The Biodiversity Act of 2002 will be implemented in the entire Himachal Pradesh soon so that all gram panchayats could avail its benefits, state Chief Secretary V.C. Pharka said on Thursday. ....

Acting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Thursday said the Poes Garden residence of the late J. Jayalalithaa will be converted into a memorial. ....

Amid the uproar over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'raincoat' barb at his predecessor Manmohan Singh, BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday told Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi to recall what his mother called Modi in the past. ....

If the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could pride itself on professional poll management in the run-up to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, for the 2017 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls the ruling party at the Centre seems to have bettered itself. ....

Four people, including two engineering students, were arrested on Thursday for allegedly printing fake Rs 2,000 currency notes. ....

Tamil Nadu's caretaker Chief Minister O.Panneerselvam's writing to the banks to not allow transactions without his authorisation may not have any practical impact on the AIADMK, said a senior party leader on Thursday. ....

The government on Wednesday cancelled the Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) inter-level examination due to paper leak on social media. ....

Campaigning for the crucial first phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh for 73 seats will end today evening, an election official said. ....

The Authentication Solutions Providers Association (ASPA) on Wednesday announced opening of India's first international conference in Delhi on authentication solutions taking place over February 8-9. ....

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday claimed that the people who were forced to stand in queues outside banks and ATMs, following demonetisation announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8, will now queue up outside polling stations to reject the BJP. ....