A total of 250 candidates (21 per cent) in the fray for the second phase of the Lok Sabha election have criminal cases against them, with three facing murder charges, according to an analysis of selfsworn affidavits of the contestants by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and the National Election Watch

In yet another incident revealing involvement of students in criminal activities in the state, the Special Crime Unit of Commissionerate Police Tuesday blew the lid off an `1.11-crore investment fraud and arrested a final-year BBM student in connection with the case.

A total of 250 candidates (21 per cent) in the fray for the second phase of the Lok Sabha election have criminal cases against them.

Animesh Pradhan lost his mother to cancer only last month but it did not deter him to continue with his interview preparation for the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2023 and secure the second rank in the prestigious test, results of which were announced by the UPSC Tuesday.

The top 25 candidates out of the 1,016, who qualified the prestigious Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2023 the results of which were announced by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Tuesday.

 The Supreme Court Tuesday asked various state governments to apprise it in six weeks on the action taken in incidents of mob lynching and cow vigilantism.

The police in Sambalpur district Tuesday claimed to have busted an illegal firearms manufacturing unit at Basupali village under Jamankira police limits in Sambalpur and arrested three persons in this connection.

A group of former vice-chancellors and senior professors from West Bengal's state-run universities has announced the formation of a citizens' committee aimed at resolving the ongoing issues in university functioning.

Embarking on his inaugural electoral campaign in his late father and former chief minister JB Patnaik’s Begunia Assembly segment in Khurda district, 58-year-old Pruthvi Ballav Patnaik expressed optimism about clinching victory in his maiden election bid.

Election Commission of India (ECI) Tuesday said that approximately 200 complaints have been filed by various political parties and candidates at the level of ECI and across states.

The Indian Navy, supported by a multilateral combined task force, has seized 940 kg of contraband narcotics in the Western Arabian Sea, officials said Tuesday

The Election Commission Tuesday reprimanded Congress leader Randeep Surjewala over his alleged derogatory remarks against BJP MP Hema Malini and barred him from campaigning for 48 hours.

Hindi film industry superstar Aamir Khan, who was last seen in ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’, is taking action against a fake advertisement by a political party.

The International Monetary Fund Tuesday raised India’s growth projection to 6.8 per cent from its January forecast of 6.5 per cent citing bullish domestic demand conditions and a rising working-age population.

India’s petrol consumption soared 7 per cent in the first half of April but diesel sales were down 9.5 per cent ahead of the onset of a harsh summer season that is set to crank up fuel demand, preliminary data of state-owned firms showed Tuesday.

The Election Commission of India on Wednesday issued a notice to Bharat Rashtra Samiti President and former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao over his "derogatory" remarks for the Congress Party in a press conference.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has made four fresh arrests in connection with the alleged illegal land grab-linked money laundering case against former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren and others, official sources said on Wednesday.

The Reserve Bank on Tuesday came out with draft guidelines to further strengthen regulations on payment aggregators, a move aimed at boosting the payment ecosystem.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai lauded the DRG and BSF personnel for their successful operation after 29 Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Kanker district on Tuesday and termed it a "big achievement."

The Madras High Court in a significant development directed the Election Commission (EC) to provide detailed information on cases filed during the 2019 Lok Sabha and the 2021 Tamil Nadu elections.