The department has now requested the government to provide funds so that an agency could be hired for getting offline examinations conducted.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away today at the age of 93. Leaders cutting across the political spectrum mourned the loss of India's former prime minister.

PM Modi did not name Congress chief Rahul Gandhi but responded to his repeated allegations of the central government favouring few top corporate houses and ignoring the plight of a common man.

India has signed extradition treaties with 48 countries. We will use diplomatic channels to bring back fugitives from countries where we don't have such treaties yet, says Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal.

PM Modi was in Azamgarh to lay the foundation stone for the 340-km Purvanchal Expressway which will connect Lucknow with Ghazipur at a cost of Rs 23,000 crore. Modi then left for Varanasi where he inaugurated a slew of development projects.

Additional Chief Secretary, Information, Awanish Awasthi said that the loan would be repaid in 48 installments with three years moratorium.

The bypolls hold importance as the opposition parties were hoping to repeat the Karnataka formula this time. Analysts are also calling it a referendum to the BJP before the 2019 General Elections.

While Congress' strong social media campaign garnered a few laughs, it failed to create the necessary impact.

Among the states where polling is underway are: Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Telangana, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh. The voting will continue till 4 pm and counting of votes will be taken up at 5 pm.

The Lok Sabha today passed without discussion the Finance Bill 2018 anda Rs 89.25 lakh crore spending plan for the next fiscal year beginningApril 1, all in a matter of 25 minutes during which opposition partiesshouted slogans and created the din.

Gorakhpur and Phulpur are high-profile constituencies as both the seats were represented by BJP's firebrand leader and current UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya respectively.

BJP mayor candidates in Varanasi and Lucknow are leading. At both the seats Samajwadi Party candidates are at second place. The BJP is also leading in newly formed Ayodhya Nagar Nigam.

Mumbai witnessed a standstill as members of Maratha Kranti Morcha began their protests in the city. Lakhs of members of this politically powerful community are taking out their first 'mook morcha' or silent protest in Mumbai to pitch for reservation in jobs and colleges.