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Threats posed by "lone wolf" attackers and "do it yourself' terrorists are a major challenge for agencies tasked with ensuring security of the country, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today.

The entire BJP is with Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje in preparing for the assembly election and reports of differences among party leaders in the state were due to a "communication gap", BJP's Rajasthan in-charge Prakash Javadekar has said. He said the matter has been resolved.

In a novel initiative to increase voter connect, Maharashtra BJP has asked party MLAs to walk at least 150 km during the 'Sampark Abhiyan' with voters.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed sadness over the loss of lives and destruction caused in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh due to landslides and flooding following Cyclone Titli, saying the world body is ready to support the government's response to the calamity.

Assets worth Rs 10 crore of Bachha Rai, the main accused in 2016 Bihar topper scam have been attached.

The Air Force has started training pilots to fly the CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters that India has bought from the US, an official said today. The Air Force will induct 15 Chinook helicopters, apart from 22 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters made by Boeing.

People involved in misconduct towards women are in the cabinet, Bharatiya Janata Party ally Shiv Sena said Tuesday. Shiv Sena, without naming anyone, attacked at the centre for not taking any action against union minister MJ Akbar, who is facing allegations of sexual harassment.

Former Mizoram minister Buddha Dhan Chakma quit the Congress today and is all set to join the BJP.

Hours ahead of the opening of the Lord Ayyappa Temple for devotees, this time for women too, the air is thick with resistance and anticipation at Nilakkal, the main entrance to Sabarimala. Girls and women of menstruating age en route the shrine are being stopped or asked to get off vehicles by those who disagree with the Supreme Court decision that has allowed women of all ages to enter the temple.

Prashant Kishor, the political strategist who joined Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) last month, is officially the second most powerful man in Bihar's ruling party.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi visited a gurudwara in Gwalior on Tuesday on the second day of his campaigning in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh.

Senior Congress leader and former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh Digvijaya Singh has said there is a reason why he is skipping the election rallies: Congress loses votes with his speeches.

Allahabad will be called Prayagraj from today, Uttar Pradesh Minister Siddharth Nath Singh said after a cabinet meeting in which the plan was cleared.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said India needs a strong and decisive leadership at the Centre to continue its high growth path and take swift decisions.

The national president of National Students' Union of India (NSUI) Fairoz Khan has stepped down from his post following charges of sexual harassment, sources in the Congress said Tuesday.