Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday handed over the Indian citizenship certificate to a 78-year-old Pakistani Christian under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, making him the first such person from the coastal state.

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said she will not contest the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, pointing out that she would not be able to fulfil her party's agenda in the union territory set up even if she were to become the chief minister.

New Delhi: Indian intelligence agencies are on high alert after a video surfaced showing terrorist Farhatullah Ghori calling on sleeper cells in India to carry out attacks on trains nationwide. Ghori, who is believed to be based in Pakistan, is reportedly responsible for orchestrating the Rameshwaram Cafe blast in Bengaluru earlier this year.

A Delhi-based entrepreneur, Sivesh Kumar, co-founder and COO of Coffea India, has gained widespread attention for creating a LinkedIn profile for his two-year-old son, Tiger Chauhan. Earlier this week, Kumar set up the profile and has been regularly posting updates.

New Delhi: The Competition Commission of India on Wednesday approved the merger of the media assets of Reliance Industries and Walt Disney Co to create the country's largest media empire worth over Rs 70,000 crore.

New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday suspended the membership of former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Dr Sandip Ghosh, amid a CBI probe into the alleged rape and murder of a junior doctor at the Kolkata-based institute earlier this month.

Satna: A video showing more than a dozen cows being pushed into a swollen river in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district went viral following which three men were arrested and a minor was detained, police said on Wednesday.

New Delhi: More people have lost their lives in India in road accidents than wars, militancy and Naxalism, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday.