India

New Delhi, Nov 16: Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and sought response on a plea seeking the release of Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan, who was arrested on his way to Hathras to meet the family of the Dalit rape victim, whose death triggered protests across the country.

After being elected as the Chief Minister of Bihar unanimously by the NDA on Sunday, JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar said that he was not keen on becoming the CM, but accepted the responsibility at BJP's request.

Patna, Nov 15: Nitish Kumar may take oath as Bihar chief minister for the seventh term on Monday (November 16).

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 15: 'Jail-made' hawai chappal will soon be available in your next-door shop or market in Kerala as a central prison here has started manufacturing the rubber slippers now.

Lucknow, Nov 14: Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday categorically ruled out an alliance with the Congress or the BSP in the next assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, which are due in a little over a year's time.

New Delhi, Nov 14: India's active caseload of Covid-19 has shrunk to 4,80,719, registering a four-day streak of less than five lakh active cases, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.

At least 7-8 Pakistan Army soldiers were killed in retaliatory firing by the Indian Army in response to ceasefire violations from across the Line of Control on Friday, said ANI.

Srinagar, Nov 13: Three security forces personnel were among six persons killed in multiple ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) from the Gurez sector to the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, officials said.

New Delhi, Nov 13: India's Covid-19 tally rose to 87.28 lakh on Friday with a single-day increase of 44,879 cases, while the recoveries surged to 81,15,580, pushing the national recovery rate to 92.97 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry.

New Delhi, Nov 12: Stand-up comic Kunal Kamra faces contempt charges over a series of tweets criticizing the Supreme Court for granting TV anchor Arnab Goswami interim bail.