Giving a strong jolt to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) ahead of Bihar Assembly elections, senior leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh on Thursday quit the party. ....

After BJP MP Subramanian Swamy raised questions about the number of students appearing for the JEE Main exam, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank responded to Swamy's remarks. ....

The Health Ministry on Thursday issued fresh standard operating procedures to conduct examinations amidst the coronavirus pandemic, which involves following precautionary measures. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and e-Gopala App, a comprehensive breed improvement marketplace and information portal for direct use of farmers, which will do away with the role of middlemen in procurement and purchase. ....

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday spoke to his Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik seeking the Biju Janata Dal's (BJD) support for the JD(U) candidate in the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman's election. ....

West Bengal chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday withdrew the state-wide lockdown on September 12 in view of the NEET 2020 examination scheduled the very next day. ....

Five Rafale combat aircraft made by French company Dassault Aviation can be deployed at a short notice at the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the Ambala Air Base in Haryana on Thursday during the induction ceremony. ....

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the implementation of the Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act 2018, and referred the issue to a bench of five judges or more for the final adjudication. ....

Indian soldiers have set up barbed wire obstacles at points where Chinese troops have come a few metres away from their positions at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. ....

The Mizoram government has banned the use of China-made Kenbo motorcycles as they are being used in the border state to bring smuggled or illegal substances, including drugs, from neighbouring Myanmar, an official said on Wednesday. ....

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on the petition filed by leading publisher HarperCollins challenging a lower court order putting an ex parte stay on release of its book on self-styled godman Asaram Bapu. ....

A day after the suspension of the Prayagraj SSP, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday suspended the SP of Mahoba district, Mani Lal Patidar on charges of corruption. ....

The chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), Swati Maliwal, on Wednesday demanded speedy investigation into the sexual assault cases involving victims aged 12 and 90 years. ....

Senior DMK leaders Duraimurugan and T. R. Baalu were on Wednesday elected unopposed as the Party's General Secretary and Treasurer, respectively. ....

Former Chief Minister and Vice President of the regional National Conference (NC), Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday that he has decided to vacate his official residence in the high security Gupkar Road area of Srinagar city. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi cautioned Madhya Pradesh street vendors, who are starting afresh battling the pandemic induced crisis to follow three mantras - wearing mask, cleanliness and social distancing. ....

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain fresh petitions to seek postponement of NEET (UG) 2020 for admissions to undergraduate medical and dental courses, slated to be held on September 13. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday interacted with three street vendors of Madhya Pradesh including a vegetable seller who have been beneficiaries of the Centre's SVANidhi Yojana, which the PM said, has benefited over 1 lakh street vendors in 2 months. ....

Continuing his attack on the government over the state of economy, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi has alleged that the unplanned lockdown broke the backbone of Indian economy and it was the Modi government's third attack on the unorganised sector. ....

India on Wednesday witnessed a spike of 89,706 fresh cases of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) taking the total tally to 43,70,128 with 1,115 deaths due to pandemic in last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry data revealed. ....