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Maharashtra drought: Centre forms team to assess damage in 265 talukas

India, Oct. 6 -- The Centre has constituted a team to assess the situation in Maharashtra, where 265 of the 358 talukas have been declared drought-affected, state Agriculture Minister Dattatray Bharne... Read More


Humayun Kabir detained in Rejinagar after row with police on bypoll day

India, Oct. 6 -- Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chief Humayun Kabir was taken into police custody on Tuesday following a heated exchange with officers at his party office in Rejinagar, as voting for ... Read More


Policeman accused of sexually harassing journalist gets promotion

India, Oct. 6 -- Assistant Commissioner of Police Vivek Bhagat, named by a woman journalist who has accused him of sexually harassing her during the October 3 protest against Chief Election Commission... Read More


Samson might pip Sooryavanshi as India take on West Indies in T20

India, Oct. 6 -- The option of opening with Sanju Samson or the lure to field teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will be head coach Gautam Gambhir's biggest headache as a confident Indian team, fresh from ... Read More


4 FIRs 18 held over NSUI protest violence

India, Oct. 6 -- Delhi Police has registered four FIRs in connection with alleged violence during a National Students' Union of India (NSUI) protest in the Parliament Street area on Monday, including ... Read More


BJP Rajya sabha picks

New Delhi/Lucknow, Oct. 6 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced eight candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh, dropping all sitting members, denying tick... Read More


SC on form 6 changes

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- The Supreme Court on Monday said that it had not approved a modified Form 6 -- the statutory application used by citizens to register as voters -- days after the Election Commissi... Read More


HC refuses to restrain deletion of Maha voters

MUMBAI, Oct. 6 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday declined to pass any urgent order restraining the Election Commission of India (ECI) from deleting voters' names from Maharashtra's electoral rolls, n... Read More


Shinde meets PM in Delhi, seeks central assistance for drought

Mumbai, Oct. 6 -- Amid the ongoing tussle between the BJP and the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra over contesting the upcoming polls to five legislative council seats, Shiv Sena chief and deputy chief minist... Read More


SC gets 3 new judges; strength reaches 37

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- The Centre has notified the appointment of three high court chief justices as Supreme Court judges, a week after their elevation was recommended by the Collegium headed by CJI Sur... Read More