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NGOs chief Anita Sharma (second from right). (Photo: YouTube Screenshot)

'Belan Brigade' in Punjab to tackle drug menace in polls

The NGO chief said the 'belan' (rolling pin) has always been part of every household and it is the symbol of a woman's...

30 Jan 2017 5:35 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Parliament should function despite differences: PM

Modi spoke to the opposition on the eve of the Budget at an all-party meeting, after the Winter session was called off...

30 Jan 2017 3:28 PM IST

The Election Commission has, in its wisdom, given the green signal to the presentation of the Budget with the caveat that it should not contain any proposals specifically intended for the five states going to the polls.

Upset EC again tells RBI to change cash norm for poll candidates

Candidates in UP, Uttarakhand and Punjab can spend Rs 28 lakh each for electioneering.

30 Jan 2017 2:15 AM IST

Over one lakh liquor bottles seized from Bathinda district. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Over 1 lakh liquor bottles seized in Bathinda

The haul of illegal liquor was made after the EC has ordered state-wide drive to check distribution of liquor during...

28 Jan 2017 6:17 PM IST

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. (Photo: File)

AAP CM candidate will be from Punjab only: Arvind Kejriwal

On Tuesday, Kejriwal was virtually declared the chief ministerial candidate in Punjab by his Aam Aadmi Party.

11 Jan 2017 4:30 PM IST

Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi (Photo: PTI)

Will take action if code violated during polls: EC to political...

In a letter, citing a recent judgement of the SC, the EC said peace during the polls process is essential for conducive...

10 Jan 2017 9:26 PM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (Photo: PTI)

Vote to make Kejriwal Punjab CM: Sisodia in Mohali rally

AAP, which first captured power in Delhi on the back of its civil society campaign against corruption, has been making...

10 Jan 2017 6:58 PM IST

Voters stand in queue to cast their votes at a polling station during the sixth phase of the state assembly election in Gorakhpur. (Photo: AP)

Assembly polls: UP voter turnout at 60%, Manipur at 86% till 5 pm

A total of 40 constituencies spread over seven districts of eastern region of Uttar Pradesh will vote under the seventh...

8 March 2017 7:32 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being garlanded at an election rally in Varanasi. (Photo: AP)

Have made Kashi my 'Karya Kshetra': Modi at Varanasi election rally

Modi had earlier taken out a roadshow from from the gate of Banaras Hindu University to Kaal Bhairav temple in Varanasi.

4 March 2017 9:15 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi during an election campaign in Allahabad. (Photo: PTI)

With Congress by our side, bicycle will charge ahead with full speed:...

Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he noted that people could not understand 'Mann Ki Baat' of the BJP.

22 Feb 2017 3:42 PM IST

Manoj Tiwari unhappy with state of affairs in party

Tiwari called three general secretaries and questioned them for their inability to manage the party's affairs properly...

22 Feb 2017 1:44 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at an election rally in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: AP)

Congress moves EC, seeks 'withdrawal, derecognition' of BJP symbol

Congress' KC Mittal said that the Bharatiya Janata Party symbol should be withdrawn and should be derecognized.

20 Feb 2017 1:24 PM IST