Mr. Tsipras has faced a revolt in the Left-wing Syriza party over the mix of tax hikes, market reforms and spending cuts demanded by lenders but is expected to get the package through parliament with the support of pro-European opposition parties. Talking to Syriza o ....

Just two responses came by — one from an anonymous source and the other from Paras Saklecha, a former independent MLA, who submitted thousands of papers to the agency while recording two-and-a-half hours of statement. “That was just eight months ago. For all ....

Countering Congress’ attack, the BJP said it was ready for discussion on all issues, including the the “scams” in Congress-ruled States. “This is nothing more than the noise of skeletons of Congress’ corruption. We are ready to discuss pend ....

With the Supreme Court’s refusal to reconsider the curative petition of 1993 blast convict Yakub Memon, blast victims and the judicial team who first sentenced him in the trial stage, welcomed his expected execution on July 30. “This is a right decision, but ....

Instead, the BJP’s strategy, as it emerged through the day was three-fold: one, it went on the offensive against the Congress. It said the Congress was shying away from a discussion on the floor of Parliament because cases of corruption involving party members wou ....

To help break the impasse on the Bill, the Cabinet decided on adding a provision to enable the States to frame and pass their own laws, a top government source told The Hindu. So if a State decides to include in its law consent of landowners and those dependent on the l ....

Representatives of Indian-American organisations held their first full-fledged preparatory meeting in Sunnyvale, California to accord the grand reception to Mr. Modi at Silicon Valley, during the September visit. Mr. Modi is to attend the Annual General Assembly meet ....

At a meeting with leaders of all political parties in New Delhi, he asked them to collectively move forward on issues discussed in the last session while keeping the country’s interest in mind. With important legislations like the land bill, the GST bill and th ....

Talking to reporters after an all party meeting called by him on the eve on Monsoon beginning on Tuesday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu told reporters that Ms. Swaraj was keen to make a statement on the Lalit Modi issue. At the same time, Mr. Naidu ....

Ad firm to refund endorsement fee Days after The Hindu reported details of a Rs. 6.31 crore agreement inked between Doordarshan (DD) officials and advertising agency Lintas for signing up Amitabh Bachchan as the brand ambassador of the DD Kisan channel, the actor sai ....