Heatwave sears north India, UP's Orai bakes at 46.4 deg C

Large parts of northern and eastern India remained in the grip of a sweltering heat wave on Tuesday, driving power demands to record highs with warmer-than-usual nights further exacerbating......

Modi opens Bundelkhand e-way, warns people against revadi culture of freebies

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday cautioned people against what he called a revadi culture of offering freebies for votes and said this is "very dangerous" for the development of the......

BSP wins just 1 seat despite Mayawati's pre-poll talk of springing a surprise

The Bahujan Samaj Party managed to win only one of the 403 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, far from party president Mayawati's pre-poll claims that they would spring a surprise. However, the BSP......

Despite 3rd highest vote share, BSP ahead in just 3 seats

Despite Mayawati's pre-poll claims that her Bahujan Samaj Party would spring a surprise in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the party was leading in only three of the 403 seats in the state,......

Over 11,700 tonnes of foodgrains damaged: Pawar

Over 11,700 tonnes of foodgrains worth Rs 6.86 crore (Rs 69 million) were found "damaged" in government godowns, Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The......

Highway widening delayed

The government will seek re-bidding for at least six highways projects, including two stretches to be given on a build-operate-transfer basis. This is likely to delay the north-south and east-west......