A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah claimed that Communist parties would soon disappear from the world and that only BJP has a future in the country, the CPI(M) on Sunday hit back at the saffron party by saying it has been able to increase its numbers only by "buying MLAs, MPs of its political opponents".

Slogans of Rahul Gandhi Zindabad and Sonia Gandhi Zindabad reverberated through the air on Sunday as thousands of Congress supporters reached the Ramlila Maidan here to raise their voice against price rise and unemployment.

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes will summon the Jharkhand chief secretary and director general of police over the forcible eviction of 50 Dalit families in Palamu district by members of another community over a land dispute.

 The Congress on Sunday took a dig at the Centre on the issue of price rise, saying unemployment and inflation were "two brothers" of the Modi government.

BJP's Meghalaya in charge M Chuba Ao said the party will soon take a call on whether to continue its support to the NPP-led MDA government in the state or not, amid corruption charges against the Conrad K Sangma dispensation.

A 10-foot-long python fighting for its life due to multiple fractures and wounds will undergo plastic surgery soon, which could be a breakthrough in treating the critically injured endangered wildlife, officials said.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will embark on a five-day visit to Mongolia and Japan beginning Monday with an aim to expand India's defence and security ties with the two countries.

A seized cannabis plant without flowering or fruiting tops does not fall under the purview of 'ganja', the Bombay High Court has ruled while granting pre-arrest bail to a man accused of possessing commercial quantity of the narcotic substance.