External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, addressing a discussion on India-US relations at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington DC, emphasised the need for mutual respect and non-interference between democracies.

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has raised concerns over what it describes as a deteriorating state of religious freedom in India. In its annual report, the commission has recommended that the U.S. State Department designate India as a "Country of Particular Concern" for engaging in systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom.

A doctor was shot dead inside a nursing home in southeast Delhi's Kalindi Kunj area in the early morning hours, police said on Thursday.

Social activist Snehamayi Krishna, one of the complainants in the alleged MUDA 'scam' case, appeared before the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) here on Thursday to give evidence and produce records in connection with the investigation initiated by the federal agency, sources said.

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned former India captain and Congress politician Mohammad Azharuddin for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged financial irregularities in the Hyderabad Cricket Association, official sources said Thursday.

The head of a local outfit, which was running a campaign for removal of statues of Sai Baba from temples here, has been detained for breach of peace, police said on Thursday.

Prominent Telugu film industry stars have united to condemn Telangana Minister Konda Surekha's recent remarks that linked Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader KT Rama Rao to the divorce of actors Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. The comments have sparked a widespread backlash, with several celebrities voicing their strong disapproval.

Two women officers of the Indian Navy - Lt Commander Dilna K and Lt Commander Roopa A - on Wednesday embarked from Goa on a challenging expedition to circumnavigate the globe covering 21,600 nautical miles over eight months.