The Delhi Metro Rail Corp (DMRC) launched its official Twitter handle on Thursday with an update informing commuters about technical snags on its Blue Line.

At a time when puppetry is being considered a dying art, the Sangeet Natak Akademi has organised a five-day long 'Putul Parampara -- India Puppetry Festival', to showcase the significance of the country's traditional folk culture.

The Philippines on Thursday ruled out a traditional Christmas ceasefire with rebels of the left-wing New People's Army (NPA) after the insurgents kidnapped two soldiers and 12 members of a paramilitary force, officials said.

Finding fault with the Supreme Court ruling on the Rafale deal, the CPI-M has said that "accepting notes in sealed covers, acceptance of government's arguments at face value, puts the court's reputation at risk".

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday hit back at Congress President Rahul Gandhi for his comments on farm loan waivers and underlined that the Assam scheme has "nothing to do with Congress policy of debt waiver".

China and the US will hold fresh trade negotiations in January, with both parties having already exchanged points of view, officials said on Thursday.

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana says it is good to have children at a young age.

At least two school children were killed on Thursday when a truck collided with their school bus in Haryana's Karnal district, nearly 150 km from here, police said.

The sugar that makes up DNA could be floating around in the vast darkness of space, say scientists at the US space agency NASA.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday called upon one and all to stay united and fight against divisive forces.