After Amit Shah took over as the new Home Minister of the country, the Delhi police has finally pulled up its socks to tame a new herd of gangster emerging on the outskirts of the national capital. ....

Three political workers, including two from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and one from the Trinamool Congress, were killed in a clash between the supporters of the two parties in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, the police said on Saturday. ....

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday said it has arrested two more accused in the brutal murder of a two-and-a-half- year-old girl after her parents allegedly failed to repay a loan of Rs 10,000. ....

Jammu and Kashmir's former Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday came out strongly against the Centre's move to lift the freeze on delimitation of Assembly seats in the state, while the BJP backed the measure to ensure proper representation to the Jammu region. ....

Fulfilling another poll promise, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday announced a hike in the salaries of Asha workers to Rs 10,000 from the current Rs 3,000. ....

A high-level meeting of holy men was held here on Monday to work out the modalities of the birthday celebrations of Ram Janambhoomi Nyas chief Mahant Nritya Gopal Das. The week-long celebrations will begin on June 7 and end on June 15. ....

Hours after getting him to issue an apology, the Gujarat BJP on Monday slapped a showcause notice on its Ahmedabad legislator Balram Thawani for kicking a woman and asked him to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against him. ....

Attacking West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the way she is reacting to "Jai Shri Ram" chants, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukul Roy said on Sunday that the Trinamool Congress supremo has "lost her mental stability". ....

As a first step towards imposing prohibition in Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday asked the officials to shut "belt shops" or illegal outlets of licensed liquor shops in the state. ....

Rajasthan's Churu was hottest on Saturday with temperature touching 50 degree Celsius in the district, said the met department. ....