As voting continues for the first phase of Assembly elections in Jharkhand, Maoists triggered a blast in the interiors of Banalat jungle in Gumla on the early hours of Saturday.

District administration, however, cleared that it will not affect voting in the region.

“A blast was triggered in Banalat jungles in Bishrampur

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA Dilip Walse Patil was on Friday appointed as pro-tem Speaker in the Maharashtra Assembly.

A special session of the Maharashtra Assembly will be convened on Saturday where 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' government is likely to prove its majority in the 288-member House.

Speaking to ANI, Shiv S

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said he stood by his remarks on Twitter terming BJP MP Pragya Thakur a "terrorist" and was ready to face any action.

He also claimed that Thakur believes in violence, the way Nathuram Godse did.

"Yes, I stand by my statement. What I have written on Twitter, I stand by it.

After the results of Assembly by-polls of West Bengal were out, Congress Parliamentary party leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday said people of Bengal were scared to vote for the BJP because they thought that BJP is planning to implement NRC in the state.

"People were scared due to NRC. BJP could not garner votes this time bec

Facing opposition attack for her controversial comments on Nathuram Godse, BJP MP Pragya Thakur on Friday tendered an apology in Lok Sabha but said her remarks have been twisted.

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The Cyberabad Police have picked up four men in connection with the gang-rape and murder of Dr Priyanka Reddy.

Those detained include two lorry drivers and two cleaners.

The officials are likely to announce the arrests and reveal the details of the case in the evening.

The charred body of the 26-year-

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced a $50 million aid to Sri Lanka to tackle terrorism. The announcement was made after PM Modi and Sri
Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa held ‘fruitful talks’.

Addressing a joint press conference, Modi said that he was confident that the new government in Sri Lanka will

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Friday predicted that after Maharashtra, there could be a "miracle" and a potential political earthquake in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Goa soon.

The ruling BJP has dismissed Raut's claim as a "pipe dream".

"At least four MLAs, including those with Goa Forward Party Pr

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray formally took charge of his office here on Friday afternoon.

He took charge shortly after 2 pm, entering the sixth floor office of the CM, outside which a plate bearing the name 'Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray' was put up.

When he reached Mantralaya, he paid floral tributes to t

The stubble burning will no longer be an issue for farmers, but a source of income for them. Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Kailash Chaudhary has said that the government is considering making a better use of the stubble, so that it provides income to the farmers.

In a special conversation with IANS, Chaudh