Going hammer and tongs at the Centre, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday urged President Pranab Mukherjee to "save the country from the mess". ....

The Narendra Modi government may again take "out of the box" action against Pakistan if it continues to indulge in a proxy war against India, BJP President Amit Shah told the party's office-bearers at a meeting on Friday. ....

The Supreme Court on Friday brought curtains down on the contempt proceedings against its former judge, Justice Markandey Katju, as it accepted an unconditional apology tendered by him. ....

Delhi AAP MLA Jarnail Singh said on Friday that he had resigned from the Delhi assembly to contest against Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. ....

The AAP on Friday alleged that its Chief Ministerial candidate Elvis Gomes was being victimized at the behest of the Prime Minister's Office and could be arrested on trumped up cases. ....

The hills near Manali in Himachal Pradesh on Friday recieved snow, a weather official said. ....

A Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight on Friday faced a technical hiccup but landed safely after following the emergency procedure, the airline said. ....

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. ....