The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Central and state governments to work for eradication of curable leprosy, and remove provisions from laws that discriminate against and stigmatise those affected from the disease.

On the global map, India is fourth most tolerant country after Canada, followed by China and Malaysia, suggests a new survey.

Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan on Tuesday, the Congress party said the Modi government has systematically finished the Panchayati Raj System by starving Panchayats of funds.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said Congress alone won't be able to win the 2019 General Elections and urged it to be more flexible in seat sharing with the regional parties so as to confront the BJP in one-on one fights.

Income Tax officials on Tuesday raided offices and homes of 11 government contractors in Bengaluru and Mysuru in poll-bound Karnataka for alleged tax evasion, a senior official said.

 The Central government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that death by hanging is not as "barbaric, inhuman and cruel" as an execution by firing squad or lethal injection.

Mangaluru, April 24: The cleanliness drive initiated by Madrasa teachers at Bolar in collaboration with Samasta Mangalore range and Talent research Foundation (TRF) was continued on Tuesday too.

West Bengal CID seized several forged mark sheets, certificates and rubber stamps of different educational institutions as it busted a fake document racket in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district and arrested one person, a senior officer said on Tuesday.