Trains of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, will be known as 'Namo Bharat', Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced on Thursday.

A passenger was killed and at least 34 others injured when a private bus carrying them overturned in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district on Friday, the police said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, currently on the campaign trail in Telangana, will address a public rally at Armoor on Friday before leaving for the national capital ending his three-day visit, party sources said.

The Congress has announced its second list of 88 candidates for the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls.

The members of the Indian cricket team in all likelihood will get a short break after World Cup clash against New Zealand on Sunday to spend some time with their families.

The World Cup is a long and arduous assignment and the seven-day gap between the contests against New Zealand (October 22) and England (October 29) will allow players a break.

Israel's defense minister told ground troops to be ready to enter the Gaza Strip, though he didn't say when the invasion will start.

Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha president and Lok Sabha MP Tejasvi Surya on Thursday said people are going to deal a big blow to the opposition bloc INDIA in the Assembly polls in five states, including Madhya Pradesh, for its posture against Sanatan Dharma.

Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a part of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, had recently claimed Sanatan Dharma had sown divisions in society and had sought its eradication on the lines of diseases like malaria and coronavirus.

In a major injury scare for India, star all-rounder Hardik Pandya hobbled off the field after twisting his ankle while bowling his first over in a World Cup match against Bangladesh, here on Thursday.

Pandya suffered the injury during the third delivery of the ninth over when he attempted to stop a straight drive from Bangladesh opener Litton Das with his right foot in his follow-through.