With little over a week to go before poll day in Punjab, the political battle escalated in the state on Friday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi engaging in a high decibel war of words.

President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday accepted the resignation of Meghalaya Governor V. Shanmuganathan, who put in his papers on Thursday following allegations of "inappropriate behaviour".

Two live bombs have been recovered by cops from a tailor shop in Madurai. Initial investigations suggest that they were being prepared to create disturbance during the Republic Day celebrations.

Meghalaya Governor V. Shanmuganathan resigned on Thursday in the wake of accusations of inappropriate behaviour and hurting the decorum and prestige of the Raj Bhavan, official sources said.

Shiv Sena on Friday accused BJP of “backstabbing” and declaring that the party will “not be going to go with a begging bowl to anyone”.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday started its probe into the train derailments in Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, Kuneru in Andhra Pradesh and Bihar's Ghorasahan case in which an IED was found near a rail track.

The Army said on Thursday it lost six soldiers in two avalanches which hit army posts and patrols on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district.

India's military might, its cultural diversity and achievements in various areas were showcased at a grand parade here on Thursday as the nation celebrated its 68th Republic Day with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the Chief Guest.

Google on Thursday celebrated India's 68th Republic Day with a special Doodle representing the colourful grand parade, the main hallmark of the commemoration of India becoming a Republic.

A 149-member UAE military contingent took part in India's Republic Day parade here on Thursday, with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan watching as the Chief Guest.