Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday defended his controversial "vote for funds" remark, asserting that despite decades of allegations, he owes "no debt to anyone".

Five pilgrims were killed and 13 others injured when a bus fell into a ravine near the Kunjapuri temple here on Monday, officials said.

North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) authorities on Monday issued instructions limiting vehicle speed on campus to below 30 kmph and making it mandatory for two-wheelers and cyclists to wear helmets at all times.

On the first day as the Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, Monday set a new procedural norm that mentioning cases for urgent listing must be made in writing, and oral requests will be entertained under "extraordinary circumstances" like in cases of death penalty and personal liberty.

The BJP on Monday slammed Rahul Gandhi for "skipping" the oath ceremony of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and alleged the Congress neither has any respect for B R Ambedkar nor for the Constitution.

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday said it has restored to the official liquidator four Mumbai flats attached by it as part of a money laundering investigation against absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ayodhya on Tuesday to ceremonially hoist a saffron flag on the spire of the Ram temple, symbolising the completion of its construction.

Booth-level officers, engaged in the ongoing SIR process in West Bengal, scuffled with police personnel on Monday while trying to enter the CEO's office here during a demonstration to protest against alleged excessive work pressure, a senior officer said.