Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday ordered an inspection of all petrol pumps in Uttar Pradesh and random checks on others across the rest of the country following the case of petrol pumps in the state cheating customers using chips. ....

Militants attacked a cash van and shot dead five policemen and two bank employees in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Monday, police said. ....

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wants to keep the communal pot boiling in the country through its remarks on triple talaq. ....

“Gujarat's farmers and women started the Amul milk movement. Gujarat's progress is due to hard work of crores of women and farmers and ideology of the Congress party". Rubbishing the claim of BJP's Gujarat progress Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi said "today's Gujarat is being ruled by some 10-15 people and you know their names." ....

The Supreme Court on Monday imposed a fine of Rs 25 lakh on a company official for filing frivolous public interest cases and casting aspersions on some of the judges of the Rajasthan High Court. ....

AIADMK leader T.T.V. Dinakaran, accused of attempting to bribe poll officials to obtain the party's "two leaves" symbol, was on Monday sent to 14-day judicial custody by a court here. ....

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday said the condition of workers will not change "only by talk, slogans and promises", and the government needs to bring in new policies and better programmes to make a difference to their lives. ....

The Pakistan Army killed two Indian soldiers in unprovoked firing and mutilated their bodies near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army said on Monday. ....

Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a high-level meeting on Monday to discuss Jammu and Kashmir and the situation following the killing of 25 CRPF troopers by Maoists in Chhattisgarh. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for aggressive efforts to deepen economic ties with Turkey. ....

A soldier and a BSF Head Constable were killed on Monday in firing by Pakistani troops on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. ....

A civilian was killed and six security personnel were injured on Sunday evening in the blast after militants hurled at a grenade at a police station in Srinagar. ....

The over-three-month standoff between the Supreme Court and Calcutta High Court judge C.S. Karnan entered a new stage on Monday, with the apex court ordering his medical examination and he hitting back by ordering Delhi Police to produce the seven judges before a psychiatric board. ....

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Gujarat Dr K C Patel has alleged that he was drugged and photographed in a objectionable position by a female gang, for the extortion of Rs 5 crore. ....

Shobana Kamineni is the new President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), it was announced here on Monday. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday saluted the determination and hard work of workers on International Labour Day. ....

The red beacons, which become a symbol of VIP culture, will no more be seen on the vehicles from today. ....

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was accorded a ceremonial welcome on Monday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. ....

Delhi BJP chief Manjor Tiwari's two staff members were thrashed and his house was ransacked early on Monday by 10-12 people after an alleged road rage incident involving one of his aides. ....

With the ongoing fluctuation in global crude oil rates, state-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has marginally hiked the price of transport fuels, of petrol by 1 paisa and of diesel by 44 paise both at Delhi with corresponding increases in other states, effective Monday. ....