Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday criticised the use of the national emblem on a renovation plaque by the Waqf Board at Srinagar's Hazratbal mosque, asserting that the symbol is meant for government functions and not religious institutions. 

 Beats of 'dhol-tasha' and clouds of 'gulal' rose in the air as faithfuls thronged the streets of Mumbai on Saturday, braving the rains for immersion processions of Ganesh idols on Anant Chaturdashi, the last and final day of the 10-day Ganpati festival. 

 NCP MLC Amol Mitkari, who had questioned IPS officer Anjana Krishna's educational and caste certificates based on which she cleared UPSC exam, on Saturday retracted his comments and apologised. 

Two persons have been arrested here in separate cases for allegedly posting abusive and obscene remarks on Facebook against a BJP MLA, police said on Saturday.

A 45-year-old man died from amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare and often fatal brain infection, while undergoing treatment at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital, health officials said on Saturday. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday "deeply" appreciated US President Donald Trump's "positive assessment" of the India-US partnership after the American leader hailed the "special" relationship between the two nations -- remarks seen as an attempt to check the downturn in the ties.

In a dramatic turn of events, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former party treasurer Kaish Khan was arrested earlier this week after being found hiding behind a mattress at his brother’s house in Balapeer, Kannauj. The arrest followed a tip-off received by the police, leading to a search operation.

The body of a child was found in Nischintapur area in West Bengal's Nadia district on Saturday morning, triggering tension in the locality, as a mob assaulted two locals and killed them for allegedly being involved in the minor's death, police said.