The rescue operation at the partially collapsed SLBC tunnel, where eight people have been trapped for the past 12 days, continued at a brisk pace on Wednesday, with excavation being carried out at locations suggested by scientists to look for human presence.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday alleged that the BJP-led union government paid mere lip service to Tamil language for the sake of votes and dubbed the ruling party at the Centre as Tamil's "enemy."

 A 47-year-old pathology lab owner in Maharashtra's Thane district has allegedly been cheated of Rs 42.35 lakh in a share trading fraud, police said on Wednesday.

 The opposition Congress in Odisha announced a state-wide protest on March 10, alleging a rise in crimes against women after the BJP came to power here in June last year.

Sambhal (UP): A 30-year-old man allegedly killed himself on Tuesday in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district, with his family claiming that he has left a suicide note behind accusing his wife and in-laws of harassment, police said.

New Delhi: The government has slapped a $2.81 billion (about Rs 24,500 crore) demand notice on Reliance Industries Ltd and its partners, including BP Plc for gains made from producing and selling natural gas that may have migrated from neighbouring block of state-owned ONGC.

Mumbai: Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi's remarks praising Mughal emperor Aurangzeb rocked the Maharashtra legislature on Tuesday with the ruling Mahayuti members seeking his suspension and accusing him of treason, prompting the legislator to retract his statements later.

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said he has asked the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to bring back the remains of a Kerala man who was shot dead by Jordanian security forces at the Israel-Jordan border last month.