Four app-based cab drivers have approached the Bombay High Court, challenging a Maharashtra government rule making knowledge of Marathi mandatory for auto-rickshaw, taxi, and app-based cab drivers.
The United States has officially removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, a designation it had held since 1979.
Municipal councilors in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, have sparked controversy after a video emerged of them taking an oath with Gangajal (sacred water) to equally share civic body earnings and bribes.
A United States military aircraft entered Russian airspace on Tuesday morning.
The Maharashtra chief secretary has ordered the immediate cancellation of appointments made in ministerial offices and state departments on deputation, on a loan basis, or through oral orders without following due procedure.
The government of India has advised against universal vaccination for seasonal flu or H1N1.
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has urged India to investigate alleged extrajudicial killings and torture of Dalits and tribal groups.
The popular committees, comprising representatives of local non-government organizations and charities that run Gaza displacement camps and shelters, issued a warning to Gaza parents on Monday to stop their children flying kites in the war-ravaged enclave.
The upcoming Census 2027 will not collect separate data on begging, a first in India's census history.
The Supreme Court has ordered former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal to surrender within two weeks. The court has also asked him to submit a surrender certificate by September 22 for the appeal to be heard on its merits.
The Indian government is considering making annual dope tests mandatory for all pilots, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu announced on Tuesday.
Iran has said it is "fully prepared" to tackle the United States's widened US sanctions.
The Supreme Court has issued notices to 20 rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) on a petition filed by TMC General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee.
The Bihar Police and students came face to face as the latter attempted to march toward Raj Bhavan from Gandhi Maidan, demanding cancellation of the 70th BPSC examination.
National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval met Chinese Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing on Tuesday.
At least 27 students of a government school in Rajasthan's Kota district fell ill after consuming their mid-day meal on Monday.
The Delhi Police has reportedly revamped its intelligence-gathering strategy for large demonstrations in the wake of the July 20 Jantar Mantar incident.
Iran has released a rare video of its Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a Muslim student, who sought permission to wear a hijab along with her school uniform.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has addressed the concerns of Hindi-speaking auto and taxi drivers amid protests over the Marathi mandate by the state government.
A Panama-flagged cargo ship sank in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, about 240 nautical miles from the Paradip coast in Odisha.
