New Delhi, India is home to about 36 species of owls, all protected under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and yet, they are most vulnerable to and often traded illegally.

Not just the hunting, trading, or any other form of utilisation of owls is a punishable offence as per the provisions of the Wildlife (Prot

New Delhi, Celebrations began at the BJP headquarters in the national capital after the trends indicated a thumping victory for the saffron party in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.

The party activists could be seen dancing, bursting crackers and congratulating each other.

Prime Minister Naren

Srinagar,  One terrorist has been killed in an encounter between terrorists and police at Hazratbal on the outskirts of Srinagar, police said on Thursday.

"One terrorist killed by Srinagar Police in Hazratbal area. Search for two others who fled from the encounter site going on," Jammu and Kash

Lucknow,  The All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) that contested the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections with much fanfare, has come a cropper. The party has ended up with a miniscule 0.4 per cent vote share and zero seats.

AIMIM chief Asadudddin Owaisi, who created a flutter in state politics wi

Chandigarh,  All the Badals, led by five-time Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, the eldest candidate at 94 in fray for the 117-member Punjab Assembly, as well as their kin, on Thursday lost to AAP's greenhorns.

The eldest Badal, who won the seat five times in a row since 1997, lost to Gurmeet Khuddian f

New Delhi,  After the Congress' dismal performance in the Assembly elections in five states, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said he accepted the people's verdict and congratulated the winning parties.

Rahul Gandhi tweeted in the afternoon: "Humbly accept the people's verdict. Best wishes to th

New Delhi,  The first regional party that has won outside its state of origin, Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to foray into national politics.

The landslide win in Punjab has positioned AAP in direct competition to the nation's grand old party, the Congress.

In the

Lucknow,  An intense campaign, huge crowds, attractive slogans and charismatic leadership. Yet the Congress has hit rock bottom in Uttar Pradesh, putting a question mark on Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's leadership abilities.

The party is likely to end up with just two seats, compared to the seven it won in 2017

New Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday thanked the people of Punjab after trends indicated a landslide win for his party.

As the trends indicated an unassailable lead for AAP in Punjab, Kejriwal tweeted a photo with AAP MP and the party's chief ministerial cand

Patna, A day after Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav furnished data on MGNREGA in Bihar Assembly, Rural Development Minister Shravan Kumar on Thursday claimed that the figures were "inaccurate" and aimed at misleading the people.

Soon after the allegation, the House witnessed a huge uproar with Tejashw