Lobby war between two powerful IPS lobbies in Uttar Pradesh took a turn for the worse on Sunday, when a criminal case was registered against former SSP Noida, Ajay Pal Sharma by a woman claiming to be his wife. Earlier, a lobby had leaked an obscene video of another IPS officer Vaibhav Krishna found chatting with a girl. ....

A Telangana businessman, accused of murdering his son-in-law in a case of honour killing, allegedly committed suicide here on Sunday. ....

With a three-year-old child testing positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Kerala's Kochi on Monday, the authorities have put the state on high alert as they suspect a few more cases might turn positive. ....

The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has postponed all examinations of the distant learning courses for students in Aligarh, Kerala, Murshidabad (West Bengal), Kishangarh (Bihar) and Delhi due to fears of the novel coronavirus, that has so far infected 39 people in the country. ....

In a shrewd political move, the Kurmi-centric Apna Dal, a BJP ally in Uttar Pradesh, has played the Dalit card by appointing Jamuna Prasad Saroj as the party's first Dalit state president. ....

An unidentified terrorist was killed in a shootout with security forces on Monday morning in Shopian district in Kashmir, a CRPF official said. ....

The poultry industry in different parts of the country has been hit hard amid rumours that consumption of chicken causes coronavirus, the prices of which have fallen considerably as a result. ....

Congress' Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has raised objection on the appointment of Sanjay Kothari as Chief Vigilance Commissioner as his name was not shortlisted by the search committee. ....

Although coronavirus is highly uncommon in children, a three-year-old child has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Kerala's Kochi, confirmed the health officials here on Monday, taking the total number to six in the state. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday interacted with recipients of Nari Shakti Awards at his official residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg here. ....

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government must talk about increase in bad loans at Yes Bank in the last five years after Narendra Modi came to power, and should not try to divert public attention, said Congress chief spokesperson, Randeep Singh Surjewala here on Sunday. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked senior government functionaries to identify sufficient locations for quarantine and also for critical care provisioning in case the coronavirus spreads further. ....

South Western Railway (SWR) zone on Saturday launched a new daily train, connecting the city and Goa, fulfilling the long standing demand of the coastal region. ....

A fire broke out at a plastic moulding factory in Greater Noida on Saturday afternoon, officials said. ....

Telangana CM K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Saturday revealed in the state Assembly that he too has no birth certificate. ....

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said he parted ways with the BJP, and not Hindutva even as he announced a donation of Rs 1 crore for the construction of Ram temple in Uttar Pradesh. ....

With an increase in load of screening samples from suspected coronavirus (COVID-19) cases with symptoms and travel history to affected countries, as many as 52 testing labs have been commissioned across India, including two in Delhi. ....

Ninety seven year old K. Anbazhagan, General Secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) died on Saturday at about 1 a.m. after prolonged illness, said party President M.K. Stalin. ....

BJP President JP Nadda may announce his new national team after Holi on March 10, party sources said on Saturday. ....

After 27 years, the presiding deity, Ramlala Virajman, will be placed in the fiber-structure temple abode from March 24, a day ahead of the Chaitra Navratra (from March 25 to April 3), according to Champat Rai, General Secretary of the Shriram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra. The fiber-structure temple is being readied in Delhi, Rai said on Saturday. ....