Raising the banner of revolt, former MP and AIADMK member K.C. Palaniswamy has written to the Election Commission saying the appointment of Sasikala as interim general secretary should not be recognised and the poll panel should appoint an "independent and fearless" official to conduct polls for electing the AIADMK General Secretary soon. ....

The West Bengal government has envisaged a Rs 6.94 crore project to bring various e-governance services pertaining to citizens, investors and businesses on a "single mobile platform". ....

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh will present the state budget on March 10, an official said on Saturday ....

The Himachal Pradesh government has stopped providing budgetary allocations to the Panchayati Raj institutions, a parliamentarian said on Friday and urged Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to interfere in the issue. ....

The Justice M.M. Das Commission investigating the multi-crore chit fund scam in Odisha submitted its second interim report to the government on Friday. ....

Police in Kerala took 25 school bus drivers into custody for drunken driving in an early morning inspection on Friday, police said. ....

Patient care in over 700 government hospitals and dispensaries in Himachal Pradesh was again hit on Friday as more than 3,000 doctors went on strike for two hours. ....

Violence continued in the Nagaland capital on Thursday as a mob went on rampage, burning down several government properties and vandalised government vehicles in protest against Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang's refusal to meet their demand on local body polls. ....

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said it has attached properties worth over Rs 60 crore here belonging to former union minister Matang Singh in connection with the multi-crore rupee Saradha Group chit fund scam. ....

The assault took place in Jallipalli village in Anantapur district three days ago but came to light after its video footage surfaced on Thursday. ....