N.Korea didn't test ballistic missile: US official

Washington (IANS) US Acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan has confirmed that North Korea conducted a weapons test, but said that it was "not a ballistic missile".

"I'm not going to go into the detailed…

Jharkhand Congressman wants to fight as Independent

Ranchi (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former MP Furkan Ansari has sought permission from the party to contest the Godda Lok sabha seat as an Independent candidate.

The Opposition grand alliance in Jharkhand has fielded Pradep Yadav of the…

Hardik Patel slapped by BJP worker at poll rally

Ahmedabad (IANS) Firebrand Patidar leader Hardik Patel was on Friday slapped at a public meeting in Surendranagar district in Gujarat by a man who alleged Patel was playing politics with the sentiments of the community.

Patel was addressing…

Voting muted in Srinagar, brisk in Udhampur

Jammu/Srinagar (IANS) Voters kept away from polling stations in Srinagar city but voted in large numbers in Kathua, Reasi and Udhampur as balloting was on in the Srinagar and Udhampur Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.

There…

Chennai hotel offers 50% off in food bill for voters

Chennai (IANS) City-based Clarion Hotel President announced on Thursday that it was offering a 50 per cent off on the food bills of people who have voted in the polls for the 38 Lok Sabha seats and 18 Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu.

Modi, BJP nervous like Congress was in 2014: Mayawati

Lucknow (IANS) BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, saying they are nervous as the Congress was ahead of its rout in the Lok Sabha battle in 2014.

"Today, amid voting for the second phase,…

14 passengers shot dead in Pakistan

Islamabad (IANS) At least 14 passengers were offloaded from a bus on a highway in Pakistan's Balochistan province and shot dead by unidentified assailants on Thursday, media reports said.

Around 15-20 armed assailants in…

BSP alleges fake voting by burqa clad women

Lucknow (IANS) Kunwar Danish Ali, the BSP candidate from Amroha Lok Sabha seat, has alleged fake voting in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by people wearing burqa.

He said that the BJP feared losing the seat and was…

Rahul, Priyanka in demand in Jharkhand, not Siddhu

Ranchi (IANS) The Congress in Jharkhand, desperate to open its account in the Lok Sabha from the state, is keen that party President Rahul Gandhi and General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi campaign for its candidates. There are no takers for Navjot Siddhu.

Maoists torch construction machines in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) Maoist guerrillas on Thursday set on fire machines used for building a bridge over the Harkatwa river in Jharkhand's Giridih district.

The Maoists, numbering 15 to 25, raided a camp office at Bandh Panchayat and set on fire…