A worker of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Punjab's Tarn Taran district on Friday, police said.

Former Uttar Pradesh Governor and senior Congress leader Aziz Qureshi passed away at a hospital here on Friday after a prolonged illness, a family member said.

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Friday said that the police are waiting for the Forensic Science Laboratory report to take action in connection with alleged pro-Pakistan slogans raised by supporters of Congress leader Syed Naseer Hussain, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha.

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal of the Gyanvapi management committee against an Allahabad High Court order which held that lawsuits for "restoration" of a temple where the mosque stands in Varanasi are maintainable.

Ten tribal MLAs of Manipur have condemned the "biased" resolution passed by the state assembly urging the Centre to abrogate the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with all the Kuki-Zo underground groups.

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea of self-styled godman Asaram, serving life term in a rape case, for suspension of the sentence because of his deteriorating health condition.

The meeting of the highest decision making body of the WTO on Friday entered the fifth day with key members including India, the US and EU holding talks to iron out differences on issues such as agriculture, fisheries subsidies, and duty moratorium on e-commerce trade.

A tragic accident occurred on Friday morning near Hulusugudde in Hanur town, as a cement lorry traveling from Tamil Nadu to Mysore overturned, resulting in the death of the driver.