Former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Atishi criticised the BJP government and the newly elected CM Rekha Gupta for failing to approve the Rs 2,500 financial assistance for women in Delhi in the first cabinet meeting.

Uttar Pradesh jail administration made arrangements to bring holy water from Prayagraj's Sangam to 75 prisons across the state.

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre and others to respond to a plea seeking measures to improve the health of the tribal population in the country.

A leopard that was seriously injured after it got caught in a trap meant for wild hogs that entered coffee plantations near Baloor in Mudigere taluk is reported to have died in spite of the best efforts of the forest offices and the veterinarians to revive it.

Singer and music composer Vishal Dadlani has publicly challenged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath over his claims regarding the quality of water at the Maha Kumbh. Responding to the Chief Minister’s dismissal of concerns about faecal contamination in the Sangam waters, Dadlani took to social media, urging Adityanath to prove his assertion by drinking directly from the river in Prayagraj.

The inaugural cultural procession for the two-day 27th Zilla Kannada Sahitya Sammelana organized by Dakshina Kannada District Sahitya Parishat was flagged off by renowned educationist Padma Sri Harekala Hajabba at the Central Grounds in Asaigoli on Friday morning.

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was discharged from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here on Friday morning, sources said.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath said the Maha Kumbh will help the state's economy grow by over Rs 3 lakh crore.