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The PMK will contest on six Lok Sabha seats and will be given one Rajya Sabha seat. (Photo:ANI)

LS polls: PMK will support AIADMK-BJP alliance in Tamil Nadu

The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) will support the AIADMK- BJP front in Tamil Nadu in the forthcoming general elections.

19 Feb 2019 12:41 PM IST

It was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 2, superseding the amendments earlier carried out by the Rajya Sabha.

Citizenship Bill is stalled in RS, Northeast erupts in joy

Under the Assam Accord, all illegal immigrants who have entered after 1971, irrespective of religion, have to be...

14 Feb 2019 2:02 AM IST

Members of both Houses attended the event where President Kovind unveiled the life-size portrait of the former prime minister. (Photo: Twitter | @rashtrapatibhvn)

'Vajpayee never had anger against opposition': Ghulam Nabi Azad

Speaking at a function to unveil a life-size portrait of Vajpayee, Azad said the former PM will always be remembered for...

13 Feb 2019 9:47 AM IST

Civil aviation minister Jayant Sinha with MPs Paresh Rawal and Parimal Nathwani during ongoing Budget Session of the Parliament in New Delhi. (Photo: G.N. Jha)

Rajya Sabha adjourned over faculty quota in universities

Naidu pointed out that the House is lagging behind and requested opposition members to let the House function.

8 Feb 2019 4:57 AM IST

Defending the banks in this issue, a senior official, however, claimed that the quick mortality rate on Mudra loans has come down drastically after strict norms issued by the RBI and the ministry of finance.(Representational image)

Over 15 cr Mudra loans sanctioned till January 25: Employment Minister

Under PMMY collateral free loans up to Rs 10 lakh are extended to MSME to set up or expand their business activities.

7 Feb 2019 11:00 AM IST

Hailing Supreme Court judgement on Sabarimala, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said it is a wonderful judgement that paves way to make Hinduism even more inclusive. (Photo: ANI)

45 NRI passports cancelled for abandoning wives: Maneka Gandhi

The government has cancelled passports of 45 non-resident Indians, or NRIs, for abandoning their wives.

4 March 2019 2:17 PM IST

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh delivers lecture on 70th Anniversary of our Independence-Strengthening the Roots of our Democracy during the Ist Prof. S.B. Rangnekar Memorial Oration at Punjab University in Chandigarh on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Congress may not nominate Manmohan Singh for another term in RS from...

Term of two RS members including Manmohan Singh to expire on June 14.

27 April 2019 4:57 PM IST

Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav. (Photo: PTI)

'Mulayam's dogs would be MLC's if PM was from his family': Tejendra...

BJP leader Tejendra Nirwal made a controversial remark on Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav.

2 April 2019 10:48 AM IST

He also criticised RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary for making controversial remarks against BJP. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi a 'illiterate, uncultured person': NCP's Majid Memon

He also demanded clarification from Yogi Adityanath on one of the accused of Mohd Akhlaq lynching case being spotted at...

1 April 2019 2:05 PM IST

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal addressing a press conference in Bengaluru on Friday. (Photo: ANI)

Piyush Goyal retains railways, likely to focus on safety, non-fare...

Piyush Goyal burns the midnight oil reading reports and documents related to different aspects of his ministry.

31 May 2019 3:11 PM IST

Ram Vilas Paswan

Ram Vilas Paswan elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha

There will be no formal election, Bihar Assembly Secretary Bateshwarnath Pandey said.

28 Jun 2019 7:24 PM IST

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal addressing a press conference in Bengaluru on Friday. (Photo: ANI)

No plan to privatise railways or trains like Rajdhani, Shatabdi:...

The ministry in its 100-day plan has proposed that it will offer two trains to IRCTC, to operate on haulage concept.

28 Jun 2019 5:55 PM IST