The Maharashtra government has received complaints against 719 employees for allegedly using fake disability certificates to avail benefits under various schemes, Minister Atul Save informed the legislative assembly on Tuesday.
A total of 350 cricketers, including 240 Indians, will go under the hammer in the IPL auction to take place in Abu Dhabi on December 16, with South Africa's comeback man Quinton de Kock a surprise late addition to the final list.
Voters in seven districts of Kerala began casting ballots on Tuesday in the first phase of crucial local elections, viewed by many as a key indicator ahead of next year's state legislative assembly contest.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said that the Centre was not cooperating with the state to solve farmers' problems.
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell sharply in early trade on Tuesday in line with weak global cues, continuous foreign fund outflows and selling pressure in IT stocks and Reliance Industries.
Five persons have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 31-year-old man whose body was found in a dam in Maharashtra's Palghar district five months ago, police said on Tuesday.
The rupee depreciated 10 paise to 90.15 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, as dollar demand from corporates, importers and foreign portfolio investors dented investors' sentiments.
Acting on a tip-off about the sale of banned narcotic substance MDMA, Ullal Police conducted a raid at Tachani in Talapady village under their jurisdiction and arrested three accused.
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a forensic examination of an audio clip in which a senior Uttar Pradesh police officer purportedly is heard using a communal slur against Muslims.
Karnataka Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Gundu Rao on Monday said strict action would be taken against private hospitals found to be performing unnecessary caesarean deliveries in the state for financial gain.
