In a distressing incident targeting Christians, the principal of a school in Pune was subjected to a physical assault allegedly by members of the Bajrang Dal after students recited a Christian prayer during the assembly on Tuesday.

Top leaders of the Congress on Thursday held crucial deliberations with the party's leaders in Rajasthan on the poll strategy and preparedness, while also seeking to resolve the tussle between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his bete noire Sachin Pilot.

The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has recommended to the Centre the names of seven judges for appointment as chief justice of seven high courts, including that of Bombay and Gujarat.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Vinayak Raut on Thursday claimed MLAs from the Shiv Sena-led by Maharashtra Chief Eknath Shinde have started revolting after NCP leader Ajit Pawar along with eight other party MLAs joined the state government.

Opposition members of the parliamentary standing committee on Home walked out of a meeting on Thursday after their demand to discuss the situation in Manipur was denied by the panel chief, sources said.

Security forces thwarted clashes in Manipur's Kangpokpi district where two armed groups gathered and fired a few rounds, sources said on Thursday.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday washed the feet of a tribal youth, on whom a man had urinated, to express sorrow over the incident and apologised to him.

Two shops were damaged after a fire broke out at a market in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city early Thursday morning, a fire brigade official said.