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Tragic ends: Accidents, electrocution kill 28 elephants in 2013

In 2012, 54 elephants and six tigers died due to rail, road accidents or electrocution, the Union environment minister said.

Chhattisgarh: BJP will win more seats than predicted, says Raman Singh

With the exit and opinion polls predicting the BJP having an edge over Congress in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Raman Singh said the surveys are correct but his party will win more seats than what is being predicted.

Poll officials from abroad witness Assembly polls

The visits were sponsored and facilitated by United Nations Development Programme.

Delhi polls: Strong rooms secured with two-tier security

To ensure transparency and that proper procedures are being followed during counting of votes, a "live-watch" will be kept by senior election officials from control room through web casting.

After obituary references, both Houses of Parliament adjourn for day

Winter session of Parliament began today on a sombre note as both Houses condoled the death of sitting members.

Delhi elections: BJP far ahead of Cong, AAP, says Harsh Vardhan

"I can tell you very categorically that we are far ahead of Congress and the new entrant in Delhi politics. I am 100 per cent confident about our victory. I think nobody can make any dent in our vote bank," he said after casting his vote in Krishna Nagar constituency.

Advani praises Harsh Vardhan's work on pulse polio programme

Advani said he received copy of Vardhan's 2004 book, "A Tale of Two Drops," about efforts to eradicate polio.

Sonia Gandhi is Shadi.com's most inspiring female politician

The survey said that 36.2 percent people voted for Sonia Gandhi, while BJP leader Sushma Swaraj was a close second with 33.6 per cent votes.

First to be stung by Tehelka, Bangaru says Tejpal had no morals

It was a morality bubble the magazine created, Bangaru Laxman says.

Cabinet to discuss setting up Legislative Council in Assam

The state Legislative Assembly had in 2005 and 2010 passed a resolution demanding an Upper House.

Mamata magic: New municipal results show TMC getting stronger

The Trinamool Congress swept in Jhargram and Krishnagar and retained Medinipur, and won a couple of seats for the first time in Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury's bastion Baharampur.

AIADMK MP booked for allegedly threatening DMK worker

Pawar admitted to hospital due to high blood pressure

The NCP chief was in the city to attend a meeting in Mumbai.

Former Bengal CM Jyoti Basu's statute vandalised in Howrah

Priyanka pays tributes to Indira in Rae Bareli

Priyanka paid floral tributes to the former prime minister at the Indira Gandhi Botanical gardens, where she also interacted with school children.

'Pak leaders met Kashmiri separatists even during NDA regime'

Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said Kashmiri separatist leaders have been meeting Pakistani leaders on Indian soil since the days of NDA when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister.

Congress failed to put up strong candidate against Chouhan: Digvijaya

Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh on Monday said his party had failed to put up a strong candidate against Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from Budhni constituency for the 25 November polls.

SP MLA booked for beating up her husband

A Samajwadi Party MLA has been booked along with her aides for allegedly beating up her estranged husband.

BJP's lotus symbol gets a make over ahead of polls, becomes bolder

"The BJP has been allowed to use its poll symbol "Lotus" with bolder outlines, though there is no change in its design," said an EC official.

AAP plays 'shoot and scoot' politics on corruption: Subramanian Swamy

Addressing a press conference here, he said said although the AAP talked of corruption it had not pursued any of the cases to logical conclusion.

Advani backs Modi up, says Nehru called Patel 'total communalist'

BJP today raked up another controversy over Sardar Patel with L K Advani quoting a book to allege that then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru called his Home Minister a "total communalist" when the latter suggested that army be sent to take over a defiant Hyderabad after Independence.