In a major political attempt to save the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Thursday declared that the six rebel legislators cease to be members of the Assembly with immediate effect, saying “the MLAs defied party whip to vote in favour of government on Financial Bill.” ....

Sheikh Shahjahan, the accused mastermind behind the January 5 attack on ED and CAPF personnel in Sandeshkhali has been remanded to 10 days of police custody by a district court on Thursday. ....

A day after six Congress MLAs cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha elections, Vikramaditya Singh, the son of six-time Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh resigned on Wednesday from the Council of Ministers. ....

In a major political development in the ongoing crisis in Himachal Pradesh, state assembly Speaker on Wednesday suspended 15 BJP legislators, including Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur. ....

Karnataka Police have formed three special teams to investigate the row surrounding the raising of 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogan during the celebration of Congress candidate Syed Naseer Hussain's victory in Rajya Sabha elections, in Vidhana Soudha, sources confirmed on Wednesday. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on a day-long visit. He arrived at the airport at 10.50 a.m. and was received by the Mayor Arya Rajendran and State Minister for Food and Civil Supplies G.R. Anil and other top state and central government officials. ....

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar ordered a Special Investigation Team probe into the seven-month long Maratha agitation and allegations levelled by Shivba Sanghatana leader Manoj Jarange-Patil, a day after he ended his 17-day long hunger strike for Maratha quotas, here on Tuesday. ....

Andhra Pradesh Congress president Y. S. Sharmila Reddy has lodged a complaint with the cybercrime police in Hyderabad against some individuals running a "malicious" campaign against her on social media. ....

In a setback to the Congress government in Karnataka, the controversial Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which is aimed at collecting 10 per cent of the total income from the rich temples, failed to pass in the Legislative Council on Friday. ....

In a major development, the long-standing Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act of 1935 was repealed by the state government on Friday. ....