Mumbai: In a mix-up that perhaps showed what is on his mind, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said his government had asked the "Election Commission" to defer the implementation of the new exam pattern of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC).

Jaipur: The Rajasthan Police has got concrete evidence against eight accused named in the FIR registered after the abduction and murder of two Muslim men whose charred bodies were found in Haryana's Bhiwani, officials said on Wednesday.

Una (HP): A woman from Bangana town of the Una district on Wednesday refused to marry a man and sent back the barat after he demanded dowry from her parents, police here said.

New Delhi: The CBI has booked former Allahabad High Court judge S N Shukla, who is being probed for allegedly favouring a medical college owner, in a fresh case of amassing disproportionate assets worth over Rs 2.54 crore in the name of family members, officials said Wednesday.

Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday asserted that he was "in no hurry" to replace his boss Nitish Kumar, rubbishing speculations that his RJD wanted to elbow out the ageing JD(U) leader.

New Delhi: The Ministry of Education has urged all states and Union territories to make the book 'Exam Warriors' authored by Prime Minister Narendra Modi available in school libraries, officials said on Wednesday.

New Delhi: Opposition leaders on Wednesday lashed out at External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for his remarks on China and the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with many of them pointing to his father's reported comments against the then Gujarat dispensation following the 2002 riots.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to stay the Election Commission order recognising the Eknath Shinde-led bloc as the real Shiv Sena and issued a notice to the group headed by the Maharashtra chief minister on the plea of the rival Uddhav Thackeray camp challenging the poll panel's decision.