As the Valley unrest neared 70 days, the UN Human Rights chief said that an international probe was "needed crucially" in Kashmir, even as India hit back saying the violence was "choreographed from across the border". India also questioned the reference to Indian and Pakistan-administered areas, stating that the entire Jammu and Kashm...

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday offered to help a British couple facing hassles in taking their five-month-old surrogate daughter Lily to the UK as her British passport is not ready....
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking direction to stop alleged funding of separatist organisations in Jammu and Kashmir by the central and the state governments, saying that the courts should refrain from entering the area....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday denounced the sponsorship of terror in the region and vowed to further deepen bilateral cooperation....
The Indian equities market traded flat during the mid-afternoon trade session on Wednesday. ...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said his conflict with uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav was a "sarkari ladai" (government battle), not a family feud. ...
Curfew has been lifted in Bengaluru as normalcy returned on Wednesday, two days after violence shook the country's tech hub in protest against the release of Cauvery river water by Karnataka to Tamil Nadu, police said....
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said parking of government funds restricts growth and technological advancement in the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) helps to make the process more transparent. ...
Thiru Onam, the most important day in the Onam calendar, was celebrated in Kerala on Wednesday, with innumerable households cooking a 26-dish vegetarian feast called 'sadya'. ...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday sought to dispel speculations of a rift within the ruling Samajwadi Party, saying there could be problems in the government but not the family. ...