The world's oldest aircraft carrier in service, the INS Viraat,is set to retire on Monday from the Indian Navy. ....

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the arrest of Gayatri Prajapati -- a Minister in the Akhilesh Yadav government -- for allegedly raping and blackmailing a woman. ....

A Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Department (PDD) employee was electrocuted and another critically injured while repairing electric lines here on Sunday, an official said. ....

A Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Department (PDD) employee was electrocuted and another critically injured while repairing electric lines here on Sunday, an official said. ....

The 101st birth anniversary of former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik was observed in the state on Sunday. ....

Admitting to an instance of attempt to misuse biometrics data, the Unique identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Sunday said that the information on individuals enrolled by it is safe and secure. ....

The Election Commission on Sunday directed Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) in the five states to complete vote counting arrangements by Tuesday. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Biju Patnaik on his birth anniversary and acknowledged his diligence with which he served the society. ....

A Pakistani was among two militants killed in a 15-hour gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir that also left a policeman dead, police said on Sunday. ....

The Election Commission on Saturday extended the ban on exit polls for the assembly elections in Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh by a day to March 9, following the death of two contesting candidates. ....

After a newspaper report on Saturday alleged favouritism in selecting hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani's grandson for a job here, a top official said no influence has been used in making the selection. ....

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the new indirect tax regime, was on track and July 1 was going to be its likely date of implementation. ....

A court in New Delhi on Saturday granted bail to two more accused in the case relating to the Rs 3,600 crore ($528 million) AgustaWestland helicopter deal. ....

Clashes erupted on Saturday between protesters and security forces near Kashmir's Shopian district, police said. ....

Over 80 per cent polling was recorded in the first phase of elections to the Manipur Assembly on Saturday. ....

Polling for 49 seats in the sixth and penultimate phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections and 38 Assembly constituencies in the first of its two-phased elections in Manipur began 7 a.m on Saturday. ....

The Army Welfare Housing Organisation (AWHO) on Friday signed an agreement with a private market research firm for support in its housing projects, said an official. ....

Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur is in touch with Crime Branch officials in the ongoing probe into the rape and death threats given to her and is ready to join the investigations in the national capital, the Delhi Police said on Friday. ....

Manipur goes to the polls on Saturday in the first of its two-phased elections across 38 Assembly constituencies. ....

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre and the CBSE, among others, for response to a plea to include Urdu in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), meant for admissions to MBBS and BDS courses. ....