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  Vinod Khanna no more; politicians, Bollywood condole death

  April 27, 2017 17:12 IST

  Khanna, four-time MP from Gurdaspur, was hospitalized over a month ago for cancer but the family then remained tight-lipped.

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  'Will never leave this pure party': Kejriwal administers oath to newly-elected AAP councillors

  April 27, 2017 18:24 IST

  AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal today cautioned his party’s newly-elected MCD councillors to not fall for BJP money.

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  TTV Dinakaran’s chief ministerial ambitions behind his desperation for ‘two leaves’ symbol: Police

  April 27, 2017 16:09 IST

  Police said that Dinakaran was planning to become the CM of the state if he wins the election and was of the belief that this was his best time to clinch power.

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  Modi, Sonia condole demise of actor-politician Vinod Khanna

  April 27, 2017 15:37 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday condoled the death of veteran Bollywood actor-turned-politician Vinod Khanna who died after a prolonged illness.

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  Mamata’s ministers get 'innovative' as Centre imposes ban on red beacons

  April 27, 2017 14:54 IST

  Finding it difficult to abort the long-cherished VVIP culture of red beacons atop their vehicles, politicians in West Bengal are now looking for new ways to skirt the Centre’s ban.

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  Coal scam: Special CBI court frames charges against ex-NDA minister Dilip Ray

  April 27, 2017 14:28 IST

  Ray was Minister of State for Coal in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.

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  Ram Leela, Raas Leela, Bhajan Sandhya to return in full glory, UP CM issues directives

  April 27, 2017 13:13 IST

  At a late night meeting here on Wednesday, the Chief Minister directed officials to provide better public facilities including approach roads, toilets, rest houses, places to sit and drinking water near religious places in the state.

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  Day after Delhi drubbing, AAP’s Punjab unit chief Sanjay Singh resigns

  April 27, 2017 13:10 IST

  The resignations come a day after Arvind Kejriwal-led party placed a poor second in the MCD polls.

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  1,790 candidates lose deposit in MCD polls, 92 of Congress

  April 26, 2017 23:54 IST

  Over 70 per cent of the 2,516 candidates, including 40 of the AAP and 92 of the Congress, lost their security deposit in the Delhi municipal elections.

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  MCD: Congress bags 11 pc more votes than Assembly polls, AAP loses

  April 26, 2017 23:48 IST

  The Congress, which finished a distant third in the MCD polls, has got around 11 per cent more votes than the 2015 Assembly election, while the AAP's vote share came down to half of its previous tally.

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  Gayatri Prajapati's reprieve shortlived, sent to custody in new case

  April 26, 2017 23:48 IST

  The reprieve given by a special court to former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati in a rape case proved to be shortlived as a court here today remanded him in judicial custody in a separate case.

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  MCD polls: AAP's candidate loses to BJP rival by 2 votes

  April 26, 2017 23:44 IST

  In perhaps the closest fight in the civic polls, an AAP candidate lost a ward in south Delhi to her BJP rival by a margin of just two votes.

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  On 'Mission West Bengal', Amit Shah visits Mamata's home turf

  April 26, 2017 23:30 IST

  BJP president Amit Shah today visited a slum in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's home turf in her Bhawanipur assembly constituency and garnered a warm welcome for himself.

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  After MCD poll drubbing, Congress pitches for opposition unity in 'battle of ideologies'

  April 26, 2017 22:16 IST

  The Congress today pitched for opposition unity after a drubbing in the MCD polls where it came distant third after the BJP and the AAP.

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  MCD elections: Swaraj India fails to open account in its maiden polls

  April 27, 2017 0:06 IST

  Newly-founded Swaraj India, which contested its maiden polls in the Delhi's civic body elections, drew a a blank even as the party said its performance needs introspection. Yogendra Yadav-led Swaraj India ran its campaign with a message to clear Delh

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  MCD elections: 49,000 voters opt for NOTA, most in NDMC

  April 26, 2017 21:44 IST

  Over 49,000 voters opted for the None of The Above (NOTA) option in the municipal elections, with people in North Delhi areas exercising it the most.

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  MCD polls: Despite Kejriwal's claims, many in AAP reject EVM tampering theory

  April 26, 2017 21:11 IST

  As the senior leadership of the AAP blamed EVMs for the party's poor show in the Punjab assembly election and the MCD polls, many in the party seem to have rejected the claim.

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  MCD elections: Is it the beginning of end for Aam Aadmi Party and Arvind Kejriwal?

  April 26, 2017 18:26 IST

  Road is not long for Arvind Kejriwal and AAP, which has consistently loosing people’s faith, if they do not amend their ways.

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  MCD polls: Kejriwal congratulates victorious BJP, promises to work together for 'betterment of Delhi'

  April 26, 2017 18:08 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday congratulated the victorious BJP and assured his government's support for the betterment of Delhi.

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  PM Modi expresses gratitude to Delhiites for MCD poll win

  April 26, 2017 17:53 IST

  His tweet came as the BJP recorded a significant victory in polls to all the three municipal corporations of Delhi.

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  12 Congress MLAs barred from Rajasthan Assembly for a day, two others for an year

  April 26, 2017 21:11 IST

  14 opposition members including 12 belonging to the Congress were suspended today for one year from the Rajasthan Assembly on grounds of indiscipline.

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  EC bribery case: Dhinakaran sent to 5-day police custody

  April 26, 2017 17:41 IST

  T T V Dhinakaran, who was arrested last night by Delhi Police for alleged attempts to bribe an EC official, was today sent to 5-day police custody by a Delhi court.

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  'We've out beaten other parties with our arrogance': Former AAP leader Mayank Gandhi slams Kejriwal in open letter

  April 26, 2017 16:58 IST

  Former AAP leader Mayank Gandhi has slammed Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in an open letter after party's rout in MCD polls.

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  Ashok Gehlot made Congress general secretary in-charge for Gujarat

  April 26, 2017 15:16 IST

  Gehlot replaced Gurudas Kamat, who has handled the party's affairs till now. Kamat has had internal problems within the party in Maharashtra after the Congress' debacle in state civic polls.

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  I voluntarily gave up rail budget, says Suresh Prabhu

  April 26, 2017 15:11 IST

  Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu today said he himself had volunteered for clubbing of railways budget with the General Budget, and it was "not a take over" by the Finance Ministry.

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  Difference between what Kejriwal says and what he does: Anna

  April 26, 2017 15:24 IST

  Anna’s remark comes at a time when trends in MCD election 2017 indicate an impressive win for BJP with AAP trailing way behind.

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  Anti-land mafia task force to stop land-grabbing in Uttar Pradesh

  April 26, 2017 14:17 IST

  The decision was taken at a meeting of the state Cabinet here chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

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  Will renew Delhi politics with positivity, says Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari

  April 26, 2017 14:00 IST

  "For the last 15 years, we have only seen negative politics being played out in Delhi that attained a new low in the last two and a half years," the Bhojpuri singer-actor-turned-politician said.