New Delhi,  In a fresh development in connection with Delhi excise policy scam, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested two more persons.

According to sources, two businessmen from South India -- Sharath Reddy K. and Binoy Babu -- were placed under arrest. Both will be produced before Delhi

Srinagar, The Centre's decision to reserve four MBBS and BDS seats in the central pool for militancy-affected families and children of Muslim and non-Muslim migrants in Jammu and Kashmir is being widely welcomed.

Many political and social organisations have praised this decision and said that it will give

Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh),  The police have arrested Raj Nagar and his mother, Asha, who have been accused of forcing Suresh Manjhi, 26, into begging by blinding and maiming him.

The accused have revealed vital information regarding other members of the gang, including Vijay Nat, who was accused by Manjhi o

Lucknow,  A Samajwadi Party (SP) delegation will visit the Election Commission on Thursday to submit a written reply to the notice issued on the allegations that names of the Yadav and Muslims voters were struck off in bulk from the electoral rolls ahead of the Assembly polls earlier this year at the instance of the BJ

Shimla,  Less than 24 hours before the Assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh, the higher reaches of the state on Thursday were wrapped in a thick blanket of snow, while the lower hills were lashed by rain, bringing the temperature down by several notches.

There are chances of more rain and snow in the state

New Delhi,  A meeting of BJP's Central Election Committee was held on Wednesday at the party headquarters in New Delhi for the upcoming Assembly elections in Gujarat scheduled to be held in two phases on December 1 and 5.

The CEC discussed and decided the names of 182 party candidates for the Gujarat

Kolkata,  There was major disruption in flight operations at the Bagdogra airport (near Siliguri) in north Bengal, resulting in fears of yet another shutdown of the only airport in north Bengal. In April this year, the airport remained shut for a fortnight for repairs to the runway on which cracks had been detected.