In a setback to the Delhi Congress ahead of the civic polls here, Barkha Singh on Thursday quit as chief of the women's wing. She also hit out at Vice President Rahul Gandhi and the party's Delhi unit chief Ajay Maken. ....

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday slammed Art of Living (AoL) founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for blaming the central government and the green panel for the Yamuna damage. ....

Eighteen people were arrested on charges of beating a young couple and parading them naked in Rajasthan's Banswara district, police said on Thursday. ....

Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker and AIADMK leader M. Thambidurai called on Tamil Nadu Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao in Chennai on Thursday. ....

In an apparent attempt to strengthen ties with prominent political leaders, especially those ranged against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has started following many of them on Twitter, often exchanging pictures and pleasantries. ....

A major fire broke out at a thermocol factory in West Bengal's Howrah district on Thursday, a fire department official said. ....

In a move to reduce road accidents, road safety will be taught in Jharkhand schools, said an official on Thursday. ....

Ten of the 45 passengers who were killed when a private bus fell into a Himachal Pradesh river are yet to be identified even after 24 hours of the accident, an official said on Thursday. ....

Three terror suspects have been arrested in joint raids by Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in coordination with police of five states, officials said on Thursday. ....

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, accused in a money laundering case, appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday. ....