Former President Pranab Mukherjee, whose health condition deteriorated after he developed a lung infection, is showing signs of slight improvement, the Army Research and Referral Hospital said on Thursday. ....

Supreme Court judge Justice Arun Mishra told Prashant Bhushan there is a Lakshman Rekha for everything, alluding to a set of norm or convention that should never be broken. The remark came on Thursday during the hearing on sentencing of Bhushan who was convicted of criminal contempt. ....

The Supreme Court on Thursday told the counsel appearing for advocate Prashant Bhushan, during a hearing on sentencing in a contempt case where the court held Bhushan guilty, that the court has always been fair to him, but do not know whether he has been fair to the court. ....

India recorded 69,652 new coronavirus cases in a single day on Thursday taking the total tally to 28,36,925, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. In the last 24 hours, a total of 977 people lost their lives due to Covid-19, taking the total death tally to 53,866 cases, the ministry said. ....

The three-day Monsoon Session of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha is starting on Thursday under strict Covid-19 protocols. ....

Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil on Wednesday claimed that during UPA-II, then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had offered Rahul Gandhi his place as he wanted to step down due to health issues. ....

It's raining privilege motions amid the raging Facebook row. ....

A day after reporting the highest Covid deaths, Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded a new peak of cases, even as the state toll crossed 21,000, health officials said. ....

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday carried out searches at 20 locations including Mumbai and Delhi in connection with a money laundering case against Tablighi Jamaat Markaz chief Maulana Saad and others, sources said. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi listed the benefits of the National Recruitment Agency which also got a nod from the cabinet on Wednesday. ....

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of the 'National Recruitment Agency' to conduct the Common Eligibility Test, said Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar. This, he argued, will benefit the youths seeking jobs. ....

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), southwesterly winds from the Arabian sea and southeasterly winds from the Bay of Bengal are feeding moisture to the capital region. The weather bureau has sounded 'orange' alert for the national capital for two days. It has alerted that there could be water accumulation in low-lying areas, traffic disruption and increased chances of vehicle accidents. Meanwhile, the Traffic Police has also issued warning of waterlogging at various low-lying areas near All India Institute of Medical Science ....

The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in coordination with the Government of India and the Indian Red Cross Society, donated the second shipment of 100 new, state-of-the-art ventilators to assist India in its fight against COVID-19. ....

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has sought a report on the 'bus hijack' incident that took place in Agra on Wednesday morning when representatives of a finance company drove off with 34 passengers due to the non-payment of EMIs. ....

Karnataka has conducted 20 lakh coronavirus tests in less than five months to emerge as one of the highest coronavirus-testing states in India, an official said on Wednesday. ....

Employees of a finance company allegedly took control of a bus with 34 passengers on board in Agra over non-payment of EMIs on Wednesday morning. ....

Former President Pranab Mukherjee's health condition deteriorated on Wednesday as he developed lung infection, the Army Research and Referral Hospital said. He has been hospitalized for the past nine days and been on ventilator support following a brain surgery. ....

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was ready to work under a non-Gandhi president after Rahul Gandhi's resignation following the defeat in the General Election in 2019. Rahul Gandhi also had said that the party should elect a president outside the family, but in August last year Sonia Gandhi was appointed the interim president of the Congress. ....

With 64,531 fresh coronavirus infections in 24 hours, India tally mounted to 27,67,273 on Wednesday, while the death toll climbed to 52,889 with 1,092 more fatalities, said the Health Ministry. ....

Amid an uproar over Bollywood actor Aamir Khan's meeting with Turkey's First lady, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi has pointed to the threat posed by Turkey. ....