Following pressure from its main ally RJD chief Lalu Prasad, the Bihar government led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday took a U-turn by lifting the ban on the sale and consumption of toddy in the state.
Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the second time in two days, Rahul Gandhi today said the tickets for the bullet trains promised by him will not be less than Rs. 10,000 and that "only Modi ji and his suited-booted friends" will travel in it.
The court has fixed October 15 as the next date for hearing.
A 75-year-old woman was allegedly gangraped by two persons near Arnetha village in Rajasthan's Bundi, police said today.
In a video widely shared, women rights activist Trupti Desai is seen holding a slipper and beating a man with it in a village near Pune in Maharashtra, while people gather around and watch.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will take a 12-day break next month for a course in vipassana, one of the ancient meditation techniques of India.