17 Dec, 21:16 (IST)

Aadhaar won't be a must for bank accounts, phones as centre clears law change.

17 Dec, 18:01 (IST)

Mumbai: 1 person has died in the fire that broke out at ESIC Kamgar Hospital in Andheri earlier today. 47 persons rescued till now. Further rescue operation underway. 10 fire tenders conducting firefighting operations. 1 Rescue van, 16 ambulances also present.

17 Dec, 17:00 (IST)

A Level-3 fire breaks out at ESIC Kamgar Hospital in Mumbai's Andheri on Monday, rescue operations underway. No casualty reported.

17 Dec, 15:43 (IST)

According to sources, Indian national Hamid Ansari who is lodged in Kohat Central Jail in Pakistan, to be released tomorrow.

17 Dec, 14:02 (IST)

India and Maldives exchange agreements in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in New Delhi on Monday.

17 Dec, 13:04 (IST)

Cyclone Phethai has made a landfall at Katrenikona in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. Heavy rains and winds experienced in many areas in the district. Entire Konaseema region is receiving heavy rainfall. Govt alerts people to be careful.

17 Dec, 12:33 (IST)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Maldives' President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih at Delhi's Hyderabad House on Monday.

17 Dec, 11:18 (IST)

Congress leader Sajjan Kumar has been convicted by the Delhi High Court in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case on Monday. The court today reversed the acquittal of Kumar in the case. The court also sentenced the Congress leader to life imprisonment.

17 Dec, 10:21 (IST)

A carcass of a leopard with its paws cut off, found in Gothangaon forest area in Gondia district of Maharashtra on Sunday. Postmortem report reveals 2 bullet wounds.

17 Dec, 09:12 (IST)

22 passenger trains have been cancelled, one train rescheduled and one train partially cancelled in view of the rainfall due to Cyclone Phethai in Andhra Pradesh. The cyclone is expected to make a landfall this afternoon.

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New Delhi, December 17: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M K Stalin on Sunday made a strong pitch for Indian National Congress (INC) president Rahul Gandhi as the prime ministerial candidate of the Opposition for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, saying the Gandhi scion had the ability to defeat the “fascist Narendra Modi government". However, the TMC quickly added that the name of PM nominee for the Opposition would be declared only after the 2019 general elections.

Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in the University of Ghana (UoG), which was inaugurated by former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has been pulled down after protests and petitions were filed against it. The statue was removed on the intervening night of December 11-12 from where it had stood on the university campus in Ghana's capital of Accra since 2016.

Congress on Sunday declared Pradesh Congress Committee chief Bhupesh Baghel as Chief Minister for Chhattisgarh in Raipur. The decision was taken after the Congress Legislature Party meeting that took place in the state capital. The oath-taking ceremony will take place on Monday i.e. December 17, while the party will meet the governor in the evening.