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N. Sitharaman is the first female finance minister after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
N. Sitharaman is the first female financ...

N. Sitharaman is the first female finance minister after former Prime Minis...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday named Nirmala Sitharaman, previously the country`s defence minister, as the next finance minister – thus making her India’s female finance minister after 48 years. Sitharaman is the first female finance minister after former Prime Minister Indira... read more »

Baba Ramdev asks Opposition to practice 'Kapalbhati' to manage stress for next 15 years
Baba Ramdev asks Opposition to practice ...

Baba Ramdev asks Opposition to practice ‘Kapalbhati’ to manage ...

On a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi took an oath of office and secrecy in a grand ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan Thursday, yoga guru and Patanjali founder Baba Ramdev took a jibe at the opposition stating that they should practice ‘Kapalbhati’ for next 10-15 years in order to manage... read more »

Narendra Modi Cabinet: Amit Shah gets Home, Nirmala becomes first woman Finance Minister
Narendra Modi Cabinet: Amit Shah gets Ho...

Narendra Modi Cabinet: Amit Shah gets Home Minister, Nirmala becomes first ...

BJP president Amit Shah is the new Union Home Minister and former Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman the fresh Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister. Former Home Minister Rajnath Singh takes over Defence and former Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar will take care of External Affairs. The allocation... read more »

Election Results 2019: Rahul Gandhi vs S...

Election Results 2019: Rahul Gandhi vs Smriti Irani: See-Saw Battle In Amet...

NEW DELHI : Congress president Rahul Gandhi is fighting a tough battle in Amethi, his constituency in Uttar Pradesh since 2004. As early leads came in, Rahul Gandhi was behind the BJP’s Smriti Irani but he caught up later. Rahul Gandhi is also contesting from Wayanad in Kerala, where he has... read more »

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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to protest at Home Ministry, urges peopl...

New Delhi – The Delhi Police is gearing up to stop Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from reaching the office of Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde where Mr Kejriwal is planning a protest.... read more »

Tharoor records his statement with Sub Divisional ...

New Delhi : Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development (HRD) Shashi Tharoor on Sunday recorded his statement with sub divisional... read more »

AAP forms discipline committee to conduct inquiry again...

New Delhi , Jan.19: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday formed a discipline committee, which will conduct an inquiry against rebel MLA Vinod Binny for... read more »

RJD chief Lalu Prasad recalls Syedna’s contributi...

RJD chief Lalu Prasad recalls Syedna's contribution

New Delhi – RJD chief Lalu Prasad today condoled the demise Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, spiritual leader of the Dawoodi Bohra community, saying his... read more »

Mamata Banerjee nominates Actor Mithun Chakraborty for ...

Kolkata – Trinamool Congress will field actor Mithun Chakraborty as their candidate for the Rajya Sabha elections from West Bengal. The elections will be... read more »

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Kerry to Meet Israel, PA Leaders as Peace Talks Continue

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to Meet Israel, PA Leaders as ...

U. S. Secretary of State John Kerry is continuing talks with Israeli and Palestinian Authority leaders, who he hopes can soon agree on a framework peace deal. Kerry will meet Friday with Prime... read more »

Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf hearing to begin amid high security

Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf hearing to ...

Pakistani authorities on Thursday deployed thousands of personnel to secure former military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s journey to his treason... read more »

Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf...

Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf faces treason trial

Islamabad – Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf is due to face trial for treason on Wednesday, a week after the case was adjourned... read more »

Philippines : Bomb at New Year’s Eve Party Kills ...

Philippines : Bomb at New Year's Eve Party Kills 6

A bombing at a New Year’s Eve party on a southern Philippine island has killed six people and wounded at least six others. The Philippine military said... read more »

Chemical ships heading back to Cyprus

Ships participating in the disarmament of Syria’s chemical weapons have had to turn back en route to the country. Bad weather, shifting battle lines and road... read more »

US backs India’s bid for permanent UNSC seat

The US has said it is committed to India’s inclusion as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, days after the General Assembly adopted a negotiating text for the long-pending... read more »

Somnath Bharti an embarrassment to party, should surrender: Kejriwal

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday described his former law minister Somnath Bharti as an “embarrassment” to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and said he should surrender... read more »

Face Of Patel Reservation Movement, Hardik Patel Goes Missing After Organising A Meeting

The face of the Patel agitation, Hardik Patel, spearheading the Patel reservation movement in Gujarat, gave the police a slip when they tried to detain him for organising a public meeting... read more »

Reserved or wait-listed? Why RSS wants ‘review’ of quota policy

It was with considerable shock and awe that long time watchers – both, critics and admirers of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) – heard the Sarsanghchalak say at a book release on... read more »

9 days in the dark: 2 workers rescued from Bilaspur tunnel

Two labourers trapped more than 40 metres underground for over a week in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur district were rescued on Monday, bringing relief to their worried families after a long,... read more »