Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday offered prayers at the 11th century Lingaraj Temple here, officials said. ....

Militants have killed a ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) worker and injured two others in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. ....

Jet Airways' pilots union has asked its members not to operate flights with foreign pilots from May 1, sources said on Saturday. ....

National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Saturday won the by-poll to the Srinagar-Budgam parliamentary seat, that was marred by large-scale violence and very poor turnout on balloting day. The former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister urged the central government to impose Governor's rule in the state, terming the election as the "bloodiest ever". ....

A two-day BJP National Executive meeting began in Bhubneswar on Saturday with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah. ....

India has called off bilateral maritime security talks with Pakistan scheduled for April 17, a coastal security source said on Saturday. ....

India's guided missile destroyer INS Chennai arrived in Chennai on Saturday on her maiden visit, the Defence Ministry said. ....

At least 10 persons, including four children, were killed after a garbage dump collapsed onto their homes outside the Sri Lankan capital. ....

The CPI-M on Saturday said it was outraged over the tying of a Kashmiri youth to a moving Army jeep as a shield against stone-pelters in Kashmir and demanded action against those responsible. ....

The month-old BJP-led coalition government in Manipur was rocked with senior Minister L. Jayentakumar - in charge of Health and three other important portfolios - tendering his resignation in protest against "uncalled for interference" by Chief Minister N. Biren Singh. ....

National Conference President and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Saturday won the by-poll to the Srinagar-Budgam parliamentary seat, beating his PDP rival Nazir Ahmad Khan by 10,557 votes. ....

Pakistan on Friday rejected India's 14th attempt for consular access to alleged spy Kulbhushan Jadhav and maintained the trial sentencing him to death was according to the laws of the country. ....

Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said the Centre is "actively considering" a plan to resume -- after 22 years -- the use of the Arabian Sea route to ferry Haj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia and consultations with the Shipping Ministry are already on. ....

Rejecting BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's call for a change in Goa's beef-eating tradition, a state party spokesperson on Friday said the statement was Swamy's "personal stand" and not the party's position on the issue. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wife Jashodaben on Friday worshipped at two temples in Vikarabad town of Telangana. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that every Indian should have a house by 2022, on the 75th anniversary of the country's Independence, and the government was working in this direction. ....

The Kashmir conundrum is not an easy issue to resolve and only a long-term policy can tackle it, Goa Chief Minister and former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Friday. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the 3,300 MW Koradi Thermal Power Plant here on Friday. ....

A video of a youth tied to the front of a moving army jeep as a shield to avoid stone pelting has evoked anger and shock among Kashmiris, including former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the historic monument, Deekshabhoomi, on the occasion of Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar 126th birth anniversary in Nagpur on Friday. ....