As the House took up a discussion on the issue, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the government is equally concerned about the criminal incidents.
Berlin on Wednesday summoned Turkey's ambassador over the detention of a German human rights activist.
An Army JCO injured in Pakistani shelling on the Line of Control died on Wednesday.
When contacted for a response, Manpreet's coach Karamjeet, who is also her husband, said, "We have not yet been told about anything."
The videos were uploaded over the weekend to the "Model Khulood" Snapchat account.
The IIIT (Public-Private Partnership) Bill, 2017 seeks to grant statutory status to 15 IIITs and declare them as 'Institutions of National Importance'.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agarwal has hurt the sentiments of the majority population of the country.
The Rajya Sabha wants Mayawati to withdraw her resignation, Deputy Chairman P J Kurien said on Wednesday, a day after the BSP chief quit as a member of the House, saying she was not allowed to speak on dalit issue.
About 210 websites of the central and state government departments were found to be displaying personal details and Aadhaar numbers of beneficiaries, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
According to the Government Order, the maximum weight of a school bag with textbooks and notebooks should not exceed 1.5 kg for Class I and II and 2 to 3 kg for Classes III to V.
The hunt of India's new head coach was indeed one of the poorly-managed episodes in the history of Indian cricket. But on Wednesday, hours before Indian team's departure for Sri Lanka, two protagonists — skipper Virat Kohli and new head coach Ravi Shastri — sat together for the first time since the first hint of a rift between the captain and coach formed had emerged ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy. The duo, if we may, indeed heralded a new beginning for Indian cricket.
Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav demanded a complete review of India`s relations with China.
At least 30 civilians were killed today in separate bombing raids by the US-led coalition and pro-regime warplanes on jihadist-held territory in Syria, a monitor said.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Tehran would "respond appropriately" to new US sanctions.
The visiting officials of the two central probe agencies will also submit the chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate in the case last month in Mumbai, said a senior official in the Mallya probe team.
This was conveyed by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi to his British counterpart Patsy Wilkinson, the second permanent secretary in the British Home Office, during a meeting last week in London.
The CBI on Wednesday issued summons to Karti Chidambaram, the son of former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, in its ongoing probe against him in a corruption case, an official said.
The Cabinet on Wednesday approved sale of government's stake in Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) to India's largest oil producer ONGC for Rs 30,000 crore, a top government source said.
The whole process, from Kumble's resignation to the confirmation of Shastri and Arun's arrival, has indeed been one testing time for Indian cricket, and for all the stakeholders.
The Hyderabad police busted another drug racket with the arrest of nine accused including two Nigerians on Wednesday.
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who was in Rajasthan to address a rally in Banswara, also visited the state capital on Tuesday to meet his relatives here.
A court on Wednesday pulled up the Delhi Police for seeking more time to file a report on action taken against those who allegedly raised anti-national slogans at the Delhi University`s Ramjas College.
He was responding to a question if the government had decided to settle the PF/EPF, gratuity of retiring on the day of retirement itself.
According to ICRA, implementation of the Act has seen delayed as very few states have been able to create the required regulatory infrastructure till now.
The US-based Apple launched a campaign in China this week to promote its mobile payment platform and break the current duopoly of tech giants Tencent and Alibaba.
