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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena arrived Islamabad on Sunday evening on a three-day state visit to hold talks on bilateral and regional issues, officials said. This is the newly-elected President Sirisena's maiden visit to Pakistan…

The BJP will rule India for the next 10-20 years, party president Amit Shah announced on Friday. "This government has arrived... The BJP will be in power for the next 10-20 years," party leader Prakash Javadekar quoted Shah as saying at…

India's high civilian honours - the Bharat Ratna and Padma awards - were on Monday conferred by President Pranab Mukherjee on a galaxy of prominent people who have done the country proud. Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award, was…

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday conferred the Bharat Ratna posthumously on Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya and the Padma Vibhushan on veteran BJP leader L.K. Advani. The president gave the awards at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in…

President Pranab Mukherjee will visit former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his New Delhi residence to confer India's highest civilian honour 'Bharat Ratna' on him. Vajpayee has been ailing for some time and he won't be able to…

President Pranab Mukherjee extended his greetings to women on Sunday on the occasion of International Women's Day. "I pay tribute to all women who have given this nation their invaluable gift of labour and love," Mukherjee tweeted. "Let…

After a gap of over 10 years, veteran cricket administrator Jagmohan Dalmiya made an uncontested comeback as full-time president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at its 85th annual general meeting (AGM) Chennai on Monday.…

Former chief minister Ashok Chavan has been appointed the new Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president, while Sanjay Nirupam will be the new Mumbai party chief, officials said on Monday. Chavan replaced Manikrao Thakre, who headed…

After over a decade, veteran cricket administrator Jagmohan Dalmiya is set to return as chief of the Indian cricket board at the BCCI annual general meeting (AGM) here on Monday. The former International Cricket Council (ICC) president…

President Pranab Mukherjee Monday said the land acquisition Act has been "refined" to minimise some procedural difficulties in acquiring land for critical projects and that inclusive growth is government's topmost priority. Addressing a…