After eight people died in a blast at an illegal firecracker factory at Patharpratima in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, the role of the local panchayat has come under the scanner of investigating officials. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited Dr Hedgewar Smruti Mandir in Maharashtra's Nagpur and paid floral tributes at memorials dedicated to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, and second sarsanghchalak (chief) M. S. Golwalkar. ....

Rescue teams in the partially-collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district on Tuesday found traces of human remains near the loco train track close to the accident site. ....

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday assured stern action against Kunal Kamra and also said the government will not tolerate any attempt to undermine the Constitution and freedom of speech. ....

The Thalassery District Sessions Court in Kerala on Monday sentenced eight CPI(M) workers to life imprisonment and a ninth convict to three years for the murder of Suraj, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker that took place in 2005. ....

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill taking place across the country are understandable. ....

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has announced its resolve to build a harmonious and organised Hindu society for world peace and prosperity on the occasion of Sangh Centenary. ....

The Border Security Force (BSF) and Mizoram Police in a joint operation seized a large cache of ammunition, explosives and various other items from the state’s Lunglei district, which shares unfenced borders with both Bangladesh and Myanmar, officials said on Sunday. ....

The Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) and Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) on Thursday announced a protest outside the offices of Deputy Commissioners (DC) in Punjab and Haryana. ....

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials probing the R.G. Kar rape and murder case have summoned seven nursing staff who were on duty on the night of the crime in the ward where the body of the victim was recovered from on the morning of August 9 last year. ....