After the December 29 coal mine cave-in in Jharkhand, that left over a dozen dead, Union Mines Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday ordered a safety audit of all mines in the country. ....

December or January is that time of the year when the police of every State has to meet the press to put across its achievements and its crime control records for public scrutiny. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday offered prayers at the Lord Venkateshwara temple atop the Tirumala here. ....

The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) on Tuesday recommended starting the budget session of Parliament from January 31, official sources said here. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said there was a need to develop the concept of "scientific social responsibility" to connect leading institutions to all stake holders. ....

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday asked Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to accept responsibility for the civilian killings during the six-month unrest in the valley. ....

At least 55 trains were running late and six cancelled due to dense fog in parts of north India on Tuesday morning, a railway official said. ....

Indian equities markets opened on a negative note on Tuesday, as investors' sentiments were suppressed by a weak rupee and domestic macro-economic data, along with dim global cues. ....

A militant was killed by the Indian Army in an ambush near Sopore town of Kashmir on Tuesday. ....

Congress on Tuesday charged Prime Minister Narendra Modi with "trying to threaten" the country and its people when he gives speeches. ....

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Monday said it is unfortunate that people today only associate legislators with doling out jobs and building roads and not as lawmakers. ....

A court here on Monday sent to judicial custody, till January 16, hawala trader Paras Mal Lodha who was arrested for converting demonetised notes worth Rs 25 crore linked to industrialist J. Sekhar Reddy and lawyer Rohit Tandon into new currency. ....

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that seeking votes on the basis of religion, race, caste or language of a candidate or his rival or even that of the voters is illegal and could jeopardise the electoral process. ....

Political parties on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's ruling, which termed as "illegal" any appeal for votes on the basis of caste, community, religion or language. ....

Accusing the Samajwadi Party and BSP of doing politics at the cost of development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged the people of Uttar Pradesh to vote for the BJP to change the state's fortunes. ....

BJP President Amit Shah on Monday sought the support of the people of Uttar Pradesh to bring about a "parivartan" in the state in the coming assembly elections. ....

The Supreme Court on Monday said that seeking votes on the basis of caste, community, religion or language is illegal. ....

Swaraj India on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi seemed to have given up the agenda of black money, and demanded he disclose how much illicit-held funds were recovered post-demonetisation and to whom did it belong. ....

Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress on Sunday said that his demonetisation step, which Modi dubbed as a "Shuddhi Yajna", was "an uncontrolled forest fire" that claimed over a 100 lives. ....

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a shoe attack on him here in Haryana. ....