Congress president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said he would desist from opposing Narendra Modi the day the prime minister stopped "dividing" the country and started helping the poor.

Congress candidate from Ballary LS constituency V.S. Ugrappa said that the by-election would become a referendum to the national politics in future.

As the #MeToo movement gains ground, 17 women journalists who have worked with 'The Asian Age' newspaper, came out in support of their colleague Priya Ramani who has accused Union minister M J Akbar of sexual harassment, said a joint statement issued by them.

Gujarat government Energy Minister Saurabh Patel said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would unveil the Unity Statue of former deputy prime minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the highest statue in the world, constructed near Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat, on October 31.

Maoists blew up railway tracks in Jharkhand's Giridih district, paralysing movement of trains for over five hours, a railway official said on Tuesday.

Suraj Panwar clinched a silver in men's 5000m race walk event to open India's medal account in athletics at the Youth Olympic Games but country's boxing challenge ended with quarter final defeat of Jyoti Gulia, here.

An accused arrested under POCSO Act on charges of raping a minor girl attempted to commit suicide by slitting his throat in front of the judge in the court hall here on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday interacted with medal winners of the Asian Para Games held recently in Jakarta.