Srinagar,  An encounter has started between terrorists and security forces at Watnag Kokernag area in South Kashmir's Anantnag district, officials said on Saturday.

"Encounter has started at Watnar, Kokernag area of Anantnag district. Police and security forces are on the job," police said.

Patna,  The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Saturday won the Bochahan Assembly bypolls after defeating the BJP candidate with a big margin of over 36,000 votes.

RJD candidate Amar Kumar Paswan obtained 82,562 votes after 25 rounds of counting while Baby Kumari of the BJP got 45,909 votes. The VIP candidate

New Delhi,  Political strategist Prashant Kishor on Saturday presented a detailed roadmap for the 2024 elections before Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi and party's top leaders.

After the presentation, Sonia Gandhi set up a committee to look into the suggestions.

"Prashant

Mumbai,  On expected lines, the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) supported Congress candidate Jayashree Jadhav swept the Kolhapur North constituency by-election, the results of which were announced on Saturday.

She defeated her main rival, Bharatiya Janata Party nominee Satyajit Kadam with a comfortable ma

Panaji, Vishwajit Rane, Goa's Minister for Town and Country Planning (TCP), a sensitive land regulation department, has urged people to "go all out" to trap corrupt officials, claiming it was the "need of the hour".

In a video message to the people of Goa, Rane also said that he would be re

Bengaluru,  The preliminary investigations in connection to the murder of a youth, who was allegedly killed as he was unable to speak in Urdu, has revealed that the language was not the reason for the murder, sources said on Saturday.

The investigation into the matter is being done by the Criminal Invest

Imphal, Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, here on Saturday, expanded his cabinet by inducting six more Ministers.

Governor La Ganesan during a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers -- H. Dingo Singh, Letpao Haokip, Dr. Sapam Ranjan Singh, Th Basanta S

New Delhi,For promotion of all Indian languages, including Hindi, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) will be starting a structured course from the coming academic session.

Talking to IANS, ICCR president Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe said, "The ICCR's mandate is to promote Indian culture not a part

Bengaluru, The Karnataka Police said on Saturday that it would initiate legal action against the news portal for spreading false news regarding the stabbing incident of a Muslim youth in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka.

The news portal had reported that an 18-year-old Muslim youth was attacked with sword by a

Bhopal, Teenage boy - Shivam Shukla who was severely injured during the communal violence in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district and being treated at CHL hospital in Indore has regained consciousness on Saturday, said one of the doctors treating him.

The doctor said that the 16-year-old boy regained consci