Ulema have a leading role in educating the people on the original tolerant and moderate principles of Islam and countering extremism with progressive ideas and thought, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said Tuesday.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday said he was open to constructive criticism but disapproved of any malicious campaign against him or his DMK government.

The city police on Tuesday towed away the car of Y S Sharmila, Telangana politician and sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, on a major road of the city, although she was inside the car.

A court here on Tuesday allowed Delhi Police to conduct a narco test on Aaftab Amin Poonawala, Poonawala's counsel said.

New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday accused the Congress of "insulting" every Gujarati after its president Mallikarjun Kharge threw "Ravan" barb at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged people to teach the opposition party a lesson through their votes.

A 17-year-old boy died of electrocution when turning off a motor pump in Saaya near Perla in Kasaragod district.

Bengaluru/New Delhi: Set for a legal battle with Maharashtra over the border dispute, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday expressed confidence about a "good outcome", as he asserted that as per the Constitution and the States Reorganisation Act, the state's stand is justified.

A massive fire that broke out at a wholesale market in the Bhagirath Palace area of Chandni Chowk was brought under control on Tuesday even as the cooling process is underway for the sixth consecutive day, officials said.