Fresh restrictions were imposed in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir Valley as a preventive measure ahead of Friday congregational prayers, officials said. Restrictions under Section 144 of the CrPC were announced on public address system. People have been asked not to venture...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 'Fit India' Movement' on Thursday, saying the initiative is the need of the hour and will take the country towards a healthier future. At a colourful ceremony, which included a presentation of India's indigenous martial art forms, dances and...

Any suggestions on the credibility of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are “outlandish”, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday, responding to criticism on the transfer of ₹1.76 lakh crore surplus from the central bank to the exchequer. Speaking a day after the...

India’s first badminton world champion P.V. Sindhu was welcomed exuberantly on her return to the country and promised to work harder to clinch more medals. The Olympic silver-medallist, who out-played Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara 21-7 21-7 in a lop-sided final of the big event in Basel,...

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain Congress leader P. Chidambaram’s plea challenging the dismissal of his anticipatory bail in a corruption case lodged by the CBI in the INX media scam. The apex court said his petition has become infructuous as Mr. Chidambaram has already...