India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday invoked "Team India" and laid stress on "cooperative federalism" but was met with complaints by Opposition leaders of highhandedness and meddling in state affairs.

Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Sunday called on Mamata Banerjee with mangoes and a bouquet in Delhi.

The Centre on Sunday announced an end to the month-long unilateral Ramazan ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir, appearing to blame the recent spate in terrorist violence for the decision.

Students of Guwahati University have launched a "social media movement" to create awareness among small groups about the consequences of "rumour mongering" and "fake news".

When a football commentator screamed "Ronaldooooooo" amid a volley of Malayalam words on Friday night, he proved that like music and cinema, sport knows no language barriers.

Aam Aadmi Party supporters, joined by CPM cadres with red flags, marched on the capital's roads on Sunday in protest against the Narendra Modi government, with a lawmaker calling it a "flashback of the people's movement" five years ago.

The Supreme Court has advised courts to be "extremely cautious" about reversing acquittals, setting aside a Madhya Pradesh High Court order that had convicted two previously acquitted murder accused and sentenced them to life terms.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for a "widespread" debate on the holding of simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and the Assemblies, saying such a practice would save money.

Pro-India and anti-Pakistan slogans rang out as rifleman Aurangzeb, shot by terrorists after being abducted last week on his way home to celebrate Id, was laid to rest on the festive day in his native hamlet in the border district of Poonch.

India's participation in the fifth China South Asia Expo, now under way in Kunming, is higher than ever although it continues to register a token government-level presence on a platform that flexes China's growing economic and political muscle in Delhi's backyard.