The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) criticized the Akhilesh Yadav government and accused it of indulging in communal and appeasement politics.

With Telangana protagonists stepping up their agitation, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Tuesday held discussions with Andhra Pradesh Governor ESL Narasimhan, who briefed him about the current situation in the state.

The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday gave its nod to the construction of an international airport in Agra.  

Eight new faces were inducted in the Union Council of Ministers on Monday evening.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who was stranded in tribal Kinnaur district for nearly 60 hours due to landslides triggered by incessant rains, was rescued on Tuesday morning, even as 1700 people remained stranded at various places.

A slight intensity earthquake hit West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday morning, the Met department said.

The Uttar Pradesh cabinet is likely to allow free treatment for the patients suffering from cancer and heart dieses.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav along with 12 others, recently elected to the Legislative Council, will take oath as members of the House on Monday.

A special meeting of the Executive Council of Delhi University has approved changes in the syllabi and scheme of examinations for subjects like history, home science and sociology for the newly-introduced four-year undergraduate programmes.

The All India Council for Technical Education will soon open a regional campus in Thiruvananthapuram to meet the needs of technical institutions in Kerala.