Pakistan has appeared to set-up more than 350 such dugouts with Chinese help. Officials also pointed a significant rise in the number of Chinese soldiers close to the Indian border with Pakistan.

The BJP swept the polls in UP, pocketing 14 of the 16 mayoral seats as Yogi Adityanath emerged on top in his first major electoral test after taking over as chief minister in March.

Rahul has many miles to go before he can walk in Modi's shoes, but there is an unmistakable spring in his step and the pace of his ascent is directly proportionate to the pace at which Modi falters.

Family members rushed to nearby Agarwal Nursing Home at Pitampura, which admitted the baby boy, who was found to be alive. Doctors said the baby had contracted an infection, as he was in a plastic bag.

The children are concerned about their health, and have told the Supreme Court that their lungs and nervous system are put at risk when there is large-scale setting off of firecrackers in Delhi.

The beating took place in West Delhi's Shalimar Bagh. The brother and sister, who have since received medical treatment, were attacked late at night with iron rods.

Several agencies, including the Coast Guard, the Navy and the Air Force, worked together to rescue over 200 stranded fishermen on Friday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make in India initiative has helped the defence ministry save more than `1 lakh crore worth of foreign exchange.

Army chief Bipin Rawat was speaking at the Agenda Aaj Tak news event in Delhi on Sunday and hailed PM MOdi's demonetisation drive in hindering radical groups.

Satish Achraya on... climbing poll prospects in Gujurat

Horrifying video shows school drop out and son of Delhi Police inspector mercilessly beaten by gang member in what appeared to be a forced initiation.

Kotla Test disrupted as players left breathless after the recent recent U-17 World Cup and Half Marathon faced crisis. More events to be held next year are currently under a cloud.

Probe could be launched into unfair access given to brokers for making a fast buck.

The Prime Minister has been performing a 'campaign blitzkrieg' as Gujurat polls loom.

With the American elite focused on itself, there is little chance that it will cough up resources to power the Indo-Pacific alternative Tillerson has spoken off, writes Manoj Joshi.

Naval commandos execute a routine drill on Monday in Mumbai to mark Navy Day, which pays tribute to the Indian Navy soldiers' courage and determination during the 1971 war.

A long-awaited draft on Indian space law has finally been unveiled. It is called the Space Activities Bill, 2017, and its main objective is to 'promote and regulate space activities in India.'

Satish Acharya on... The Gujarat polls cyber battle.

Congress president-in-waiting Rahul Gandhi is set to take over the reins of the party next week and is expected to usher in a new era as the chief without a whip, highly placed sources said.

An India Today TV investigation has unearthed 17 'illegal seminaries' in the state, and the Saharanpur district magistrate confirmed the findings which are now under investigation.

A specially constituted bench of CJI Dipak Misra and Justices Ashok Bhushan and Abdul Nazeer will be hearing a total of 13 appeals filed against the 2010 Allahabad High Court judgement.

The $16.5 billion coal mining project has run into trouble after China's two major state-run banks revealed that they have no plans to finance the venture, according to reports.

The new strategic route opened by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani connects Iran, India and Afghanistan, bypassing Pakistan, and reflects a growing convergence of interest between countries.

The actor and filmmaker passed away at a Mumbai hospital on Monday, aged 79, following a long illness. He will be remembered for a 'understated and charming' personality that cut across genres.

As the sales of air purifiers and face masks increase by eight to 10 times in a month, and threefold in the last two days, doctors are still in doubt about the effectiveness of the toxic air 'defences'.

All 89 nominations filed on Monday proposed party vice-president Rahul Gandhi as leader, setting in motion celebrations and preparations for the imminent change of guard on Tuesday.

Police arrested Honeypreet on suspicion of trying to help Ram Rahim escape jail and for helping to incite the protests following his conviction earlier this year, but she claims to have no money for legal help.

Delhi is being smothered by a blanket of toxic smog as government agencies flounder in their efforts to stop polluting vehicles and construction activity, as well as put out a fire at the Bhalswa landfill site.

The case took a new twist on Tuesday with lawyers for the Sunni Waqf board and Babri Masjid Action Committee urging the Supreme Court to defer the hearing until after 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP)'s youth wing has started recruiting volunteers in Uttar Pradesh's Agra for an outfit specifically designed to counter alleged cases of 'love jihad'.

The appointment of Dineshwar Sharma, a former Intelligence Bureau director, as special representative holds a promise, writes Rajiv Vora.

Satish Acharya on... Rahul Gandhi.

Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu announced more incentives to boost exports and create more jobs in the mid-term review of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 on Tuesday.

Satish Acharya on...  US embassy in Jerusalem.

Missing boy is prime suspect in murder of 42-year-old mother and 10-year-old sister. Bodies were discovered with stab wounds and their heads bludgeoned by a cricket bat

The deadline for the linking of Aadhaar to support services such as banking and welfare schemes will be extended till 31 March 2018 from it's original date of 31 December.

Congress suspended Aiyar from the primary membership of the party and issued a show-cause notice to him after he called Modi 'a neech aadmi'.

The abject capitulation of the Pakistani state in the face of street pressure mounted by the mullah clerics is certainly stupefying, writes Sushant Sareen.

Minister R K Singh said most of the states have agreed on 24/7 power for all. 'The consumers should not be asked to pay for theft committed by others,' he added.

Chief Minister Raman Singh attended the first Mail Today 'Skill and Entrepreneurship Summit' in Delhi.

The heinous crime took place just three days after Madhya Pradesh became the first state to allow the death penalty for rapists. The two accused are alleged to have attacked the victim at her home.

Max Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, lost its licence to operate, with immediate effect, after the Delhi government came down heavily on the institution. It is now barred from registering new patients.

At present, only married men who have a sexual relationship with a married woman without the consent of her husband are punished. An Indian man living in Italy wants to change the law.

Delhi Medical Council (DMC), which keeps a close watch on the functioning of the hospitals in the city, receives at least 30 serious grievances every month.

'If this family has adopted a breed like a pitbull, then it must be literate enough to handle the aggressive breed,' said Abhinav Srihan, managing trustee of the Fauna Police.

Satish Acharya on... the Gujarat elections

Sources told Mail Today that prohibited drugs are easily available at the roadside paan shops and tea shops near the gates of the Indian Institute of Technology—Kanpur (IIT-K).

Law enforcement agencies tightened security outside the Diplomatic Enclave, which is home to the US embassy and other foreign missions in Pakistan. This followed a protest against Trump's announcement.

RBI stepped up its awareness drive against con men who trap unsuspecting individuals to part with details of their bank accounts which are then used to siphon out money.

The Capital generates 10,000 metric tonnes of trash a day. Pollution is a major problem across all life and sites in Bhalswa, Ghazipur and Okhla have created a unique challenge to the city's fire service.