A day ahead of the session, Modi, at an all-party meeting, assured leaders that issues raised would be discussed according to their importance.
PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed will be the new chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir two months after the assembly elections, as his party and the BJP finally arrived at an agreement on forming an alliance government in the state.
If India can refine its goals to meet air standards, 660 million people would add about 3.2 years into their lives, a significant research has found, adding that compliance with Indian air quality standards would save 2.1 billion life-years.
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has withdrawn his candidature as chancellor of Nalanda University, alleging that the government does not want him to continue to head the prestigious multi-country initiative
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's famous 'name-striped' suit went under the hammer for a staggering Rs.4.31 crore at a charity auction here Friday, officials said.
JD-U leader Nitish Kumar will take oath as the new chief minister of Bihar Feb 22 after Jitan Ram Manjhi resigned Friday, less than an hour before a confidence vote in the state assembly.