MNF crushes Congress, set to win Mizoram
Aizawl, Dec 11 (IANS) The Mizo National Front (MNF) is all set to capture power in Mizoram after a decade, having established leads in 21 of the 40 assembly constituencies, while the ruling Congress is…
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May to meet EU leaders in bid to save Brexit deal
London, Dec 11 (IANS) UK’s Prime Minister Theresa May will meet European leaders and EU officials on Tuesday for talks in an attempt to salvage her Brexit deal, a day after postponing a parliamentary vote…
Riding on Telangana pride, TRS heading for landslide victory
Hyderabad, Dec 11 (IANS) Riding on Telangana pride and its welfare schemes, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi on Tuesday appeared heading towards a landslide victory in Assembly elections. Beating all expectations of pre-poll surveys and exit…
TRS appears set for two-third majority in Telangana
Hyderabad, Dec 11 (IANS) The gamble for early polls appears to have paid rich dividends as the Telangana Rashtra Samithi on Tuesday appeared to be advancing towards a two-third majority in the 119-member Assembly. The…
Congress may be heading for landslide win in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, Dec 11 (IANS) The Congress appeared to be heading for a landslide victory on Tuesday in Chhattisgarh, dealing a major blow to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Election Commission officials said. After the…
Congress leads in three BJP-ruled states, TRS in Telangana
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Congress candidates on Tuesday took significant leads in BJP-ruled Rajasthan and was inching ahead of the BJP in both Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in Assembly elections held in five states….
Leaders of 21 parties resolve to work together to defeat BJP
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Senior leaders of 21 opposition parties including the Congress, Trinamool Congress, TDP, AAP, NCP and the DMK met here on Monday and resolved to work together to “defeat the BJP-RSS”…
Extradite Mallya to India, says London court
London, Dec 10 (IANS) Beleaguered industrialist Vijay Mallya must be extradited from the United Kingdom to India to stand trial on charges of committing huge bank frauds, a London court ruled on Monday, saying there…
Credibility of all institutions being destroyed: Mamata
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IANS) Describing Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel’s resignation as “unprecedented”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the credibility of all institutions is being “destroyed”. She expressed…
RBI Governor quits
Mumbai, Dec 10 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel on Monday resigned from his post with immediate effect, citing “personal reasons”. “On account of personal reasons, I have decided to step down…
Kushwaha blasts Modi as he quits NDA, government
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) RLSP leader Upendra Kushwaha on Monday quit the BJP-led NDA and the Modi government, charging Prime Minister Narendra Modi with betraying Bihar and with pursuing an “opaque style of functioning…
Owaisi reaches Telangana CM’s house on bike
Hyderabad, Dec 10 (IANS) AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi reached Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao’s official residence on his motorbike on Monday for a luncheon meeting with him ahead of the declaration of Assembly election…
India test fires Agni-V missile
Bhubaneswar, Dec 10 (IANS) India successfully test fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-V off the Odisha coast on Monday. The surface-to-surface missile having a strike range of 5,000 km was launched at 1.30…
UK can unilaterally cancel Brexit, rules EU court
Luxembourg City, Dec 10 (IANS) The UK can cancel Brexit without the permission of the other 27 EU members, the European Court of Justice ruled on Monday. The court in a statement said: “When a…
We will remove BJP from power in Delhi: Rahul
Mohali (Punjab), Dec 10 (IANS) Accusing the BJP of eroding the credibility of institutions like the judiciary, Army and media, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said his party will ensure that the BJP is…
SC declines to entertain plea against J&K assembly dissolution
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a petition challenging Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik’s decision to dissolve the state assembly and impose Governor’s rule. “We are…
India beat Australia by 31 runs in Adelaide Test
Adelaide, Dec 10 (IANS) India on Monday earned a hard-fought 1-0 lead in the four-match Test series after beating Australia by 31 runs in the opening cricket Test at the Adelaide Oval here. This is…
New ticket system for Taj Mahal to reduce human impact
Agra, Dec 10 (IANS) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Monday enforced a new ticketing system for the Taj Mahal, aimed at reducing increasing human impact on the fragile 17th century white marble marvel….
Macron to hold crisis meeting over ‘yellow vest’ protests
Paris, Dec 10 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron will hold talks with business leaders and trade unions on Monday after a fourth weekend of the violent “gilets jaunes,” or “yellow vest” nationwide protests that have…
Trump accuses Comey of lying in testimony to Congress
Washington, Dec 10 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has accused former FBI Director James Comey of lying during his testimony before a congressional committee last week, when the ex-official revealed that the investigation into presumed…