The Lok Sabha may take up on Monday for discussion and passage a bill meant to amend the Right to Information (RTI) Act with an aim to shield political parties from providing information under the transparency law.

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer cruised into the fourth round of the US Open on Saturday, taking a crucial step toward a possible first-ever Grand Slam matchup on the Flushing Meadows hardcourts.

People below poverty line (BPL) would be the Congress’ political constituency in the coming Lok Sabha elections as the party is gearing up for “Garibi Hatao” — the historic slogan which had demolished the opponents within the Congress and outside in 1971 general election.

The Indian players enjoyed an all-win day at the US Open as three of them reached the men’s doubles third round along with their respective partners, while Sania Mirza entered the women’s doubles pre-quarter-finals here.

With the festival season round the corner, the government is considering announcing a 10 per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA) to make it 90 per cent from existing 80 per cent, benefiting about 50 lakh central employees and 30 lakh pensioners.

Against the backdrop of the Supreme Court’s directions, the CBI is preparing to give a fresh list of documents and files required by the agency from the coal ministry for completing its ongoing probe into the coalgate scam.

India made a spirited fight back in the second half but failed to earn a direct berth for next year’s hockey World Cup, losing the high-scoring Asia Cup summit clash 3-4 to defending champions South Korea, here on Sunday.

Its official now. The gigantic C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, which the Indian Air Force (IAF) landed at its Daulat Beg Oldie airstrip in north-eastern Ladakh in August, is going to have its own hub in West Bengal to combat the Chinese aggression along the border. Its destination is the Panagargh Air Force station in Burdwan.

Yasin Bhatkal, co-founder of the banned terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, who was recently arrested by the Central agencies, has reportedly told his interrogators that he received instructions from his Pakistan-based handlers to carry out blasts in Hyderabad in February this year.

Led by their icon player and team captain Saina Nehwal, Hyderabad Hotshots trounced Awadhe Warriors 3-1 to be crowned champions of the inaugural Indian Badminton League at the NSCI complex here on Saturday night.