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India on Sunday rejected an offer of mediation from UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Jammu and Kashmir, saying the focus instead should be on making Pakistan vacate the territories that it has "illegally and forcibly occupied".

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday pitched for a nationwide ban on alcohol while addressing an event in Delhi.

The humble hamburger rarely has a place in traditional fine dining, but for many top chefs it's one of the food world's greatest guilty pleasures. Chefs laden with Michelin stars and other accolades reveal their favorite burgers when they are having a sneaky time out from gastronomy.

The Supreme Court will today rule on whether women officers in the Indian Army will be allowed "command appointments" on par with male officers. If this is allowed, women in the army will have similar career prospects and opportunities as their male counterparts, though it is still unclear if this would pave the way for women being allowed to fight in combat.

BJP MP Sunny Deol On Sunday attended a college event at his constituency - Gurdaspur in Punjab - and was seen enjoying and dancing with students amid cheers.

Acting on the basis of a tip-off, the Border Security Force (BSF) seized 889 kilograms of dry ganja worth Rs 44,45,000 in an operation in interior parts of Sepahijala district.

In a first, seat number 64 of coach B5 in the Kashi-Mahakal Express, that connects three Jyotirlingas in two states, has been turned into a mini-temple devoted to Lord Shiva.

Amid an ongoing tug of war, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath and his fellow Congressman Jyotiraditya Scindia are expected to meet this week to sort out differences between them.

In yet another incident of poor road connectivity and medical facilities, women of Shakti village in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday carried a pregnant woman on a makeshift cart for over 30 km to reach to a nearby hospital.

A new social media trend called the Skull-breaker challenge has been raising alarm bells everywhere. The dangerous challenge, circulating on video-sharing social media app TikTok, involves two people jumping in the air who later urge a third, standing between them, to do the same. Just as the third person jumps, the other two kick on the person's legs, making the jumper fall.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has extended the 2G mobile data service and fixed line internet connectivity wherever provided across the union territory till February 24, an official spokesperson said on Sunday.

The National Conference (NC) has decided to participate in the panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir next month but wants "roadblocks" placed in its way to be removed so that it can campaign freely.

While many a Congress leader has taken heart in the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) redoubtable win over the BJP in this month's Delhi election, Milind Deora on Sunday sent Twitter buzzing after posting a highly effusive video of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

As part of its expansion plan, the AAP will launch a campaign from February 23 to March 23 in all states to connect with one crore people, senior party leader Gopal Rai said on Sunday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was invited to Arvind Kejriwal's oath-taking ceremony but couldn't attend, on Sunday congratulated the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief on Twitter for becoming the Chief Minister of Delhi. Mr Kejriwal, in a swift response, said he wished the PM had attended the event.