A 33-year-old man engaged by the Tripura government to dispel rumours about child-lifters on social media was lynched by villagers, who, ironically, took him to be a kidnapper. The lynching at Kalacherra Bazaar in South Tripura district late on Thursday night came hours after a garment seller was beaten to death by villagers in Mohanpur in West Tripura district for similar reasons.

The body of a militant who was killed in a gunfight with the security forces a day before in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, was recovered on Saturday, police said

The annual Amarnath Yatra remained suspended on Saturday due to incessant rains across Jammu and Kashmir.

According to authorities, no vehicle carrying pilgrims was allowed to move towards the Valley from the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu.

Wife of an accused in the Gangadhara Chadachana death case committed suicide on Friday by jumping into the Bhima river. The deceased is identified as Kanchana (32), wife of Siddagondappa Mudave.

Delhi Lt. Governor Anil Baijal on Friday directed greening agencies in the city to plant more native and fruit-bearing species wherever feasible and also to explore the possibility of creating a vibrant city forest with diverse flora and fauna.

The CBI has summoned Air Asia non-Executive Director R. Venkataramanan for questioning on July 3 in a case registered against airline group CEO Tony Fernandes for allegedly trying to circumvent rules to get an international flying license for the airline, said informed sources.

A day after BJP President Amit Shah reached out to a number of rural families in West Bengal's Purulia district as part of his party's 'Jan Sampark Abhiyan', the members of four such families joined the state's ruling Trinamool Congress on Friday.

The Delhi University on Friday issued its third cut-off list with many popular colleges still offering seats for popular courses.