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Yogendra Yadav-led Swaraj India on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court against the state election commission's denial of its plea for a common symbol for the upcoming MCD polls in the city.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was given the additional charge of Defence portfolio after Manohar Parrikar resigned from the Union Cabinet a day before taking oath as Goa CM.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley suffered a minor accident while stepping on to a helicopter in Haridwar on Sunday morning. After administering first aid, he was flown back to Delhi.

Counting is on for Hardwar (Rural) seat, constituency No. 35 of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.

The couple was seated in the marriage hall and an audio of 17 minute containing recital of mantras by Rampal Mahraj was played and the marriage was considered complete as soon as the audio got over.

One person killed and nearly 16 others suffered serious injuries after an under construction building of the Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT) in Bhopal collapsed on Thursday night

Archbishop Anil JT Couto has expressed serious concerns over increasing attacks on Indian nationals in the US and appeals to both the governments and International bodies to take immediate measures to put an end to such hate crimes.

In the view of intense drought that has gripped all fourteen districts of Kerala, including Palakkad, the state government has planned to further restrict the use of groundwater by soft drink company Pepsico.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Somnath Temple in Gujarat's Gir-Somnath district on Wednesday morning and offered prayers.

In a major embarrasment to the Pakistan establishment, Former National Security Adviser Mahmud Ali Durrani on Monday said that the 26/11 Mumbai attacks that claimed the lives of 166 people was carried out by a terror group based in the country and was a c...

"We have also sent a proposal to the central government for regularisation of unauthorised colonies. The issue is pending before the Delhi High Court," Kejriwal said.

Two persons, including a participant, were gored to death and at least 56 others injured during a jallikattu event at Thiruvappur in the district here on Sunday, police said.

Nearly a month after child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi's Nobel citation was stolen from his home here, the police suspect the accused might have destroyed it assuming it was "just a piece of paper".

Restrictions on foreign-funded NGOs and religious freedom along with corruption and police and security force abuses are among the most significant human rights problems in India, according to a US report. Restrictions on foreign-funded NGOs and rel...

A court on Saturday granted bail to two more accused in the case relating to the Rs 3,600 crore ($528 million) AgustaWestland helicopter deal.

At a time when political discourse in Uttar Pradesh has shifted to cremation and burial grounds, one shamshan ghat (crematorium) stands out.