In her maiden address at the Delhi state Republic Day function on Sunday, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta asserted that the city needs to become India's strongest economic hub.

On the occasion of National Voters' Day, several first-time voters in the national capital were provided their elector photo identity cards during a ceremony based on the theme of 'My India, My Vote' on Sunday.

Unidentified men brandishing weapons allegedly robbed a gold trader of jewellery worth approximately Rs 60 lakh in Majalgaon tehsil of Beed district in Maharashtra on Sunday, police said.

Hydroponic marijuana weighing more than 12 kilograms was seized on Sunday allegedly from four passengers who arrived at Ahmedabad international airport from Bangkok in Thailand, a Customs official said.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, younger son and heir apparent of the party's founding chief Lalu Prasad, was on Sunday named national working president, in a development that puts a seal of approval on his position in the line of succession.

British journalist and broadcaster Mark Tully, widely regarded as the BBC’s “voice of India”, passed away on Sunday at the age of 90. He had been hospitalised for a week, news agency ANI reported.

The Delhi High Court on Friday clarified that it has no intention of taking action against journalist Manisha Pande or prejudicing her professional career, a day after its oral remarks during a hearing sparked widespread discussion on social media.

Ahead of the Republic Day celebrations, Delhi Police carried out a coordinated crackdown on narcotics smuggling, organised crime and other offences, conducting raids at 2,348 locations across the city and arresting 59 drug offenders, an official said on Sunday.