Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee and Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi have so far stayed away from the campaigning in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections but another charismatic chief minister, Nitish Kumar, is promising electorates he...

The senior leaders in the BJP, MNS and Congress have complained to the state election commission against the NCP flexing its muscle to intimidate their candidates.

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) Tuesday denied reports that a district election officer (DEO) in Uttar Pradesh was transferred for stopping the convoy of Robert Vadra, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law.

Chief minister Nitish Kumar tried to downplay the clash between his party JD(U) and the BJP in UP poll arena and said that the two parties, ally in Bihar, are just fighting separately.

Initiating dialogue at diplomatic level post cancellation of Uninor's 2G licences, Norway's IT Minister Rigmor Aasrud on Tuesday met telecom minister Kapil Sibal and discussed way forward while raising concern over its investments in Indian operatio...

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) An empowered group of ministers (EGoM) led by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday allowed domestic airlines to directly import fuel and approved Air India's debt restructuring plan.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said Monday that unlike “some big leaders” he wasn’t obsessed with the idea of becoming Prime Minister. “My obsession is to change Uttar Pradesh. What I’ve seen here is criminal, and we won’t tolerate it any more. People hav...

Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed quit under pressure Tuesday after weeks of protests triggered by a judge's arrest saw mutinous police personnel backing opposition activists and rocking the archipelago known for its deep blue seas, turquoise...

Pakistan's cricket team has been lauded for its historic win against England in the three-match Test series played at Dubai. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan Monday felicitated the Pakistan cricket team. She said the Paki...

US President Barack Obama unveiled new sanctions on Iran's central bank on Monday, tightening an economic choke hold with speculation rampant over a possible Israeli strike on Tehran's nuclear program. Obama's move came as he insists that the tough ...