A woman in Bihar's Buxar district refused to marry a dark-complexioned groom, saying he was not 'smart' enough for her, a police official said on Wednesday. ....

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday expelled her confidant Naseemuddin Siddiqui from the party. His son has also been thrown out. ....

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday raided liquor mafia don Ramesh Jagubhai Patel alias Michael, his wife Bhanu and others for storing and smuggling liquor valued at Rs 2.29 crore, officials said. ....

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will contest from the Panaji legislative assembly seat for the upcoming bypoll, state BJP president Vinay Tendulkar said on Wednesday. ....

Son of a Cabinet Minister of Andhra Pradesh died in a road accident in Hyderabad early Wednesday, police said. ....

Sacked Delhi minister Kapil Mishra on Wednesday began his indefinite hunger strike at his home and threatened not to eat anything till Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reveals who funded foreign trips of five AAP leaders in the last two years. ....

A fire broke out on Wednesday in Antriksh Bhawan in New Delhi, following which 17 fire tenders were rushed to the spot, officials said. ....

Delhi residents suffered sweltering heat on Tuesday as the mercury touched 42.8 degrees Celsius, and the Met Office offered some respite with forecast of showers towards evening hours and on Wednesday. ....

The Jharkhand Cabinet on Tuesday cleared nine proposals, including one to implement Medical Protection Act, said an official. ....

Calcutta High Court Justice C.S. Karnan, sentenced to jail for six months by the Supreme Court, reached here on Tuesday and moved into the State Guest House. ....