Here are the live updates: 11:30 am: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 p.m. Opposition raises Lalit Modi issue, troops into well of House. 11:23 am: Lok Sabha adjourns for the day after obituary references. 10: 57 am: Lok sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan arrives for t ....

 Israel, one of India’s biggest defence partners, wants to offer its expertise in water management and help the government with its ambitious Ganga cleaning project. Israel’s water management, desalination and recycling techniques, which helped it overco ....

Anand Rai, a doctor from Indore, considered instrumental in blowing the lid off the Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh, feels let down by the Hindutva organisation with which he had been affiliated since 2005. “If the Sangh can stand up for terror accused Pragya Bharti ....

But this comes within a fortnight of the RSS’ Muslim wing, the Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM), organising an Iftar party at the Parliament House Annexe. Described as an international “inter-faith dialogue,” it was attended among others by the ambassadors ....

The people displaced by dam projects in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, sitting on dharna at the Jantar Mantar here, questioned the government about the rehabilitation of people displaced by large projects and the use of acquired land. They said the Chief Mi ....

Both the leaders are being targeted by the Opposition but the BJP is firmly backing the two Chief Ministers and has planned a strong counter offensive against the Congress, which is leading the onslaught. The party is trying to get its act together not only to frustrate ....

Expressing concern over the slump in prices for various grades of tobacco at the auction platforms, Prakasam Zilla Parishad on Friday sought intervention of the Centre to improve market sentiments. A resolution to this effect was adopted at the Zilla Parishad General Bod ....

As a reward, after sanctions are lifted, “Iran is ready to welcome Indians, even without a bidding process,” Mr. Ansari said. “Sanctions was a very serious issue, and no one could get around them. We know they have their own interests, so they were ....

The National Crime Records Bureau’s Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India report for 2014 was released late on Friday. The numbers show a slight increase in traffic accidents and a slight decline in suicides. Over 1.4 lakh people died in road accidents in 201 ....

He also took on the Vasundhara Raje government over her links with Lalit Modi, charging the Rajasthan government was being run by the ex-IPL boss’ remote in London. Mr. Gandhi’s remarks come at a time when the government is planning to bring the contentio ....