Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the people to exercise their right to vote in large numbers to strengthen democracy and also to follow the protocol of social distancing and wearing face masks in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. ....

With a fresh spike of 38,310 coronavirus infections and 490 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally on Tuesday rose to 82,67,623, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. ....

Polling is underway in the by-election to Dubbak Assembly seat in Telangana's Siddipet district on Tuesday amid tight security arrangements. ....

Voting for the bypolls was underway in the 28 Assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. ....

Voting began on Tuesday morning for by-elections to seven assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh amid tight security and Covid-19 protocols. ....

Polling was underway amid tight security arrangements for 94 constituencies in 17 districts of Bihar from 7 a.m. on Tuesday for the second phase of Assembly elections. ....

In the wake of remarks of opposition parties that he has become tired, CM Nitish Kumar on Monday said that those saying this should come and compete with him in a walk. ....

Amid the ongoing Bihar Assembly polls, questions are being raised over the demise of Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan. Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), a part of the National Democratic Alliance, has demanded a judicial probe into Paswan's death. ....

The National Green Tribunal on Monday issued notice to the Environment Ministry, the Central Pollution Control Board and others on whether the use of fire crackers should be banned from November 7 to 30 in the interest of public health and environment. ....

The government has repealed 11 land laws that existed in the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir replacing the old, regressive, intrinsically contradictory and outdated laws with a set of modern, progressive and people-friendly provisions. ....

The Supreme Court on Monday told Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami that let the committee of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly take a call and then the court will look into the matter. ....

As Bihar votes for the second phase of polls on Tuesday, it is the youth power from the opposition Grand Alliance which has taken on the likes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. ....

Bracing for a possible spike in coronavirus cases, BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday launched 244 free Covid-19 test centres across the city, officials said. ....

Former Congress MP Annu Tandon, along with her supporters, formally joined the Samajwadi Party on Monday. ....

Voting in 94 of the total 243 Assembly seats in Bihar will be held on November 3 during the second phase of state elections in which over 2.85 crore voters will decide the fate of 1,463 candidates in fray. ....

Keralite Priyanca Radhakrishnan on Monday became the first Indian to be sworn in as a Minister in New Zealand as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern unveiled her new cabinet. ....

Khushi Dubey, the minor wife of Bikru accused Amar Dubey, was hospitalised after she vomited blood. The doctors have said the problem was due to change in weather and throat infection. ....

Schools started reopening after a gap of five months in Andhra Pradesh in a phased manner from Monday amid the Covid pandemic, several Class 12 and 10 students attended classes across the state. ....

Ahead of the second phase of voting in Bihar, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday flayed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and alleged that the NDA leadership was not talking about the "real issues" during campaigning. ....

With a fresh spike of 45,230 coronavirus infections and 496 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally on Monday rose to 82,29,313 said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. ....