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Rajnath Singhs statement assumes significance in the wake of actor Naseeruddin Shahs remarks in reference to the killing of a policeman in Bulandshahr earlier this month. (Photo: ANI)

India will be poverty free when it will be Congress free: Rajnath...

Rajnath Singh said since the days of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Congress has been promising eradication of poverty.

18 April 2019 2:24 PM IST

...there is a trend among the police officials that they undertake encounters when they anticipate that they can be transferred. Their acts are emulated by their subordinates, Akhilesh Yadav said. (Photo: ANI)

Akhilesh Yadav asks EC to rectify malfunctioning EVMs immediately

Akhilesh said people are not able to depend on the technology and the EC as well as the government should assure the...

18 April 2019 2:20 PM IST

At the time of the incident, BJP leaders Bhupendra Yadav and G V L Narsimha Rao were addressing the media (Image: ANI twitter)

Watch: Man hurls shoes at BJP MP GVL Narasimha during press conference

It was not immediately clear why the person, who identified himself as a doctor by profession, threw the shoes.

18 April 2019 2:10 PM IST

Congress workers celebrate victory in state assembly elections. (Photo: PTI)

State poll body bans Rahul's 'chowkidar chor hai' campaign in MP

The saffron party said Gandhi had levelled false allegations against PM Modi on the Rafale deal.

18 April 2019 2:01 PM IST

Earlier on April 8, body of a 42-year-old man was found hanging at the booth office of the BJP in Siliguri district of the state. (Image: File)

West Bengal: BJP Yuva Morcha member found hanging from tree

Police have started an investigation to ascertain the cause of death.

18 April 2019 1:54 PM IST

ndo-Tibetan Border Police constable Maan Singh suffered minor injuries from the splinters of the improvised explosive device (IED) that took place at the Koracha-Manpur axis of the district at about 11 AM. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

LS polls: Naxals trigger IED blast; ITBP jawan injured in Chhattisgarh

Polling in the Manpur-Mohla Assembly segment of Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha constituency is being held from 7 am to 3 pm.

18 April 2019 1:54 PM IST

Nilwaya polling booth in Dantewada district where Maoists killed four civilians on October 30, recorded 19 votes. The polling booth was newly opened. (Representational image)

Voters film polling process at booth, share on Facebook; probe ordered

Cases are being registered under Cyber Act against the concerned people an official said.

18 April 2019 1:50 PM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: Asian Age)

Ban inclusion of loan waivers in poll manifestos: Petitioner seeks...

The petition has been listed for hearing on April 22 before a bench headed by Justice S A Bobde.

18 April 2019 1:44 PM IST

The EVM and the VVPAT are in focus as elections loom and pet theories about the machines keep surfacing.

Polling official dies of heart attack in Chhattisgarh

A polling official died after suffering a heart attack while on election duty in Chhattisgarh's Kanker on Thursday.

18 April 2019 1:25 PM IST

The new voting equipment was largely touch screen computers that are still very inferior to the EVMs India uses.

LS polls: 19.58 per cent turnout till 11 am in Karnataka

The remaining 14 constituencies, mostly in northern districts, will go to polls in the second phase on April 23.

18 April 2019 1:23 PM IST

Authorities had conducted a search at a store in Theni Lok Sabha constituency Tuesday night following inputs about suspected cash. (Image: File)

EC flying squad recovers cash worth over Rs 11 lakh in Mumbai's Sion...

Central agencies and EC have been conducting raids and searches across the states to ensure illegal money is not used to...

18 April 2019 1:09 PM IST

Sixteen hundred candidates fate would be decided by voters across 11 states and one Union Territory. (Photo: AFP)

2019 Lok Sabha polls, phase 2: Seats that are crucial today

Vellore and East Tripura were cancelled later due to corruption and security concerns respectively.

18 April 2019 1:03 PM IST