President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said he will talk to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to develop and revive Vikramshila University, an ancient seat of Buddhist learning, on the lines of Nalanda University. ....

Former Delhi MLA Amrish Gautam on Monday quit the Congress and joined the BJP while former Congress minister A.K. Walia threatened to quit over ticket distribution for the civic polls. ....

A "Mahagathbandhan" (Grand Alliance) of non-BJP parties is needed at the national level to defeat the BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Monday. ....

The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Delhi unit on Monday announced the names of 100 more candidates for the upcoming civic polls. ....

Nearly 700 liquors shops in Jharkhand have been shut in the last one week following a Supreme Court order to close those falling within 500 metres on either side of national or state highways. ....

The first cabinet meeting of the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Uttar Pradesh government will take place here on Tuesday, an official said on Monday. ....

A young man died in New Delhi when his motorcycle collided head-on with another one while doing a bike stunt, a police official said on Monday. ....

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday visited the ruins of Vikramshila University, an ancient seat of Buddhist learning, in Bihar's Bhagalpur district. ....

Tripura's ruling CPI-M has alleged that BJP's central ministers were spreading misinformation about the Left Front government in the state in a bid to dislodge it. ....

In a major setback for the Delhi Unit of the Congress, its senior leader AK Walia has resigned from the party. ....