Heavy polling of over 56 per cent was recorded in the first five hours in assembly elections in Nagaland on Tuesday which was marred by a clash between supporters of the ruling NPF and the BJP which claimed a life and left two persons injured. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the people of Nagaland and Meghalaya to come out and vote in large numbers for the assembly elections. ....

Over 30 per cent polling was recorded in the first five hours on Tuesday in assembly elections in Meghalaya where Chief Minister Mukul Sangma voiced confidence that the Congress will retain power. ....

The Narendra Modi government failed on the test of fiscal consolidation and the people of this country will pay the price for it, former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said on Monday. ....

The CBI on Monday said it questioned Punjab National Bank (PNB) Executive Director K.V. Brahmaji Rao, two General Managers and a retired official in connection with its probe into the Rs 11,300 crore fraud. ....

A militant was killed and a policeman injured on Monday in south Kashmir's Tral town when militants hurled a grenade at a police station to help a Hizbul terrorist escape from police custody. ....

Former Indian soccer captain Bhaichung Bhutia on Monday announced that he has resigned from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and was no more associated with any political party. ....

A civilian was injured in clashes with the security forces during protests following a brief gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district on Monday. ....

A policeman was killed in a militant attack on Sunday near Charar-e-Sharief shrine in Badgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. ....

Touching upon the issues of daily safety, women empowerment and "technology for welfare" in his monthly radio address "Mann Ki Baat", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his dream of "New India" was the one where women were strong and empowered and equally contributed to the country's development. ....

Coming down heavily on the Congress and its rule over India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the party's government have done "injustice" to the people. ....

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday said it has attached diamond trader Nirav Modi's 21 immovable properties worth Rs 523.72 crore in connection with an ongoing probe into Rs 11,300-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case. ....

Heavy firing exchanges started on Saturday between Indian and Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir. ....

Pakistani intelligence officer Amir Zubair Siddiqui while working in Pakistan's High Commission in Sri Lanka as Visa Counsellor engaged people to indulge in espionage and terror activities in India, said an NIA supplementary chargesheet filed in a Chennai court in a 2014 case. ....

India and Canada on Friday resolved to combat terrorism and violent extremism in all forms and manifestations and agreed that no country should allow its territory to be used for such activities, an agreement that came during the weeklong visit by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that was marked by controversies over the perceived softness of Canada towards Khalistani separatists on its soil. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau on Friday welcoming him with a hug ahead of a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, putting to rest speculations about the government cold-shouldering the visiting dignitary. ....

Expelled Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui on Thursday joined Congress here in presence of senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and Uttar Pradesh Congress President Raj Babbar. ....

The CBI on Thursday registered a case and booked five persons on charges of uploading and circulating child pornography through a Whatsapp group that had 119 members from both India and abroad. ....

The Indian Army on Thursday defended its chief General Bipin Rawat's comments about the growth of the AIUDF, a political party in Assam, allegedly because it enjoyed the support of the Muslim population as Pakistan and China were pushing illegal Bangladeshi migrants into India. ....

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday said it has seized nine high-end luxury cars belonging to Nirav Modi besides crores of assets in connection with its ongoing probe into the Rs 11,300 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case. ....