India
LS polls: High voter turnout in phase 4 in Goa, Assam, Tripura and Sikkim
75 pc polling has been recorded in 2 seats in Goa, 75 pc for 3 Assam seats, 81.8 pc for 1 seat in Tripura, 76 per cent for 1 one LS and 32 Assembly seats in Sikkim.
Lalu can't be RJD chief, says rebel legislator Samrat Choudhary
Samrat Choudhary, an RJD legislator who tried to defect, on Friday, challenged RJD chief Lalu Prasad, saying he cannot be the party president as per the constitution of the party as he was convicted in the multi-crore fodder scam.
Case of treason filed against Azam Khan over Kargil remark
A case of treason has been filed against Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan by a senior lawyer in a court in Indore, on Friday, for his controversial remarks about 1999 Kargil War.
LS polls: Modi targets Jogi, Gandhi family in Dhamtari
Narendra Modi targeted former Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi, on Friday, saying he might be knowing some "secret" about Gandhi family which made him indispensable to Sonia Gandhi though he has been losing in the tribal state.
Man gets 10 years rigorous imprisonment for raping woman
A court in Bihar's Katihar district, on Friday, sentenced a man ten years imprisonment for raping a woman for two months on the promise of marriage.
Deeply embarassed and ashamed: Ayesha Takia reacts to father-in-law Abu Azmi's rape comment
Ayesha Takia has expressed regret and shame for the comments that her father-in-law has made on rape victims.
First look: 'Guardians of the Galaxy', the latest addition to Marvel's cinematic universe
The tenth installment in the Marvel films, 'Guardians of the Galaxy' has been written and directed by James Gunn
'Happy' singer Pharrell Williams chucks expensive bling for holistic jewellery
Williams says he was competing with others by wearing the bling, because he wanted to draw attention to himself
LS polls: Northeast Delhi records highest voter turnout
Chandni Chowk recorded the second highest voter turnout at 66.88 per cent.
Haryana village boycotts LS polls
Majority of voters in a village in Kaithal district of Haryana on Thursday boycotted the Lok Sabha polls in protest against inclusion of their village in a new Assembly constituency in the last delimitation.
Mulayam's rape shocker: Who said what?
In a highly insensitive and controversial statement at the time when security of women is a major issue, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav sparked off a controversy by opposing death penalty to rape convicts. "Boys do commit mistakes but giving de...
EC rejects nomination of AAP candidate from Patan LS seat
The election authorities on Thursday rejected the nomination form of Aam Aadmi Party's candidate from Patan Lok Sabha constituency for a technical mistake in his nomination papers.
India doesn't need 'deaf-dumb' government run by remote control: Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi on Thursday denounced the Congress-led UPA government as a handicapped regime run by remote control and said the country does not need another one like it.
LS polls: Shadow of violence in Sukma, Chhattisgarh records 47 per cent voter turnout in 1st phase
The first phase of elections on Chhattisgarh started on Thursday, April 10 as the state witnessed Naxal-infested Bastar constituency go to polls, where a total of eight candidates are in the fray including two women.
Safety, stability, inflation: Issues women voters in Delhi
Security, inflation and stable government remained predominant issues weighing on women voters' minds in the national capital, which witnessed brisk polling on Thursday for seven of the Lok Sabha constituencies in New Delhi.
Ahead of LS polls Hema Malini campaigns in Mathura
Huge crowds on Thursday lined up along the roads in this Uttar Pradesh town as Bollywood actor-turned-politician Hema Malini, who is the BJP candidate for the Lok Sabha polls, asked people to vote for her.
