New Delhi : Government has decided to appoint Lt. General Dalbir Singh as the next Chief of the Army Staff after retirement of the present Chief of the Army Staff General Bikram Singh on July 31, 2014.

New Delhi: The Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari has tendered an “unconditional apology” to former BJP President Nitin Gadkari for the allegations made against him in the Adarsh Society Scam.

New Delhi: In the midst of a huge controversy after he referred to Kargil martyr Vikram Batra at a rally, Narendra Modi said, "I have immense respect for Kargil martyr Vikram Batra and his parents. I will quit politics rather than allow dignity of martyrs be hurt."

New Delhi: The whole of Gujarat and Punjab went to polls on Wednesday in the seventh phase of Lok Sabha elections along with some seats in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar that will decide the fate of top guns including Narendra Modi, Sonia Gandhi, LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi.

New Delhi: A minor fire broke out in the Prime Minister's Office located in South Block here in the wee hours of Tuesday.

New Delhi: Director of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) RRVerma will hold the additional charge of the post of Director eneral, Fire Services, Civil Defence & Home Guards (FSCD&HG).

New Delhi: A Ceasefire is in operation between Government of India and National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) (NSCN/K).

New Delhi: The Centre has  constituted the Committee known as the Expert Committee to study the various alternatives regarding the new capital for the successor State of Andhra Pradesh.

New Delhi: Directorate general civil aviation (DGCA) has amended its CAR Section 5 Series X Part I relating to air safety recently and decided to allow the use of Portable electronic devices (PEDs) including cellphones.

New Delhi: The Government has appointed Admiral RK Dhowan as the Chief of the Naval Staff.