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Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday criticised former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on walking out of the meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence. Javadekar said this was an insult to the parliamentary system and asked Rahul to first learn to respect the constitutional institutions. ....

An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale hit Delhi-NCR on Thursday night. ....

Six farmer leaders in Sambhal district have been issued notices, asking them to furnish personal bonds of Rs 50 lakh in view of the apprehension that their actions may lead to breach of peace. ....

The four accused in the alleged gang rape and torture of a young Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras in September, have been charged for gang-rape and murder by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the SC/ST court here. ....

Interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi has written a letter to ally and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray asking him to implement the Common Minimum Programme in the state 'in letter and spirit,' especially pertaining to the welfare of the Dalits and tribals. ....

At minus 6.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday, Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season so far, while the temperature in Ladakh's Drass town to minus 29. ....

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday paid tribute to Swami Vivekananda at the the latter's ancestral residence in Kolkata.....

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India is willing to respond to any kind of transgression, aggression or unilateral action on its borders. ....

Karnataka on Saturday decided to reopen schools from class 10 and Pre-University Colleges (PUC) and also to resume its flagship Vidyagama programme, which enables continued schooling for students from classes six to nine from January 1, that were closed due to Covid-19 pandemic spread. ....

India were blown away for 36 runs on the third day of their first Test against Australia on Saturday. After taking a lead of 53 runs, India faltered and were all out for 36 -- the joint fourth lowest score in 2,396 Test matches played over 143 years and 'beating' their own 42 all out against England in 1974 at Lord's. ....