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Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi: EC gives 6 months more to Cong to hold organisational polls

This means the elevation of Rahul Gandhi as the Congress President would come through by the year-end.

27 March 2017 6:29 PM IST

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut. (Photo: PTI)

If India is to be Hindu Rashtra', RSS chief good choice for prez:...

However, Sanjay Raut also said that the final decision to support the candidate will be taken by Sena chief Uddhav...

27 March 2017 6:10 PM IST

Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad (Photo: ANI)

Shiv Sena MP to fly again? Centre may modify airline rules, says...

Government is thinking of amending the Civil Aviation Requirements rule to balance service and safety requirements'.

27 March 2017 6:04 PM IST

The driver had purchased liquor from a roadside wine shop and got drunk before crashing his vehicle. (Representational image)

Ban liquor for poor across the country: YSR Congress MP

Urging the Centre to come out with a liquor policy, she said many states have resorted to banning liquor and allowing it...

27 March 2017 5:39 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

PM's intervention sought to stop racial attacks against Indians: Cong

Congress MP K C Venugopal brought up the stabbing of the Indian-origin priest in Melbourne and demanded a strong...

27 March 2017 5:31 PM IST

Union HRD minster Prakash Javadekar. (Photo: PTI)

No ban on anything in BHU, says HRD minister

The remark was made in the Assembly a member said that girl students of the BHU were facing restrictions and...

27 March 2017 5:14 PM IST

Newly elected Punjab Assembly speaker Rana Kanwar Pal Singh (Photo: ANI)

Rana Kanwar Pal Singh elected Speaker of Punjab Assembly

The name of the 59-year-old Anandpur Sahib MLA was proposed by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.

27 March 2017 5:05 PM IST

Union minister M. Venkaiah Naidu

Vacancies in minority, SC commissions will be filled immediately: Govt

The remarks after the Congress-led opposition created uproar in Rajya Sabha over the delay in filling up of vacancies in...

27 March 2017 4:58 PM IST

We will thrash those who raise anti-national slogans: BJP MP RK Singh

We will thrash those who raise anti-national slogans: BJP MP RK Singh

Asked about the choice of Yogi Adityanath as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Singh said 'he is a good person and a...

27 March 2017 4:50 PM IST

Facebook said it had â€œcarefully reviewed the content referred to us and have now removed all items that were illegal or against our standardsâ€. (Representational image)

Odisha CM orders Crime Branch to probe posting of girls photos in FB

The girls filed an FIR against a person heading a marketing agency, accusing him of misusing their photographs with...

27 March 2017 4:39 PM IST

Child maltreatment is seriously under-reported (Photo: AFP)

656 children went missing in Patna last year: Bihar govt

However, the government said in the Assembly that 443 of those children were found.

27 March 2017 4:24 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan. (Photo: PTI)

Vyapam scam: Remove Chouhan as CM, Singh writes to Modi

The recently released Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has rapped the state government over Vyapam scam.

27 March 2017 4:15 PM IST