Jammu/New Delhi: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday questioned the surgical strikes and accused the government of peddling lies, drawing furious reaction from the BJP which said the opposition party was blinded by its "hate" for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has "insulted" the armed forces.

Kochi: Kerala government on Monday said norovirus infection, a cause of acute gastroenteritis, was confirmed in two students here.

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said Hindu religious scriptures will be taught to students in government schools and issued a warning to those trying to insult these revered texts, saying their acts will not be tolerated.

Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has demanded the BJP-led Centre to ban an upcoming Hindi film on Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse like it blocked the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Dubai: Former India captain Virat Kohli, all-rounder Hardik Pandya and shortest format's number one batter Suryakumar Yadav were on Monday picked in ICC 'Men's T20I team of 2022'.

Guwahati: Amid criticisms over his swift transition from "Who is Shah Rukh Khan" to "SRK called me", Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday clarified that he still doesn't know much about the actor, and hardly watches movies.

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena (UBT) and Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi on Monday announced an alliance ahead of civic polls in several cities in Maharashtra, the move coinciding with the birth anniversary of Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray.

When people begin to fear the State or its agents, there is tyranny, the High Court of Karnataka has observed.