Months after the government increased renewal charges for older vehicles, the transport ministry has raised the fitness test fee for motor vehicles older than 20 years to discourage people from keeping them.

Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Wednesday said the Delhi blast has put a "very serious question mark" on the government's security policy and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should soon answer in Parliament on the "lapse".

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said one of the main reasons for the success of the tiger conservation project in the country is the continuous monitoring by a centralised authority.

The Maharashtra State Election Commission on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that the use of VVPAT machines was not mandatory for local body polls, and it was also not technically feasible.

In a concerning development, Kashmiri students studying outside the Union Territory are reporting increasing harassment, social isolation and suspicion following the arrests linked to “white-collar terror module” and the recent Red Fort blast.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has once again stirred internal unease within his party after publicly highlighting and appreciating key points from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent address at a private event in the capital.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested the brother and close aide of dreaded gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, Anmol Bishnoi, upon his deportation from the US to India, officials said.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to consider directing schools in Delhi-NCR to postpone open air sports competitions planned in November and December to “safer months” keeping in mind air pollution levels.