Lucknow/Varanasi: A Varanasi court on Thursday ordered an archaeological survey of the Kashi Vishwanath temple and the Gyanwapi mosque premises to resolve a lingering dispute involving the two shrines.

Mathura: The Uttar Pradesh government has renamed Mathura's Mahmudpur village as Parasauli, an official said on Thursday.

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday tested positive for COVID-19.

New Delhi/Raipur: A CoBRA commando abducted by Naxals after the recent Bijapur ambush in Chhattisgarh was released on Thursday, official sources said.

An FIR was registered after a woman accused a doctor and an "untrained" male staff member of endangering her life and outraging her modesty during childbirth at a hospital here, police said on Thursday.

The Supreme Court Thursday said the nature of allegations and persons involved in the case related to sensational claim of ex-Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh required investigation by an "independent agency".

 A 29-year-old man was beaten to death by a mob that accused him of entering a pandal where a religious ceremony was in progress in an inebriated condition, police said on Thursday.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday cited media reports to allege that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath acted in an "irresponsible" manner by attending rallies even after coming in contact with a COVID-positive person.