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The Maharashtra government has been hauled up by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for failing to protect migrants from a hate campaign launched by Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday questioned the government's intention over the key civil nuclear liability bill, saying the compensation mechanism in case of an atomic accident was being legislated under international pressure and "may benefit" private players at a later stage.

Prabuddha Nagrik Shakti Manch, a non-political citizens' group set up by former union textile minister Shankersinh Vaghela and former chief minister Suresh Mehta, is organising a convention at Sanand March 28 to highlight the "misdeeds" of the Narendra Modi government in Gujarat.

The Haryana government Thursday announced the creation of seven new municipal corporations (MC) in the state.

More than two months after Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina came here on a landmark visit, India and Bangladesh Thursday held talks to thrash out an interim treaty on Teesta water sharing and issues relating to other rivers.

The Uttar Pradesh Police Thursday registered a case of criminal conspiracy against unnamed people for attempting to trigger a stampede at the rally of the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and addressed by Chief Minister Mayawati here Monday.

The Gujarat government will construct the country's first prison for terrorists within one year, Minister of State for Home Amit Shah announced in the state assembly Thursday.

The central leadership of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday said Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan cannot become the brand ambassador of Kerala Tourism as he is already promoting Gujarat, which is governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

In a moral victory for protagonists of a separate Telangana, the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly Thursday passed a resolution seeking an amendment to a Presidential Order to protect jobs for Telangana people in the police department in Hyderabad.

The Maharashtra government has embarked on a massive mission to modernise its police force by providing it latest equipment, advanced weapons and armoured vehicles to effectively deal with the scourge of terrorism besides creating additional 55,000 posts in the force, Governor K. Sankaranarayanan said here Thursday.