Former chief minister Tarun Gogoi, alleging for the second time this week that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a follower of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, on Friday accused Modi of triggering anarchy in the c...

The Northeast, which is one of the 17 biodiversity hotspots of the world, has lost 765 square km of forest cover during 2017-19.Overall, the country has gained 3,976 square km forest cover.The India S...

The cabinet on Wednesday approved a plan to sign an initial pact on intellectual property rights with the United States, a government minister said, days ahead of a visit by US President Donald Trump....

Actor Amitabh Bachchan was on Tuesday named this year's Dadasaheb Phalke winner, Indian cinema's highest honour for an artiste.Information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar confirmed the new...

The government today announced a ban on e-cigarettes.It will bring an ordinance barring its sale, manufacture, import and distribution in India. The announcement was made by finance minister Nirmala ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and all Union ministers along with over 750 Members of Parliament (MPs) will take a 30 per cent salary cut for one year and the amount will be used to fight the Covid-19 p...

The BJP on Wednesday accused Rahul Gandhi of “misleading” and “sensationalising facts” and sought to ridicule his comments over a list of bank defaulters the Reserve Bank of India had released...

The government on Wednesday further liberalised the foreign direct investment rules in sectors such as coal mining, contract manufacturing and digital media in an effort to get the economy back on the...

It is not in Indian culture to feed firecrackers and kill, Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar said on Thursday while taking serious note of the death of a pregnant wild elephant in Kerala af...

Human resource development minister Prakash Javadekar wants urgent recruitment of young professionals in autonomous organisations under his watch, a move being seen as a pre-election attempt to give j...