It is curtains down for Maharashtra and Haryana assembly polls. Here's a look at political biggies, who made it and who didn't.
A 22-year-old youth was shot dead by the police in Bhiwani when he was returning from a party in the wee hours of Monday, his family alleged. But the police have claimed that it was a case of accidental firing. The main accused, constable Karmbir, has been arrested and a case against seven other personnel of Hisar's Hansi police has been registered, Superintendent of Police, Bhiwani, Sanjay Singh said.The killing of Kuldeep sparked violent protests in the area.
Delhi's overall air quality index (AQI) stood at 463 at 11.30 am, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).
Awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri, Pandit Jasraj also popularised semi-classical music like 'haveli sangeet' and reached out to devotees with his 'bhajans', a particular favourite for his fans being "Om Namo Bhagavate" in praise of Lord Krishna.
Manohar Lal Khattar took oath as Haryana chief minister for the second time on Sunday and will lead the Bharatiya Janata Party-Jannayak Janta Party coalition government in the state. JJP leader Dushyant Chautala took oath as the deputy chief minister.
Dushyant has now emerged as a leader of some reckoning in the Jat community, as well among Haryana's youth.
Suddenly, brand activation is big business for India's Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion) FM radio industry.
Internet and mobile SMS services have been suspended indefinitely by authorities in Rohtak district in the wake of protests by Jat community.
Factionalism has been made bitter by the level of personal attacks that warring senior leaders indulge in. Kavita Chowdhury reports.
The joint secretary also said a high-level task force to work on frontiers of science related to vaccines and drug testing was formed on Sunday.
Kejriwal runs his party with the proverbial iron fist and has learnt to temper his aggression, say people close to him.
Arvind Kejriwal led-Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday released the second list of candidates for the upcoming General Elections.
Reliance Industries Ltd is in talks with Haryana Agricultural University for possible cooperation in research and manpower development.
Optimistically preparing to shoot at the Games, air pistol exponent Verma, 29, is a late bloomer.
The Gurugram Police on Monday detained Mahipal's mother and cousin for interrogation.
The air quality in Delhi remained poor Sunday with drop in wind speed even as authorities predicted further fall in air quality index of the national capital in the coming days.
Govindacharya was responding well to medication till his condition suddenly deteriorated Monday night.
The massive operation to locate and arrest controversial 'godman' Rampal cost the exchequer over Rs 26 crore, the Punjab and Haryana High Court was told on Friday.
Asserting that the party is supreme and no one is above it, the letter by Om Prakash Chautala stated that the "anti-party activities" of INLD's Haryana unit secretary general Ajay Singh have "caused hurt and have become unbearable".
National capital New Delhi witnessed yet another hot day on Saturday, recording a temperature of 44.5 degree Celsius.
Parts of south, east and northeast India are expected to get some relief from the blistering heat, with the onset of monsoon expected to take place over Kerala on Saturday.
There was no relief for the national capital, with the mercury crossing the 44C mark in some parts of the city.
Satinder Kumar, who represented India at the Asian championship, was found dead in his room at the SAI hostel in Hisar.
Large swathes of the country reeled under heatwave conditions on Tuesday with Churu in Rajasthan recording a high of 48 degree Celsius.
The national capital battled weather conditions in the "red category" as the maximum temperature recorded at the Palam observatory was 46.1C,
Arrested controversial godman Rampal on Thursday rejected charges that he had asked thousands of his followers to be kept hostage for past several days inside his ashram at Barwala to evade police action in a contempt of court case.
The female tiger, named Nadia, is believed to be the first known case of an animal infected with COVID-19 in the US. It is suspected that she contracted the virus from a caretaker who was asymptomatic at that time.
Amritsar was lashed by 17.2 mm of rain while Patiala had 20.4 mm of rain.
Arvind Kejriwal, engineer, civil servant and Delhi's man with a development agenda, is the David who slayed the government's Goliath.
A dust storm also hit the national capital on Saturday and its surrounding areas that had been reeling under the scorching heat for a few days.
Hisar-Dadri and Hissar-Bawana transmission lines tripped causing problems in transmission of electricity from Badarpur thermal and Indraprastha gas power plants.
"Centre and state will soon begin the process of giving reservation, following the Delhi High court order," Khattar told reporters in a joint press conference along with All India Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti chairperson Yashpal Malik.
The heat wave continued to sweep the plains of north India on Tuesday with maximum temperatures hovering around 40°Celsius.
It was the coldest city in the plains with the mercury touching 0.3 degree Celsius, four below normal.
Delhi and Leh were among some of the places in northern India which recorded their lowest minimum temperatures so far this winter as the cold gained in intensity in the region.
Cash, weapons, bullet-proof jackets and commando dresses were on Sunday found even as lockers were opened at arrested godman Rampal's Satlok Ashram, where he was taken by the police for the first time since his arrest on November 19.
Delhi is likely to record its second-coldest December since 1901 as temperatures are predicted to drop further.
After skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Shikhar Dhawan, it's former cricketer Virender Sehwag, who has now jumped into the political bandwagon. The former India opener posted on his official Twitter account, appealing agitating protesters to cease violence immediately and sort out the issues peacefully by staying within the limits of Indian constitution. "I request all my brothers to voice their differences and protest by staying within the limits of our constitution. We are saviors and not violent predators," Sehwag posted on his twitter account," Sehwag wrote on his Twitter handle. "Our army and sportspersons fight for the country's pride. Our (the citizen's) passion should work in the benefit of India and not against it," he added. Sehwag's comments come in the backdrop of a raging debate on freedom of expression after an event against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus where anti-national slogans were allegedly raised. Earlier Dhoni had also voiced his opinion by hailing the Indian army, saying that the nation is in a position to debate on freedom of expression because of the men in uniform.
The IMD said heatwave conditions are likely to continue over the northern plains, and central and southern parts of the country for two more days and abate gradually.
While all international and national flights were on time in Delhi, fog continued to disrupt train services.
