Despite facing hardships owing to demonetisation and the opposition's misinformation campaign, people have overwhelmingly supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi's note ban decision, BJP chief Amit Shah said on Friday. ....

Traffic to tourist destinations Shimla, Manali and Dalhousie were cut off from the rest of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday following heavy snowfall overnight, officials said. ....

All Indian citizens, who were outside India from November 9 to December 30, will be able to exchange or deposit the old currency note of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 till March this year, an official statement said on Friday. ....

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday will leave for poll bound Goa on a two-day visit when he will address several public meetings. ....

With elections to the 117-member Punjab assembly set to be held on February 4, Congress state unit President Amarinder Singh on Friday dared Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for an electoral face-off from any of the 117 seats. ....

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed a chargesheet against Pakistani national and suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) member Bahadur Ali alias Saifullah, who is accused of attempting to attack security forces in Jammu and Kashmir. ....

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has agreed to provide Rs 1 billion to the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) after its request that the country was facing a shortage of INR 100 denomination banknotes. ....

Going hammer and tongs at the Centre, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday urged President Pranab Mukherjee to "save the country from the mess". ....

The Narendra Modi government may again take "out of the box" action against Pakistan if it continues to indulge in a proxy war against India, BJP President Amit Shah told the party's office-bearers at a meeting on Friday. ....

The Supreme Court on Friday brought curtains down on the contempt proceedings against its former judge, Justice Markandey Katju, as it accepted an unconditional apology tendered by him. ....

Delhi AAP MLA Jarnail Singh said on Friday that he had resigned from the Delhi assembly to contest against Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. ....

The AAP on Friday alleged that its Chief Ministerial candidate Elvis Gomes was being victimized at the behest of the Prime Minister's Office and could be arrested on trumped up cases. ....

The hills near Manali in Himachal Pradesh on Friday recieved snow, a weather official said. ....

A Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight on Friday faced a technical hiccup but landed safely after following the emergency procedure, the airline said. ....

The Supreme Court on Friday refused an urgent hearing on a plea seeking that the Union Budget for 2017-18 be deferred till April. ....

Unknown gunmen attacked the house of National Conference (NC) legislator Showkat Ganai in south Kashmir's Shopian district, but the guards repulsed the assault. ....

A top commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba outfit was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Kashmir's Badgam district. ....

Key Indian equity market indices opened in the green on Friday following global cues. Investors also await the estimates of 2016-17 GDP from the Central Statistical Organisation. ....

The political storm after the arrest of Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay continued on Thursday as party MPs staged a protest march here to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) but were detained on their way. ....

Lt. General Sarath Chand is set to be the next Vice Chief of Army and likely to assume office later this month, sources said. ....