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PM Commissions India's 1st Indigenously-built Scorpene Submarine
Heralding it as a significant new era to boost India's defence and security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday commissioned the country's first indigenously-built Scorpene-class submarine INS Kalvari into the Indian Navy.....
68% Voting In Gujarat Second Phase
The second phase of Gujarat Assembly elections on Thursday saw over 68 per cent voting, the Election Commission said.....
Cabinet Clears Bill Criminalising Triple Talaq
A bill seeking to criminalise instant triple talaq among Muslims and providing for a three-year jail term was cleared by the Union Cabinet on Friday, which the government said was aimed at protecting the dignity and security of women in the community. ....
LS Disrupted Over Modi's Allegation Against Manmohan
The Lok Sabha was disrupted on Tuesday as Congress members sought to raise the allegations levelled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi against his predecessor Manmohan Singh, forcing an adjournment halfway through the Question Hour.....
Modi In Kerala To Visit Ockhi-hit Villages
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday to visit coastal villages in Kerala that were ravaged by Cyclone Ockhi. He later visited Tamil Nadu.....
Gujarat Result A 'massive Jolt' To BJP: Rahul Gandhi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the Gujarat election result has dealt a "massive jolt" to the BJP and raised questions about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's credibility because of his silence on corruption charges including BJP chief Amit Shah's son Jay Shah's meteoric business rise.....
Tendulkar Fails To Make Maiden Speech Amid Uproar
Cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday could not make his maiden speech in the Rajya Sabha amid uproar by Congress members over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks against his predecessor Manmohan Singh and over the 2G spectrum case. ....
Vijay Rupani Stays As Gujarat CM, Nitin Patel His Deputy
Vijay Rupani will continue as the Chief Minister of Gujarat and Nitin Patel as his deputy, the BJP announced on Friday after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley oversaw a meeting of the party's newly-elected MLAs.....
Lalu Prasad Convicted In Fodder Scam Case, RJD To Appeal In HC
A special CBI court on Saturday convicted RJD chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad and 15 others in a case relating to the multi-million rupee fodder scam.....
Kovind, Naidu, Modi Greet Nation On Christmas
President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wished the nation on the occasion of Christmas.....
