Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday blamed the BJP for the violent protests in Ladakh, alleging that the ruling party's "breach of promise" on statehood and restoration of powers to the region had triggered anger among people. 

The rupee moved in a tight range to settle 7 paise higher at 88.68 (provisional) against the American currency on Thursday due to suspected RBI intervention amid a strong US dollar and weak domestic markets. 

Superintendent of Police Uma Prashanth clarified that no stone-pelting or communal clashes took place in connection with a banner installation in Karl Marx Nagar, 13th Cross, Davangere. 

Protests over an alleged paper leak in the Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UKSSSC) exam have intensified across the state, with Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami controversially describing the incident as “nakal (cheating) jihad”, The Indian Express reported on Thursday.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said the state government will take measures to build a memorial for popular Kannada novelist and philosopher S L Bhyrappa in Mysuru.

Female students of Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management, Delhi were allegedly forced to visit the quarter of self-styled godman Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati late at night and one of them was even forced to change her name, the FIR filed against him read.

In a first for the Karnataka health department, a team of officials conducted an interstate decoy operation with the help of their Andhra Pradesh counterparts and uncovered a racket involved in prenatal sex determination.

In a key revelation, Uddhav Sena MP Aaditya Thackeray has promised to launch a "surgical strike" on the alleged electoral irregularities in Maharashtra, following in the footsteps of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's recent expose.