The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to appoint a senior IPS officer to probe the case of a school boy who was allegedly slapped by his classmates on the instruction of his teacher in Muzaffarnagar, terming the incident as "serious"

Scores of Hindu saints on Monday staged a protest against DMK's Udhayanidhi Stalin over the Sanatan Dharma row and burnt his effigies near Tamil Nadu Bhawan here.

Three suspected cattle smugglers were on Monday arrested after an encounter with police here, a senior officer said.

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to respond to a plea which sought that quantum of assistance to persons with disabilities should be 25 per cent higher than those given to others under similar social welfare schemes.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on Monday criticized the Uttar Pradesh government and police for their handling of a case involving a teacher in Muzaffarnagar district who instructed her students to slap their seven-year-old Muslim classmate.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday said he had held a meeting with the state minorities department minister and officials and would raise the Muslim quota issue with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to find a road ahead.

A 30-year-old man has allegedly hanged himself to death at the official residence of BJP MLA Yogesh Shukla in Hazratganj area here, police said on Monday.

Educational institutions here commenced regular classes from Monday as no new cases of Nipah virus were reported since September 16.