Nearly 700 liquors shops in Jharkhand have been shut in the last one week following a Supreme Court order to close those falling within 500 metres on either side of national or state highways. ....

The first cabinet meeting of the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Uttar Pradesh government will take place here on Tuesday, an official said on Monday. ....

A young man died in New Delhi when his motorcycle collided head-on with another one while doing a bike stunt, a police official said on Monday. ....

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday visited the ruins of Vikramshila University, an ancient seat of Buddhist learning, in Bihar's Bhagalpur district. ....

Tripura's ruling CPI-M has alleged that BJP's central ministers were spreading misinformation about the Left Front government in the state in a bid to dislodge it. ....

In a major setback for the Delhi Unit of the Congress, its senior leader AK Walia has resigned from the party. ....

Former JD-U legislator Suryadeo Singh has been arrested over a minor girl's death when he opened fire in Bihar's Rohtas district, police said on Monday. ....

AAP leader Sanjay Singh was on Sunday attacked by a woman party worker during a road show in New Delhi. ....

The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Delhi unit on Sunday released its first list of 160 candidates for the upcoming civil polls. ....

Former AIADMK leader R.S. Raja Kannappan has decided to extend his support to the party's faction led by former Chief Minister O.Panneerselvam, an official announced on Sunday ....