Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that children who have lost their books and uniforms in the violence, will be provided the same free of cost.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday tried his hand in beating Khasi traditional drum as he wound up his two-day visit to Meghalaya.
Harjit Singh Sajjan is the first Sikh to hold the top defence job in a foreign land. And this is his first official trip to the country of his birth.
Members and officials of the Pakistan cricket team that toured India in 2005 and attended a dinner hosted by the Siddiqui family in Hyderabad have said they had never been introduced to any Ayesha Siddiqui.
American couple Michaele and Tareq Salahi, who gate-crashed into a State Dinner on Tuesday, came face to face with United States President Barack Obama as well as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the event, in the White House. A White House picture posted on several US websites showed the reality TV stars being greeted by Obama at a reception line with Manmohan Singh standing alongside.
'Today, political formations seem to adopt an 'us' versus 'them' approach which shows up even in their attitude towards civil servants.'
'This creates an added layer of fear.'
One man was killed and two others injured in Thrissur district on Tuesday after an uprooted tree fell on them in heavy rains and strong winds.
Service Tax Commissioner Gautam Bhattacharya asked India Inc to be more pro-active in sharing inputs with government officials.
Instead of the standard VIP motorcade, the Singapore PM hopped onto a chartered bus to reach his hotel in the national capital.
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, US Senators Robert Menendez and Cory Booker from New Jersey and US Congressmen Steny Hoyer (Maryland), Ami Bera and Ed Royce (California) Elliott Engel, Joe Crowley, Nita Lowey, Carolyn Maloney, Jerald Nadler (New York), Frank Pallone (New Jersey), Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii) Sheila Jackson Lee (Texas) Joe Wilson (South Carolina) and Jim McDermott (Washington) are among those confirmed their attendance.
A grand welcome awaits Rio Olympics bronze medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik when she arrives home on Wednesday, with hectic preparations underway to give her a rousing reception at her village Mokhra Khas in Rohtak district. When Sakshi touches down at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi at around 3:50 a.m. tomorrow, as many as five ministers of the BJP Government in Haryana will be there to receive her.
"India and Nigeria share many commonalities. Our historical experiences and common developmental challenges have brought us close together. We share common hopes and aspirations."
If the UPA government signs the nuclear deal with onerous conditions, its credibility will be undermined. If the deal collapses, the UPA stands to become the nation's laughing stock.
On the last leg of his eight-day six-nation tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday made a strong pitch for taking India's ties with Tajikistan to newer heights in diverse areas.
"Only 24 tickets have been sold so far. We are hopeful that the others will also turn up," an official of the State Road Transport Corporation, which is running the service, said.
After talks between the King and President Kovind, the two sides inked three pacts providing for cooperation in polar science, innovation and research and in maritime spheres.
During the three-day visit coinciding with the new civilian government assuming power in Pakistan, Deputy Secretary of State Negroponte bore the brunt of complaints that Pakistanis now feel freer to air with the end of military rule by Washington's favored ally Musharraf, the New York Times said.
In an email to PTI, the economist said he was informed of his name being dropped from the panel of speakers at the conference two days ago.
Football striker Wayne Rooney married his childhood sweetheart Coleen McLoughlin in front of family and friends at a 17th century villa on the Italian Riviera on Thursday.
Several members of Congress are confirmed to be in attendance for the Prime Minister's address to a diverse crowd of 18,500 people.
The Union Health ministry put the number of positive cases at 82, eight more since Thursday night, which includes the woman and a 76-year-old man from Karnataka who became the country's first coronavirus fatality besides 17 foreign nationals, Health Ministry officials said.
Given Nitish's track record as an accomplished trapeze artist who can dump the BJP overnight and embrace the RJD, he can leave the saffron party stranded should he fail to get the chief ministerial crown for the fourth time, notes Virendra Kapoor.
President Pranab Mukherjee will visit China from May 24 to 27 during which he will hold talks with the top Chinese leadership, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, announcing the first trip to the country by an Indian Head of State in six years.
The Income Tax department will hold public meetings every Wednesday to resolve taxpayers grievances and tax issues as part of the 'Good Governance' initiative mooted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
'Let us take the example that BCCI were being paid Rs 500 and others are being paid Rs 100. Now these member nations have been promised Rs 175 Or let's say Rs 200. What Mr Manohar is trying do is to reduce BCCI's share to Rs 300 in order to increase their share'
When the highest court gave a decision on the Navtej Singh Johar case, it held that LGBT citizens have a right to not be discriminated against on the basis of their sexual orientation. It was keeping this in mind that this same sex couple approached the Delhi high court.
Gunmen have attacked a hotel killing three guards and injuring 12 other people.
Which of these celebrity brides looked best in their red bridal look. Take the poll now.
The entire gamut of China's activities is aimed at keeping India on tenterhooks, cause fatigue to its troops and keeping its security system unstable, so that it cannot play a meaningful role in international geopolitics as an effective partner of the US and Japan, observes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).
Muivah flew from New Delhi and landed at Dimapur airport, where he was given a brief civic reception by local officials.
Meet the photographers, stylists and wedding planner who made it an event to remember.
Convicted terrorist Jaspal Atwal posed with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife at an event in Mumbai.
'It was a moment when I felt what power can get. Such a reception was beyond my expectation.'
Indian-American business leaders meet to discuss ways to make this initiative a success.
Sudhir Bisht remembers how he was looked down upon for greeting a potential customer with a Namaste many years ago and how the tables seem to have turned during the pandemic.
Many BJP leaders are of the view that most key members of the previous Cabinet could be retained.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at the statue of the Father of the Nation here in the US capital.
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