The iconic hymn 'Abide with Me', which was the key part of the Beating Retreat ceremony post Republic Day, has been dropped this year. ....

Dismissing Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's denial of involvement in illegal sand mining as a 'lie, Punjab Lok Congress chief Amarinder Singh on Saturday said that as a chief minister, he had received specific inputs that Channi had a share in the mafia, along with several other Congress leaders and MLAs in the state. ....

At least six persons were killed and several others sustained critical injuries in a bus accident at Bidu Chhak on NH-16 under Soro police limits in Balasore district of Odisha on Saturday. ....

After 15 out of 17 of its MLAs quit the Congress since the 2017 Goa assembly elections, the Congress party's official candidates on Saturday took oath at a temple, church and a dargah here, taking a pledge against leaving the party after elections. ....

In a significant recognition to the social welfare schemes launched by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the World Bank has approved a loan of $125 million (nearly Rs 1,000 crore) for inclusive social protection. ....

The oxygen requirement during the current Covid-19 wave stands at a nominal 23.4 per cent in comparison to the demands in the first and the second wave as high as 63 per cent and 74 per cent, respectively, said a study conducted by Max Healthcare on all admitted patients across the hospitals. ....

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that elections will soon be held in J&K since the delimitation process has already started. ....

At least 6 persons have been killed and 23 others injured when a major blaze engulfed the 18th floor of a building in Tardeo, South Mumbai at dawn on Saturday, the BMC Disaster Control said. ....

The Samajwadi Party (SP) put to rest the speculation about party chief Akhilesh Yadav contesting the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, confirming that he will be fielded from Karhal in Mainpuri. The announcement was made by SP national general secretary Ramgopal Yadav. ....

The ongoing cold war between Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Member of Parliament (MP) Krishnapal Yadav has yet again come to the fore after Yadav's "grievance" letter to the BJP president JP Nadda went viral on social media. ....

Expelled BJP leader and former Uttarakhand minister Harak Singh Rawat on Friday joined the Congress after days of uncertainty over his joining. ....

A 50-year-old man attempted self-immolation near the Supreme Court in the national capital on Friday, official sources said. ....

The Karnataka government on Friday announced that it has lifted the weekend curfew in the state, but restrictions on night movement will remain. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the most popular leader in the world among adults with 71 per cent rating, leaving behind prominent global leaders like US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron German chancellor Olaf Scholz and others, revealed a survey. ....

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's grand statue, made of granite, will be installed at India Gate. ....

Supreme Court judge Justice L. Nageswara Rao on Friday recused from hearing the plea by former editor of Tehelka magazine, Tarun Tejpal, against the Bombay High Court, which had declined to entertain his application for in-camera hearing of the appeal filed by the Goa government against his acquittal in sexual assault case. ....

Dense to very dense fog engulfed almost the entire Indo-Gangetic Plains, barring Delhi, and even up to Odisha with visibility at some places reducing to zero at Agra and Gwalior on Friday morning. ....

The Rajasthan government has revised its Covid-19 guidelines making pasting of vaccination details of staff mandatory in all offfices and shops from February 1. ....

Ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections, where Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is hoping to win big, a former member of the party has brought out an "insider account", in the form of a web series, which claims the party has deviated from its principles. ....

The Samajwadi Party (SP) has expelled former minister Uma Kiran for six years for 'anti-party' activities. ....