The BJP government in Himachal Pradesh is considering a proposal to change the name of the state capital Shimla to Shyamala, the picturesque hill station becoming the latest possible entrant into the ...

The Congress on Sunday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sneering allegation about ignoring Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to promote the Nehru-Gandhi family, accus...

“Devotees” of celibate god Ayyappa stopped six women from visiting the Sabarimala temple on Sunday as the stand-off over the entry of women in the menstruating age group of 10 to 50 continued amid...

The BJP is weighing its options following RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s call to the Narendra Modi government to enact a law and pave the way for a Ram temple in Ayodhya.The party is not ruling out press...

The BJP has opposed the 12-hour Assam bandh, called by 46 organisations on Tuesday against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, claiming it to be “politically motivated”.State BJP president Ran...

The BJP on Saturday trumped the Congress in the municipal elections but must have been left with a sobering thought after the erosion in support in Jammu and Ladakh and the realisation that gains in ...

The BJP on Saturday blamed the Congress government in Punjab for the Dussehra train tragedy near Amritsar, saying the state administration’s failure had led to the deaths of dozens of revellers.“I...

A BJP councillor in Meerut has been arrested on the charge of beating a police officer and a woman lawyer who had ordered dinner at a restaurant the politician owns.According to the woman’s police c...

Bhola Singh, the BJP MP from Begusarai who died on Friday evening in New Delhi at the age of 79, was never shy about giving a piece of his mind — no matter who he was speaking about. At a joint meet...

Rechristening can be mischievous business. It is especially so when a politician helms the name change. The chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, has proposed to change the name of Allahab...