India

In a recent incident, Johirul Islam, a 30-year-old man, was illegally apprehended from his house by the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel and was brutally tortured in their custody.

India's single-day tally of coronavirus cases crossed 800 after 126 days on March 18, while the number of active cases climbed to 5,389, said the Union Health Ministry.

In a joint statement, the National Alliance of Journalists (NAJ) and the Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) have raised serious concerns about the "virtual capture" of India's public broadcaster Prasar Bharati by the Hindutva militant group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) through the news agency it supports, Hindusthan Samachar.

Trinamool Congress and Samajwadi Party on Friday gave feelers that they will not be forming alliances with the Congress for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

The NIA has charged 68 former leaders of the Popular Front of India in two separate cases in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

kiran J Patel, a Gujarat resident has been arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir Police for posing as an official of the prime minister’s office.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) strongly rebuked the Kerala government's management of the Brahmapuram fire event in a severe evaluation, issuing a stern caution on Friday.

Three Delhi Police personnel, have been suspended for assaulting two meat suppliers and robbing them earlier this month.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday claimed that he has closed 600 madrassas and intends to close all madrassas in the northeastern state.

The Union government's Multiple Indicator Survey conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation revealed that more than 21% of rural households in India lacked access to any type of toilet facility.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday referred to Hindus as “our people” while countering allegations that the state police’s recent crackdown on child marriages was targeted at Muslims.

Several Opposition parties demanded the tabling of the long-pending Women’s Reservation Bill during a roundtable discussion held by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha.