BJP's RS tally falls from 95 to 92; Cong gains 2 seats

Both the BJP and the Congress have banked on new and young faces, some of whom have been nominated by the parties for the first time. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's strength in the crucial......

Ballia firing: Court sends main accused to 14-day custody

A court sent Dhirendra Pratap Singh, a local Bharatiya Janata Party leader who allegedly killed a man following a quarrel over the allotment of ration shops last week, to 14-day judicial custody on......

BJP leader, four others held in Ballia murder case

The Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested the main accused -- a Bharatiya Janata Party leader -- and four others in the Ballia murder case, officials said on Sunday. The incident had taken place on......

Ballia firing: NSA to be slapped on BJP leader, other accused

Those accused in the killing of a 46-year-old man at a meeting attended by senior administration and police officials in Ballia will be charged under the National Security Act and the Gangster Act,......