Bhubaneswar: A tribal couple in Odisha’s Rayagada district was allegedly forced to plough a field with a yoke placed on their shoulders as a form of public punishment for marrying against community traditions, officials said on Friday.

Jaipur: School students in Rajasthan will no longer study two-part supplementary textbooks with state Education Minister Madan Dilawar arguing that these reading materials are not required because they glorify the Nehru-Gandhi family and carry no marks for students.

New Delhi: An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 shook parts of Delhi-NCR on Friday evening, according to initial reports.

New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI): Former chief justices of India, D Y Chandrachud and J S Khehar, on Friday flagged certain provisions of the constitutional amendment bill for simultaneous elections, including powers it vest with the Election Commission, but rejected the suggestion that the idea falls foul of the Constitution, sources said.

Meerut (UP): To maintain the sanctity of the Kanwar Yatra route and ensure its peaceful conduct, the Meerut district administration has banned the cooking of meat, fish, and eggs in hotels, dhabas, and restaurants along the yatra route, an official said on Friday.

Patna: Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh on Friday said his party will contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections independently, even as he backed INDIA bloc's allegation of voter list manipulation at the behest of the BJP.

Bhubaneswar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the BJP of making attempts to "steal (chori) the upcoming elections in Bihar, as it did in Maharashtra" last year.

Mumbai, Jul 11 (PTI): A video of Maharashtra minister Sanjay Shirsat sitting in a room along with a partially opened bag containing what look like bundles of notes went viral on Friday.