Veteran Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani passed away in Srinagar late on Wednesday evening. He was 92. ....

A war of words erupted on Wednesday between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on ‘Police Day over the role of the force in the society. ....

A day after the owner of a food delivery joint was allegedly shot dead by a delivery boy in Greater Noida, the Gautam Buddh Nagar police said on Wednesday that three persons have been arrested for their involvement in the case. ....

In a surprise development, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team picked up the son-in-law and lawyer of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh late on Wednesday evening. ....

In a major development, the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday filed a chargesheet with a sessions court here against two Trinamool Congress ministers, Subrata Mukherjee and Firhad Hakim, ex-minister Madan Mitra, former Mayor Sovan Chatterjee and IPS officer S.M.H. Meerza in connection with the Narada sting operation case. ....

At lease five states and union territories, including Delhi and Tamil Nadu, have decided to start reopening schools from September 1. From staggered lunch breaks, to limiting the seating capacity in classrooms — local authorities have enforced strict Covid protocols and guidelines to ensure the safety of students. Despite the looming fear of a potential third wave of coronavirus cases, state governments cited the considerable drop in coronavirus cases in several states across the country to justify their decision to reopen schools in a cautio ....

Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Anil Kumar said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has deserted the city yet again, and left the people at the mercy of God to go for a 10-day Vipasana meditation in Jaipur. ....

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday mounted yet another attack on the government over rising fuel prices and inflation and said the situation is at the 1991 level. ....

The All India Institute of Ayurveda has initiated a month-long 'Poshan Maah' 2021 celebration under which a series of programmes have been initiated. A Nutri-garden was inaugurated by Union Minister Smriti Irani to mark the beginning of the celebration. Irani said the knowledge of Ayurveda can address India's nutrition requirements. ....

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has removed Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Firozabad, Nita Kulshreshtha, for her apparent failure to check spread of viral fever in the district, following the death of at least 32 children and seven adults. ....

As announced, the schools for higher classes from IX to XII reopened on Wednesday in Tamil Nadu with strict Covid-19 protocol in place. Most of the schools in the state will function till 1 to 1.30 p.m. even though the state government has said that classes would be held till 3.30 p.m. ....

India on Wednesday witnessed surge in new Covid cases with 41,965 fresh coronavirus infections were reported in the last 24 hours, against Tuesday's 30,941 cases. At the same time the country created a record in vaccination with 1.33 crore people inoculated in a single day. ....

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has set to rest all speculations about alliances for the upcoming UP Assembly elections. ....

IPS officer Sanjay Arora on Tuesday took over as Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) following the retirement of incumbent S.S. Deswal. ....

Arun Singh, Karnataka state BJP in-charge, has ruled out alliance with JD(S) for the upcoming local body, Zilla Panchayat and Taluk Panchayat polls in Karnataka. ....

With Punjab Police filing an FIR against the ISI-backed Khalistan ideologue Gurpatwant Singh Pannu for "his continued attempts to promote violence in the state and assassination threats", Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday warned against any attempt to disturb the state's peace, stability, and communal harmony. ....

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday launched projects worth Rs 1,700 crores in Lucknow which is his parliamentary constituency. ....

Puducherry legislative assembly Speaker, Embalam R. Selvam suffered a mild heart attack and was hospitalized on Tuesday morning. This happened when he was on his way to the legislative assembly which is in session. ....

A total of 11 people lost their lives while returning to Madhya Pradesh after offering prayers at Ramdevra temple in Rajasthan when their jeep reportedly collided with another vehicle in Nagaur's Shribalaji town on Tuesday morning at around 7.45 a.m. ....

Robert Vadra, husband of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Congress general secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh, has on Tuesday slammed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for dragging his name in the New Delhi Railway station monetization allegation. ....