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Modi’s ruling NDA may win key Rajya Sabha majority next year: projection

NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling alliance could achieve a crucial majority in the Rajya Sabha next year if some small regional parties join the bloc that recently won a massive mandate in the Lok Sabha, according to a projection by an independent research firm. Dominating […]

Karnataka cabinet expansion on June 12, says Kumaraswamy

Bengaluru, Jun 8: Expansion of the Karnataka cabinet would take place on June 12, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy announced Saturday, in a much expected move to quell growing dissent within the Congress-JD(S) coalition that threatens the stability of its government. Kumaraswamy made the announcement in a tweet after […]

Amarinder forms 8 consultative groups, leaves out Sidhu

Chandigarh, Jun 8: Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has been left out of the eight consultative groups constituted by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to accelerate implementation of his government’s flagship programmes. Sidhu and Medical Education and Research Minister Om Prakash Soni have not been made part of any of […]

Woman shot at by neighbour who borrowed money

New Delhi, June 8: A 25-year-old woman was shot at in southwest Delhi allegedly by her neighbour after she asked him to return the money he borrowed, police said on Saturday. The woman, Sonali Singh, has lent around Rs 2 lakh to her neighbour, Rahul Singhal. When she asked […]

India likely to receive lower rains in June, monsoon to pick up in Aug-Sept: official

MUMBAI – India is expected to receive below average monsoon in June but rains are likely to pick up in August and September as the El Nino weather pattern is likely to fade by then, a senior weather official said on Friday. India is likely to get good […]

Famed Indian climber nearly died on peak where team was lost

NEW DELHI — To Manmohan Singh Kohli, who led the first Indian team to the peak of Mount Everest, modern mountaineering bears little resemblance to the expeditions he headed decades ago. Operators’ tight schedules and climbers’ lack of experience has added risks, diminished the adventure and resulted in […]

Six killed in AP road accident

Tirupati (AP), Jun 7: Six persons including two women died while four others were injured when their car rammed into a truck near Guravarajupalle, 20 km from here, on Friday, police said. While five people were killed on the spot, another died in the hospital, the police said, adding […]

I want to retire after Tokyo Olympics, says Mary Kom

New Delhi, Jun 6: After years of speculation over her retirement, six-time world champion MC Mary Kom on Thursday said she plans to hang her gloves after winning the elusive gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. The 36-year-old has been the inspiring force in Indian boxing. In her 18-year […]

TSBIE flip-flop on result of girl who “killed self after

Hyderabad, June 2: A girl intermediate student in Telangana, who committed suicide allegedly after results showed her as ‘failed’ in the annual exams, was declared pass following re-verification, but within hours the board reversed the decision, citing a “clerical error”. The Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TSBIE), which […]

MPs from Bundelkhand fail to get ministerial berths

Lucknow, Jun 2: Unlike eastern Uttar Pradesh which bagged a lion’s share of ministerial berths in the Union Council of Ministers, MPs from Bundelkhand region of the state could not make it to the list of ministers. All the four parliamentary constituencies in Bundelkhand region of the state gave […]

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