As a video of a woman passenger in a BMTC bus objecting to the conductor wearing a green skull cap and forcing him to take it off went viral on social media, netizens spoke up for the conductor as well as the lady.

The Catholic Sabha Central Committee has called for the Central Government to release a draft copy of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) to provide better understanding of the proposed law.

India on Wednesday voted in favour of a draft resolution tabled in the UN Human Rights Council that condemns and strongly rejects recent "public and premeditated" acts of desecration of the Holy Quran.

Neither cheetahs nor women nor the tribal community are safe in the BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh, state Congress chief Kamal Nath said on Wednesday.

 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she is saddened at the loss of lives in "sporadic" incidents of violence during rural polls. Banerjee also asserted that her government has given a free hand to the police to take action against those behind the violence.

 In a first, the Centre will start selling tomatoes at discounted rates in retail markets in the national capital and few other cities from Friday to provide relief to the consumers as the price of the kitchen staple is ruling high at over Rs 200 per kilogram in some parts of the country.

The UN's top human rights body overwhelmingly approved a measure calling on countries to do more to prevent religious hatred in the wake of Quran burnings in Europe, over the objections of Western countries who fear tougher steps by governments could trample freedom of expression.

A senior advocate in the city, who was living alone, was found dead at his residence in Bejai, police said on Wednesday.