Minister of state for external affairs MJ Akbar, while challenging the allegations of sexual harassment, has filed criminal defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani in a Delhi court.
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The government and the Reserve Bank is planning to ask non-resident Indians to raise money to support the falling rupee and strengthen the economy, according to media reports quoting a government official.
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Thousands of migrants from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are leaving for their villages from Gujarat after the alleged rape of a 14-month-old girl that sparked violent attacks against non-Gujarati people.
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Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram will go to the polls on November 28 while Rajasthan and Telangana will vote on December 7. Chhattisgarh will vote on November 12 and November 20.
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Russia and India deepened their defence partnership by signing nine pacts, including the multibillion-dollar deal to buy S-400 missile despite of warnings from US that this move can attract certain sanctions to India under an American domestic law.
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The most senior judge in the Supreme Court, Justice Ranjan Gogoi, was sworn in as the 46th Chief Justice of India, on Wednesday, by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in the presence of many politicians and dignitaries.
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The United Nations secretary general, Antonio Guterres, on Tuesday, said India must back Bangladesh in putting more pressure on Myanmar to ease the Rohingya refugee crisis.
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The Supreme Court ruled that adultery is not a crime and struct down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code as unconstitutional. According to the law, a man can be penalized for having sex with a married woman without the consent of her husband.
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