Following the view of the moon at Kapad in Kerala on Sunday, Dakshina Kannada district Khazi Twaka Ahmed Musliyar has decided to celebrate that the Bakrid (Eid al-Adha) on August 22 (Wednesday), according to Zeenath Baksh and Idga Jumma Masjid Mangaluru general secretary Muhammad Hanif Haji.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday described the situation in the flood-affected areas of Kerala as "very serious" and assured the state of all possible help from the Centre.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed the hope that Pakistan will work for a South Asia free of terrorism.

Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that the Central Government’s decision to shift the venue of ‘Aero India’ air show being held in Bengaluru once in two years, to Lucknow eying the Lok Sabha elections was not fair.

Researchers have, for the first time, produced fibres with embedded electronics that are so flexible they can be woven into soft washable fabrics and made into wearable clothing.

Terming the opposition grand alliance as a "failed idea", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the the BJP-led NDA will definitely get more seats in the next Lok Sabha polls than it got in 2014 and break all records.

With the country reeling from rapes at shelter homes in Bihar and UP, Bhopal has added to the horror. The director of a government-run hostel for the disabled was arrested on Thursday for allegedly raping a deaf-mute inmate and molesting several others.

FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique said that he will never again play for Spain's national football squad, despite the 2010 FIFA World Cup winners beginning a new era with his former club coach Luis Enrique Martinez.