Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has won the floor test in Bihar Assembly on Wednesday, with the JD(U) securing 126 votes in its favour.

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and actress of yesteryear Rekha are among four eminent persons who have been recommended for nomination as members of Rajya Sabha. 39-year-old Tendulkar, who has brought

Late cartoonist Mario Miranda, actors Dharmendra and Shabana Azmi, top mathematician M S Raghunathan, former Chief Vigilance Commissioner N Vittal and industry leader B Muthuraman were among those conferred the Padma awards by President Pratibha Patil here today.

After long-drawn deliberations, the state legislative assembly finally passed the ’Goa Lokayukta Bill 2011,’ which empowers the ombudsman to even investigate the chief minister.The Bill, which was put up for reconsideration and passing on the floor of the House, was unanimously

Disagreement between the BJP central leadership and the BS Yeddyurappa camp on Sunday over the latter’s choice of Udipi MP Sadanand Gowda for the post of Karnataka Chief Minister forced the party to defer the exercise till August 3.

Former state BJP President D V Sadananda Gowda appeared to emerge as key contender to succeed chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, who is believed to have suggested his name to the central leadership. According to party sources, Yeddyurappa is slated to tender his resignation to the governor

Gold prices surged by Rs 150 to regain its record level of Rs 23,620 per 10 grams in the national capital Saturday on brisk

Three months after civil society initiated a movement, the Union Cabinet on Thursday, July 28, 2011, approved the Lokpal Bill keeping the office of the Prime Minister outside its purview during his term in office and also excluded higher judiciary and conduct of MPs inside Parliament.

Parliament`s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) witnessed a stormy meeting on Tuesday as its chairperson Murli Manohar Joshi tried to table the 2G scam report, which was returned by the Lok Sabha Speaker. He was not allowed to table the report. Earlier, Joshi clearly stated

The report submitted recently by the two-member panel, comprising former Additional Chief Secretary Dr D Babu Paul and historian Dr Raimon, however, discounted the church’s allegation that the inclusion of such ’’anti-religious’’ contents was the result of a "deliberate Marxist plot to run down

Forbes Asia on Thursday announced its ’Heroes of Philanthropy’ list for the fourth year running, with four Indians among the top 48 philanthropists. Giving poor children access to education is a top priority for Indian philanthropists, said Forbes.

A woman was allegedly raped and burnt alive in Etah while two teenagers were raped in Firozabad and Gonda districts of Uttar Pradesh which has been rocked by series of cases of brutal assault on women in the last two days. With the fresh three incidents, a total of five cases

Breaking new ground, President Pratibha Patil has decided to declare her assets soon. This is the first time that the President of the country will be making assets public although there is no law that mandates her to do it.The decision comes close on the heels

Congress general secretary, Digvijay Singh on Sunday said that Rahul Gandhi was now a mature person with sound political instincts, and can become the Prime Minister. "I think it is time that Rahul can become the Prime Minister," Singh said, talking to PTI.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama spoke over the phone on Monday night and discussed the American operation that killed Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad in Pakistan and also talked about the situation in the region.A PMO spokesman..

President Barack Obama authorized limited military action against Libya on Saturday, saying Moammar Gaddafi’s continued assault on his own people left the U.S. and its international partners with no other choice. The Pentagon said 112 cruise missiles were launched

India was elected to the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member with a thumping majority of votes, including that of Pakistan

Normal life was disrupted in Kashmir Valley today after authorities imposed curfew ahead of a planned march by hardline Hurriyat activists

Indian spinners raised hopes of an exciting finish to the second and final cricket Test against Australia by reducing the visitors to 202 for seven

India on Tuesday got a seat on the Security Council as a non-permanent member after a gap of 19 years through the elections

Weeks ahead of his trip to India, U.S. President Barack Obama has said America is in fight for future with countries like India and China

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of Santosh Kumar Singh in the 14-year-old Priyadarshini Mattoo rape and murder case

VVS Laxman battled back pain and guided tail-enders during his 73-run not out effort to register a heroic Indian win in the first Test against Australia

Poor shot selection and an umpiring error on Monday put India in dire straits as they were left tottering at 55 for four chasing a victory target of 216