The Opposition on Monday praised the government's efforts to bring back people who were stranded in the Gulf and other countries during the Covid-19 pandemic. ....

The Rajasthan BJP on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Ashok Gehlot government after it accepted phone tapping during the political crisis of July last year. It accused Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot of "crossing all limits and bypassing laws" just to "save his chair". ....

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice on a plea by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), demanding withdrawal of a Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) notification that authorises postgraduate Ayurveda practitioners to be trained to perform general surgical procedures. ....

The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which arrested assistant inspector Sachin Vaze has summoned another Mumbai Police officer Riyaz Kazi for questioning in connection with the case involving an abandoned SUV found near the home of industrialist Mukesh Ambani. ....

Prominent Kushwaha leader from Bihar -- RLSP's Upendra Kushwaha, whose party merged with Nitish Kumar's JDU, has been rewarded with key post in the Janata Dal United as its national parliamentary board president. ....

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked the BJP government over privatisation of airports by commenting on social media: "They don't know how to build but sell." ....

Following the landslide victory for the ruling Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) in the recent urban local bodies polls in Andhra Pradesh, party chief and Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy termed the victory as the triumph of the people. ....

The prosecution on Monday sought death penalty for Ariz Khan, an alleged Indian Mujahideen terrorist, in the 2008 Batla House encounter, while the counsel for the convict sought leniency on the ground of his young age. ....

After a week-long logjam in the House, the functioning of the Lok Sabha on Monday was quite smooth, giving opportunity to the government in introducing five Bills which include one that ensures better protection to the children. ....

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati has announced that her party will contest the 2022 Assembly elections alone and will not enter into an alliance with any party. ....

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday arrived at the Kannur Collectorate to submit his nomination to the Dharmadom Assembly constituency in his home turf-Kannur . ....

Keeping in mind the aspect of public convenience, the National Highway-9 carriageway going towards Ghaziabad from Delhi was reopened for commuters on Monday. ....

Banking services are likely to be affected across the country as lakhs of bank employees went on a two-day strike from Monday protesting the privatisation of two public sector banks and 'retrograde' banking reforms. ....

Violence by pro-democracy protesters against Chinese properties are mounting in Myanmar and security forces are opening indiscriminate fire to check the attacks. ....

Ankita, the estranged daughter-in-law of Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kaushal Kishore attempted suicide, in the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. ....

In a major action against the Islamic State (IS) modules, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday carried out searches in at least 10 locations across the country, including one in Delhi. ....

Alarmed over rising Covid cases of late, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday urged the people across the state to follow the Covid-induced guidelines strictly to avoid another lockdown, ....

The Congress on Sunday released its second list of candidates for the multi-phase West Bengal polls, with 34 names. ....

With 16,620 new cases, Maharashtra on Sunday crossed the 23 lakh mark of total Covid-19 infections registered till date in the past 370 days, health officials said here. ....

A young couple who had eloped from home, was asked to beat each other with slippers by the village Panchayat after they were caught and brought back. ....