Pope Francis has called on the Central African Republic to take inspiration from the national motto of "unity, dignity and work" to overcome the religious conflict that has claimed the lives of thousands of people over the past two years. ...
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the central and Kerala governments on a plea seeking compensation to dog bite victims. ...
Differences between some opposition members and those on the treasury benches over a reference by CPI-M member Mohammad Salim to alleged remarks attributed to Home Minister Rajnath Singh forced a brief adjournment of the Lok Sabha on Monday....

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the government will seek suggestions from MPs on what they say is "growing intolerance" in the country. ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Paris on Sunday to attend the Conference of Parties (CoP) 21 climate summit that will begin on Monday....
Around 6,000 to 7,000 people demanded measures to protect the climate in a demonstration held in Amsterdam on Sunday, a day before the opening of the United Nations climate change conference in Paris....
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday hinted at retiring from politics, while also admitting to a crisis of credible leadership in a small state like Goa....

Newly-elected BJP legislators have elected Prem Kumar as the leader of their legislature party in the Bihar assembly. He will also be leader of opposition....
The Lok Sabha is scheduled to discuss on Monday the "situation arising out of incidents of intolerance" in the country, an official statement said....
The Indian Telly Awards 2015 signalled the blurring lines between the big and small screen. Bollywood actors Poonam Dhillon, Raj Babbar as well its new entrant Kapil Sharma, along with television actors Karan Patel, Devoleena Bhattacharjee and Sriti Jha emerged as big winners at the 14th edition of the event....