New Delhi: The Supreme Court slammed the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday for not counselling students who were allegedly instructed by their school teacher to slap a Muslim boy for not doing his homework.

Khanna (PB): AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal Saturday said his party will announce candidates for 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab and one Chandigarh parliamentary seat as he sought peoples' blessing for the victory of his candidates.

Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand, Dhiraj Prasad Sahu, on Saturday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in a money laundering case in which the central agency had recently arrested former chief minister Hemant Soren, officials said.

To compare the legacy of Chaudhary Charan Singh with a "small election" of 2024 is belittling him, Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Jayant Chaudhary said, refusing to spill beans over the said "deal" between his party and the BJP.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday attacked the Modi government over alleged "glaring infirmities" in the Pragati Maidan tunnel project, saying the 'Amrit Kaal' of the corrupt is prevailing.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Thursday that individuals who were compelled to convert to Islam during the Mughal era have the option to reclaim their "original identity" and qualify for indigenous status.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered the Ujjain Municipal Corporation (UMC) to pay compensation of Rs 1 lakh to a petitioner whose houses were unlawfully demolished without due process.

Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty was admitted to a private hospital here on Saturday after he complained of severe chest pain, officials of the health facility said.