Tata Trusts Chairman Ratan Tata and Assam's Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday launched the first 28 branches of the North East Small Finance Bank (NESFB), the region's first small bank.

PWD Minister HD Revanna said that as the JDS-Congress coalition government rule the state for next five years, the party workers should get panic for the words of others.

Delhi's ruling AAP on Sunday took out a massive protest amid its standoff with the Lt Governor and IAS officers, even as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal completed a week of his sit-in at LG office.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday assured the IAS officers of their safety and security and urged them to "return to work" and attend ministers' meetings.

Union Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde said that the leftist intellectuals, who have made their foolishness as their capital and kept their intellect for sale, should be controlled in the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday assured states like Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, which have been demanding special status category, that the Centre is committed in "letter and spirit" to adhere to statutory provisions in place at the time of the bifurcation of states.

Hitting out at Rajasthan's Vasundhara Raje government for only being engaged in accepting the fitness challenge passed on by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, state Congress chief Sachin Pilot said that if the Chief Minister is serious on accepting any challenge, it should be of putting a complete check on farmers' suicide.

Fifteen civilians were injured on Sunday in an explosion at the Manasbal park in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district.