Birthday wishes poured in for former Congress president Sonia Gandhi as she turned 78 on Monday, with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge hailing her as a "true champion" of the rights of the marginalised.

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole has urged the Supreme Court and the Election Commission to take note of the "growing public demand" for ballot paper voting in view of "doubts" about the mandate in assembly elections.

Around 40 schools in Delhi received a bomb threat mail Monday morning with the sender demanding USD 30,000, a police official said.

Pathanamthitta (Kerala): The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has issued show cause notices to four officials for allegedly facilitating "VIP darshan" for Malayalam actor Dileep at the Lord Ayyappa shrine in Sabarimala during the ongoing pilgrimage season.

Panaji: BJP MLA from Telangana, T Raja Singh, on Sunday appealed to Christians to join hands with Hindus for the united fight against "love jihad" which is affecting both religions.

Ahmedabad: A man was arrested for allegedly manhandling the manager of a public sector bank in Ahmedabad over TDS on interest on his fixed deposit and assaulting another person, police said Sunday.