Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday spoke to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, assuring "strong action" against those responsible for a grenade attack at a religious gathering on Nirankaris in Amritsar which killed three people.

The death toll due to the severe cyclone Gaja that devastated several districts in Tamil Nadu two days ago has risen to 45 and damaged 117,624 houses, Chief Minister K. Palaniswami said in Sunday.

Huzaif Kuttay, a baker from nearby Kulgam district, was among five people abducted by terrorists from various villages across the district earlier today. The cops confirmed that two of the victims were freed after question while three of them remained missing.

UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey will be the new Finance Secretary, replacing Hasmukh Adhia -- the Gujarat-cadre IAS officer who is set to retire on November 30.

Indian Navy has been pressed into action for disaster relief operation post cyclone Gaja and rainfall pounded Tamil Nadu.

Reacting sharply on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement asking Congress to name a Prime Minister candidate outside Nehru family, P Chidambaram named 15 Congress chief outside Nehru family and dared him to now speak over controversial Rafale fighter jets deal with France.

She was heading for the Sabarimala temple when the cops arrested her around 1:30 am in the Marakkuttam. According to news reports, she was held for hours after she refused to go back without having early morning darshan on Saturday.

Severe cyclonic storm Gaja crossed the Tamil Nadu coast on Friday between 12.30 a.m. and 2.30 a.m. between Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam, said Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).

The Congress on Thursday raised its Rafale 'scam' pich, accusing Prime Minister Modi of sabotaging country's interest for the sake of his cronies and alleging he fixed a higher benchmark price for the French fighter jets.

Anna University has joined the list of institutions which postponed its examinations scheduled for today in the wake of cyclone Gaja.

A 53-year-old fashion designer and her 50-year-old servant were found murdered inside her Vasant Kunj Enclave home in Delhi today morning.

The Delhi government on Wednesday announced a half-day for its offices on Thursday on account of 'Phool Waalon Ki Sair' festival celebration.

The Indian Air Force on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there was no clear definition of the generation of fighter aircraft and that the existing fighters with it are of three-and-a-half or fourth generation.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on four petitions seeking a court-monitored probe into 36 Rafale fighter jet deal with French firm Dassault Aviation even as the government admitted that there was no sovereign guarantee by the French government backing the deal.

The winter session of Parliament will begin on December 11, after conclusion of voting in the Assembly elections in five states on December 8, and conclude on January 8 next year.

13 days after the government had rejected demands to disclose the price of fighter jets Rafale, the Supreme Court has been given a top secret sealed cover mentioning the price of 32 fighter jets bought by India from France.

The purchase of the French Rafale fighter jet was in conformity with the process laid down in the Defence Procurement Procedure of 2013 and there was an apparent lack of common understanding between the public sector HAL and Dassault Aviation, analysts have said.

An Indian Army soldier was killed and another injured on Monday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan, forcing strong Indian retaliation.