The Supreme Court Friday stayed the conviction of senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case for his ‘Modi surname’ remark made at an election rally in 2019.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), in a statement, alleged that Dinesh Gundu Rao received a phone call after praising the mohalla clinic initiative and thereafter changed his stance.

The temple trust will hold the consecration ceremony of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 21, 22, and 23 next year, a trust member said on Friday

The inner chamber of Srimandir Ratna Bhandar will open during the 2024 Ratha Jatra for assessment of its structural stability by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), said Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) deputy chief administrator Samarth Verma after the 12th century shrine’s managing committee meeting at Niladri Bhakta Niwas here, Friday.

 More than four lakh people in 21 districts were affected and two people died in floods and heavy rainfall in the state due to the recent deep depression.

As many as 57 railway stations in Odisha have been identified to be taken up for redevelopment under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) at a cost of `531.8 crore. East Coast Railway (ECoR) general manager Manoj Sharma said here Friday that in the first phase, work for some major stations have already been started.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday appointed Subroto Bagchi as the chief advisor to the government for institutional capacity building across all civil services training institutions of the state.

Teenagers who have been bullied by their peers, or who have considered or attempted suicide, may be more likely to have more frequent headaches than teenagers who have not experienced any of these problems, according to a study.

The Supreme Court Friday refused to stay the Allahabad High Court order allowing the ASI to conduct a scientific survey at the Gyanvapi mosque complex to determine if the 17th century structure was built upon a preexisting temple, notwithstanding the assertion by the Muslim side that the exercise will "reopen wounds of the past"

The Manipur Police Friday said joint forces have conducted search operations in vulnerable and fringe areas of the strife-torn state and destroyed seven illegal bunkers after fresh violence broke out across various districts.

Justice Rohit Deo, a judge of the Bombay High Court, on Friday said he had resigned due to personal reasons. Making the announcement in his courtroom here -- the high court has a bench at Nagpur -- Justice Deo also said that he could not compromise on self-respect, according to a lawyer who was present.

Six Indians were onboard a passenger bus, which plunged into a 164-foot-deep hillside in the western Mexican state of Nayarit early Thursday, killing 17 people and injuring 23 others.

Ukrainian sea drones attacked a major Russian port on the Black Sea on Friday, damaging a naval ship, according to a Ukrainian official, the latest in a series of strikes inside Russia as Kyiv vowed to bring the fight home to them. Moscow claimed it repelled the attack.

India will provide a transition period before a new licensing regime for imports of laptops, tablets and personal computers comes into effect, a minister said Friday, after the surprise move prompted calls for a delay.

Star athlete Jyothi Yarraji won India’s first ever 100m hurdles medal – a bronze – at the World University Games (WUG) 2023 while smashing her own national record time, here Friday.

Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla was on Friday given another one-year extension, his fourth in the post, till August 22, 2024, according to a Personnel Ministry order.

Modi surname case: BJP MLA Purnesh Modi, who filed a criminal defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his 'Modi surname' remark, said he welcomes the Supreme Court order of a stay on Mr Gandhi's conviction.

Opposition bloc INDIA is likely to hold its next meeting on August 31 and September 1 in Mumbai, sources said on Friday.

The Assembly on Friday passed the West Bengal University Laws (Amendment Ordinance) 2023 to facilitate the appointment of full-term vice-chancellors in state-aided universities, which are now helmed by officiating VCs.

Star shuttler PV Sindhu bowed out but HS Prannoy and young Priyanshu Rajawat notched up contrasting wins to set up an enticing all-India men’s singles semi-final clash in the Australia Open Super 500 badminton tournament here on Friday.