The Kerala High Court on Thursday reduced the security amount to be paid by the owners of MSC ELSA III, which sank off the Kerala coast and caused severe pollution, for the release of its sister vessel MSC AKITETA II, to Rs 1,227.62 crore.

The defence ministry on Thursday sealed a Rs 62,370 crore deal with the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) to procure 97 Tejas MK-1A light combat aircraft for the Indian Air Force.

A Muslim man, Azharuddin, was tied up and violently beaten by a mob in Kubera Bhual Patti village, Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, following a dispute over parking, according to local reports.

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday said that his imprisonment could create more problems for the government than his freedom and called the home ministry's act of blaming him for recent violent protests in Ladakh a "scapegoat tactic".

A Delhi court reserved for Saturday its verdict on the bail plea of Gaganpreet Kaur, who was allegedly behind the wheel of the BMW car that rammed into the two-wheeler of a senior finance ministry official, leaving him dead and his wife grievously injured.

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday blamed the BJP for the violent protests in Ladakh, alleging that the ruling party's "breach of promise" on statehood and restoration of powers to the region had triggered anger among people. 

What began as a local case in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, has grown into a nationwide crackdown on banners reading “I Love Muhammad.” According to the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR), police across states have registered 21 FIRs and named 1,324 Muslims, with 38 arrests made so far.

The rupee moved in a tight range to settle 7 paise higher at 88.68 (provisional) against the American currency on Thursday due to suspected RBI intervention amid a strong US dollar and weak domestic markets.