The BJP will retain Madhya Pradesh and have an edge in Chhattisgarh while the Congress will return to power Rajasthan in the upcoming Assembly polls, a poll survey predicted on Monday....
Taking on the BJP over the attacks on the migrant community in Gujarat, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday blamed closed factories and unemployment in the state to be the root cause of the violence....
Vinta Nanda, a veteran writer-producer of the avant-garde 1990s' show "Tara" fame, has accused actor Alok Nath -- known for his "sanskaari" on-screen image -- of sexually violating her almost two decades ago....
The #MeToo movement that has hit the film industry also singed the media with journalist Prashant Jha stepping down on Monday as chief of bureau and political editor of Hindustan Times and the media house looking into the allegations of sexual misconduct against him. ...
Contending that religious practices cannot be "tested on the basis of rationality", multiple petitions were filed on Monday in the Supreme Court to seek review of its September 28 verdict to lift a ban on entry of women in the 10-50 age group into the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala. ...
The proposal to hold a Goa Cabinet meeting in New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences ICU -- where Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is admitted -- amounts to humiliation of the state and its people, the Congress claimed on Monday. ...
Agathi mandiram (poor people's home) in Kollam city was built to provide shelter to beggars. Today, its 123 residents are mostly homeless people with mental or physical disabilities, brought here when found wandering the streets. ...
In a shocking development, a young scientist working with the BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd (BAPL)'s missile research centre here, was arrested on Monday on alleged charges of spying for Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI and other countries, informed sources said....
As the Indian entertainment industry continues to grapple with the #MeToo storm, actor Nana Patekar on Monday maintained that "truth will remain the truth", Tanmay Bhat and Gursimran Khamba of comedy collective AIB "stepped away" from their positions, and Hrithik Roshan -- the star of Vikas Bahl's "Super 30" -- said "all pr...
The Health Ministry on Monday confirmed 22 cases of Zika virus in Rajasthan, stressing that precautionary measures are being taken by the Centre followed by daily monitoring. ...
