Around 60 per cent turnout was reported in the sixth and penultimate phaseof the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on Saturday as voting came to an end on 5 p.m., officials said. ....

Two more persons, including a doctor, were arrested on Friday night by the CID in connection with the sensational child trafficking case in West Bengal, an official said. ....

Taking action on Kundan Chandrawat, a local RSS leader who announced a Rs 1 crore reward for the beheading of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the saffron organisation on Friday said it has "relieved" him from his duties. ....

Over 1.72 crore voters will on Saturday decide the fate of 635 candidates in the fray for 49 seats in the sixth phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. ....

The Students' Federation of India (SFI) on Friday held a protest here against the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) and its students body Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) for their bid to curb freedom of speech and expression in academic institutions. ....

A seven-year-old was raped here by the son of the house-owner, who had rented out the accommodation to the victim's family. ....

The Bihar government on Friday suspended an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer for his alleged role in a leakage of question papers, an official said. ....

Delhi's labourers would get a 37 per cent hike in minimum wages as Lt Governor Anil Baijal has approved the AAP government's proposal, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Friday. ....

It's been more than a week since clashes erupted outside Delhi University's Ramjas College post the forceful suspension of an event to be addressed by JNU student Umar Khalid, but the situation in the varsity's north campus still remains unruly and disruptive. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to hold a mega road show in Varanasi on Saturday, the day Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi are also scheduled to address a similar event in the Prime Minister's Lok Sabha constituency. ....