Admitting to an instance of attempt to misuse biometrics data, the Unique identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Sunday said that the information on individuals enrolled by it is safe and secure. ....

The Election Commission on Sunday directed Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) in the five states to complete vote counting arrangements by Tuesday. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Biju Patnaik on his birth anniversary and acknowledged his diligence with which he served the society. ....

A Pakistani was among two militants killed in a 15-hour gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir that also left a policeman dead, police said on Sunday. ....

The Election Commission on Saturday extended the ban on exit polls for the assembly elections in Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh by a day to March 9, following the death of two contesting candidates. ....

After a newspaper report on Saturday alleged favouritism in selecting hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani's grandson for a job here, a top official said no influence has been used in making the selection. ....

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the new indirect tax regime, was on track and July 1 was going to be its likely date of implementation. ....

A court in New Delhi on Saturday granted bail to two more accused in the case relating to the Rs 3,600 crore ($528 million) AgustaWestland helicopter deal. ....

Clashes erupted on Saturday between protesters and security forces near Kashmir's Shopian district, police said. ....

Over 80 per cent polling was recorded in the first phase of elections to the Manipur Assembly on Saturday. ....

Polling for 49 seats in the sixth and penultimate phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections and 38 Assembly constituencies in the first of its two-phased elections in Manipur began 7 a.m on Saturday. ....

The Army Welfare Housing Organisation (AWHO) on Friday signed an agreement with a private market research firm for support in its housing projects, said an official. ....

Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur is in touch with Crime Branch officials in the ongoing probe into the rape and death threats given to her and is ready to join the investigations in the national capital, the Delhi Police said on Friday. ....

Manipur goes to the polls on Saturday in the first of its two-phased elections across 38 Assembly constituencies. ....

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre and the CBSE, among others, for response to a plea to include Urdu in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), meant for admissions to MBBS and BDS courses. ....

A civilian was killed and a paramilitary CRPF trooper injured on Friday in a grenade explosion in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama town. ....

At least 30 per cent candidates in the second phase of the Manipur Assembly elections are millionaires, with the Congress topping the list as 10 of its 22 candidates (46 per cent) declared assets of over Rs 1 crore. ....

Several thousand Jats from various states held a rally at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, on Thursday to press their demands, and announced they would intensify their stir in Delhi, even laying siege to Parliament on March 20. ....

Delhi University saw another day of protests on Thursday as hundreds of ABVP student activists held a march against "anti-national activities", even as President Pranab Mukherjee, in his first comments on the controversy, said there should be "no room in India for the intolerant Indian". He also asked students to refrain from "propagating culture of unrest". ....

A government clerk on Thursday hurled shoes at Minister of State for Home Pradeepsinh Jadeja at the entrance of the Gujarat assembly apparently to protest against growing corruption. ....