
In a significant decision, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said that all places of worship in the state will be thrown open to people from Monday....

Clarifying its position, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday informed the Kerala Assembly that there was no breach of privilege of the House or its members on the issuance of summons to the CEO of the 'Life Mission' in discharge of the powers and duties of the Assistant Director of Enforcement Department....
Amid the continued deadlock between the Centre and Punjab's farmer unions, the protesting farmers on Saturday announced to observe 'black Diwali' against the 'black' agricultural laws....

The Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian church with its headquarters at Thiruvalla in Kerala on Saturday got a new Metropolitan -- Geevarghese Mar Theodosius, who was installed as 22nd supreme head of the more than one-century-old Church....

Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday greeted the people on the occasion of Diwali, and expressed hope that the festival of lights would end the gloom and distress caused by the Covid-19 pandemic....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gave a stern message to the neighbouring countries, saying "no force in the world can stop our brave soldiers from protecting the country's border". "They give a fierce reply if anybody tries to judge their capabilities," said Modi....

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was a towering visionary leader, who laid the foundation of India with values of egalitarianism and modern outlook....
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order to set up an inter-departmental humanitarian response centre to resolve humanitarian issues and rebuild civil infrastructure in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region....

President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Saturday greeted the citizens on the occasion of Diwali, the festival of lights. ...

With 44,684 new coronavirus infections and 520 deaths in the past 24 hours, India's overall tally stood at 87,73,479 on Saturday, as the toll touched 1,29,188, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said....