The protest of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) students has crossed 35 days now but is not only targeted at chairperson Gajendra Chauhan for "lack of qualifications" but against other crucial appointments too, says director Dibakar Banerjee....
Opposition parties are bracing up to put the government on the mat on a range of issues including the Vayapam scam, controversy surrounding Lalit Modi and the land bill in the monsoon session of parliament beginning Tuesday....
The Congress on Saturday accused the Narendra Modi government of attempting to "break the connect" in use of internet messaging services such as WhatsApp and Viber, and alleged that this was being done to "favour a few corporates"....
Four students and a volleyball coach, all hailing from Thiruvananthapuram district, went missing from Kovalam beach on Saturday, police said....

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) patron Ashok Singhal on Saturday said India will become a Hindu nation by 2020 and the entire world would be Hindu by 2030. ...

Muslims across India on Saturday celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Tight security arrangements were made at many places to ensure that the festival passed off peacefully, but protests broke out in Jammu and Kashmir in which a few people were injured....

A total of 5,650 farmers committed suicide in 2014, with the maximum deaths being reported from Maharashtra, Telangana and Chhattisgarh, official data has revealed. ...

Muslims offer namaz at the Taj Mahal on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr on July 18, 2015. (Photo: Pawan Sharma/IANS)...

Two women were killed and 10 other people were injured in a stampede during the Rath Yatra in Odisha's temple city of Puri on Saturday, police said....
Muslims across Kerala on Saturday celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr, to mark the end of the 30-day fasting period. Morning rain at some places, however, forced many of the faithful to stay indoors during the prayers organised at a stadium here. ...