Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday ahead of the budget session hoped that the current session will be "fruitful" and all political parties will work together for people's benefit. ....

There were no queues outside most ATMs in Delhi and Noida on Tuesday morning, a day before curbs on withdrawals are set to be lifted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). ....

The budget session of Parliament began with President Pranab Mukherjee's addressed to members of both the houses. ....

One-way traffic is allowed on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, a traffic department official said on Tuesday. ....

At least 34 trains were delayed and six rescheduled on Tuesday due to fog in many parts of north India, a railway official said. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday commended the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) for its efforts in disaster response, rescue and relief. ....

Allocation of money for infrastructure, capital infusion, activation of the new laws are the major expectations of the banking sector from the union budget 2017, said State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya on Monday. ....

A day after telling voters that it is all right to accept money from rival parties as long as they vote for the BJP, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said voters should not fall prey to greed during elections as voting is a "pure donation". ....

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday launched the India Post Payments Bank branches, saying the network of post offices can take banking operations to every doorstep. ....

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday rejected the BJP's allegation that they had favoured industrialist Vijay Mallya in getting loans. ....

President, Vice President, PM, Congress chief pays homage to Gandhi on his 69th death anniversary at Rajghat ....

More protestors joined the agitation of the Jat community on Monday while security forces and authorities were on high alert in 19 districts where the protests are being carried out. ....

Five Indian Army soldiers, rescued from the snow after being trapped by an avalanche near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district last week succumbed to their injuries while being evacuated, defence officials said on Monday. ....

The Trinamool Congress on Monday hardened its stance against the central government by announcing that its members will not attend Parliament on Wednesday when the 2017-18 Budget will be presented. ....

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that he was fighting against an ideology that killed Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed hope that the budget session of Parliament will see peaceful debates despite political differences. ....

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday alleged that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, helped industrialist Vijay Mallya get huge loans for bailing out the now defunct Kingfisher Airlines. ....

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asked the Election Commission if it will "dare" act against Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Congress leader Amarinder Singh for asking voters to accept money to attend rallies. ....

A train accident was averted in Gujarat after the security personnel found 40 clips missing from a railway track early on Monday, an official said. ....

Punjab's strong non-resident community has arrived in hordes from Canada, Britain, the US and other countries for the February 4 assembly elections in the state. ....