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Bypolls: Ruling BJP set to retain both seats in Himachal

Shimla, Oct 24 : The ruling BJP is set to retain both Dharamshala and Pachhad seats in Himachal Pradesh where bypolls were held on Monday, a state election official said. After the fifth round of counting, Vishal Nehriya of the BJP is leading with 8,162 votes over his nearest […]

Congress, BJP leading in three seats each out of six

In Radhanpur (Patan district), OBC leader and BJP candidate Alpesh Thakor trailing behind Congress’ Raghu Desai by 3,000 votes. In Bayad (Arvalli), BJP candidate Dhavalsinh Zala trailing behind Congress’ Jasu Patel by over 6,600 votes. In Amraiwadi seat of Ahmedabad, Congress’ Dharmendra Patel leading over BJP’s Jagdish Patel […]

BJP, Shiv Sena on course to retain power in Maharashtra

Mumbai, Oct 24 : The ruling BJP-Shiv Sena alliance on Thursday looked on course to retaining power in Maharashtra as per trends available in 283 of the 288 Assembly seats. BJP is leading in 99, Shiv Sena 61, Cong 41, NCP 49 and Independents are ahead in 15 seats […]

Haryana polls: Surjewala trailing in Kaithal

Chandigarh, Oct 24 : Senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala was trailing by a margin of 2,423 votes over the ruling BJP’s Leela Ram. Surjewala is seeking re-election from Kaithal constituency. The Congress leader had lost the Jind bypolls, which were held earlier this year. PTI

Court dismisses Chinmayanand’s plea to book student under Gangster Act

Shahjahanpur, Oct 22: A local court on Tuesday dismissed a petition from BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand, who is accused of rape by a law student, demanding that the Gangster Act should be slapped on the woman and three others for trying to blackmail him. Chief Judicial Magistrate Omveer Singh […]

PM Modi, Nobel laureate Banerjee hold extensive discussions on varied issues

New Delhi, Oct 22: Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and held a “healthy and extensive” interaction on various subjects. Banerjee, an Indian-born American professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has won Nobel in economics, jointly with wife Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer […]

Sonia Gandhi meets D K Shivakumar in Tihar jail

New Delhi, Oct 23: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday morning met Karnataka Congress leader D K Shivakumar in Tihar jail and enquired about his welfare. Shivakumar, 57, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on September 3 in a money laundering case. He is lodged in Tihar jail […]

Nitish Kumar demands full statehood for Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 23 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday batted for full statehood for Delhi as his party Janata Dal (United) geared up for the state assembly polls due early next year here. Addressing workers of his party, which is the BJP-led NDA ally, JD (U) […]

Sensex ends 95 pts higher; HCL Tech up 3 pc

Mumbai, Oct 23 : Equity benchmark BSE Sensex rose 95 points on Wednesday, led by gains in IT and auto stocks, amid mixed cues from global markets. After swinging over 330 points in a choppy session, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 94.99 points, or 0.24 per cent, higher at […]

39 people found dead in truck container in southeast England

LONDON — Police in southeastern England said 39 people were found dead Wednesday inside a truck container believed to have come from Bulgaria. The truck, which is said to have entered Britain via the Welsh port of Holyhead on Saturday, was found by ambulance workers at Waterglade Industrial […]

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