BJP leader Vinay Katiyar on Wednesday said Muslims should leave Ayodhya district, asserting that the construction of any mosque would not be allowed in the temple town.

Residents of Nancowry and Great Nicobar were cut off from the mainland after a fault struck the Chennai-Andaman and Nicobar Islands (CANI) Submarine Optical Fibre Cable, the region’s primary digital link, since Sunday. Internet, mobile and landline services went down, forcing authorities to divert limited satellite bandwidth to essential services such as voice calls, banking and administration.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday launch Bihar's Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, under which Rs 10,000 each will be transferred to the bank accounts of 75 lakh women in the eastern state.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday paid homage to former prime minister Manmohan Singh on his birth anniversary.

As heavy rains lashed parts of central and southern Kerala, the IMD issued an orange alert in seven districts on Friday morning.

Singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh has spoken publicly for the first time on the controversy surrounding his film Sardaarji 3, his association with Pakistani actor Hania Aamir, and the recent India–Pakistan cricket clash. 

The Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of an alleged Pakistani citizen, who is teaching in a primary school in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly since 2015.

The Centre on Thursday defended its policy on the grant of permanent commission to Short Service Commission women officers and said the apex court's verdicts on the aspect were being followed without discrimination.