Varshil Shah, 17-year-old boy from Ahmedabad, who scored nothing less than 99.9 percentile in Class 12 has now decided to become a Jain monk. Even a score that many only desire could not move his decision to ditch luxuries of life and go ahead to find peace.

Election Commission on Wednesday announced details about upcoming Presidential Polls 2017 in India to choose the succesor to Pranab Mukherjee. Here are all the essential details you must know.

Shyamlata's son Rahul, 24, was stabbed to death with knives and swords at a park in Nangloi area on Tuesday evening after she stopped two persons from consuming drugs inside a public toilet.

At least 18 persons were killed and 10 others injured in an powerful explosion in a firecracker factory in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, police said.

The last date for filing nominations is June 28 while scrutiny of nominations will take place on June 29, Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi told media persons here. The last date for withdrawal is July 1.

Hundreds defied curfew in Mandsaur where police opened fire on Tuesday at a mob of farmers, leaving five dead according to official count and eight according to farmer leaders.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear, on June 15, a plea challenging the Central government notification prohibiting sale and purchase of cattle at animal markets for slaughter on the grounds that it violates the right to free trade.

Agitation by farmers in Madhya Pradesh intensified on Wednesday with protesters setting eight to ten vehicles on fire. Cellular services have also been suspended in the area.

Mizoram remained cut off from the rest of the country by road as NGOs and student bodies continued a road blockade on a key highway protesting against the transfer of a doctor from a hospital, officials said on Wednesday.

Regional connectivity and overall domestic passenger traffic are all set to get a boost as the central government gears up to allot more air routes under the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme.