Around 120 students were hospitalised in Farrukhabad and Mainpuri districts after they fell ill during a deworming drive conducted at their schools, officials said.

A couple from Gujarat’s Anand district was kidnapped and held hostage for ransom in Azerbaijan while en route to the US, and was later rescued with the help of the Indian foreign ministry, the local Lok Sabha MP has said.

Six men were killed when a car in which they were travelling collided with a truck in Dausa district, police said on Wednesday.

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar met Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, here and invited him to his son Arjun's wedding.

 A rescue operation is underway after a man fell into an open drain in the Begampur area of Delhi's Rohini on Tuesday, an official of the Delhi Fire Services said.

India is the place for large-scale organic production and the country is keen to collaborate with the EU to strengthen this ecosystem to cater to rising demands, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said here on Tuesday.

Actress Tamannaah Bhatia on Tuesday formally took on her role as the brand ambassador of Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (KSDL), amid objections from some persons, including a BJP MP, who questioned the rationale behind picking a non-Kannada speaking actor to represent the famous Mysore Sandal Soap.

The government on Tuesday informed a parliamentary panel that India will continue to import crude oil from the countries where it is cheap and of the best quality, and the Indian oil companies will purchase oil considering the geopolitical situation and non-sanctioned sources.