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KCR's gold offerings: Petition filed in court; activists seek recovery of amount from CM's private account

Activist and AAP member Dr Lubha Sarwath also sought to know who had paid for the CM's family's visit to Tirupati.

Feb 24, 2017

BMC Election Results 2017: 'Not only Mumbai mayor, but next Chief Minister will also be from Shiv Sena,' says Chief Uddhav Thackeray

The Shiv Sena has already won 84 of the 227 seats in the BMC elections while the BJP gave it a close fight by winning 81 seats. Recounting is still underway in two wards.

Feb 23, 2017

BMC election 2017 winners list: Here is a party-wise breakup of who won the polls

The results of 10 municipal corporations and 25 zila parishads were also declared along with the results of the BMC polls on Thursday.

Feb 23, 2017

BMC election 2017 results: Shiv Sena's win in Mumbai is an empty victory | OPINION

The Shiv Sena was leading only in Mumbai and Thane. It has been unable to get majority in Mumbai and will require an alliance to come to power.

Feb 23, 2017

Sushma Swaraj scolds and then saves merchant navy officer and wife stuck in war-torn Yemen

Sushma Swaraj offered assistance to a merchant navy officer, who was stuck in Yemen with his wife, after he reached out to her on Twitter.

Feb 23, 2017

UP elections 2017: From SCAM to KASAB, 5 times name-calling coloured the poll campaigns so far

International Business Times, India, takes a look at some of the more colourful and impactful jibes thrown around in the campaigning phase of the UP Assembly elections 2017.

Feb 23, 2017

Gujarat Naliya gangrape: Victim faces FIR on theft, cheating based on ex-husband's complaint

The woman, in her complaint, says she was raped on multiple occasions since August 2015 and that the government has to probe a sex racket run by BJP leaders in Naliya, Kutch region.

Feb 23, 2017

BMC election results: Will Shiv Sena now finally pull out of the Fadnavis government in Maharashtra?

The Shiv Sena had to accept the BJP's dominance after the 2014 Lok Sabha and state polls but has always looked for a chance to hit back. After its success in the Mumbai civic polls, has its time finally come?

Feb 23, 2017

Here's why Dimple Yadav is turning out to be the star UP elections campaigner for CM Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party

Through Facebook and Twitter, Dimple Yadav has helped revamp Samajwadi Party's image and evoke sympathy for her husband -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

Feb 23, 2017

BMC elections 2017 results witness a photo finish; Shiv Sena wins 84 seats, BJP 82

The BJP has done well overall in the nine other municipal corporations besides the BMC and several other zilla parishad and panchayat samiti elections.

Feb 23, 2017

Why Pink Floyd legend Roger Waters is happy Donald Trump's building the Mexican wall

Roger Waters, one of the harshest critics of Donald Trump, wants to teach the American president a lesson over his proposed 1000 mile US-Mexico border wall plan.

Feb 22, 2017

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2017: SP-BSP supporters clash in Mahoba as 53 constituencies go to polls in phase 4

As many as 680 candidates will be contesting elections in 12 districts in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday and their fates will be sealed by 1.84 crore voters.

Feb 23, 2017

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017: Did Amit Shah compare opposition parties to terrorists? [WATCH]

Amit Shah said at a rally in Chauri Chaura, UP, that Kasab is an acronym for Congress, Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party.

Feb 22, 2017

DMK on day-long hunger strike in Tamil Nadu: What game's afoot in MK Stalin's mind?

Is Stalin's political posturing aimed at becoming the CM of Tamil Nadu in case snap elections are held in the wake of the AIADMK's turmoil?

Feb 22, 2017

UP elections 2017: Mayawati plays reservation card, but is it too late and too much of a lie?

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and former UP chief minister Mayawati said on Wednesday that the BJP would do away with all reservation if it came to power in UP.

Feb 22, 2017