New Delhi: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday told Rajya Sabha members that he was the ''father of toll tax" on expressways in the country as he built the first such road in Maharashtra during his stint as the state minister in late 1990s.

Hubballi: Former Congress President and senior leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a sly dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign and asked him why RSS did not hoist the tricolor at its headquarters for 52 years.

New Delhi: Delhi reported its fourth case of monkeypox on Wednesday with a 31-year-old Nigerian woman testing positive for the disease, official sources said.

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will support joint Opposition candidate Margaret Alva in the August 6 vice presidential election.

New Delhi: The Union Culture ministry on Wednesday announced free entry to all Archaeological Survey of India-protected monuments and sites across the country from August 5 to 15.

New Delhi: The Congress and a host of its top leaders on Wednesday changed their display pictures on social media accounts to an image of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru holding the national flag, evoking a "dynastic" jibe from the BJP.

New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) cannot evict encroachers from their residence with a bulldozer at their doorstep early in the morning or late in the evening and render them completely shelter-less without any notice, the Delhi High Court has said.

Aligarh (UP), A: The Aligarh Muslim University has removed the works of 20th century Islamic authors Abul Ala al-Maududi and Sayyid Qutub from the syllabus of Islamic Studies Department following claims that the content was objectionable.