New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for a debate on internal democracy in political parties, asserting that the growth of “true democratic spirit” within them is necessary for the country’s future.

Modi made these remarks in a brief speech to the media at a ‘Diwali Milan&rs

Jaipur: As many as three FIRs have been filed in connection with the killing of a man wanted in a dacoity case and injuring another allegedly by the Andhra Pradesh police in Jalore district, the police said.

A woman was also killed after being hit by the car of the suspects which was being chased by the Andhra Pra

Mumbai: Actor Taapsee Pannu has heaped praises on Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan, calling him “pure addiction”.

The actor shared a photo with her “Pink” co-star from the sets of his show “Kaun Banega Crorepati 9” on her Instagram page.

“This man is pure addic

Seoul: Washington’s goal “is not war” as it seeks to ease high military tension with Pyongyang, US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said on Friday, standing at the heavily-fortified border between the two Koreas.

Tension has flared on the Korean peninsula as US President Donald Trump and the North

New Delhi: Total income of 32 regional parties during 2015-16 was Rs 221.48 crore of which Rs 110 crore remained unspent, with DMK having the highest income, says a report.

“Total income of 32 regional parties for 2015-16 was Rs 221.48 crore of which the parties spent Rs 111.48 crore and declared an unspent

Moscow: The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin has taken part in major military drills and personally launched four ballistic missiles as part of the exercises.

Russian news agencies quoted Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov today as saying that Putin participated in yesterday’s training which was aimed at tes

Kolkata: Spain coach Santi Denia today said England has improved in every aspect of the game since the two teams met each other in the Euro U-17 final in May earlier this year.

In a repeat of the Euro U-17 final, Spain and England will square off against each other in the summit clash of the FIFA U-17 World Cup he

Chennai: The Madras High Court today dismissed a petition seeking to revoke the censor certificate issued to Vijay-starrer ‘Mersal’ over certain controversial dialogues relating to GST, holding that people’s right to freedom of expression applies to films also.

The petitioner in his PIL had conte

New Delhi: The Railways is working on a proposal to create a suburban railway network for Bengaluru, much like the one in Mumbai, to decongest the city and link it to the airport, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said today.

Goyal said the idea was suggested to him before he took over as the railway minister by senio

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said the national broadcasting channel Doordarshan and private channels should create awareness on health hazards in Blue Whale Challenge game by telecasting it in their prime time programmes.

Advocates N S Ponnaih and Sneha Kalita had filed petition seeking complete ban on t