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The government has initiated the process of consultations with stakeholders for amending Indian Penal Code (IPC), Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and the Indian Evidence Act, MoS (Home) Ajay Kumar Mishra today informed the RS.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday refuted the Opposition’s charge that the BJP could not deny the responsibility for the failure to check the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990 as it was supporting the then VP Singh-led government at the Centre.

The Aam Aadmi Party has nominated five candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections to be held on March 31 — Delhi AAP MLA Raghav Chadha, IIT associate professor Sandeep Pathak, former cricketer Harbhajan Singh, educationist Ashok Mittal and industrialist Sanjeev Arora. These nominations from Punj

Facing brickbat from various quarters, including the High Court and Raj Bhavan over the massacre in Birbhum district, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the killings took place to divert attention from pressing issues like the rise in prices of petroleum products.

Wang Yi to meet EAM, Doval as US presses India to shift stand

Air passengers will have seamless check-in facility at select airports in the country. Aadhaar card-embedded biometrics of passengers will be synced, allowing them to just scan the barcode on the ticket and gain check-in, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia told the Lok Sabha on Tuesd

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday accused the country’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru of internationalising the Kashmir issue by taking it to the United Nations and said India’s neighbour was still misusing it.

Congress MP KC Venugopal on Wednesday asked the government to clarify its stance on the issue of rail fare concession for senior citizens which was suspended during the pandemic but has not yet been restored.

India should prepare a database of its nationals abroad to deal with any possible emergency situation, a parliamentary committee said on Wednesday, citing the implications of the recent crisis in Afghanistan and the conflict in Ukraine for the security of Indians.

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said 1.49 lakh entry-level posts are currently lying vacant in the Indian Railways.

Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for a little less than an hour on Wednesday as opposition parties led by the Congress created a ruckus when their demand for a discussion on the hike in fuel and other commodity prices was disallowed.

The Centre has no plans for disinvestment of state-owned telecom player BSNL, Minister of State for Communications Devusinh Chauhan informed the Parliament on Wednesday.

Former Chief Justice of India Ramesh Chandra Lahoti died at a hospital here on Wednesday evening, family sources said.

India on Wednesday rejected as uncalled for Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s comments referring to Jammu and Kashmir at a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad, amid contacts between the two sides over a possible visit by him to New Delhi this week.

After Congress president Sonia Gandhi met leaders of the G-23 grouping to resolve internal party issues, former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday said “indulging the dissenters too much” will encourage more dissent.

The consequence of any possible nuclear disaster due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict is not envisaged to have any radiation impact in India, the Parliament was told on Wednesday.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has opposed the demand for granting an extra chance to Covid19-hit civil services aspirants, saying there’s no provision for holding re-examination in case a candidate fails to appear in the exam on the scheduled date for any reasons, including ailmen

The tenure of Dr Randeep Guleria as the director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here has been extended by three months, according to an office memorandum issued by the premier hospital.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) order of dismissal from service against a former Lieutenant General, who was held guilty by the General Court Martial (GCM) on the allegations relating to procurement of ration by Army purchase organisation, and acquitted him o

Around 23.8 per cent of children use smartphones while they are in bed before going to sleep and 37.15 per cent of children have experienced reduced levels of concentration due to smartphone use, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

All eyes on Uttar Pradesh where Yogi Adityanath and his ministers take the oath in a “grand ceremony” in the Ekana Stadium on Friday following a legislative party meeting on Thursday in presence of observer, Home Minister Amit Shah.

A total of 10,60,707 electric vehicles were registered in India till last week, while 1,742 public charging stations (PCS) were operational in the country, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

A Delhi court on Wednesday deferred for Thursday its order on the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid in a case of larger conspiracy in connection with Delhi riots in February 2020.

The government has increased the budget on education, crossing Rs 1 lakh crore for the first time, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

Congress MP Amar Singh on Tuesday raised the matter of amendment of the rules of the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) in Lok Sabha, asking that the order to change the selection criteria of appointing senior board functionaries should be withdrawn.