The Delhi High Court Monday restrained the Election Commission (EC) from allocating the farmer-within-wheel poll symbol of Janata Party, headed by former Union Minister Subramanium Swamy, to any candidate in any election. A division bench... More

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav Monday approached the Supreme Court for staying its order asking the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe whether the wealth acquired by him and his family members exceeded their legal... More

Once a sadhu, now a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP booked for fanning communal violence, Adityanath stunned the Lok Sabha Monday as he sobbed uncontrollably while raising an issue of privilege against the Uttar Pradesh government's... More

Suspended Congress MP Kuldeep Bishnoi, son of former Haryana chief minister Bhajan Lal, has accused party president Sonia Gandhi of arrogance and insecurity and hinted he would one day be the chief minister of Haryana. Hitting out at the party... More

French President Jacques Chirac, who late Sunday announced that he will not be standing for a third term, leaves behind a legacy of largely unfulfilled promise and missed opportunities. After a 45-year political career, the last 12 as French... More

Since he was appointed Chhattisgarh chief minister in December 2003, Raman Singh has never faced any major challenge. But he is now under extreme pressure to help his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retain his home seat in the Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha... More

Out of 837 registered political parties nationwide, Uttar Pradesh alone grabs the huge share of 159, says a publication of the Election Commission of India ahead of the assembly elections in the state. However, what is surprising is most of the... More

Angry with the Supreme Court's rejection of his request to allow the Madras High Court to use the local Tamil language in its operations, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has sent a protest letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. "The... More

Madhya Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday retained the Gwalior Lok Sabha and the Udaipura assembly seats even as the main opposition Congress wrested the Sidhi Lok Sabha seat from it by a narrow margin. In Gwalior, Yashodhara... More

Taking him a step closer to the post of chief minister of Punjab, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Sunday "unanimously" nominated Sukhbir Badal, son of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, as acting president of the party. Sukhbir's elevation to... More