Election strategist Prashant Kishor had earlier announced that only candidates with a clean image would be given opportunities in politics. However, it has come to light that among the candidates announced by his party, Jan Suraaj, for the by-elections in four assembly constituencies, three are facing serious criminal charges.

Following an advisory discouraging the purchase of daily essentials from Muslim-owned shops, the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP) has announced that non-Hindus will not be allowed to open shops during the upcoming Maha Kumbh Mela. A meeting will be held next week in Prayagraj to finalise this decision.

A grassroots-level politician and Left candidate for the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypolls, Sathyan Mokeri has a history of surprising the Congress in this hill constituency, which is considered its stronghold. When he contested here in 2014, he reduced the rival's victory margin to 20,000 votes.

A court here has convicted three men in a 2018 attempt to murder case, pronouncing the non-recovery of the weapon of offence as inconsequential in light of witnesses' testimonies.

Shiv Sena MLA Shrinivas Vanga, who represents Maharashtra’s Palghar constituency, has returned home two days after remaining unreachable.

Security forces seized four rockets and a cache of explosives during a search operation in Manipur's Churachandpur district, police said on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the iconic Statue of Unity in Gujarat on the birth anniversary of the country’s first home minister.

Jaunpur (UP): A 17-year-old boy was beheaded with a sword in a fight over a piece of land in Kabiruddinpur village of this district on Wednesday, police said.