Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the government has undertaken tax reforms to make life easier for citizens, and improved capabilities has aided in raising the tax-free income limit of an individual to Rs 12 lakh per annum.

The body of a man was found in the tunnel of Kolkata Metro's Blue Line in the early hours of Friday, officials said.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that the state is facing discrimination in the distribution of resources from the Centre.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday in the wake of a cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district to take stock of the situation and promised all help, officials said.

A 28-year-old man was arrested following an exchange of fire with the police in connection with the alleged rape of a 16-year-old mentally-challenged girl, an official said on Friday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday delivered a 103-minute Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, the longest by any prime minister in India's history.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed 100 years of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as a "very proud and glorious" journey of the "world's biggest NGO" and saluted all its volunteers for their dedicated service to the nation.

 In a stern warning to Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India will not tolerate nuclear blackmail anymore and give a befitting reply to the enemy, while asserting that it has now set a "new normal" of not differentiating between terrorists and those who nurture terrorism.