Politics

The original Citizenship Act, passed in 1955, defines the concept of Indian citizenship, and lists out ways to acquire the same, explicitly denying citizenship to all undocumented migrants.

The decision was taken by Delhi's Urban Development Minister Satyender Jain at a meeting of officials from the Urban Development Department, PWD and the Revenue Department on Monday.

In a communication, the Home Ministry has asked the state government to provide details of the incident and steps taken to nab and punish those responsible for the crime.

According to sources, Remith's father was also murdered some years ago.

At least 35 workers of Akali Dal and Congress were injured when they clashed over a white coloured effigy of demon king Ravana here, police said on Tuesday.

Code-named 'Operation Ginger', the strike is said to be the deadliest cross-border operation in which at least eight Pakistani soldiers were killed and several others fatally injured by Indian commandos.

Maharashtra minister Pankaja Munde found herself embroiled in a fresh controversy after a purported audio clip appeared in which she is hear "threatening" a priest of the Bhagwangad hill shrine in Ahmednagar district to allow her to make a speech on Dusse...

On October 1, at an event in Dehradun, Parrikar had made a reference to the Ramayana in which the monkey god crossed an ocean in a single stride after he was reminded about his extraordinary powers by Jamwant.

Opposition BJP on Saturday asked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to reconsider the government's decision to implement the new liquor law having same provisions as the one scrapped by Patna High Court and suggested convening of an all-party meeting to di...

Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia had earlier slammed Jung for removing the senior officer as the Delhi Health Secretary.

Responding to DMK chief M Karunanidhi's demand that the government release pictures of Jayalalithaa to end speculation about her health, party leaders said they are answerable to the public and not to the Opposition.

Fondly recalling the brief tenure of Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar, under whom he served as Finance Minister, senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday observed that his success had proved his undoing.

Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh on Saturday said JD-U leader Nitish Kumar is Chief Minister of Bihar, thanks to RJD Chief Lalu Prasad.

"The Kashmir problem should be resolved within the framework of the Constitution to bring normalcy at the earliest," Kumar, a former parliamentarian, said.

Singh's family had also lodged a named FIR against Mayawati and some other BSP leaders for allegedly using foul language against them during their public protest in Ballia.

A bigger headache to Karnataka is the court's order of setting up Cauvery Management Board, which is to be formed by Centre in next four weeks.