New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday to put the draft UGC regulations on hold and initiate broad-based consultations with states, academicians, and other stakeholders, asserting that it was essential to uphold the principles of cooperative federalism.

Mumbai/ New Delhi: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday dared Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to poach his MPs even as eight parliamentarians rejected claims that they will abandon the opposition party.

Chandigarh: Haryana Minister Anil Vij on Thursday said US President Donald Trump has not made any mistake in deporting illegal immigrants and asserted that a country has every right to expel those who enter its territory illegally.

New Delhi: US authorities have informed India that there are up to 487 presumed Indian citizens with "final removal order" and identifying details have been supplied to New Delhi with regard to 298 individuals, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Friday.

Agra (UP): An Air Force warrant officer lost his life during a parachute training exercise in Agra on Friday, police said.

Kolkata: At least four persons, including three women, died in an explosion at an “illegal” firecracker manufacturing unit in Nadia district of West Bengal on Friday, police said.

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday directed a journalist not to host an award event in the name of "Ratan Tata National Icon Award" or use "Tata" and "Tata Trusts" trademarks.

Hyderabad/ New Delhi: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Friday said the BJP opposes the inclusion of Muslims among backward classes in the recent caste survey done by the Congress government in Telangana.