Maoists on Friday killed one person and torched a vehicle in another incident in Jharkhand, police said. ....

A Maoist guerrilla was killed in a shootout with the security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, officials said on Friday. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday ridiculed the Uttar Pradeshs ruling Samajwadi Party for aligning with the Congress and assailed the Akhilesh Yadav government over a host issues including law and order. ....

AIADMK leader E. Madhusudanan on Friday said he had sent a petition to the Election Commission not to recognise V.K. Sasikala as General Secretary of Tamil Nadu's ruling party. ....

Delhi Police on Friday said eight suspected members of a gang involved in a number of snatching cases have been arrested from here and three scooters, two high-speed motorcycles and eight high-end cellphones recovered from them. ....

The Tamil Nadu Police on Friday withdrew security at the Madras Centenary Hall as there is no information about the swearing in of a new government. ....

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the BJP had emerged the frontrunner in the assembly polls starting on Saturday. ....

The stage is set for the crucial first phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, voting for which will begin on Saturday morning. ....

The much-awaited road show on Friday by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi in Varanasi has been cancelled due to the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas, a patron saint of the downtrodden Jayanti, who belonged to the Hindu holy city, a senior leader announced on Friday. ....

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, daughter of Congress President Sonia Gandhi will kick off her campaign in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi and Rae Bareli towns from February 13, a party leader said on Friday. ....