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The ‘White Paper’ pointed out that economic mismanagement happened despite the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA Government having handed over a healthy and resilient economy with high growth potential in 2004 to the UPA regime.

The Election Commission on Wednesday allotted veteran leader Sharad Pawar’s faction the new one-time name of "Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar", an official announcement said.

The Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) by a voice vote, the first such move by any state after Independence that could be replicated by similar legislations in other BJP-ruled states.

The Prime Minister said the “Congress made silly, baseless and negative statements about LIC and other PSUs”, adding, “It is the Congress which destroyed the PSUs instead."

A Delhi court on Wednesday issued summons to Arvind Kejriwal to appear on February 17. The Delhi Chief Minister was summoned on the ED's complaint of non-compliance against him.

Replying to the Motion of Thanks on President’s address, PM Modi rained blows on the grand old party while holding it responsible for India’s backwardness in the 'pre-2014 era'.

The ED, on January 31, issued fresh summons to Kejriwal, and he was told to appear before the central probe agency on February 2. That was the fifth summon issued to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on the bail plea of NewsClick's Human Resources head Amit Chakravarty, in a case lodged under the provisions of the UAPA over allegations that the media outlet received money to spread pro-China propaganda.

The talks with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other leaders are likely to give some clarity over TDP-Jana Sena-BJP alliance to take on ruling YSR Congress Party.

After Parliament gave nod to the grant of Scheduled Tribe status to the Pahari community in J&K, authorities on Wednesday imposed restrictions on Internet and mob gathering in Poonch and Rajouri districts.

BJP's IT cell chief Amit Malviya has hit out at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for alleging "unfair" allocation of funds by the Centre to the state.

A 34-year-old labourer was blown into pieces in an explosion which took place in a scrap warehouse located in Lakdi Mohal locality under the Cantonment police station.

Syed Mazahir Ali, pursuing Masters in information technology from Indiana Wesleyan University, was attacked and robbed by three men at Campbell Avenue on Sunday morning (local time).

The Election Commission on Tuesday accorded recognition to the Ajit Pawar faction as the "real" Nationalist Congress Party and allotted it the party's "clock" symbol.

The latest move is considered significant given the vulnerability and threats of the 1,643 km unfenced India-Myanmar border spanning Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram.

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari, has approved two proposals worth Rs 1,640.91 crore for undertaking construction of NH-913 Frontier Highway in Arunachal Pradesh.

Maintaining the conviction of a man for raping a minor in a temple in Madhya Pradesh, the Supreme Court has sentenced him to 30 years rigorous imprisonment without remission.

Police said that the staffers of Police Station New Delhi have arrested the key conspirator of the terror module recently busted in Kupwara.

At least seven people died and several others were injured after a massive fire broke out at a firecrackers factory in Harda district of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday.

Former Indian Army man, retired since January 31 last year, was nabbed by Delhi Police for his alleged involvement as an active member of Lashkar-e-Taiba module operating in Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir.

Karnataka Police have booked hockey player Varun Kumar under the POCSO Act following a complaint by a 22-year-old airline staff.

The raids are part of an ongoing investigation into a money laundering case connected to the issuance of purportedly illegal DJB contracts valued at over Rs 30 crore, as per sources.

Mocking the Opposition for a lackluster performance in an election year in Lok Sabha, PM Modi touched upon statements of two former Congress Prime Ministers to point out their ‘lack of faith’ in their own citizens.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while replying to the Motion of Thanks on President’s address in the Lok Sabha on Monday, launched a blistering attack on the Opposition over the current state of polity in the country.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday separately held meetings with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President J.P. Nadda in New Delhi and discussed issues related to Lok Sabha election and various state affairs, party sources said.