Hyderabad: A man from Alwal made an unconventional protest at the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) ward office on July 26 by releasing a snake inside the office premises. The act was intended to highlight his frustration with the alleged failure of officials in addressing the issues faced by residents of the locality during a crisis.

Alirajpur: Even as a special investigation team (SIT) probes the alleged theft of British-era gold coins by four cops in Madhya Pradesh's Alirajpur district, a complaint accusing the police of stealing silver has emerged, an official said on Wednesday.

Prayagraj (UP): The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday extended the stay on a survey of the Gyanvapi mosque premises by the Archaeological Survey of India till Thursday.

New Delhi: About 49 lakh wasted or low weight-for-height children under the age of five were found in the country in June this year, the Centre said on Wednesday.

Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday said no Waqf Board in the country has the authority to expel a person or a community from a religion, remarks that come amid a row over the Andhra Pradesh Waqf Board passing a resolution describing the Ahmadiyya community as non-Muslims.

Taking a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has claimed the Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax department and the CBI are the "only three strong parties" in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill that seeks to exempt land within 100 km of the country's borders from the purview of the forest conservation laws and permit setting up of zoos, safaris and eco-tourism facilities in forest areas.

The Gujarat High Court has allowed the discharge plea of a former police official accused in the 2003 encounter of Sadiq Jamal, who the cops had claimed to be a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative.