Actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar, who joined the BJP earlier this month, was detained by the police in Tamil Nadu's Chengalpattu district today while she was on her way to lead a protest against a politician for his remarks on ancient Hindu text Manusmriti.
A group of Indian fishermen were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy personnel for allegedly trespassing into the island nation's territorial waters.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the face of the ruling aliance with BJP, is holding multiple rallies, including in his hometown Nalanada today. Mr Kumar, 69, is up against the opposition ''Mahagathbandhan,'' comprising the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress and Left parties.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its judgment today on a batch of pleas which have sought a court-monitored probe into the Hathras case, in which a Dalit girl was allegedly brutally raped and died of injuries, and transfer of trial to Delhi.
Reported by Manish Kumar | Tuesday October 27, 2020, Patna/ New Delhi
Sushil Kumar Modi, Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister, has been the quintessential organisation man with formidable clout as the BJP's tallest leader in the state.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday lashed out at Mahagathbandhan chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav over his jobs' promise and asked how many jobs he had created when his party had over 12 ministers in the administration.
With a focus on regional security cooperation, India and the United States are set to hold the third 2+2 ministerial dialogue on Tuesday during which both the sides will sign a military agreement to expand geospatial information sharing between armed forces of the two countries.
At least two stakeholders in the Assam National Register of Citizens case have decided to approach the Supreme Court with fresh petitions, challenging the state NRC coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma's order to "delete" the names of "ineligible" persons from the final list.
Edited by Deepika Pundir | Tuesday October 27, 2020, New Delhi
New coronavirus infections reported in India in a span of 24 hours dropped below 50,000 for the second time this month, while the new fatalities registered during the same period fell under 500 after 108 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.
Ahead of 243-member Bihar assembly elections, BJP leader and Union Minister Nityanand Rai said on Sunday wooed voters by promising that there will be four revolutions in the state to increase people's income.
Samajwadi Party (SP) will contest six seats and will give Bulandshahr seat to Rashtriya Lok Dal in the upcoming Vidhan Sabha by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, the party said on Monday.
DMK President MK Stalin sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention urging him to ensure implementation of the OBC reservation in medical admission this year. Mr Stalin said that it is disheartening that the dreams of thousands of OBC students and medical aspirants may not be fulfilled in the present year.
A middle-aged BJP worker was found hanging outside a village in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur district on Monday evening, around 24 hours after he went missing, police said.
