Regarding the recent mob lynching incident in Alwar, the polemical issue of mob violence was once again raised in the Lok Sabha today. CPI-M MP, Mohammad Salim said that violence in the name of cow protection is a despicable act. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh responded by reiterating...

The Supreme Court on Monday said that a “complete ban” cannot be imposed on holding protests and sit-ins at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, and asked the Central government to frame guidelines for according sanctions to such events. Last year, the National Green Tribunal had ordered...

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal took a dig at Shashi Tharoor, saying he did not understand the Congress leader's "foreign accent". While participating in the debate in the Lok Sabha on the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, Mr Tharoor had attacked the government saying there was a "significant...

The Reserve Bank of India is set to introduce new Rs 100 denomination notes. The new notes, in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) series, will bear the impression of Gujarat's historic stepwell 'Rani ki Vav', depicting the country’s cultural heritage. The base colour of this is Lavender. The...

Under unrelenting pressure from the Indian government to effectively handle the menace of rumours and fake news on its platform, Whatsapp has announced another series of measures to curtail mass forwarding of messages, images and videos. In a statement on Friday, Whatsapp said it is...