Balloting began on a brisk note in Punjab Wednesday for the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in a single phase election, the Election Commission said.
When Punjab votes Wednesday, the Congress will have its fingers tightly crossed. The party has gambled by fielding its top leaders like Amarinder Singh to defeat the ruling Akali Dal-BJP combine.
The Europe-India Chamber of Commerce Tuesday condemned a recent EU decision to ban Indian Alphonso mangoes and four vegetables from May 1 as “ill-conceived and misguided”.
An advocate from Meerut has written a letter to the Chief Justice of India and Delhi High Court Chief Justice seeking their intervention for the "safety and security" of BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's wife Jashodaben, alleging she has been "wrongfully confined at some unknown place".
A 35-year-old school teacher was Tuesday arrested here for molesting five girl students in the school premises, police said.
BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Tuesday appealed to voters to ensure his party's victory in 300 Lok Sabha constituencies, but his use of Kargil hero Vikram Batra's oft-quoted phrase "Yeh dil maange more" sparked a controversy with Batra's parents raising objections.