India

Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday sparked off a controversy by opposing death penalty to rape convicts. Boys do commit mistakes but giving death penalty is wrong, he said.

The Election Commission has sent a letter to Siddaramaiah stating that his reply to the notice is not satisfactory.

With first-time voters in mind, most political parties including Congress and BJP have this time opted to give a chance to some fresh faces in Madhya Pradesh with the average age of poll contenders in the state hovering around the new 'young' of 50.

Jaya Bachchan, who has turned 66, spent her birthday with her children and grandchildren.

Facebook says it is switching to fewer but bigger ads on the right-hand column of the desktop PC version of its website because users respond more frequently to them.

Lok Sabha candidates with corporate background, such as Nandan Nilekani and Meera Sanyal, may rank much above their political rivals on wealth charts, but many others from India Inc who are contesting polls lag behind 'netas' in accumulating assets.

Delhi will break all voting records, Chief Electoral Officer Vijay Dev said on Thursday as polling for the seven Lok Sabha seats is on in the national capital.

By clicking a button that says "I'm a Voter" users will be able to post a story to their Facebook timeline, sharing with friends that they are voting in this election.

Two CRPF jawans were killed on Thursday in a bomb blast in in Jamui parliamentary constituency in Bihar at around 5:30 am, one and a half hour before the start of polling in the area.

The first phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh will be held on April 10 where voters in West UP and neighbouring Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddha Nagar constituencies will elect Lok Sabha members from 10 seats.

A delegation of agriculturists arrived in Jhunjhunu on Wednesday from Saudi Arabia to study practise of organic farming adopted by local farmers in Jhunjhunu.

Odisha Chief Minister and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik has slammed Narendra Modi by describing him as a "controversial" prime ministerial candidate who is not "healthy" for the country due to his communal background.

BJP on Wednesday demanded strong action by the Election Commission against Samajwadi Party accusing it of trying to divide security forces on communal lines during the elections.

Amitabh Bachchan managed to squeeze in some family time to bring in his wife Jaya Bachchan's 66th birthday.

A local Congress leader was seriously injured after two unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants allegedly opened fire on him in Anar Patti village in Barabanki, police said on Wednesday.

At least 100 Lok Sabha aspirants possess pistols, rifles and other firearms as their 'assets', alongside many others in poll arena with 'valuable' items like artwork, health clinic, treadmill, orchard and books.