Congress leader and deputy chief minister of Karnataka DK Shivakumar on Thursday said that no one can change the name of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA). Several ...

Belagavi (Karnataka) [India], December 18 (ANI): Amid a row that erupted over the renaming of the MGNREGA, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar mounted a sharp attack against the Bharatiya ...

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor came out swinging Tuesday against the Bharatiya Janata Party's move to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme – enacted by the party-led UPA ...

NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday triggered a controversy after he pulled the hijab of a woman doctor during an appointment letter distribution programme.A video shared by the ...

Opposition councillors in Northumberland have criticised plans to remove thousands of people from the county’s housing list. The move, which affects people “without a housing need” was branded “cruel” ...

The DUP has come out against taking down a peace wall that goes through a public park in north Belfast. Last month the DUP showed no objection, and were party to, a unanimous decision at a Belfast ...

The government clarified that the Sanchar Saathi App can be deleted by users, stating their role was only to introduce it. This statement followed a political uproar over the mandatory ...

Union minister for communications Jyotiraditya Scindia has clarified that the Sanchar Saathi app, which the government wants mandatorily pre-loaded on all phones, can be deleted by the user. He was ...

The Centre’s directive asking smartphone makers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app and telling OTT platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram to remain SIM-bound has sparked major concerns over privacy, ...

Journalist Emily Maitlis has said that though Prince William doesn’t have the power to strip his cousins of their titles, the ‘pressure’ was there (Picture: PA) As the row over Prince Andrew’s ...

The Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has triggered strong political reactions in multiple states, with opposition parties ...

Nigel Farage is facing calls to suspend a Reform UK MP who said “it drives me mad when I see adverts full of black people, full of Asian people”. Labour has written to the party leader asking him to ...