On a day when the Indian rupee plunged to a record low of 70.65 to a US dollar, the government on Wednesday said it was expected to remain in the range of 68 to 70 during the year.

Barely three fifths of child refugees are receiving a primary school education and the number who do not attend school has jumped by 500,000 in the past year to reach four million, the United Nations warned on Wednesday.

The woman was raped by four abductors at Amoni near Kalong river and was abandoned near a petrol pump on NH 37.

The duration of India's proposed maiden manned space mission in 2021-2022 and the number of astronauts who will be on board are yet to be decided, an ISRO official said on Wednesday.

Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani said on Wednesday that Congress President Rahul Gandhi has been mislead and misdirected by a malicious campaign by vested interests and corporate rivalry in levelling charges against him in the Rafale deal.

A large number of activists, writers and representatives of Left-affiliated organisations on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for "intimidating and crushing" the voices of dissent.

The body of a person from Katageri village who was trapped under the mud when the hill was collapsed found on Wednesday after continuous search operation.

The Congress on Wednesday attacked the government over demonetisation, saying that a RBI report proved again that it was a "disaster of epic proportions" and asked if Prime Minister Narendra Modi will apologise for "lying" on the issue.