The Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government on Friday assured the Patna High Court that participation of school children was not mandatory for the "human chain" in support of the state government's prohibition policy. ....

A hostel Superintendent was suspended here in Madhya Pradesh after several inadequacies were found in a dormitory during the General Administration Department Minister's inspection visit, an official said. ....

A man was killed when a speeding car in which he was travelling fell into a pond in Madhya Pradesh, police said on Friday. ....

The ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) on Friday released a list of 191 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, including Shivpal Singh Yadav from his traditional seat Jaswantnagar in Etawah and Mohammad Azam Khan from Rampur. ....

A Mizoram anti-corruption watchdog has demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into an alleged multi-crore rupee lottery scam. ....

It was a partly cloudy morning here on Friday with the minimum temperature settling at 6 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. ....

At least 12 children were killed on Thursday when a school bus they were travelling in collided with a sand-laden truck in Uttar Pradeshs Etah district amid dense fog, police said. ....

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Friday said the state government would promulgate an ordinance to conduct Jallikattu, the ancient bull taming sport. ....

The BJP's top brass, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Amit Shah, on Thursday met here to finalise second list of candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. ....

The CBI on Thursday visited the Directorate of Information and Publicity (DIP) of the Delhi government and collected documents relating to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's "Talk to AK" media campaign. ....