LS polls: 6 of top 10 richest candidates from Congress

New Delhi (IANS) Of the top 10 richest candidates in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, six are from the Congress, according to the National Election Watch (NEW) and the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

While Ramesh Kumar…

Modi promises Vidyasagar statue at 'same spot'

Mau (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday promised a "grand statue" of 19th century reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar at the same spot where his bust was vandalized in Kolkata.

A bust of Vidyasagar had been…

3 militants, soldier killed in J&K gunfight

Srinagar (IANS) Three militants and a soldier were killed on Thursday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said.

The gunfight is still continuing in Dolipora village which started early Thursday morning after security…

EC decision jolts Trinamool; Left opposes too

Kolkata (IANS) The Election Commission's unprecedented step of curtailing poll campaign in West Bengal by 20 hours in the wake of repeated instances of violence has come as a jolt to the ruling Trinamool Congress, with its supremo Mamata Banerjee…

EC halts campaigning in Bengal after 10 p.m. Thursday

New Delhi (IANS) In an unprecedented decision, the Election Commission on Wednesday ordered that campaigning for the final round of the Lok Sabha polls on Sunday will halt in West Bengal at 10 p.m. on Thursday.

The campaigning would have originally…

Bengal will help BJP cross 300-seat mark: Modi

Taki (West Bengal) (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will cross the 300-seat mark in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections and that the people of Bengal will play a significant role in helping the…

WB government pulled up for delay in BJP activist's release

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the West Bengal government over the delay in the release of BJP Yuva Morcha leader Priyanka Sharma from jail despite its order for her "immediate release".

On Tuesday, the…

Most educational institutions shut down in J&K, Amid calls of the hanging of rapist

Srinagar (IANS) Amid calls of the hanging of rapist as students continue to clash with the police, the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday shut down most educational institutions in the valley.

Fearing further spurts…

Dalit groom prevented from entering temple

Amroha (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) A Dalit groom and his relatives were allegedly stopped by upper caste men from entering a temple which he visited just before his wedding to seek divine blessings.

The incident took place at Makanpur…

Karti moves SC, seeks release of Rs 10 cr deposit

New Delhi (IANS) Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Minister P. Chidambaram, on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking the release of Rs 10 crore, deposited with the court's registry regarding his overseas travel.

Karti…