Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday distanced himself from the recent ban on 25 books in the Union Territory, asserting that he has never supported such measures and would “never ban a book.”

Three people are reported to have died on the spot and three others sustained serious injuries as a gas cylinder used for welding at a scrap shop near the fishing harbor in the city exploded on Wednesday.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday reiterated his vote theft allegations and slammed the Election Commission for demanding an affidavit under oath from him to support his claims.

A month after exposing the illegal plying of bike taxis by Rapido in Mumbai, Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik is now facing Opposition criticism after it emerged the aggregator is the lead sponsor for a 'Dahi Handi' event organised by his family.

Authorities at Dr Laxmi Narayan Pandey Government Medical College in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, have expelled two second-year MBBS students from the hostel for the duration of their course following allegations of ragging a junior.

More than half of the voters excluded from Bihar’s draft electoral roll following the Special Intensive Revision are women, according to an analysis of Election Commission of India data published on August 1. The figures show that 55% of those left out are women, with the highest exclusion rates seen in several districts that also have a significant Muslim population.

Two Punjab police commandos have been suspended for allegedly assaulting a local journalist here, a police official said on Friday.

A day after Rahul Gandhi alleged vote theft in at least three states, Election Commission sources on Friday said if the Congress leader believes in his analysis and feels that his allegations against the EC are true, he should have "no problem" in signing the declaration under electoral rules and submit names wrongfully added or removed from voters' list.