India on Friday recorded an unprecedented rise in single-day spike both in number of fresh cases and deaths in 24 hours. There were 96,551 new infections reported that took the total tally to 45,62,414, the Union Health Ministry data revealed. ....

The saints of Ayodhya and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) have announced that Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief, Uddhav Thackeray, "is no more welcome in Ayodhya", following the Kangana Ranaut episode. ....

Aggressively pursuing his zero-tolerance policy for corruption, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath continues to crack the whip on corrupt police officials. ....

Newly appointed West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday urged all the defectors, who have joined opposition camps, to return to the party. ....

In a shocking statement, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party President Dilip Ghosh has said that the coronavirus pandemic is over and the Mamata Banerjee-led state government is unnecessarily imposing lockdown to stop the saffron brigade from holding public rallies. ....

A special team from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has landed here on Thursday to probe the alleged drug dealing case involving Sandalwood stars. ....

In view of the worsening coronavirus situation in Tripura, a three-member Central experts team arrived in the northeastern state on Thursday on a 10-day visit to study the situation and suggest measures to control spread of the disease, officials said. ....

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought response from ex-Telecom Minister A. Raja and others over a petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking an early hearing of its leave to appeal application against the acquittal of the accused persons in the 2G scam case. ....

Ahead of the festive season, the Odisha government on Thursday said there will be no public celebrations of festivals like Durga Puja, Laxmi Puja and Kali Puja in the state. ....

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad Yadav has written a letter to Raghuvansh Prasad Singh trying to pacify him after he sent a handwritten resignation to him. ....

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar was discharged from the Medanta hospital in Gurugram at around 3 p.m. on Thursday after recovering from coronavirus infection, an official said. ....

A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking contempt proceedings against journalist Rajdeep Sardesai for his tweets critiquing the court verdict in the Prashant Bhushan case and other tweets connected with the judiciary. ....

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President M.K.Stalin on Thursday reiterated his demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the alleged Rs.110-crore scancal relating to the PM-Kisan Scheme. ....

Referring the Maratha quota issue to a larger bench, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court has held the community which comprises 30 per cent of the population in Maharashtra cannot be compared to marginalised sections of the society living in far-flung and remote areas. ....

Even though the dates for the Bihar Assembly election are yet to be announced, the opposition Grand Alliance, comprising of Tejashwi Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Congress, Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP), Mukesh Sahni-led Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) and the Left parties, is set to hold a meeting in the national capital to discuss the sest-sharing formula. ....

Among many first time measures being adopted during the functioning of Parliament, Lok Sabha members will also sit in the Rajya Sabha chamber when the Monsoon Session starts from September 14. ....

Assuring that five of the 36 French Rafale combat aircraft purchased by India can be deployed at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at a short notice, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that though India strives for peace, it would not let its sovereignty and territorial integrity be compromised under any circumstances. ....

In a major crackdown on corruption, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday ordered a vigilance probe into the properties of IPS officers Abhishek Dixit and Mani Lal Patidar, who have been suspended on corruption charges. ....

The Opposition has finalised the name of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Manoj Jha as its joint candidate for the Deputy Chairman post in the Rajya Sabha and he will file his nomination on Friday, top sources said. ....

Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday expressed confidence that the New Education Policy (NEP), 2020 would facilitate India to fully realise the demographic dividend and make the country a knowledge and an innovation hub in the 21st century. ....