Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet, "I am sorry to hear about Mr Arun Jaitley's passing. My condolences to his family and friends. May he rest in peace."
Modi on Saturday described Jaitley as a "valued friend" whose insights and nuanced understanding of matters had "very few parallels" as he condoled the death of the senior BJP leader who was one of his close confidants for decades
Sukhbeer Singh and Raginee Markoo prevailed over their Swiss opponents Andrea Vallaro and Janine Hunsperger 152-147 to clinch their second medal of the World Archery Youth Championships
Marcus Joseph scored a brace for the Kerala outfit while Mohun Bagan reduced the margin in the 64th minute when Salva Chamorro scored from Joseba Heitia free-kick
The law, which came into being a few weeks ago, makes talaq-e-biddat or any other similar form of talaq having the effect of instantaneous and irrevocable divorce pronounced by a Muslim husband void and illegal
In his tech office premises in Chennai, Clement Raj Cherian alias Pradeep had opened a fake placement agency that asked women to send their pictures in the buff to apply for jobs in five-star hotels
Asked if Sikhs' sentiment would not be hurt on stopping the Kartarpur corridor project, Swamy said, "I understand Sikhs sentiments very well and I have always supported Sikhs..."
Jaitley, senior BJP leader and former finance minister, died on Saturday at the AIIMS hospital, two weeks after he was admitted following complaint of breathlessness. He was 66
Jaitley was the bridge that the BJP used to win over new allies, and also its warm, affable and persuasive face to bring opposition parties around on key issues
"In view of the intelligence inputs, the Indian Navy continues to maintain its high alert situation at seas and in coastal areas," a defence spokesman said in Kochi, Kerala
Arun Jaitley, while standing for probity in public life, had a vast social network, with the help of which he guarded Narendra Modi against a hostile Lutyens' media
Following the increase in surcharge, the effective income tax rate for individuals with a taxable income of Rs 2-5 crore has gone up to 39% from 35.88% and for those above Rs 5 crore to 42.7%
This had happened on the day Indian and Pakistani air forces were engaged in a fierce dogfight; the Mi-17 was hit by an Indian missile, found a high-level probe that implicated at least four officers
Chidambaram, along with his son Karti, is accused in a case lodged by the CBI on 15 May 2017 alleging irregularities in Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance granted to INX Media group for receiving overseas funds of Rs 305 crore in 2007 during he tenure as the finance minister
A full-service carrier, Jet Airways shuttered operations on 17 April after running out of cash. A Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) inspection report had found large-scale irregularities, including diversion of funds, at the airline
President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the Act which makes talaq-e-biddat or any other similar form of talaq having the effect of instantaneous and irrevocable divorce pronounced by a Muslim husband void and illegal
Lawyers for the Ayodhya case, over the past 10 days of arguments, have been contending that the disputed Ramjanmabhoomi could not have been partitioned as it is the diety itself
The bench took note of the issue after the Central government's Assistant Solicitor General Karthikeyan brought the report titled Dalits 'airdrop' dead in Tamil Nadu published by a national English daily to the judges' attention
Continuing to target Siddaramaiah, the former prime minister termed the Congress high command decision wrong', a day after he had alleged that a few Congress friends wanted to unseat the coalition government as they could not see Kumaraswamy as chief minister
Leader of Opposition Vijender Gupta and his colleagues in the Delhi Assembly were marshalled out of the House when they continued to interrupt Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's speech on the issue Ravidas temple despite the Speaker's warning
Rahul (37 batting, 73 balls) and Vice-Captain Rahane (10 batting, 43 balls) added 42 runs for the unbroken fourth wicket and stemmed the rot going into the lunch break after 24 overs were bowled during the opening session
Chidambaram told the court that on 6 June 2018, when he was called by the agency for questioning for the first time and he had answered all the questions put before him
World No 19 Praneeth, who had reached the finals at Swiss Open this year, took just 42 minutes to dispatch sixth seeded Anthony of Indonesia 21-19 21-13 to set up a likely clash with another Indonesian Jonatan Christie, seeded fourth and the reigning Asian Games Champion
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been making provocative statements targeting India following its decisions on Kashmir, and even suggested recently that a Pulwama-like terror attack may take place again
Sri Lankan cricket has been mired in corruption scandals in recent years, including claims of match fixing ahead of an international Test against England last year
"It was to turn India, a secular democratic country, into RSS version of the 'hindu rashtra'... It is the only Muslim majority state in India. To change its demographic detail is the original objective of removing Article 370," Yechury said
The Aircel-Maxis deal is an offshoot of the 2G spectrum allocation case and bears resemblance to the INX Media case. P Chidambaram has been arrested by the CBI in the latter case
In a major milestone for India's second Moon mission, the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft successfully entered the lunar orbit on Tuesday by performing Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) maneuver
Senior TMC leader and State Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee said steps would be taken as per the norms. But, didnt specify the action that would be initiated
Chidambaram said, “I was accused of running away from justice but rather, I was seeking justice.” He claimed to have been working with his lawyers on the documents last night
"Today, there is a big fight. The injustice has broken all boundaries. Innocent people are getting killed in encounters. The police is framing people in false cases," said Yadav
A Delhi court on Wednesday said the statement of witnesses in a case of alleged rape of a woman in Unnao in 2017 be recorded in Hindi using English alphabet so that it could be understood properly
Ram Lalla Virajman, a deity which is one of the parties in the decades old Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, said that Hindus have always asserted and practised their right to worship at the Janamsthan or birthplace
The ED has found, the sources said, that Chidambaram and Karti are "beneficial owners" of several shell firms that have been incorporated both in India and abroad
The salary of Genpact employees who are actually the contractor workforce for Facebook and carry out moderation work for the company, has been hiked to Rs 20,000 per month from the earlier Rs 8,000 per month
IAF Chief Dhanoa, at an event for the launching of books on indigenisation efforts of defence equipment, said that the process of using indigenously developed equipments has already been started in a big way
Soon to surpass China in being the world's most populous country, democratic India will boast the world's fifth-largest economy, which is a good long-term bet for Trump, Hass added
Britain's Murray, who feared in January that his hip trouble would end his career, accepted a wild card into this week's tournament in North Carolina after falling in his singles comeback in Cincinnati last week
The bench said the hearing in cases related to the linkage of social media user profiles with 12-digit Aadhaar number, the Biometric Unique Identity, pending before the Madras High Court will continue but no final order will be passed
The IIT professor noted that in the Western world, many automobile companies, including Volkswagen, VOLVO, Ford and BMW are developing thermoelectric waste heat recovery systems that promise 3-5% improvements in fuel economy
As ISRO scientists started firing Chandrayaan-2's onboard liquid engine to put the spacecraft in an orbit around the Moon, Sivan said, "our heartbeat increased"
For Amazon, where France represents the second largest European market for e-commerce, the levy "creates a double taxation," said Peter Hiltz, Director of tax planning for the online retail giant
The vice president is on the second leg of his five-day three-nation tour to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, the first ever high-level visit from India to the three Baltic countries
Sawyer's appointment comes nine days after Epstein, a financier who circulated in powerful political circles, killed himself in the New York Metropolitan Correctional Center while he was supposedly under close monitoring following an earlier suicide attempt
Separately, the Noida Authority, which is carrying out an anti-encroachment drive, reclaimed 3,500 sq metre of land worth about Rs 55 crore in Gejha village
California is changing its standards for when police can kill under a law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, as it tries to deter police shootings of young minority men that have roiled the nation
The 92-year-old composer, best known for his music in classic films such as Kabhi Kabhie and Umrao Jaan, passed away after prolonged illnesses at a hospital here on Monday
