Former Samajwadi Party (SP) state president Shivpal Singh Yadav does not figure in the list of 40 'star campaigners' issued by the party for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections. ....

Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra on Tuesday congratulated the Congress and Samajwadi Party for forging a "grand alliance" and said that Uttar Pradesh will "shine" under the leadership of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and SP President Akhilesh Yadav. ....

Jumbo jackets for rescued elephants to brave the cold ....

In a major setback to the outgoing Akhilesh Yadav government in the state, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday stayed its proposal to include 17 sub-castes in the Scheduled Castes (SC) category. ....

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday attacked the BJP by reminding its leaders that the party's predecessor Jan Sangh had opposed the reservation policy of socialist leader and icon of backward politics Karpoori Thakur. ....

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, daughter of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, will be campaigning for party candidates in Uttar Pradesh for the state assembly elections. Her name figured in the list of 40 star campaigners released by the Congress on Tuesday. ....

A woman was allegedly molested and thrown out of a running train by a group of miscreants in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, Railway Protection Force (RPF) officials said on Tuesday. ....

BJP General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Tuesday slammed Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, even comparing him to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, after the death of a person at the Vadodara railway station during the promotional tour of the actor's movie "Raees". ....

BSES, one of the three power distribution companies (discoms) in the national capital, on Tuesday said that in collaboration with the state-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) it has distributed over 56 lakh LED bulbs in its area of operations. ....

To encourage eco-friendly modes of public transport for last mile connectivity, the Delhi government on Tuesday decided to provide a subsidy of over Rs 7 crore to registered e-rickshaws in the national capital. ....