DMK leader A Raja hit out at the BJP on Saturday, claiming that the ruling party would have changed the Constitution had the words "secular" and "socialist" not been added to the Preamble of the document during Emergency.

Protesting farmers on Saturday suspended their foot march to Delhi for the day after some of them suffered injuries in tear gas shelling by Haryana security personnel here along the state's border with Punjab.

A failed attempt to enter the United States illegally has left 230 Indians, including 170 Gujaratis, stranded in Sharjah, UAE. The group, comprising families, was lured by agents promising a chartered flight from Dubai to Brazil, followed by a land crossing into the US through Mexico.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj has expressed concern over the low wages provided under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA), highlighting the need for urgent revisions. The panel has urged the Ministry of Rural Development to link wages under the scheme to an inflation index, ensuring they reflect the rising cost of living.

A Shiv Sena (UBT) leader from Nanded was allegedly kidnapped by eight to nine persons and then released some time later, prompting police to register an FIR and begin probe, an official said on Saturday.

The deaths of businessman Manoj Parmar and his wife Neha Parmar, who were found hanging in their home in Ashta, Madhya Pradesh, on Friday, have triggered a heated political debate. A purported suicide note, which surfaced on social media, alleges harassment by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and pressure from BJP leaders, further intensifying the row.

A day after two key suspects in the rape and murder of a doctor at the RG Kar hospital got bail, the Left parties and the Congress on Saturday staged protests at various locations in Kolkata, alleging that the CBI has "failed" to deliver justice in the case.

At least six Delhi schools received a bomb threat on Saturday, officials said, marking the third instance of threat emails being sent to schools in the national capital this week.