and anyone can be the prime minister,'...

6 Aug 2018 6:28 PM IST

BJP chief Amit Shah attended a function on the renaming of Mughalsarai junction after RSS stalwart Pt Deendayal Upadhyay on Sunday. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Amit Shah hits out at Congress, dares party to clear stand on OBC Bill

At the same time, he charged the opposition with playing vote bank politics on the National Register of Citizens (NRC)...

5 Aug 2018 6:36 PM IST