UP BJP president and state minister Swatantra Dev Singh suffered a terrible injury on Monday when one of his fingers was cut off in an accident during a ceremony in Muzaffarnagar. In the commotion and chaotic scenes at the event, Singh's hand got stuck in his car and the finger severed.

Schools in five Taluks of Chikkamagaluru District declared holidays on August 13 and 14 due to heavy rain In the backdrop of heavy rain in Chikkamagaluru District schools and colleges have declared holidays in five Taluks on August 13 and 14.

The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to pass any immediate directions to the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir government on a plea seeking lifting of all restrictions imposed after the abrogation of Article 370.

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday filed nomination papers for the bypoll to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. Singh filed the nomination papers in the chamber of the returning officer in the Rajasthan Assembly, sources said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accepted Governor Satya Pal Malik's 'invitation' to visit Jammu and Kashmir but said he did not need an aircraft.

 Two tribal women hockey players were found hanging from a tree in Jharkhand's Simdega district, a senior police officer said on Tuesday.

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa on Monday announced a compensation of Rs. Five lakh to the family of Mangaluru Journalist Nagesh Padu who succumbed to dengue last month.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked rebel Congress-JD(S) MLAs from Karnataka to hand over a memo to the registrar for urgent listing of their plea challenging their disqualification from the state assembly.