Twenty-three of the candidates in the first list are from Scheduled Tribes, nine from Scheduled Castes and 17 from backward classes.

IOC had sent the revised draft Constitution of the IOA which envisaged barring of corruption-tainted persons from contesting IOA elections.

Several villages in North Mohania and Durgawati blocks of Bihar's Kaimur district were flooded on Sunday after the embankment of Durgawati canal eroded under pressure from rising water level, official sources said.

Known for his RSS bashing, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh alleged on Thursday that the organisation gives training in the making of bombs. He told reporters that he was saying this on the basis of incidents that had taken place in the state in the past.

Philipp Lahm scored with a header in the 14th minute and halftime substitute Mario Mandzukic added the second goal.

The 6th edition of Indian Fashion Jewellery and Accessories Show (IFJAS 2013) has generated business worth over Rs 96 crore during its three-day exposition which ended here on Sunday.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced an assistance of Rs five crore to the monsoon-ravaged Uttarakhand state where heavy rains and landslides have created havoc.

India firmly believes that the focus on its post-2015 development agenda must remain be poverty eradication.

The valiant Kashyap fought bravely but fell short against a very experienced opponent 21-13, 21-23, 18-21.

AAP will contest the 2013 Delhi legislative Assembly elections by focusing on issues like electricity and water, among others, Bhushan said.

Atul Agnihotri is all set to do a film with his brother-in-law actor Salman Khan and it will be an action movie.

'Lincoln' star Daniel Day-Lewis and 'Zero Dark Thirty''s Jessica Chastain won top honours.

Women suffering from gestational diabetes during pregnancy don't have to prick themselves with insulin shots now.

After playing conjoined in 'Charulatha', Priyamani is planning to do the role of a man in her next Malayalam film.

A sacked manager scared the living daylights out of the employees of a steel-manufacturing unit.