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The MLAs who were caught snoozing were Higher Education Minister RV Deshpande and Forest Minister B Ramanath Rai.

A husband or his family members are presumed to be guilty till they prove their innocence in the court.

Uttar Pradesh minister Mohammad Azam Khan on Thursday demanded lifting of certain restrictions imposed on Haj pilgrims.

The party at the meeting of the national executive is likely to pass resolutions, after top leaders discuss the party's membership drive and recent initiatives taken by its government on the political and economic fronts.

"Investments are coming in the state. State government is ready to make land available for projects. But those who have given "Make in India" have not sought any land here," Akhilesh Yadav said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a five-day visit to the three island nations of Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka. Modi held intensive meetings with Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth to further strengthen India's special and unique relations with t...

Parliament on Wednesday cleared a bill to pave the way for plying of e-rickshaws in Delhi, months after Delhi High Court had put a ban on them.

India is the world's second largest beef exporter and fifth biggest consumer, although its majority Hindu community views cows to be sacred.

An alert was sounded by the hospital after an employee of the Jorhat District Treasury office died due to swine flu on Sunday night.

A day after taking over as the state Congress chief, Ajay Maken made an announcement to this effect saying that the party would also write to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to apprise him of the initiative.

Union Health Ministry data said 1,319 persons have perished due to the disease while the number of persons affected across the states stood at 24,661 as on March 6.

"All possible steps are being taken to ensure safety and security of people from Assam, as well as for those from other parts of the country," the Nagaland Chief Minister said.

On his first trip abroad in 2015, the prime minister will be visiting the three countries from March 10 to 14, the ministry said.

This move comes after the BBC went ahead and released the documentary on Wednesday night in the UK and also uploaded it on the YouTube despite the Indian government's request.

"Tamil Nadu is the number one state in the country where money plays a bigger role during elections," the BJP National President said.

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad, a nationalist group linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party, acted after winning a court order to stop the killing of bulls and bullocks.