Out of a total of 6,066 polling stations, 949 have been declared 'critical' and 762 'sensitive' in Naxal-affected areas

First phase of the five-phase polling for 13 constituenciesconcluded on November 30; the rest of the three phases will be held on December 12, 16 and 20

Responding to the bill, Minister of State for Home G Kishen Reddy said that the measure will help in strengthening administrative efficiency and fast track the development of the two union territories

By-election Results for West Bengal and Uttarakhand Seats: Trinamool Congress leaders Tapan Deb Singha and Pradip Sarkar won West Bengal by-elections from the Kaliaganj and Kharagpur Sadar Assembly seats. Meanwhile, BJP candidate Chandra Pant won from Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand

Congress's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala cited a media report which claimed that the BJP took a large donation from a firm being probed by the Enforcement Directorate

Maharashtra government formation: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said that the chief minister of the state will be from his party, but parried question on whether the Sena would hold the post for five years.

Devotees have started arriving at Nilackal and Pamba from various parts of Kerala and neighbouring states, but would be allowed to leave for the Sabarimala shrine only by 2pm

Sabarimala Verdict Review Petition Live Updates: The 7-Judge SC bench will now examine the case regarding letting women devotees aged between 10 years and 50 years into Lord Ayyappa's temple in Sabarimala, Kerala