New Delhi: The Election Commission Monday censured Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu and barred him from campaigning for 72 hours for alleged communal remarks during an election rally in Bihar.

Bhopal: The Election Commission (EC) has directed the police to file an FIR against BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur for her remark that she was "proud" of her participation in demolition of the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya in 1992.

Mumbai: Controversial comments continue to emerge with campaigning gaining momentum ahead of the third phase of polling on Tuesday. The latest in series is Maharashtra Minister of Rural Development Panakaja Munde's crude comment against Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

New Delhi: A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court which was scheduled to hear certain important cases, including the land acquisition matter from Tuesday, will not sit in this week.

New Delhi: India is studying the implications of the US decision to end sanctions waiver to India on import of Iranian oil, government sources said Monday.

New Delhi: On a day Rahul Gandhi expressed regret in the Supreme Court over his remarks in connection with the top court's Rafale judgment, the Congress president attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying on May 23, it will be decided in the people's court that the "lotus brand chowkidar" is indeed the thief.

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday directed the CBI to give copies of all statements and documents related to the closure report of probe into missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed's case to his mother within two weeks.

Amethi: The returning officer (RO) of Amethi Monday set aside objections on Congress president Rahul Gandhi's nomination papers filed for the seat and held the document valid, after scrutinising allegations of discrepancies over citizenship and other issues.