Ravishankar Prasad

Call drops cost 16-year-old girl's life? Delhi resident's social media post sparks controversy

Acclaimed chef Manu Chandra posted on Twitter recently that a girl with stab wounds died after his mother could not get through to the police of an ambulance service.

Now, tourists can enjoy wi-fi facility at Taj Mahal

Tourists visiting the Taj Mahal can now access Wi-Fi service for free for the first 30 minutes as the facility was formally launched by Communications and

Yamuna river will be brought under Environment Protection Act, says govt

The government has promised to bring the Yamuna river under the the Environment Protection Act within two months to ensure "free flow of the river".

Modi govt to release undertrials who have served half their maximum terms

In a move that would tackle the severe congestion in Indian prisons, the Union Government has started work on a system where undertrials, who have served at least half of their would be sentence, will be released from prison.

Ravishankar Prasad is the new Communications and IT minister in Modi's cabinet

Who is Congress to seek probe into snooping case, asks BJP

BJP today rejected Congress' demand for a probe into the illegal snooping case allegedly ordered by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, saying the ruling party has "no authority" to ask for it as the woman has not lodged any complaint in the matter.

Not just Lalu: Nitish Kumar involved in fodder scam too?

the Jharkhand High Court on 20 September directed the CBI to explain why Nitish and his party colleague Shivanand Tiwari should not be arraigned as accused in the fodder scam.

Only the unthinking, emotional Indian sees value in death penalty

The crowd takes offense even when it is not the victim, and feels entitled to join in handing out punishment.

Indian Mujahideen born out of 2002 Gujarat riots, says Congress

Hitting back, BJP said the remarks were "stupid" and "reprehensible" as the Pakistan links of such outfits were well known.

2G scam: BJP slams JPC draft leakage, calls it a Congress document

Slamming the leakage of the draft JPC report on 2G scam as a "gross breach of Parliamentary propriety", BJP said its contents appeared like Congress documents.