Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) government in Uttar Pradesh of protecting and patronizing the "copying mafia" in the state which was harming the future of the youth. ....

Former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi on Friday did a U-turn and said there was no vacancy for the "CM post" for her son Tejaswi Yadav, as her successor Nitish Kumar will continue in the coveted post. ....

Maha Shivratri was celebrated on Friday in Uttar Pradesh, with hundreds of thousands thronging Shiva temples across the sprawling state. ....

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Friday planted a sapling here to mark the late Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa's 69th birth anniversary. ....

After arresting Mohit Goel, Director of Noida-based Ringing Bells Pvt Ltd, police said they were searching for four more directors of the company that launched the world's cheapest smarphone. ....

Seven men were drowned and three went missing in three different incidents in Telangana on Friday, police said. ....

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Bihar Police on Friday arrested the state's Staff Selection Commission Chairman from Jharkhand in connection with a question paper leak case, an official here said. ....

Two firefighters were killed and two others injured when a cooking gas cylinder exploded while they were extinguishing a blaze at a food and snacks shop in New Delhi on Friday morning. ....

An uncharacteristically flamboyant photograph of Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar baring his upper torso in a forest resort pool has gone viral on social media. ....

Three women were shot dead by unidentified assailants inside a house in an upscale locality of Jalandhar city in Punjab on Thursday evening, police said. ....