With US President Donald Trump reiterating his claims of brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, the Congress on Wednesday asked what do the "typically loquacious" Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar have to say about this revelation and did they "mortgage" India's security interests in the face of US "pressure".

Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai's mother said that he has reached this position through his sheer hard work and determination, and he earned this reward by serving the poor and needy.

Security forces have arrested 12 militants belonging to proscribed outfits from several districts of Manipur, police said on Wednesday.

India on Wednesday outrightly rejected China's attempts to rename some places in Arunachal Pradesh, saying such "preposterous" attempts will not alter the "undeniable" reality that the state "was, is, and will" always remain an integral part of India.

Former defence secretary Ajay Kumar has been appointed chairman of the UPSC, according to a Union Personnel Ministry order.

The security cover of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has been strengthened with the addition of two bullet-resistant vehicles following a review of his Z category armed central protection recently, official sources said on Wednesday.

Bhopal/Indore: Madhya Pradesh Minister and BJP leader Vijay Shah has sparked a major controversy with objectionable comments that appeared to be directed at Col Sofia Qureshi, whom he tried to project as a "sister of terrorists."

New Delhi: Retail inflation eased to a nearly six-year low of 3.16 per cent in April mainly due to subdued prices of vegetables, fruits, pulses, and other protein-rich items, creating enough room for the Reserve Bank to go for another round of rate cut in the June monetary policy review.