Himachal Pradesh Urban Development Minister Suresh Bhardwaj has tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, doctors said. ....

In a major development, the family members of the Balrampur rape victim have demanded a compensation of Rs 1 crore from the Uttar Pradesh government. ....

On the occasion of the 28th anniversary of the Rapid Action Force (RAF), Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday, greeted the personnel, saying their "commitment in several humanitarian works and UN peacekeeping missions has made India proud". ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's journey as head of an elected government started on this day 20 years ago. It was a very difficult time for Gujarat, when the earthquake in Bhuj had brought death and destruction. In such a difficult situation, Narendra Modi took the reins in his hands. Since the day he took the command of power till today he has not looked back. ....

The politics over the Hathras incident is getting murkier by the day. ....

Honour killing was witnessed in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, where a 16-year-old pregnant Dalit girl was brutally attacked and killed by her father and elder brother and then her body was mutilated for 'bringing shame' to the family. ....

Two terrorists have been killed in an ongoing encounter at Sagun area in South Kashmir's Shopian district, officials said on Wednesday morning. ....

Ahead of the festive season, the Karnataka government on Tuesday issued guidelines in the form of standard operating procedures (SOPs) to contain the coronavirus spread. ....

The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Tuesday issued notice to Bollywood actor Swara Bhaskar, and BJP's IT Cell head Amit Malviya and senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh for revealing the identity of the 19-year-old woman, who was allegedly gang-raped and then brutally assaulted - leading to her death - in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, by sharing her picture. ....

The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed the new media landscape of India. ....

The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed the new media landscape of India. According to the recent findings of the IANS CVoter Media Tracker, almost 74 per cent of the respondents treat news channels as a source of entertainment rather than real news. ....

The Union Commerce Ministry has lifted the restrictions on export of N95 masks. Post the decision, masks of all categories can be exported from India. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded the National Clinical Management Protocol based on Ayurvada on Yoga, calling it "commendable". ....

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Tuesday announced he has tested positive for coronavirus. ....

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday announced the seat-sharing plan among the constituents of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for the Bihar Assembly election. The BJP will contest 121 seats while Nitish's JD-U has 122 seats. ....

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a PIL in the Hathras gang-rape and murder case and termed the case as "horrible", "shocking" and "extraordinary". ....

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), which comes under the aegis of Ministry of Women and Child Development, has received as many as 800 complaints of sexual violence against minors during the pandemic, with the highest from Rajasthan, said the chairperson of the statutory body on Tuesday. ....

In the wake of assertions by the Haryana government to not allow Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to enter the state after his tractor rally in neighbouring Punjab, he was briefly stopped on the Punjab-Haryana border but was later allowed to enter after heated arguments between the party workers and the police. ....

After the Lok Janshakti Party walked out of an alliance in Bihar but preferred to continue with its ties with the NDA at the Centre, the BJP state unit on Tuesday asserted that there was no back door alliance with the party led by Chirag Paswan. ....

The Health Ministry on Tuesday issued the standard operating procedures (SOP) on preventive measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus during ensuing festivities and urged people in containment zones, and vulnerable populations to celebrate festivals at their homes. ....