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Lucknow, Feb 15: Polling began this morning in 67 Assembly constituencies spread over 11 districts of western Uttar Pradesh figuring in the second phase of voting. The districts where polling is on amid tight security arrangements are Saharanpur, Bijnor, Moradabad, Sambhal, Rampur, Bareilly, Amroha, Pilibhit, Kheri, Shahjahanpur and Badaun. Official sources said here that elaborate arrangements

New Delhi, Feb 15: Dashing her hopes of becoming the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a Bengaluru court judgement convicting AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala in a 20-year-old case relating to the acquisition of disproportionate assets by J Jayalalithaa. A bench of Justices P C Ghose and Amitava Roy directed Sasikala and her relatives V N Sudhakaran and

New Delhi, Feb 14: Wholesale inflation shot up to a 30-month high of 5.25 per cent in January as rising global crude oil prices spiked domestic fuel cost, even as food prices moderated. The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation, reflecting the annual rate of price rise, in December stood at 3.39 per cent.In January 2016, the print was (-)1.07 per cent. The last comparable high level of WPI

Chennai, Feb 14: Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today made a fervent appeal to those in Sasikala's camp to go by their "conscience" in taking forward the government that was led by 'Amma' (Jayalalithaa). Panneerselvam's appeal came within hours of the Supreme Court upholding the conviction of AIADMK General Secretary V K Sasikala in a disproportionate assets case trashing her hopes of becoming the

New Delhi, Feb 14: The Supreme Court today clarified that the audience need not stand when the National Anthem is played as a part of the storyline of a film, newsreel or documentary. A Bench of Justices Dipak Misra and R. Banumathi made this clear after one of the petitioners said the apex court should clarify if people are expected to stand when the National Anthem is played in a film, newsreel

Chennai, Feb 14: In fast paced developments, Sasikala loyalist Edappady K Palaniswami was today elected as Legislature Party Leader following the conviction of the AIADMK general secretary, who sacked rebel leader O Panneerselvam from the party's primary membership. "We have sent a letter staking claim to form Amma's government," said Palaniswami. His election came at an emergency meeting called

Chennai/New Delhi, Feb 13: The lingering political drama in Tamil Nadu may see a denouement soon with Attorney General today advising Governor C Vidyasar Rao to convene the assembly within in a week for a floor test to decide the fate of AIADMK rivals O Panneerselvam and V K Sasikala. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi today tendered his opinion to Governor Rao to convene a special session of the

Mumbai, Feb 13: In a vitriolic attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his jibe at Manmohan Singh, bickering ally Shiv Sena today asked him to stop peeping in others' bathrooms, maintain the dignity of his office and concentrate on governance instead of threatening opposition parties by flagging their horoscopes. "Modi, while campaigning in UP, threatened that he has the horoscope of

Chennai, Feb 13: Support grew for Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, locked in a bruising feud with AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala, with six more MPs crossing over to his camp on Sunday. However, all eyes will be on the Tamil Nadu Police, which is expected to submit an affidavit to the Madras High Court on Monday with regard to the AIADMK MLAs who were lodged in a resort. Following habeas

Badaun (UP), Feb 12: The downfall of those who had "befooled" the people promising "achche din" has started, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav today said, attacking the Prime Minister, and asked him as to when will he do "kaam ki baat". "He (PM) says the SP did a lot of "karnama" (misdeeds). He says 'man ki baat' on TV and radio, I want to ask him as to when will he do 'kaam ki baat' (talk of something