JD-U leader Nitish Kumar will take oath as the new chief minister of Bihar Feb 22 after Jitan Ram Manjhi resigned Friday, less than an hour before a confidence vote in the state assembly....
There is a need to tackle two forces - big business houses and Hindutva - in the country, CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat said Friday while attacking the Narendra Modi government....
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam Friday said no statue of Nathuram Godse, who shot dead Mahatma Gandhi, has been installed in the state by Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM)....
The Australian government Friday continued its refusal to apologise to a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner despite the US overturning his conviction for supporting terrorism....
A former journalist with an energy consultant has been arrested in connection with the petroleum ministry document leakage case, police said Friday, adding that some more people would be arrested soon. ...
As the second alliance government of the BJP-Shiv Sena combine, formed in Maharashtra after a brief period of bickering between the partners of 25 years, completes 75 days in power Friday, it is clear that the Shiv Sena has sharpened its attack on the BJP....
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure that special category status is granted to Andhra Pradesh immediately....
As per the earlier announced plan, Friday was to be the last day of the auction and the state government had planned to award the contract to the winner on the same day....
Embattled Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Friday dramatically resigned just ahead of a floor test, the move coming despite the BJP extending support to him....
Sri Lanka's highest court has issued notice on former President Mahinda Rajapakse for allegedly violating local laws by deploying the security forces at various locations in the island following the presidential elections held last month, the state media reported. ...