A court here on Thursday sentenced extradited gangster Abu Salem to seven years rigorous imprisonment in a 2002 extortion case.

Google has successfully completed its public Wi-Fi programme to provide India's railway stations with free internet, with Dibrugarh in Assam becoming the 400th station to go live on Thursday.

The Odisha government on Thursday announced a string of benefits for working journalists including a death benefit of Rs 4 lakh and financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh in cases of permanent incapacitation.

Kalaburgi: A DCIB woman constable died after she suffered an electric shock near Sai Temple in Kalburgi.

Following his phenomenal showing in the past two seasons, India skipper Virat Kohli will be presented with the prestigious Polly Umrigar award for the best international cricketer (2016-17 and 2017-18) at the BCCI Awards to be held in Bengaluru on Tuesday, the board announced on Thursday.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that children can make mistakes and that is why the government decided to withdraw cases against youths who were misled into pelting stones at security personnel.

Shimoga, June 7: Some of the honest MLAs from Congress and JD(S) have been ignored while expanding the state cabinet. If such unhappy MLAs join BJP, they will have a good future. Everyone is welcome to join the party, said KS Eshwarappa, BJP legislator from Shimoga.

Wishing Muslims around the world a "Ramadan Mubarak" — a blessed holiday — President Donald Trump on Wednesday hosted his first White House dinner for Islam's holy month of Ramadan, an overture that surprised many in the Muslim community after he skipped hosting such a meal last year.