India

The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Centre, state governments, union territories and the RBI to examine the likely reasons behind suicides by farmers.

A police official on Thursday said the house collapsed under the debris of the avalanche resulting in death of 55-year-old Mehraj-ud-Din Lone, his wife Azizi (50), 22-year-old son Irfan and daughter Gulshan (19). Lone's another son, Reyaz Ahmad, was rescu...

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said his party will contest the upcoming elections to municipal corporations and Zilla Parishads on its own.

Such a massive public participation reflected enthusiasm and unity of the people to send a strong message across the world about their resolve to make prohibition and de-addiction a success, he said.

Worried over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi tried to persuade then Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq in 1980 to join an Indian-sponsored regional strategy to effectively deal with the "occupation", according to a declassified...

President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday posthumously conferred the Ashok Chakra on Havildar Hangpan Dada of the Rashtiya Rifles, who laid down his life after single-handedly killing three terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir last year.

Militants on Tuesday attacked a mobile security picket in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, injuring a policeman.

The design of new banknotes of Rs 500 and Rs 2000 denominations was approved at the May 19, 2016 meeting of the Central Board of RBI, an RTI query has revealed.

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan backs Narendra Modi, says that demonetisation of old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency was a pre-planned move.

Security has been beefed up ahead of Republic Day in Delhi in view of intelligence inputs about threats from terror groups.

"People should be able to move freely and find a living space anywhere in the country," said Dogra, marketing head for the company founded by four young male graduates after they had trouble finding a home in Bengaluru.

According to a senior police official, "The student was not taken forcefully. Seeing his critical health conditions, he was shifted to hospital in the university's ambulance for emergency medical attention with local police assistance".

Harekrushna Sahoo (23) of Dhenkanal district ran the 1,600 meters race at the 6th OSAP ground here yesterday. The race was part of his physical test for recruitment into the 9th IRB, the police said.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested four former executives of Kingfisher airlines along with a former chairman and three other ex-officials of IDBI Bank in connection with the Vijay Mallya loan default case.

Haryana Cricket Association supremo Aniruddh Chaudhary, who has been the treasurer of the BCCI, on Monday dropped in at the parent body's headquarters in Wankhede Stadium to have an informal chat with his colleagues.

Income tax officials have discovered tax evasion related to illegal income of over Rs 160 crore during raids at the homes and offices of two Congress leaders in Karnataka, according to sources in police.