Nitish Kumar was on Sunday chosen as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance, which has won 125 seats in the 243-member Bihar Assembly. ....

In a significant decision, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said that all places of worship in the state will be thrown open to people from Monday. ....

In a clear message to the neighbouring countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that India believes in the policy of understanding and explaining, but it gives a fierce reply if anybody tries to judge its capabilities. ....

President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Saturday greeted the citizens on the occasion of Diwali, the festival of lights. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Saturday paid tributes to country's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his 131st birth anniversary, which is celebrated as the Children's day. ....

Ayodhya kept its Guinness World Record for a second straight year by lighting 6,06,569 diyas and keeping them burning for at least 45 minutesat at the majestic Ram Ki Paidi ghat on the banks of the Saryu river and other ghats of the temple town during the fourth Deepotsav. Ram Ki Paidi, a series of ghats, wore a celestial look with lakhs of earthen diyas illuminating it in the backdrop of the Saryu riverbank. A Guinness team was present to judge the event. By creating this world record, the Ayodhya administration broke its own record it set las ....

In a relief for the Telangana Fireworks Dealers Association, the Supreme Court on Friday permitted the sale and bursting of firecrackers for two hours in Telangana. The top court said the directions of the National Green Tribunal should be complied to in letter and spirit. ....

President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday stressed that policy of "expansionism" followed by a few nations demands a strategic and matured response globally and also said that decision makers have to be guided by national interests as well as international objectives, both of which should be adaptive and multi-pronged. ....

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Friday that just as Lord Ram overcame all obstacles and returned to Ayodhya, India too will overcome the obstacles of the Covid-19 pandemic and march towards new glory. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of "Dhanteras". ....

Micro-blogging site Twitter on Thursday night removed the Display Picture (DP) of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. It, however, reinstated the picture after some time. ....

Election Commission of India (ECI) has rejected applications of six candidates who are shouted recounting of votes for the recently concluded Bihar Assembly Elections. ....

India suffers when decisions are taken under the burden of ideology, ignoring national interest and the unity of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Thursday while addressing students of Jawaharlal Nehru University. ....

Attorney General K.K. Venugopal said on Thursday that it is time that people understand that attacking the Supreme Court unjustifiably and brazenly will attract punishment. ....

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday released the roadmap for the next three years to make the state 'Aatmanirbhar' (self-reliant). ....

After losing the MP bypolls, the Congress is seeking fresh faces in the Gwalior-Chambal region to counter Jyotiraditya Scindia who has proved his mettle. The party could win only 9 out of 28 seats in the bypolls. ....

Congress leader P. Chidambaram said on Thursday that the party was disappointed with the Bihar results and Congress Working Committee will take note of it and deliberate the issue. ....

Five newly-elected legislators of the Bihar Assembly belonging to the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) called on party President Asaduddin Owaisi here on Thursday. ....

Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that the recently held election results showed that 135 crore people of the country are standing with PM Narendra Modi. Shah was speaking at a programme held for the Border Areas Development Programme (BADP) at Dhordo, Kutch in Gujarat. ....

AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria in an interview to IANS said we may reach a stage down the line where we may have a good amount of immunity, and the people may feel that there is now good immunity and the utility of the vaccine is not there. He added, if the virus doesn't mutate or does not cause changes then people may not think to again vaccinate themselves and then, there will be less utilization of vaccine down the line. ....