Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to arrive on a two-day visit to Kolkata on Friday night -- his every move seen as building up to the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Budget Session 2021 is a golden opportunity to fulfill the dreams of our freedom fighters. ....

The Bahujan Samaj Party and the Aam Aadmi Party on Friday decided to join the 16 opposition parties, who have decided to boycott President Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha on the issue of farm laws. ....

In a major development following the violence on January 26 in Delhi, the Noida police booked Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor, journalists Rajdeep Sardesai, Mrinal Pande, Vinod K Jose (Caravan) and others for sedition. ....

Former Chief Minister (CM) of Bihar Lalu Prasad has been shifted to a private ward from the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) after his health improved on Thursday, doctors at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here informed. ....

The Supreme Court on Thursday completed 71 years of its functioning. ....

The Special Cell of Delhi Police on Thursday took over the investigation into the violence that broke out in the national capital on R-Day after the proposed tractor rally by the farmers went awry, and slapped the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on the rioters, besides invoking sections of the IPC dealing with sedition. ....

Karnataka on Thursday announced the dates for Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) Board (Class 10) examinations for the academic year 2020-21. ....

With more than 11 million Covid-19 cases, India has ranked 86 in a performance index of 98 countries for their handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, a report said on Thursday. ....

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday broke down at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh Ghazipur farmers protest site, alleging that the administration was trying to crush their movement. ....

India is the fastest country to reach the one million vaccination mark, the government said on Thursday, while also commending 11 states and Union Territories for the speed of their coverage. ....

Punjabi actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu, who has been named in connection with violence in Delhi on Republic Day, has reportedly gone missing. ....

The Supreme Court on Thursday held that stopping content having attributes of hate on television is as vital as arming policemen with lathis and installing barricades to contain the spread of violence during riots. ....

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday hit out at Union minister Prakash Javadekar over his "disgraceful and desperate" attempt to shift blame for the Red Fort violence, which Amarinder claimed had been instigated by supporters and members of the BJP in collusion with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), with the Congress nowhere in the picture. ....

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa's residence at Poes Garden here was formally turned into a memorial on Thursday. ....

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday that his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will contest elections in six states in 2022. ....

Sixteen political parties have decided to boycott President Ram Nath Kovind's address to a joint session of Parliament on January 29 on the issue of farm laws. ....

In an order to improve traffic flow in Gurugram and promote public safety, the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has installed 750 CCTVs at different locations across the city, GMDA officials said on Thursday. ....

An innocuous tweet by BJP's Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis taking a swipe at the Maharashtra government on the Mumbai Metro, ignited another war of words in the state on Thursday. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed the National Cadet Corps (NCC) rally here and said that India will soon be known as a big producer of defence equipment instead of being the world's biggest arms buyer. ....