In the backdrop of disruptions in Rajya Sabha on various issues, its Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu today urged members to act responsibly to ensure smooth proceedings and assured them that whatever decision he takes would be to enhance the image of the House.
The government continues to carefully monitor the flow of the Brahmaputra river for early detection of abnormalities and to ensure that corrective and preventive measures are taken, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today.
Four of family found dead in Maharashtra’s Nanded district in suspected mass suicide
Mercury dips across West Bengal on Christmas, Darjeeling at 4.5 degrees C
Divya Deshmukh makes the right moves; Gukesh fails to impress
Rajasthan continues to reel under intense cold wave
ISRO launches its heaviest satellite on ‘Bahubali’ rocket
Rs 3,400 crore unclaimed in Karnataka bank accounts: RBI official
Kerala marks Christmas with prayers, voices concern over attacks elsewhere
Delhi Police steps up security across city on Christmas
Navi Mumbai International Airport starts commercial flight operations
Christmas decorations vandalised by VHP activists at school in Nalbari; Tension in area
Minor girl raped, murdered in Odisha, 1 arrested, mob demolishes accused's house; Oppn calls bandh
No speculation within Cong or anywhere about leadership change in Karnataka: DK Shivakumar
The ruling BJD in Odisha today rejected Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari's proposal to settle the Mahanadi river water dispute with Chhattisgarh through dialogue.
The police today said they had received a complaint against Gujarat MLA and Dalit activist Jignesh Mevani and Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University's (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid for their "provocative" speeches at an event here on December 31.
Several towns and cities in Maharashtra were on edge today as Dalit protests against yesterday's violence in Pune spilled over to capital Mumbai, with agitators damaging scores of buses, and disrupting road and rail traffic, officials said.
Punjab's opposition Akali Dal on Sunday demanded a CBI probe into the funding of sand mining auctions of Power Minister Rana Gurjit Singh's associates by the main accused in the Rs 1,000 crore irrigation scam.
A total of 206 militants were killed by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir and 75 others persuaded to shun violence in 2017, state police chief S.P. Vaid said on Sunday.
A woman was allegedly poisoned to death by her husband in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, police said on Sunday.
The ongoing cold wave in Jammu and Kashmir will continue unabated until January 5, the weather office said on Saturday.
A woman working as Office Assistant in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) here alleged on Saturday she was brutally assaulted by husband and in-laws when she was pregnant after she refused to abort her female foetus, police said.
