Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday charged the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh with failing on all fronts, specially safeguarding the interests and honour of women. ....

A fake currency racket has been busted with the arrest of four persons and seizure of counterfeit notes worth Rs 27.46 lakh in Odisha, police said on Saturday. ....

A woman Information Technology employee was assaulted by a mob after she protested against loud music in East Kolkata's Kasba area, police said on Saturday. ....

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said that the Samajwadi Party's election symbol 'cycle' belongs to "Netaji" (Mulayam Singh Yadav), and that his blessings are with his son. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday likened his first election rally in Uttar Pradesh with India's first war of independence in 1857, saying it was a fight against the British then and now it is a battle against poverty and the state's rulers who have obstructed growth and development. ....

Raising the banner of revolt, former MP and AIADMK member K.C. Palaniswamy has written to the Election Commission saying the appointment of Sasikala as interim general secretary should not be recognised and the poll panel should appoint an "independent and fearless" official to conduct polls for electing the AIADMK General Secretary soon. ....

The West Bengal government has envisaged a Rs 6.94 crore project to bring various e-governance services pertaining to citizens, investors and businesses on a "single mobile platform". ....

The BJP on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party government following a High Court rap on Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Rahul Bhatnagar for a false affidavit. ....

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh will present the state budget on March 10, an official said on Saturday ....

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav undertook their second joint roadshow in the Taj City on Friday evening. ....