Veteran BJP leader Hridaya Narain Dixit was on Thursday elected unopposed as the speaker of Uttar Pradesh's 17th state assembly. ....

An non-resident Indian man has been arrested for allegedly stealing a motorcycle and consuming liquor in the dry state of Bihar, police said on Thursday. ....

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath Yogi on Thursday announced financial assistance to the persons injured in the Mahakaushal Express derailment. ....

Scientists at the Geological Survey of India (GSI) have discovered, for the first time, "significant incidences" of gold associated with copper mineralisation in parts of Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand. ....

Five workers died due to suspected inhaling of toxic gas in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district on Thursday, police said. ....

Maoist guerrillas torched three vehicles involved in transporting coal in Jharkhand's Chatra district on Thursday, police said. ....

A couple from Andhra Pradesh has entered into the Limca Book of Records for giving birth to two children on the same day, a year apart. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended his greetings to Rajasthan on its Foundation Day. ....

In a bid to decongest the busy National Highway-58 leading to Dehradun during peak hours, the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has planned to construct a six-lane service road alongside it. ....

A major fire broke out at a city hotel in Kolkata early on Thursday killing two persons and injuring at least six others, a fire brigade official said. ....