Departing from past practice, the West Bengal government directed authorities of all the primary and secondary schools to observe the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on their premises. Schools used to remain shut on Gandhi Jayanti till last year but this time being the 150th...

People can heave a sigh of relief as India Meteorological Department (IMD) has not issued any fresh warning for heavy rainfall in the Bihar state over the next four days. However, the IMD has forecast fairly widespread rainfall in the state on October 3 and 4. Officials at Patna Meteorological...

A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, on Monday referred petitions challenging the Jammu and Kashmir lockdown and lack of access to basic facilities to a Constitution Bench. The Constitution Bench, led by Justice N.V. Ramana, was scheduled...

Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh has suggested that Rohit Sharma can be considered for T20 captaincy if Virat Kohli feels “overloaded” by leading the team in all three formats. Rohit, the vice-captain of India’s limited-overs sides, has been the most successful captain in the...

Rebutting social media rumours swiftly, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said no commercial banks are going to be shut. Finance secretary Rajiv Kumar described such social media messages as "mischievous" saying the government was in process of strengthening public sector banks by infusing...