The full rendition of Vande Mataram at the closing ceremony of Keralam’s week-long official Onam celebrations here on Sunday triggered drew a sharp response from opposition CPI(M), which accused the ...

Walking the quota tightrope amid contrasting aspirations of Marathas and OBCs, the Maharashtra government on Sunday indicated its willingness to discuss “legally valid” demands of the Maratha ...

The CPI(M)’s West Bengal secretary Mohammed Salim on Sunday criticised the BJP over the controversy surrounding graffiti on the walls of Jadavpur University, saying nationalism could not be defined by ...

Karnataka Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayareddi on Sunday said Islam is “greater” than other religions, and also expressed his desire to visit Mecca, but claimed that he cannot do so being a ...

The glacial collapse and flash flood near the Nepal-China border are a devastating reminder of how fragile mountain environments can be, particularly in the Hindu Kush Himalayas, UN climate chief ...

A 21-year-old nurse belonging to ST community was found murdered with bleeding injuries on her face here, police said on Sunday. Expressing shock over the death, state Women and Child Welfare Minister ...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on being conferred Uzbekistan’s highest honour for foreign leaders, calling it a “grand moment of pride for every ...

Former Odisha minister Dambarudhar Majhi died while undergoing treatment in Nabarangpur hospital due to age-related ailments on Sunday, family sources said. He was 86. Majhi, a prominent tribal leader ...

DMK organisation secretary RS Bharathi on Sunday challenged Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay to “open those three files” he had cited recently in the Assembly to target the party-led regime and asserted ...

More than 88.94 lakh passengers availed the free bus travel facility provided by the Uttar Pradesh government over three days on the occasion of Rakshabandhan, officials said on Sunday. According to ...

A Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) team on Sunday visited a government school at New Sanjay Nagar here and threatened to hold a sit-in if it is not reopened within a week. This came days after CJP members ...

At least 12 people, including five members of a family, from Bihar’s East Champaran district remain missing following the devastating flash floods in Nepal, officials said on Sunday. Eight people from ...