Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said on Friday that some people are wearing "blindfolds" and it is necessary to explain to them what true Hindutva and patriotism are.

Stepping up the attack on the BJP over the alleged suicide of an IPS officer in Haryana due to caste discrimination, the Congress on Friday claimed that crimes against Dalits and other weaker sections of the society are on the rise under the current dispensation and said this politics of intimidating and suppressing marginalised groups poses a serious threat to democracy.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought the Centre's intervention on various issues, including the immediate release of over Rs 2,220 crore for Wayanad landslide-related reconstruction works and steps to improve the state's financial situation.

India on Friday announced the upgrading of its technical mission in Kabul to the status of an embassy with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar appreciating the Taliban set-up in Kabul for showing sensitivity towards New Delhi's security concerns.

 A first-year cadet of the prestigious National Defence Academy (NDA) was found hanging in his hostel room at the tri-service training academy here early on Friday with the police suspecting it to be a case of suicide.

The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the state police to register a criminal case in connection with the "misappropriation of gold" from the "side frame or lintels" of the shrine and launch an investigation.

The Union government has reportedly denied permission for Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s proposed visit to several Gulf countries, according to a report by Mathrubhumi.com.

Union Minister Suresh Gopi suggested on Friday that the probe against film personalities was an attempt to divert attention from the Sabarimala gold-plating controversy.