Soren out, Soren in, in Jharkhand; Champai steps down, Hemant stakes claim

Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren resigned on Wednesday and Hemant Soren, who is out on bail in a money laundering case, staked claim to form the government, hours after leaders of the......

Annapurna Devi succeeds Smriti Irani as women and child development minister

Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Jharkhand Annapurna Devi has been appointed as the new women and child development minister as part of the National Democratic Alliance government's third term.......

Unjustly targeted, demoralising: BJP's Jayant Sinha on showcause

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Jayant Sinha, who was asked by the party to show cause for not taking part in campaigning, on Thursday said he was being "unjustly targeted" and the public notice amounted......

PIX: Rajnath to Mayawati, famous faces at polling booths

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati, and Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray were among the famous faces who queued up at......

Jharkhand has ambitious plans to woo investors

Many of India’s states are in action mode to improve their profile and create a conducive policy environment for investments. Some have, of course, failed to move with the changing......