New Delhi,  The Gujarat Assembly polls will be held in two phases on December 1 and 5, the Election Commission announced here on Thursday.

The counting of votes will be taken up on December 8, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said.

In the first phase, polling will be held for 89 sea

New Delhi,  Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya's lawyer, facing extradition, told the Supreme Court on Thursday that he has been incommunicado for a long time and requested the court to discharge him from representing Mallya in the matter.

A bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Hima Kohli as

New Delhi,  Aam Aadmi Party MLA Raaj Kumar Anand on Thursday took oath as a minister in the Delhi government during a ceremony at the Raj Niwas here.

The oath was administered by Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena and the ceremony was attended by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Secretary Naresh Kum

Lucknow,  In order to improve the efficiency and lessen stress on the officials, the Uttar Pradesh government will hold spiritual sessions for them on a weekly basis.

The state government has already invited Sister BK Shivani who will deliver a lecture under the 'Karya Kshamta Vridhi Vyakhyan Maala&#

Chennai,  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, and Megastar Rajinikanth were among the celebrities who attended the birthday celebrations of the elder brother of West Bengal Governor L. Ganeshan.

The birthday function was held at Ram Theater auditorium near K

Lucknow,  A massive fire broke out on the fourth floor of the Prince Complex in Hazratganj on Thursday.

Fire tenders had a tough time navigating through the complex which houses scores of coaching centres, offices, a cineplex and shops.

The complex has a narrow entrance with no fire exits.

Thiruvananthapuram,  Hours after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan attacked Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan while addressing his party supporters, the latter hit back and said that he will intervene if the Chief Minister's office is 'involved in gold smuggling'.

Vijayan on Wednesday had said

Hyderabad,  Over 25 per cent polling was registered in the first four hours of voting in the by-election to Munugode Assembly seat in Telangana on Thursday.

The polling, which began on a dull note at 7 a.m., picked up momentum after 9 a.m. as a large number of voters, including women, queued up at the po

Bengaluru,  Karnataka Congress unit, along with other organisations, is gearing up to accord a grand welcome to veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge, who has been elected as the President of the All India Congress Committee (AICC).

The party insiders reveal that through the event, the party wants to send ou

Chandigarh,  Around 22 per cent polling was registered in the first four hours on Thursday in the high stake Adampur Assembly bypoll in Haryana, poll officials said.

The polling has been going on peacefully in all 80 polling stations as there is no report of any untoward incident, an official said.