New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday trashed as "fake" claims being made on social media seeking 'monetary contributions' into a government-designated bank account, in the case related to Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse on death row in Yemen.

New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday opposed in the Supreme Court imposition of fixed timelines on governors and President for taking decisions on bills passed by state legislatures, saying such constraints were "consciously omitted" by the framers of the Constitution.

New Delhi: Prominent psephologist and co-director of Lokniti-CSDS, Sanjay Kumar, has apologised after deleting a social media post that reported a massive surge in voter numbers in two Maharashtra Assembly constituencies, giving fresh momentum to the Congress’ allegations of electoral malpractice in the state.

Mumbai: A parked passenger coach of domestic carrier IndiGo caught fire at the Mumbai International Airport on Tuesday, the airline said, adding that no one was injured in the incident.

Mumbai: A Monorail train came to a halt between Mysore Colony and Bhakti Park stations in Mumbai amid downpour on Tuesday evening with fire brigade and other agencies carrying out a rescue operation using cranes, officials said.

Kaushambi (UP): Acting swiftly on an alert from Meta, police here rescued a 20-year-old man who had threatened to consume poison to kill himself in an Instagram post, officials said on Tuesday.

Bhopal: It was supposed to be a 12-hour journey from Indore to Katni for a lawyer who was headed home for Rakshabandhan on August 7. However, she never reached the destination, and after 12 days, her kin suspect it to be a case of human trafficking.

New Delhi/Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday opposed any move by the Railways to weigh passengers' luggage and charge extra in trains, saying it would be anti-poor and would further burden the common man.