A notable absence from the political scene in Punjab for quite some time, cricketer turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu was conspicuous by his presence on the opening day of the Assembly session here on Monday. ....

Ahead of the bypolls for 28 Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh, Congress leader Kamal Nath's use of 'item' word for Madhya Pradesh Minister and Dalit leader Imarti Devi has generated political heat and led to condemnation by BJP leaders apart from BSP leader Mayawati. ....

After months of hiatus due to Covid-19 pandemic, secondary schools from class 9 to class 12 have reopened in Agra in compliance with strict measures and protocols. ....

The Uttar Pradesh BJP leadership has warned party MLA Surendra Singh and asked him not to issue 'uncalled for statements on various issues'. ....

A Dalit woman was allegedly raped at gunpoint by two men, including a former village head, in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur Dehat. ....

With just 10 days remaining for first phase of Bihar elections, actor-turned-politician Manoj Tiwari started the election campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the state on Sunday by launching a song "Suna Ho Bihar ke Bhaiya", the remake of his original song "Jiya Ho Bihar ke Lala" from the movie 'Gangs of Wasseypur'. ....

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday admitted that India is in the community transmission stage. ....

India successfully test fires Brahmos supersonic cruise missile from Indian Navy's stealth destroyer on Sunday. ....

An assistant sub-inspector of central reserve police force (CRPF) was injured on Sunday in a grenade attack by militant in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. ....

Dhirendra Pratap Singh, the absconding main accused in the Ballia murder case, was arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) in Lucknow on Sunday morning, police said. ....

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit his parliamentary constituency of Wayanad in Kerala for three days starting Monday, party sources said on Sunday. ....

The Madrasa Board in Assam would be dissolved and all state-run madrasas would be converted into general schools, state Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. ....

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thundershowers with lightning at isolated places in coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema and Yanam over the next four days. ....

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday once again recorded the statements for over five hours of the family members of the 19-year-old Dalit victim in connection with its probe into the alleged gang rape and murder case. ....

Hitting out at the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party for a party MLA's demand to shut down all 'madrasas' in the state, the Maharashtra Congress on Saturday accused the state BJP of "insulting" the stand of its own leaders like former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and current Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ....

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi along with Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday launched the second phase of Smart Village campaign in the state with the virtual launch of a Rs 2,775 crore campaign to power the state's complete rural transformation. ....

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Saturday wrote a letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI), requesting that the ECI reveal names of those aged above 80 years and voters who are battling Covid-19 and provide a list to every political party. ....

The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted approval to Dr Reddy's, a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in India, to conduct phase 2 and 3 clinical human trials of the Sputnik V, a coronavirus vaccine made by Russia. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address eminent scientists and researchers from across the globe on Sunday in the Grand Challenges Annual Meeting 2020 organised to discuss key priorities related to the Covid-19 pandemic. ....

BJP President JP Nadda on Saturday hit out at the Congress for allegedly protecting family members without naming any individuals but taking an apparent dig at dynastic politics as well as Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi. ....