A second-year Law student sustained serious burn injuries on Thursday when he set himself on fire outside the Allahabad University campus, police said. ....

Ahead of the first phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday sacked Minister of State for Higher Education Sharda Prasad Shukla for contesting on an RLD ticket. ....

It's been a colourful campaign in this high-profile seat abutting Delhi with BJP's Pankaj Singh, son of union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, locked in a triangular contest with candidates of the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party. ....

AIADMK General Secretary V.K. Sasikala on Thursday staked her claim to form the government in Tamil Nadu during her meeting with Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao, the party said. ....

The Supreme Court verdict of one year sentence on real estate baron Gopal Ansal has come as a "big disappointment", members of the Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) said on Thursday, adding they have "lost hope" in the judiciary system of the country. ....

The CBI on Thursday said it has sought the court's permission for lie-detector tests on Congress leader Jagdish Tytler and arms dealer Abhishek Verma in connection with a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. ....

Campaigning for the crucial first phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh for 73 seats will end on Thursday evening, an election official said. ....

Taking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "bathing with raincoat" jibe, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi said the remarks directed at former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were an insult to the whole nation. ....

Tamil Nadu's acting Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Thursday said he had briefed Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao on the happenings in the state, and "justice will win". ....

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday termed demonetisation a "Rs 8 lakh crore scam" and added that the BJP had "surpassed" even the Congress in terms of corruption. ....