India

A vacancy will arise in the poll panel early next year when Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey demits office on February 14 on attaining the age of 65 years.

Upon the commencement of the session, Speaker Om Birla presented obituary tributes for former members who have recently passed away.

AAP Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha on Thursday hit out at the BJP for accusing him of forging signatures of five MPs.

Five-year-old Rohith and eight-year-old Shalini, who were returning home after tuition, were mowed down by the truck on Wednesday.

Sangma said that NEIPF should also study, research and document the indigenous knowledge and practices "that have so much to offer to the world".

A lawyer was shot dead by bike-borne assailants in front of the JN Medical College near the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) campus.

Mumbai Police have registered an FIR against Shiv Sena MLA's son Raj Surve and others for allegedly kidnaping a businessman Rajkumar Singh.

The opposition moved a no-confidence motion against the Modi government on July 26 which was accepted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

World Lion Day is celebrated every year on August 10, with an aim to raise awareness about their declining population.

Five family members who went missing after the cloudburst in Sirmaur were found buried under debris, an official statement said on Thursday.

Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Indian actors Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Jacqueline Fernandez will headline India Day parade.

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday that the committee unanimously decided to keep the repo rate at 6.5 per cent.

J&K Police along with security forces have arrested three terrorist associates linked with proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).

An FIR under Narcotic-Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act is registered at Lopoke police station.

A house was completely gutted when a battery scooter exploded while being charged inside a house in Lucknow.

 Ethnic clashes erupted in Manipur on May 3 and since then hundreds of people have lost their lives whereas thousands have been forced to take refuge in relief camps.

Following the verification of CCTV footage, the police have initiated an investigation and commenced a search for the perpetrator.

The Delhi Police has imposed prohibitory orders under CrPC Section 144 near areas such as Rajghat, ITO and Red Fort ahead of Independence Day.

The ED on Wednesday conducted raids in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh, and in Rajasthan's Jaipur.

Hundreds of women took out torch rallies across the Imphal valley, demanding that a special session of the Manipur assembly be convened before the monsoon session.

The cloudburst resulted in an increase in the water level of the Giri River, a significant tributary of the Yamuna. Footage depicts the river's waters surging into adjacent residential regions.

In an intelligence-based operation, Punjab Police recovered 12 kg heroin from Amritsar and arrested three accused.

According to official sources, security forces initiated a cordon and search operation in Athlan Gadole village, located in the Kokernag area of Anantnag district.

Further, he said as per a new government policy, apples and other fruits were being sold in accordance with their weight.