Sonia-Smriti faceoff in Lok Sabha adds fuel to furore over 'rashtrapatni' remark

A bitter face-off between Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Union minister Smriti Irani in the Lok Sabha chamber on Thursday escalated the already raging row over Congress leader Adhir Ranjan......

Cong loses RS seat in Assam due to cross-voting

Two ruling National Democratic Alliance candidates -- Bharatiya Janata Party's Pabitra Margherita and United People's Party Liberal's Rwngra Narzary -- were elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam, while......

Assam registers 77.21% voting in 2nd phase on 39 seats

An estimated 77.21 per cent of the 73.45 lakh voters exercised their franchise on Thursday during the second phase of polling, in which at least three persons were injured in firing by PSOs of......

Tension at Assam-Mizoram border as many hurt in clash

Simmering tension prevailed on the Assam-Mizoram border after a violent clash took place between the people of the two states, injuring several, officials said on Sunday. The situation is now......