Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena head Eknath Shinde has claimed 15 candidates of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had approached him for his party symbol to contest the Delhi polls, but he declined due to "yuti dharma".

Dehradun: Former Union minister and ex-Uttarakhand chief minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank's daughter Aarushi Nishank has accused two Mumbai-based film producers of duping her of Rs 4 crore after promising her a role in a movie.

Chandigarh: Two prominent farmer bodies on Sunday claimed that medical aid to fasting farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal has been stopped for the past six days as doctors are unable to find his veins for administering intravenous drip.

Patan (Gujarat): Four children and a woman drowned in a lake in Patan district of Gujarat on Sunday evening, police said.

Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday dismissed suggestions that the BJP's stupendous victory in the Delhi assembly polls will have an impact in Bihar where elections are due later this year.

Pune: A fresh row erupted on Sunday after actor Rahul Solapurkar described Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar as a "Brahmin" in the Vedic context of gaining knowledge, days after his podcast on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj triggered protests.

Mumbai, Feb 9 (PTI): The brother-in-law of Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange and eight others were externed from Jalna, Beed, Parbhani and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar districts as part of action against the sand mafia and criminal activities, a police official said on Sunday.

Ranchi, Feb 9 (PTI): A total of 325 birds were culled on Sunday, after an avian flu case was reported at a poultry farm of Birsa Agriculture University (BAU) in Ranchi, an official said.