The AIADMK camp led by acting Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam is hoping to receive a sizeable number of legislators on Thursday, said a senior leader. ....

In the wake of deplorable conditions at the Asha Kiran Home for the mentally challenged, where 11 inmates have died over the past two months, a PIL was filed in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday seeking action against the erring officials. ....

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved 31 contracts for exploration of small oil and gas contract areas under the Discovered Small Fields (DSF) Bid Round 2016, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced here. ....

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday attached properties worth Rs 17.17 crore of Nagpur-based company Central Collieries and its Director Govinddas Daga in its ongoing probe in the coal block scam case. ....

A CRPF officer, who was injured in a gunfight with militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district and later brought to AIIMS here, is in critical condition, hospital authorities said on Wednesday. ....

Tamil Nadu acting Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and the Chief Minister-aspirant, Public Works Minister Edapadi K. Palanisamy, are to call on Tamil Nadu Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao. ....

In a case of 'strange bedfellows', sworn political rivals, Congress and ruling ally Shiv Sena, have tied up for the upcoming Raigad Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections here on Wednesday. ....

Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on Wednesday seized fake Indian currency notes of Rs 2,000 denomination, having a face value of Rs 2 lakh, from Malda district in West Bengal. ....

The Indian Army on Wednesday paid homage to the four soldiers who were killed in operations against militants in the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday. ....

Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday urged schools to eliminate corporal punishment by following the guidelines issued by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). ....

The wife of BSF trooper Tej Bahadur Yadav told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that she had met her husband and was convinced that he was safe. ....

Authorities on Wednesday deployed heavy security forces in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir Valley to prevent a separatist called protest march, police said. ....

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a plea by AIADMK General Secretary V.K. Sasikala seeking more time to surrender after it upheld her conviction in a disproportionate assets case by a trial court. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appealed the voters in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand to exercise their franchise and participate in the "festival of democracy". ....

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the transfer of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) strongman Mohammad Shahabuddin from the Siwan jail in Bihar to the Tihar Central Jail in New Delhi. ....

AIADMK General Secretary V.K. Sasikala, held guilty for corruption, on Wednesday surrendered before a trial court at a prison here. ....

President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated ISRO for successful launch of PSLVC37, carrying 104 satellites. ....

Four soldiers and as many militants were killed on Tuesday in two separate gunfights in the Kashmir Valley, officials said. ....

Polling for the phase 2 of the Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand election came to an end at 5 pm. Overall 66% polling reported in Uttar pradesh, whereas in Uttrakhand 68 per cent voting reported till 5 PM ....

A poll-eve party thrown by two Shiv Sena women candidates contesting local elections here claimed at least four lives, police said on Tuesday. ....