Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi on Wednesday announced a number of new measures for the upcoming assembly elections in five states. ....

The Election Commission of India on Wednesday said that it will implement the Supreme Court ruling that seeking votes in the name of caste, creed, religion, community and language is illegal. ....

Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur will be held between February 4 and March 8, Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi announced on Wednesday. ....

The DMK party on Wednesday elevated M.K. Stalin as its Working President, a party official said. ....

Police in Bengaluru has filed a First Information Report against two unidentified men for allegedly groping a young woman on New Year's Day, a police officer said on Wednesday. ....

At least 67 trains were running late and six cancelled due to dense fog in parts of north India on Wednesday morning, a railway official said. ....

Election commission announces polling dates for assembly elections in 5 states. Polling starting from Feb 4 2017, counting of polls for all 5 states will take place on March 11th. ....

Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar was on Wednesday sworn in as the Chief Justice of India (CJI). ....

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said set procedures were followed in the appointment of Army Chief General Bipin Rawat and all candidates were equally good. ....

A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed against Goa Sports Minister Ramesh Tawadkar for allegedly threatening a person at Cotiago village. ....

Defence Minster Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said that around 20 lakh pensioners have been paid the benefits of One Rank One Pension so far, and more than 99 per cent of cases will be settled by January-end. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcements on the New Year's Eve, including sops in housing, agriculture and for pregnant women, will cost the economy a total of over Rs 3,500 crore annually, a State Bank of India report said on Tuesday. ....

A unique initiative by Pune gynaecologist Ganesh Rakh to ‘Save Girl Child by waiving off all medical bills for a female child birth turned five years old on Tuesday and has become a national campaign. ....

The National Commission for Women on Tuesday issued notices to Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara and Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi for allegedly making sexist comments regarding the molestation of women by a mob here on New Year's Eve. ....

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging the appointment of Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI) in succession to incumbent Chief Justice T.S. Thakur when he demits office on Wednesday morning. ....

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday dubbed the arrest of Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay as "vendetta politics" by the Centre as her supporters attacked the BJP office here, leaving some 15 people injured. ....

After the December 29 coal mine cave-in in Jharkhand, that left over a dozen dead, Union Mines Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday ordered a safety audit of all mines in the country. ....

December or January is that time of the year when the police of every State has to meet the press to put across its achievements and its crime control records for public scrutiny. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday offered prayers at the Lord Venkateshwara temple atop the Tirumala here. ....

The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) on Tuesday recommended starting the budget session of Parliament from January 31, official sources said here. ....