Lucknow, July 15: A photograph of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi taken during his court appearance in Lucknow on Tuesday has gone viral on social media, sparking misleading claims that the man seen taking a selfie with him inside the court premises was the judge hearing the case. However, fact-checks and official clarifications have confirmed that the individual is not a judge but a practicing lawyer.

Delhi experienced its cleanest air in almost two years on Tuesday, as persistent rain and favourable wind conditions pushed the city's air quality into the 'good' category for several hours.

Upping the ante over the recent arrest of a Karnataka Congress functionary in an alleged drug peddling case, the BJP on Tuesday alleged that the accused was a close associate of AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and his son Priyank Kharge.

Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Tuesday said the Election Commission should not start an NRC exercise in the name of electoral rolls revision and asserted the process must not be about verifying citizenship as that is the Home Ministry's job.

A 65-year-old man, accused in an old criminal case, died in police custody on Tuesday morning in Uttar Pradesh's Sant Kabir Nagar, officials said.

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has reportedly introduced an updated Class 8 science textbook that links modern scientific concepts to ancient Indian knowledge and discoveries.

The Congress on Tuesday hit out at the BJP after the Odisha college student who set herself ablaze following alleged sexual harassment by a professor died, with former party chief Rahul Gandhi saying the country wants answers and not Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "silence".

Some people fell into a shallow rivulet in Junagadh district of Gujarat after a slab of a dilapidated causeway-like bridge collapsed during demolition, officials said on Tuesday.