Mumbai: Superstar Akshay Kumar on Sunday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for asking BJP workers to refrain from making unnecessary remarks on films.

Shahjahanpur (UP): A 35-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a two-month-old cow calf, police here said on Sunday.

Hyderabad: Permission for a dance festival to be attended by renowned dancer Mallika Sarabhai at the Ramappa temple near Warangal in Telangana had been denied by Union Culture Minister G Kishen Reddy, a Kakatiya Heritage Trust official alleged on Saturday.

Bhopal: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of creating hatred among people in order to regain power, and alleged that he was tarnishing India's image on international platforms.

Ghaziabad (UP): A rickshaw puller was arrested here for allegedly killing a man and chopping his body into pieces over suspicion of him having illicit relations with his wife, police said on Sunday

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee will hold a silent protest at more than 300 locations across the state capital on Monday between 10 am-12 pm against the state government’s corruption in the state.

Malpe: Tourists and locals found the carcass of a female sea turtle on the Malpe beach on Sunday.

Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to instruct the Ministry of Steel and the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) authorities to drop the proposal for closure of Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Limited (VISL) at Bhadravati.