Polling for the third phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh for 56 seats began at 7 a.m. today and will continue till 5 p.m.

A village in Germany has left health experts baffled as almost every household there has a resident suffering from cancer, a media report said Monday.

Talking a dig at Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has dismissed all election promises made by Yadav as false and misleading.

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of promoting ill-governance in the state.

Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has said that corruption has to be weeded out of Central Government welfare schemes.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to discuss with senior ministers and party leaders the Election Commission complaint against Law Minister Salman Khurshid for his "aggressive" stance on quota for Muslims in Uttar Pradesh, Congress insiders said Monday.

Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has said Congress President Sonia Gandhi is an emotional woman and is deeply concerned about the well being of citizens in the country.

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti has flayed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for exploiting the public.

Nearly 35 percent of the major candidates in the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh polls scheduled Feb 19 have criminal background, a report from a thinktank said.