India

A deep depression over the Arabian sea on Tuesday crossed coastal region of Gujarat at Diu, which is likely to bring heavy rainfall with strong winds across the state.

Monsoon will better prospects for agriculture and make the economy stronger, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be among a host of leaders who will attend an international donor conference for post-quake reconstruction

The Supreme Court had earlier scrapped the results of the test that was held in May and directed the CBSE to conduct the exams again.

A shopkeeper from north Kashmir's Kupwara district has claimed that the picture of a wanted terrorist in Sopore, circulated by the police, was actually his and has alleged that the posters have put his life in danger.

A senior editor with a local newspaper claimed that he was beaten up by police officers escorting Lone after he objected to them misbehaving with his wife.

Keeping up its pressure on ruling Congress-led UDF, CPI(M) again demanded on Tuesday that state Finance Minister K M Mani be taken into custody over the bar bribery scam.

Resident doctors have been on an indefinite strike demanding adequate life-saving drugs, security at workplace, fixed duty hours and timely payment of their salaries.

Contrary to the claims by Meteorological Department most districts in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra have received showers crossing the average mark.

Indian firms have a sprawling land empire abroad, especially in Ethiopia, as part of a move encouraged by different governments to safeguard the nation's food supply.

The Anti-extortion cell also inquired about the underworld threats allegedly received by Lalit Modi.

Five persons were arrested on Sunday by the Kalwan rural police for allegedly circulating fake currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 at the Saptashrungi temple at Nandui in the district.

BSP supremo Mayawati criticised the power tariff hike in Uttar Pradesh and said it highlights the Samajwadi Party government's "insensitiveness" towards common people.

A 40-year-old journalist, Sandeep Kothari, from Balaghat was abducted from Katangi tehsil in Balaghat district and reportedly set ablaze.

Buckingham Palace refused to say what the two men had discussed but denied "categorically" that the duke had lobbied the UK government on Modi's behalf.

The CVC's views assume significance as the Supreme Court has been seeking CVC's assistance in various cases being probed by the CBI.