Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday expressed concern over "manifestations of rage" tearing country's social fabric and cautioned against any attempt at defining nationhood in terms of dogmas and identities of religion, region, hatred and intolerance.

The quad comprising India, the US, Japan and Australia met in Singapore on Thursday and reiterated their call for a free and prosperous Indo-Pacific and to promote a rules-based order in the region.

The headmaster of a high school in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district has been suspended for "leaking the question papers" of the state-run Madhyamik (Secondary) examination earlier this year, authorities announced on Thursday.

Senior Jammu and Kahsmir separatist leader Muhammad Yasin Malik on Thursday trashed media reports that he had met leaders of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep S. Puri on Thursday said the 99 designated smart cities in the country, which entail an investment of nearly Rs 2 lakh crore, will start showing visible signs of excellence in the next six months.

A woman motorist was robbed of money and valuables here on Thursday by two men on a bike, who bluffed her by indicating one of her car's tyre was punctured, as per her police complaint.

A Port Blair-bound Go Air flight with 167 passengers aboard on Thursday returned to the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport here soon after taking off after a technical snag was detected.

Puri Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb on Thursday blamed the Jagannath temple administration for the missing keys of "Ratna Bhandar" (treasury).