New Delhi: 

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) today requested Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to hold an all-party meeting to discuss the issue of special category status to Andhra Pradesh, after proceedings in the House remained paralysed for the 14th day.  

The party also alleged that the protests by Telangana R

New Delhi: The BCCI today cleared India speedster Mohammed Shami's central contract after its Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) exonerated him of corruption charges levelled by his wife Hasin Jahan.

Shami has been given a Grade 'B' annual contract, which will make him richer by Rs 3 crore.

He will a

Hyderabad: There cannot be a federal front without the Congress being a part of it, senior party leader M Veerappa Moily said today even as he indicated that leadership of such an alliance is a matter of negotiation.

The former Union minister alleged that a non-BJP, non-Congress federal front, being promoted by Te

New Delhi: The BJP today accused Rahul Gandhi of doing politics on dead bodies, after the Congress chief criticised the government over the killing of 39 Indians in Iraq.

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also rejected the Congress' claim that it had never used the services of Cambridge Analytica, and insiste

Washington: Mark Zuckerberg has said Facebook is enhancing its security features to ensure the integrity of upcoming key elections in countries like India on its platform, as the social media giant faced flak over a major data breach scandal by a British firm linked to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.

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New Delhi: Responding to pressure from the forces, the government has reinstated an order to pay for the education fees of children of soldiers killed in the line of duty.

In July last year the Centre imposed a cap of Rs 10,000 per month on the educational expenses of children of fallen soldiers. This, combin

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Cricket Association today in principle decided to host the India-West Indies one day international here on November one.

A decision in this regard was taken by KCA officials after a meeting with Sports minister A C Moideen here.

"We have taken an in principle decision

Bhubaneshwar: India successfully test-fired supersonic cruise missile BrahMos integrated with homegrown seeker against a designated target at Pokhran test range in Rajasthan on Thursday.

It was first test of the world-class weapon system with indigenously developed seeker that boosted the Make-In-India initiative.

New Delhi: Launching a stinging attack against the government, Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said it invented a story on data theft involving the Congress and data mining firm Cambridge Analytica to divert attention from the death of 39 Indians in Iraq.

The Congress president also accused the governme

The Hague: EU proposals for a digital tax targeting US tech giants could reap rewards for the block and help overcome the hole left by Britain's departure, French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday.

Such a tax could bring in "half of the financial needs" after Brexit, he told reporters in The H