Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, described the fitness video he put out on Twitter as "bizarre" and "ridiculous".

The keys to Jagannath temple's Ratna Bhandar (treasure room) were found in a locker in the district record room in Odisha's Puri on Wednesday, an official said.

Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Wednesday said India has made much progress in eliminating lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) as he launched an accelerated plan for its elimination at the start of a three-day global meet of 72 endemic countries.

In a three-day operation code-named "Operation Vitamin", the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted an international drug syndicate, a statement issued by the enforcement agency on Wednesday said.

 From 2021 onwards, only those with a Ph.D degree will be eligible to be recruited as teachers in central universities, Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar announced on Wednesday.

BJP President Amit Shah on Wednesday asked the party's Rajasthan leaders to keep their internal fights aside and prepare for the upcoming assembly elections in the state unitedly.

A Special Police Officer (SPO) was critically injured after militants shot him in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Wednesday, police said.

The Rajput organisation has demanded an immediate apology in the case, even as the Minister said she was not referring to the community, while the Congress slammed her statements.