Congress veteran Ahmed Patel, who won a fifth term in the Rajya Sabha in a hard-fought battle with the BJP, thanked "loyal MLAs" of the party, the leadership and the workers for his victory. ...
The Sahara Group on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court asking it to put on hold the auction of Aamby Valley. ...
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday told the state assembly his government will write to the Centre to ban the computer game 'Blue Whale' that is suspected to be behind many suicides across the world, including of a teen in Mumbai. ...
The Japanese city Nagasaki on Wednesday marked the 72nd anniversary of the US atomic bombing during World War II, with Mayor Tomihisa Taue insisting that Tokyo joins a treaty to ban nuclear weapons. ...
A court here on Wednesday set September 4 to consider a supplementary chargesheet against the Chartered Accountant of RJD chief Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti in connection with an alleged money laundering case....
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will leave for Lahore via the historic Grand Trunk Road on Wednesday morning, despite security concerns following a bombing here, the media reported. ...

In a jolt to BJP, Congress candidate Ahmed Patel on Wednesday scraped through to notch a victory in a bitterly-contested Rajya Sabha election against all out efforts of the BJP to check his attempt to seek a fifth term....
Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitinbhai Patel on Wednesday said that Election Commission's decision to reject the votes of the two rebel Congress MLAs was "wrong" and the party may take legal action against it....
The Election Commission on Tuesday night ordered rejection of the votes of two rebel Congress MLAs in the Gujarat Rajya Sabha elections, giving a new twist to the outcome involving Congress President's political secretary Ahmed Patel....
The Congress later moved the Election Commission demanding cancellation of votes of its two MLAs - Bholabhai Gohil and Raghavjibhai Patel - who cross-voted in the Gujarat Rajya Sabha elections and allegedly showed the ballots to BJP leaders against the rules....