The Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA), led by superstar Mohanlal, on Friday filed a petition in the Kerala High Court pleading that a female judge should hear the actress kidnap case.

The body of the son of Janata Dal-United (JD-U) MLA Bima Bharti was found on a railway track in the Bihar capital on Friday, police said. The legislator alleged it was a case of murder.

A Kerala Police team left for Jalandhar on Friday to question a Catholic bishop accused of sexually abusing a nun.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday assured that there would be no discrimination or unnecessary harassment in the entire updation process of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and said it was being carried out in a fair and transparent manner.

Invoking one of the foremost writers of the early 20th century, Munshi Premchand, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said communalism -- a constant point of reference in many of Premchand's stories -- envelops itself under the garb of culture. 

Locals of Kudghat area came forward to set an example for many in India to replicate, as their intervened to ensure that four Muslim doctors in the city didn't have to look another accommodation because of their religious identity

The Antigua government has said fugitive Indian jeweller Mehul Choksi was given citizenship of the Caribbean country after "stringent background checks" and clearance certificate by Mumbai Police and the External Affairs Ministry.

Thousands of smartphone users in India woke up puzzled on Friday with a Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) toll-free helpline number saved in their phonebooks by default.