Over one-fifth of 5,204 MPs, MLAs and MLCs analysed have dynastic backgrounds, with their representation highest in Lok Sabha at 31%, according to poll rights body ADR.

While underscoring the absence of a statutory mechanism, the Delhi High Court has said a "time has come" to recognise the role of homemakers whose contributions remain "hidden and downplayed" when it comes to ownership rights in property.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said Manipur has been in trouble for a long time and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the strife-torn state now is not a "big deal" as he insisted "vote chori" (vote theft) remains the main issue before the country currently.

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday described US President Donald Trump as "mercurial", whose tariffs on goods have started to hit Indian businesses, and a number of jobs have already been lost.

A SpiceJet aircraft's wheel fell off after take-off from Kandla airport on Friday and the plane made an emergency landing at Mumbai airport, according to sources.

The BJP on Friday deplored an AI-generated purported video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's late mother shared by the Bihar Congress unit on its X handle two days ago.

The southwest monsoon is likely to start withdrawing from northwest India around September 15, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday.

A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court alleging custodial torture and sexual assault of a 17-year-old boy by police personnel in Gujarat’s Botad district. The petition, moved under Article 32, seeks a court-monitored probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising officers outside the Gujarat cadre, or in the alternative, an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).