India

Suspended Deputy Director of Mines, Manas Ranjan Mohanty was arrested by anti-corruption wing for allowing illegal iron ore extraction in Keonjhar district.

Back home, Rajpal is known for his roles in films like 'Darna Mana Hai', 'Darna Zaroori Hai' and 'Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon' and he is gearing up for more Bollywood releases.

The Indian Meteorological Department announced that the monsoon had covered the entire country before schedule. The met department had predicted a deficient rainfall.

The sleepy Chengannur town in Alappuzha district is set to host the third edition of an international writers' meet with literature from north-eastern states being the focus this year.

The Chief Minister said though Andra Pradesh has been facing many financial constraints post bifurcation, it managed to achieved one per cent higher Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the last financial year than the national average.

The IED went off in a two-storey building next to the Raj Bhavan compound at around 5:30 am but there was no report of any casualty in the blast, the officer said adding the area has been cordoned off.

The earlier forecast had said that the monsoon would cover all of India by July 15. The weather department had also issued flood warning in Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Gujarat. In J&K, river Jhelum was flowing above the danger mark.

Four decades of iron ore mining in a village near Dantewada has polluted the rivers and destroyed crops and caused health hazards forcing locals to migrate.

After regaining consciousness, the youth -- identified himself as Manoj -- said he used to work with eunuch group as drummer.

2 top executives of Greenpeace India have resigned following an internal review by the NGO of its handling of two prior sexual harassment cases.

Minister for road transport, highways and shipping Nitin Gadkari has urged the states to join hands with the Centre for creation of joint ventures for development of inland waterways.

There was a landslide on the Jammu and Kashmir highway due to heavy rains which have led to a blockade. No one was hurt in the landslides.

Heavy rain could occur at isolated places especially in Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Pauri, Tehri, Nainital, Almora and Pithoragarh districts of Uttarakhand during the next 48 hours.

Higher number of live birth of girls as against those of boys was recorded in 30 gram panchayats across six districts of Rajasthan

At a conference organized by CII, Jaitley said that private investment is necessary to spur growth, ease of doing business needs to be improved.

With over 2,000 doctors of Delhi hospitals launching an indefinite strike, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday that most demands of the striking doctors are "genuine" and that he has directed the Health Department to implement them.