Assam BJP MLA Rupjyothi Kurmi has sparked controversy by calling for the demolition of the Taj Mahal and Qutub Minar, two iconic Mughal monuments. Kurmi, who made the comments amidst the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) dropping certain chapters on Mughal history from class 12 textbooks, urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to replace the monuments with "the world's most beautiful temples". He also pledged to donate a year's salary towards their construction.

Anil Antony, the son of Congress stalwart and former defence minister AK Antony, is set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday. The move comes after Anil Antony resigned from all his positions in the Congress party in January, following a controversial tweet he made criticizing a BBC documentary about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Veteran politician Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said Rahul Gandhi is the primary reason why he and many others are not in the Congress today and claimed that one has to be "spineless" to remain in the grand old party.

In a significant development, the Supreme Court has announced that it will hear the case relating to the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi on April 14. The Apex Court has also allowed Muslims to side to file an application before it regarding their request to allow the practice of ablution inside the mosque premises.

CPI MP Binoy Viswam has alleged that the changes made to NCERT textbooks indicate a clear-cut attempt at "distorting and communalising the study of the history, polity and society of India".

YouTuber Manish Kashyap, arrested for spreading fake videos on Bihar migrant labours being attacked in Tamil Nadu, has been booked under the National Security Act (NSA) on Thursday, police said.

The man suspected of starting a fire onboard a train in Kerala which led to the death of three, including a toddler, was brought to the southern state by road on Thursday morning after being caught in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra on the previous day.

The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday hit the pause button and decided to keep key benchmark policy rate at 6.5 per cent even as inflation is trending above its tolerance level.