Former Punjab Congress President Sunil Jakhar on Thursday joined the BJP, days after he quit the Congress party. BJP national president J.P. Nadda inducted Sunil Jakhar into the party at the national headquarters in New Delhi. ....

In a major development, a Mathura court has allowed a petition demanding the removal of the Shahi Idgah. ....

The NIA court here on Thursday convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in a terror funding case in which he has previously pleaded guilty. ....

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted interim bail to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in a cheating case and asked him to apply for regular bail before the concerned court. ....

S.Bhaskar Raman, a close associate of Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Karti Chidambaram, will be produced before a link judge in Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday. ....

Auto-rickshaws, cabs and trucks went off the roads in Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana on Thursday in response to a day-long bandh call given by various unions in support of their demands. ....

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will be meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday to discuss issues related to the border security, ongoing farmers' protest in the state and Bhakra Beas management board. ....

Heavy rain that lashed Bengaluru has disrupted normal life, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting downpour for the next three days. ....

The state government is trying to make the proposed event in Shimla a 'launch pad' for the upcoming Assembly elections. ....

Opposing Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's proposed visit next month to Ayodhya, BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Tuesday said that he will not be allowed to enter the city till he tendered a public apology for humiliating north Indians. ....

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the area within Gyanvapi mosque where the 'Shivling' has been found needs to be protected, but there should be no restriction on Muslims entering the mosque to offer namaz. ....

The commission tasked with the videography survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque complex in Varanasi has said that its report is not ready and it will seek additional time from the local court to submit its report. ....

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is apparently back to its name changing spree. ....

The Congress has come out in strong defence of P. Chidambaram after the CBI conducted searches at multiple premises belonging to him and his MP son Karti Chidambaram on Tuesday in connection with a fresh case of Chinese visa issued for illegal gratification. ....

Four people of a family were killed and as many critically injured after a car rammed into a tree in Valmikinagar Tiger Reserve in Bihar's West Champaran district. ....

At 1,569 fresh Covid cases, India reported a decline in a span of 24 hours against the previous day's count of 2,202, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday morning. ....

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is conducting raids at nine locations belonging to Congress leader Karti Chidambaram and his father, former Union Minister P. Chidambaram in connection with a fresh case of visas issued to Chinese nationals for illegal gratification. ....

Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on the Gyanvapi row on Tuesday, all eyes are on the court as to what decision it will take. ....

The increase in number of dengue cases, ahead of the monsoon season, has put health officials in Uttar Pradesh on alert. ....

As a lesser-known terror outfit claimed responsibility for the "attack" on a bus carrying pilgrims of Mata Vaishno Devi on May 13, teams of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) visited the site and inspected the ill-fated vehicle that was gutted in a mysterious fire. ....