Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Saturday accepted Navjot Singh Sidhu's resignation, an official said here.

Congress leader from Maharashtra Yashomati Thakur has alleged she was stopped by the police from meeting her party's Karnataka MLA Shreemant Patil, who is undergoing treatment at St George Hospital in south Mumbai.

An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude hit Arunachal Pradesh Saturday, a day after three quakes shook the state within minutes of each other, the MeT Department said.

Nine students were killed after their car rammed into a truck on the Pune-Solapur Highway here in the early hours of Saturday, police said. 

Lucknow: Considering the trauma that the minor rape survivor may face if she has to give birth to an unborn child, the Allahabad High Court Friday permitted her to medically terminate her pregnancy, even if it crossed 20 weeks, the permissible limit given in Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971.

New Delhi: Former president Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday that India would become a USD 5 trillion economy by 2024 because of the strong foundation laid by previous governments.

Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court Friday issued notice to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a petition challenging his election from Varanasi parliamentary constituency.

New Delhi: BJP MP Satyapal Singh again questioned Darwin's theory of evolution on Friday saying human beings are descendants of sages and not monkeys as propounded by the British scientist.