Guwahati/Shillong, Around 50 students out of over 230 students of three northeastern states - Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya, who were stranded in war-torn Ukraine, have returned to India so far, ministers and officials said on Wednesday.

Assam Chief Secretary Jishnu Barua has directed the district administrations t

Bengaluru,  The Congress' padayatra 2.0 demanding the implementation of the Mekedatu project by the ruling BJP government to provide drinking water to Bengaluru and surrounding areas entered its final leg on Wednesday.

The padayatra will culminate in the National College grounds on Thursday, where th

Bhubaneswar,  Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday accused the opposition parties of resorting to negative politics to defame his government during the recently-concluded panchayat polls.

"You all know how the opposition spread false information durin

Bhubaneswar, A leopard skin was seized and a wildlife criminal arrested in Odisha's Gajapati district on Wednesday, police said.

On the basis of reliable information, a team from the Crime Branch's Special Task Force (STF) conducted a raid on the road near Mahendragarh under R. Udayagiri police station lim

New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on phone on Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the situation in Ukraine, and sought safge passage for Indians in the country.

The two leaders reviewed the situation, especially in the city of Kharkiv where many Indian students are stuck, and discussed t

New Delhi, Around 17,000 Indian nationals have left war-torn Ukraine's borders since the Indian Embassy in Ukraine issued advisory, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Wednesday.

"We now estimate that nearly 17,000 Indian nationals have left Ukraine's borders since our advisories were issued in t

New Delhi,  In response to JNU student and activist Sharjeel Imam's bail application in connection with the violence in North-East Delhi in 2020, the Delhi Police said that his speeches spread falsehood about genocide in Assam and instigated a particular religious section to disrupt the access to the Northeast region of

Srinagar,  A panch (village council member) was shot dead by militants in J&K's Kulgam district on Wednesday, police said.

Police sources said militants shot Muhammad Yaqoob Dar in Kulpora Srandoo village of Kulgam.

"He sustained several injuries. He was rushed to district hospital

Bengaluru, Karnataka Congress opposition leader Siddaramaiah on Wednesday charged that "Prime Minister Narendra Modi is using even the name of the Ganga for the evacuation operation in war-torn Ukraine so that it helps the BJP during the ongoing Uttar Pradesh elections. I just hope Ganga river forgives the sins of the BJP l

New Delhi, Congress MP from Punjab, Manish Tewari on Wednesday questioned the state leaders for doing nothing for the students stranded in Ukraine.

He said, "I am appalled, great leaders of @INCPunjab Congress are nowhere to be seen/heard when thousands of our children are in jeopardy. Is it only Punjab MPs w