In a horrific incident, a Dalit student on his way to take an exam in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district was attacked by his classmates who assaulted and chopped his fingers in what his family alleged was a caste-driven assault.

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar was discharged from AIIMS-Delhi on Wednesday after making a satisfactory recovery, the premier hospital said.

The Union Government has banned two organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, accusing them of spreading anti-India propaganda and encouraging secessionism. The Union Minister of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday declared the Awami Action Committee (AAC) and Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM) as unlawful associations under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, imposing a five-year ban.

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed the ASI to undertake and complete whitewashing of the Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district within one week.

A 37-year-old biker was killed in a crash when he hit the divider and his head the road, possibly swerving to avoid a pothole, in south Delhi's Tigri area, police said on Tuesday.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday held a meeting with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the national capital.

India's fishery sector loses over USD 2 billion due to untreated wastewater contaminating waterways, according to a study published on Wednesday.

Mathura (UP): A man disguised as a woman set his married lover on fire inside her house here on Tuesday afternoon after she refused to leave with him, police said.