A labourer in Punjab who borrowed money to buy a Rs 200-lottery ticket has hit a Rs 15 million (Rs 1.5 crore) jackpot.

Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy alleged that it was true that the son of former chief minister and BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa had met the IT officials.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Inspector General of Police of Meerut zone in Uttar Pradesh to directly supervise the probe into the lynching of a Muslim man by a mob in Hapur.

Members of the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti staged a protest in the city on Wednesday alleging that the image of the Sanatan Sanstha is being tarnished in the murder case of journalist Gauri Lankesh and shouted slogans in favour of arrested accused in the case Parashuram Waghmore.

One of two men, sentenced to life imprisonment for their alleged involvement in the 2007 Ajmer dargah blast, returned home to Bharuch two days ago to a hero’s welcome by a large crowd that included office-bearers of the BJP and VHP.

Veteran actor Dilip Kumar, 95, was on Wednesday admitted to a hospital here due to chest infection, but he is recuperating, said a family friend.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is now actively involved in an ambitious multilingual web series based on his book 'Why I Am A Hindu", says any criticism of the current government is frowned upon nowadays.

The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday directed the BJP to keep its ongoing Gaurav Yatra free from government programmes.