Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who faces allegations of raping a nun, received a rousing welcome from his supporters when he reached Jalandhar after being released on bail by a Kerala court.

The CISF Wednesday took over the security of the yet-to-be operational Kannur International Airport (KIAL), the largest civil air facility in Kerala, with the deployment of over 600 armed commandos, a senior official said.

 The AAP Wednesday launched a 15-second video featuring its national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealing for donations to promote the "honestly working" Delhi government.

The Congress Wednesday termed as "victory of truth" the resignation of Union minister M J Akbar following charges of sexual harassment against him, and asked whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dare to speak up now on the #MeToo movement.

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale Wednesday termed the resignation of Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar as the "right decision" and said allegations against him should be "properly investigated".

As the number of people infected with Zika virus rose to 100 in Rajasthan Wednesday, the Centre rushed an Indian Council of Medical Research team to the state to intensify vector control measures.

Stung by superstition, a family lost its five-month-old newborn when they handed her to a snake charmer in Rajnandgaon, seeking blessings of 'naag devta'. The cobra bit the infant, but he told them it wasn't poisonous and kept doing the rituals for two hours while the baby's breathing kept getting shallower. By the time they took her to hospital, she was beyond help.

Four Army personnel have been booked for allegedly raping and molesting a 34-year-old speech and hearing-impaired woman employee of a military hospital here in Maharashtra in 2015, police said Wednesday.