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Navjot Singh Sidhu (Photo: PTI)

Is Sidhu's TV comedy show violation of office of profit?

Some union ministers feel that being a minister was a full-time job and such assignments cannot be taken up.

22 March 2017 6:18 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Modi to launch Asia's longest bi-direction road tunnel in J&K

The tunnel will have fully automatic smart control and no human intervention will be required for its operations.

22 March 2017 6:05 PM IST

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh calling on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Parliament House in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Amarinder meets PM, bats for farm loan waiver

Amarinder met the Prime Minister in his Parliament complex office, his first time after becoming the Chief Minister.

22 March 2017 5:56 PM IST

CPI leader moved a private members resolution for the abolition of capital punishment in the country. (Representational Image)

Law Commission recommended abolition of death penalty: Govt

The Law Commission has recommended that death penalty should be abolished for all crimes expect ones related to...

22 March 2017 5:41 PM IST

Navjot Singh Sidhu addresses media after taking charge as the Punjabs Local Bodies Minister in Chandigarh. (Photo: PTI)

Can't be transporter like Sukhbir, appear on TV to run family: Navjot...

Sidhu said why they were feeling pain in the stomach' when his voters don't have any problems with his being on TV.

22 March 2017 5:22 PM IST

Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said there were 210 incidents of ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the International border in Jammu and Kashmir till November 2, 2016. (Photo: Representational Image)

Ceasefire violations by Pak lower after surgical strike: Govt

There were 110 terrorist incidents in two months before the surgical strikes and 87 in the two months after them.

22 March 2017 5:17 PM IST

Mathew Samuel, the man who conducted the Narada sting operation on several Trinamool Congress ministers. (Photo: Facebook)

Mathew Samuel, man behind Narada sting on TMC ministers, fears for his...

Samuel posted on FB that his children in Delhi called him up and told him that they felt some men were following them.

22 March 2017 5:13 PM IST

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar (Photo: PTI)

Parrikar asks Goa police to crack down on drugs, late night parties

Manohar Parrikar also said that any crime against women would not be tolerated in the state.

22 March 2017 4:36 PM IST

Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

India pushes its case at WTO headquarters in Geneva

The proposal aims at liberalising rules for movement of professionals and other steps to reduce transaction costs.

22 March 2017 3:54 PM IST

Resident doctors protest at the Azad Maidan demanding security after a intern was assaulted by patients relatives in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Maharashtra: Resident doctors asked to report to work or lose 6 months...

Nearly 4,000 doctors have been on strike in various government and municipal hospitals since Monday.

22 March 2017 3:48 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath leaves after a meeting in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

Angry over stains, Adityanath bans paan masala, tobacco in govt...

Adityanath has also directed all police officials to prepare an action plan to shut slaughterhouses.

22 March 2017 3:32 PM IST

VK Sasikalas nephew TTV Dinakaran

Madras HC disposes of plea against Dinakaran's candidature for RK...

The petitioner had questioned provision in Representation of People Act that disqualified only convicted people from...

22 March 2017 3:26 PM IST