The Supreme Court on Friday refused an urgent hearing on a plea seeking that the Union Budget for 2017-18 be deferred till April. ....

Unknown gunmen attacked the house of National Conference (NC) legislator Showkat Ganai in south Kashmir's Shopian district, but the guards repulsed the assault. ....

A top commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba outfit was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Kashmir's Badgam district. ....

Key Indian equity market indices opened in the green on Friday following global cues. Investors also await the estimates of 2016-17 GDP from the Central Statistical Organisation. ....

The political storm after the arrest of Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay continued on Thursday as party MPs staged a protest march here to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) but were detained on their way. ....

Lt. General Sarath Chand is set to be the next Vice Chief of Army and likely to assume office later this month, sources said. ....

The Congress will be the main opponent for the BJP for the upcoming Goa polls, because it is the biggest opposition party in the assembly and a national party, a state BJP leader said on Thursday. ....

A two-day meeting of the BJP National Executive will begin here on Friday, nearly a month ahead of the start of assembly elections in five states. ....

Four persons including two delivery boys were arrested for allegedly molesting and groping a young woman on New Year Day here, Bengaluru Police Commissioner Praveen Sood said on Thursday. ....

At least 85 trains were running late and seven others cancelled on Thursday due to dense fog in parts of north India, a railway official said. ....

The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) snapped its alliance with the ruling BJP in Goa on Friday. ....

Congress leader Raju Misra and his friend Kukku Punjabi were shot dead by unidentified bike-riding assailants in Jabalpur city of Madhya Pradesh, the state police said on Thursday. ....

In its ongoing investigation in the Rs 3,767 crore VVIP chopper scam, the CBI is focusing on the roles of several top political leaders, sources revealed on Thursday. ....

Only a miracle can prevent the Aam Aadmi Party from finishing on top in the Punjab assembly election, irrespective of how many seats it ultimately bags. But miracles do happen. ....

Several opposition parties on Thursday approached the Election Commission seeking the Union Budget be deferred after March 8, until the assembly polls got over in five states. ....

Four people were arrested in the alleged molestation of a young woman on New Year's day here, said a police officer on Thursday. ....

A cold wave gripped the Kashmir Valley on Thursday as night temperatures remained below zero degree, a MET department official said. ....

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday paid obeisance to Guru Gobind Singh on his 350th birth anniversary, hailing him for fighting against injustice, tyranny and social differences. ....

At least 70 trains were running late and seven others cancelled on Thursday morning due to dense fog in parts of north India, a railway official said. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that Guru Gobind Singh's bravery is etched in the heart of every Indian. ....