New Delhi summoned the ambassador of a foreign country for the second time this week over racist comments about Indians.
This time it was the high commissioner of Australia, Mr Peter Varghese, who was called in to the ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Saturday and handed over a d

In an apparent bid to stem the volume of criticism of programmes named after Congress leaders of the past, the government has directed all ministries to sparingly use the names of leaders like Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi because the implementation and impact of these progra-mmes is not in tune with the expectations of the people.

The Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha has decided to distance itself from the initiative for an out-of-court settlement on the Ayodhya issue.
Mahasabha state chief Kamlesh Tiwari said on Saturday he had cancelled his scheduled meeting with Mahant Bhaskar Das of Nirmohi Akhara following the Akhara’s r

Even as the party has stated that a final verdict on the Ayodhya land title suit is yet to come with a possible appeal in the Supreme Court, senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Friday said that A

The RJD led by Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav is the number one target of the Congress which sees that it can get a much needed space in the Bihar Assembly only by demolishing the latter in the electoral battle

The Enforcement Directorate has issued a blue notice, an international alert to law enforcement agencies to obtain information about a person’s identity and activities, against former IPL chairman Lal

Downplaying J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah’s remark that he was not a “puppet in the hands of the Centre”, AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh on Thursday said he saw nothing wrong in the statement. When asked in what light he saw the remark, Mr Singh replied, “What should he say? Should he say he is a puppet? After all, he

Interpol red corner notices have been issued against five Pakistani nationals, including two serving Pakistan Army majors, for their alleged role in the 26/11 terror attack and for plotting to carry out more strikes in India.

Nearly 40 Muslim scholars and clerics who met in the capital on Thursday have rejected the Ayodhya verdict and also called upon the government to make clear its stand on the issue. It has also rejected any efforts that might be made towards “reconciliation”.

With politicians in poll-bound Bihar busy quitting their parent parties to join other promising parties, all the leading parties in the state have undergone a curious assortment in their upper and middle ranks, mostly in the past two months, requiring voters to be more observant as the polls begin two weeks later.