Fate of 683 candidates in balance as 43 seats in Jharkhand vote

Jharkhand is geared up for polling in 43 of the 81 assembly seats in the first phase on Wednesday, when the electoral fate of 683 candidates, including former chief minister Champai Soren and ex-MP......

Nayab Saini takes oath as Haryana CM; PM, allies attend

Nayab Singh Saini, the proverbial dark horse who became star of the Bharatiya Janata Party's victory in the Haryana assembly elections, was sworn in as chief minister of the state on Thursday in a......

Crorepati MLAs rise to 96% in Haryana; 13% face criminal cases: ADR report

In the newly-elected 90-member Haryana assembly, 96 percent MLAs (86) are crorepatis, while 13 percent (12) have criminal cases against them, according to an analysis by poll rights body......

J-K polls: BJP releases, withdraws, re-releases candidate list

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday named 16 candidates for the first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, considerably pruning an initial list of 44 following protests by some party......

Randhir Singh first Indian to be elected as OCA president

IMAGE: A five-time Olympic shooter, Randhir Singh was the lone eligible candidate for the OCA president's post. Photograph: OCA Media Veteran sports administrator Randhir Singh on Sunday became......

Brij Bhushan declares 'I'm done with wrestling' amidst chaos

I have taken retirement from wrestling, says ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan after ministry suspends WFI IMAGE: BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at Parliament House. Photograph: Sanjay Sharma/ANI......