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Akhilesh Yadav, the leader of the Samajwadi Party, and Mayawati, the leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party, announced their alliance in Uttar Pradesh for the 2019 Lok Sabha election. They would contest 38 seats each from the state Read More

Meera Sanyal, top banker-turned-politician and social worker, died at her residence in Mumbai after losing her battle with cancer, on Friday. She was 57. Read More

In a letter to the department of personnel and training secretary, C Chandramouli, Alok Verma said the PM-led selection committee has not provided him an opportunity to explain the details as recorded by the CVC before removing him as CBI chief. Read More

In order to give a relief to the small business just before the upcoming Lok Sabha election, the GST council, on Thursday, approved the doubling of the annual turnover exemption limit for the goods and services tax composition scheme. Read More

Shah Faesal, the Kashmiri Indian Administrative Services officer who topped in the Union Public Services Commission exams for civil services in 2010, has quit his IAS post in protest against “unabated killings in Kashmir” and “hypernationalism” in India. Read More

Ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha election, two opposition parties of Uttar Pradesh – the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party – are all set to form alliance with the aim to end the Bharatiya Janata Party’s dominance in the state. Read More

The officer has been accused of harassment and violation of human rights in the past, especially during anti-Maoist operations. Read More

A Supreme Court two-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justice SK Kaul have posted the disputed Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid case on January 10 for further hearing. The case will now be presented before the three-judge bench on Thursday. Read More

Soon after the news of two women in their early 40s had entered the Sabarimala temple with police protection, on Wednesday, became public, violence erupted in many parts of Kerala. Read More

Nearly after a month of Bulandshahr violence over alleged cow slaughter, Yogesh Raj, the main accused in inciting mob violence and murder of police inspector Subodh Kumar Singh, has been arrested. Read More