Campaigning for the final phase of the seven-stage Uttar Pradesh assembly elections came to an end at 5 p.m. on Monday, bringing the curtains down on one of the most caustic and bitterly-fought political battles ever seen in recent times. ....

BJP President Amit Shah on Monday took a dig at Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati, saying that Uttar Pradesh kept falling back in development indicators during the rule of the two leaders -- whom he referred to mockingly as "bua and bhatija". ....

The BSP will form the next government in Uttar Pradesh, leaving the BJP and the SP-Congress alliance at the second and third places, BSP chief Mayawati said on Monday. ....

The national capital experienced a pleasant day on Monday with the maximum temperature at 28.6 degrees Celsius, average for the season, the Met office said. It has forecast a cloudy day on Tuesday. ....

Meghalaya assembly Speaker Abu Taher Mondal on Monday disallowed an adjournment motion by opposition Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP) for a discussion on rising crimes against women and children. ....

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to polarise voters on communal lines. ....

A group of motorcycle-borne assailants on Monday shot dead a bank official and a security guard of a cash van in Bihar's Patna district and looted Rs 60 lakh, police said. ....

A court here on Monday asked the Delhi Police to file its action taken report against those who allegedly raised anti-national slogans at Delhi University's Ramjas College. ....

A court here on Monday issued summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on a defamation petition filed by Rajya Sabha MP and Essel Group Chairman Subhash Chandra. ....

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj over the "recent incidents of attacks and unfortunate deaths of young Indians in the US". ....