The rupee collapsed to a fresh low of 73.77 against the US dollar Thursday, as global oil prices continued to rise, deepening concerns about the current account deficit and capital outflows.

Former Vice-President Hamid Ansari on Wednesday said Bharatiya Janata Partys success was "sectoral" and regional rather than at the national level. He said saffron partys ideology "seeks to submerge" the democratic values of diversity and inclusiveness.

After the Supreme Court read down Section 377, same-sex carnal intercourse is no longer an offence. However, consent remains a debatable aspect.

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday visited Amritsar's Golden Temple complex, where the holiest of Sikh shrines Harmandir Sahib is located.

The Kerala government has told fishermen not to venture into the sea after October 5 following warning of a cyclone by India Meterological Department, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Wednesday.

The BJP on Wednesday appointed three senior Central Ministers as poll managers for Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana.

Flaying the Centre for waiving corporate loans totalling 3.17 lakh crore instead of those of farmers, the Congress on Wednesday accused the Modi government of trying to create a "kisan-mukt Bharat".

The Supreme Court will likely pronounce on Thursday its verdict on NuMetal and the steel magnate Lakshmi Niwas Mittal-owned ArcelorMittal's row over the takeover of the ailing Essar Steel facing insolvency proceedings under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).