High security in several parts of UP after Mukhtar Ansari's death

Security personnel in several districts of Uttar Pradesh remained on alert on Friday, a day after jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Banda.......

UP court orders magisterial probe into Mukhtar Ansari's death

A magisterial inquiry was ordered Friday as opposition parties raised questions over the death of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, amid allegations by his family that he died due to 'slow......

RJD to contest 26 LS seats, Cong 9 as INDIA seals seat-sharing deal in Bihar

The Rashtriya Janata Dal-led Mahagathbandhan in Bihar on Friday announced its formula for seat-sharing, with Lalu Prasad's party laying claim on nearly two-thirds of the state's 40 parliamentary......

Why BJP picked Nayab Singh Saini as new Haryana CM

The Bharatiya Janata Party's decision to have a second OBC leader -- Nayab Singh Saini -- join its rank of 12 chief ministers marks its determined push to consolidate the community's votes and......