CHANDIGARH: For the last four decades, Roshni Devi, 60, had seen the world outside her home only through many hues of her pallu. Purdah was second nature to this resident of Bir Pipli in Haryana's Kurukshetra district, who never went to school.

AMETHI: Priyanka Gandhi took on Narendra Modi for his 'shehzade' and 'namoona' taunts at her brother Rahul on Tuesday, saying a prime ministerial aspirant must show better grace and dignity

 PUNE: Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare, who is all set to build a new 'Team Anna' under the banner of 'Asli Azadi Abhiyan (Real Freedom Movement)' might have a hard time attracting foot soldiers and activists to join him after his flip-flop on politics, politicians and the anti-corruption agenda.

NEW DELHI: Opinion polls may be showing the UPA on a weak wicket this election season, but there's one place the Manmohan Singh administration can win a popularity contest — the Gulf.

 AHMEDABAD: BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday cast his vote, clicked a selfie and criticized the Congress, saying the time is up for the "mother-son" government.

 DEHRADUN: Some private aircraft companies have volunteered to render free helicopter service to airlift the elderly and sick devotees from Licholi to Kedarnath shrine as the trek route is covered in thick sheets of snow, chief secretary Subhash Kumar said here on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: Ahmed Patel, political secretary to the Congress president, has been closely involved in the party's decision-making for more than one-and-a-half decade

NEW DELHI: A minor fire was reported in the premises of the Prime Minister's office in South Block early morning, Delhi Fire Service said.

HYDERABAD: April 30, 2014 will be a big day for 2.81 crore voters in Telangana as they exercise their franchise for electing the first government of the new state that will formally come into existence on June 2.

ALLAHABAD: Eying a clear majority in the Centre and being well aware of the importance of dalit vote in accomplishing the aim, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all out to embrace dalits into the saffron fold by projecting itself as their champion.