Several of the key promises made by both parties cannot be implemented because they come under Centre’s domain read more

R Radhakrishnan of the All India NR Congress (AINRC) won with a margin of 60,854 defeating Union minister of state V Narayanasamy of the Congress in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. read more

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Kirron Kher (in yellow) is the sitting MP from Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat read more

In its list, the CPI(M), has named 16 candidates each for Kerala and West Bengal, two for Assam, one each for Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, and the Union territory of Lakshadweep. The party has also named two... read more

The petitioners Tariq Adeeba and Olivia Bang alleged in their plea that students from Kashmir Valley are being attacked at different educational institutions across the country after the Pulwama terror attack and authorities concerned should be directed... read more

NHRC has asked Rajasthan govt to look into the allegation that Shakir Ullah, 45, was killed in retaliation to the killing of 40 Central Reserve Police Force men in an attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district last week. read more

The final rounds of talks between the Congress and the DMK to finalise the number of Lok Sabha seats they will contest in Tamil Nadu are being held in New Delhi. read more

Although India declared leprosy eliminated in 2005 after reaching the World Health Organization (WHO) target of less than one case per 10,000 population, more than half the world’s leprosy numbers are from India. read more

The initiative, chalked to attract young minds and arouse interest in this niche arena, is conceptualised on the lines of a similar programme run by American space agency NASA. read more

CM Namassivayam claimed that the territorial government was presently struggling to implement public welfare schemes as the Union Territory was not a full-fledged state and its administration was totally under the control of the Centre. read more

The Restricted Area Permit (RAP), which forbids people from visiting prohibited locations without permission, may be reimposed in the North Sentinel island where an American was killed by members of a highly protected and reclusive tribe, officials said... read more

The Union human resource development (HRD) ministry has written to all states and Union territories recommending that five sentences from different language be read out by senior students during the morning assembly in schools under its ‘Bhasha Sangam’... read more

If it gets the nod, Delhi will be the first Union Territory in the country to have a separate department to address problems faced by persons with disabilities. So far, only six states in India — Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil... read more

This year, in its 6th edition, the conference has received a total of 135 applications from 17 states and one union territory. read more

The prices of petrol and diesel have hit record highs in recent weeks and the Centre has been asking states to cut down their value added tax (VAT) on fuel to provide relief to the common man. read more