SRINAGAR: Two militants are holed up inside a residential house in the outskirts of the city as security forces tightened the cordon in Ahmadnagar locality, police said on Monday.

DHAMTARI: BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi on Friday attacked Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi saying that he visited the houses of the poor like tourists, accompanied by media crew, and that he cannot understand their pain.

NEW DELHI: As the controversy over Narendra Modi's marriage swirled, law minister Kapil Sibal revived "snoopgate" to say the government had identified the judge to head the commission to probe the alleged surveillance of a young girl, purportedly on the orders of the Gujarat CM.

 NEW DELHI: Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India and he will assume charge on April 27.

 The landscape of Bellary parliamentary constituency has changed since 2009. Trucks laden with iron ore heading towards ports on the state's western coastline and leaving behind a trail of iron dust are missing. So are mining czars, the Reddy brothers, who towered over the district for over a decade.

INDORE: A local court has admitted a petition filed against Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan over his comments about the Kargil war. It would be heard on May 12.

UNJHA: Away from the world's gaze, she was leading a quiet life as a retired school teacher. But when the spotlight turned to her, Jashodaben Modi, officially accepted by chief minister Narendra Modi, was nowhere to be seen.

LUCKNOW: Not perturbed by the controversy over his remarks on the Indian Army, SP leader Azam Khan on Thursday called BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi 'a big dog'. Referring to Modi's earlier statement that he felt as sad about the post-Godhra massacre as he would if his car were to drive over a puppy. Azam said, "Agar hum chhote kutte hain, to woh bade kutte hain." (If we are puppies, he is a big dog.)

PANAJI: Tehelka founder editor Tarun Tejpal on Wednesday filed a bail application before the Supreme Court.

 CHENNAI: The Election Commission will have to source more electronic voting machines (EVM) for TN as there are 845 candidates in the fray, a record for parliamentary elections in the state.