Nineteen opposition parties, including the Congress, Left and TMC, on Wednesday collectively announced their decision to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, terming it as an "undignified act" that insults the high office of the president.

Five members of a family, including three children, were found dead at their residence at Cherupuzha in Kerala's Kannur district this morning, police said.

Seven persons were killed and two others critically injured after a vehicle ferrying workers of a power project rolled down a hill in Kishtwar district on Wednesday, police said.

A 19-year-old "school student" was apprehended by Mumbai police from Nanded in central Maharashtra on Tuesday after a threat to "blast Mumbai" was posted on Twitter by an unidentified person.

A seven-year-old girl was allegedly sold for Rs 4.50 lakh to be married off to a middle-aged man in Rajasthan's Dholpur district, police said.

Mumbai: The Congress on Tuesday demanded action against Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar for sharing a video of cow slaughter from Manipur, and `claiming' that it was shot in Karnataka following the Assembly polls results.

New Delhi: A complaint has been lodged with the Election Commission against TMC Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra for allegedly filing false election affidavits and tax evasion.

New Delhi: Amid demands from the opposition that the president and not the prime minister should inaugurate the new Parliament building, the leaders of several political parties have decided to boycott the ceremony on May 28.