Judge won't dismiss charges in general's sex assault trial

The Election Commission is mulling a proposal to increase the polling hours during the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in light of a jump in the cumulative number of voters in the country and the trend of bigger turnout at recent elections. While the polling duration currently is of nine hours, EC is seeking an increase in the same by an hour. According to highly placed sources, EC is working on an increased polling time schedule and is likely to decide on the matter in a day or so. The full ...

The upcoming general elections are likely to see social media affect the outcome in at least 160 Lok Sabha seats Mayank Mishra March 10, 2014 Last Updated at 23:36 IST With almost 50 million voters being in the college-going age of 18 to 23 and more and more ...

NAWALPARASI: Proprietor Manish Agrawal and General Manager Babulal Agrawal of Lumbini Sugar Mill at Sunwal of Nawalparasi, against whom arrest warrants has been issued for reportedly felling sisau trees illegally on the premises of the industry, are ...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday called an increase in heroin-related deaths an "urgent and growing public health crisis" and said first responders should carry with them a drug that can reverse the effects of an overdose. ...

AFP WELLINGTON--New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Monday called a general election for Sept. 20, when his center-right government will seek a third term in office on a platform of strong economic management. The popular Key said he wanted to ...

CPI general secretary S Sudhakar Reddy says an alliance with the DMK is not a right step under the present circumstances.

The Parliamentary constituency, which had been reserved for the scheduled castes (SC) from 1967, has from 2009 been a general constituency, post delimitation. The constituency has the rare distinction of returning one person — B Shankaranand — ...

On Wednesday, March 12, industrial production data (IIP) for January 2014 as well as the consumer price index (CPI) for February will be revealed. On Friday, the government will declare the wholesale price index (WPI) data for February. On Saturday, ...

This comes after he resigned from all RJD posts as he was denied a ticket to contest the general elections. RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav gave ticket to his daughter, Misa Bharti instead of Yadav from Pataliputra seat. This comes after he resigned from all RJD ...