Mumbai, Dec 12:One more person was arrested Wednesday in connection with the abduction and killing of diamond trader Rajeshwar Udani. The accused, identified as Shidesh Patil (23), was a friend of the main accused Sachin Pawar, a senior official said. Patil’s exact role in the crime was being […]
Mumbai, Dec 12:Maharashtra minister Vinod Tawde Wednesday handed over the condolence motions adopted by the state cabinet and the legislature, mourning the demise of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, to the adopted daughter of the late leader in New Delhi. A statement issued by Tawde said the […]
MUMBAI – The new head of India’s central bank said on Wednesday he would consult more closely with the government on policy issues and meet heads of state-run lenders within hours to address problems facing the banking sector. Marking a clear break with the policy approach of his […]
Ahmedabad, Dec 12: A farmer who had consumed pesticide due to financial worries after his cotton crop failed died at a hospital in Jamnagar in Gujarat Tuesday, police said. Anubha Devisinh Jadeja (49), resident of Bhatel in Devbhoomi Dwarka district, had been admitted at a government hospital in Jamnagar […]
CHENNAI, India – A seven year-old Indian girl has complained to the police to have her father arrested after he failed to build a toilet in their home as promised, police said on Wednesday. Millions of Indians do not have access to sanitation and open defecation is a […]
NEW DELHI – The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party lost power in three key states of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, dealing Prime Minister Narendra Modi his biggest defeat since he took office in 2014 and boosting the opposition ahead of national polls next year. The results […]
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is likely to announce loan waivers worth billions of dollars to woo millions of farmers ahead of a general election, government sources said, after his ruling party suffered a rural drubbing in state polls. Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party […]
Hyderabad, Dec 12: TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao was Wednesday elected leader of the legislature party, paving the way for his return as Chief Minister for the second straight term. The newly-elected MLAs met at Telangana Bhavan, the TRS headquarters here, and took the decision unanimously, the party sources […]
Jaipur, Dec 12: The Congress has emerged as the single-largest party in Rajasthan, winning 99 seats, while the BJP got 73, the State Election Commission Office said Wednesday. The Bahujan Samaj Party won 6 seats, CPI(M) 2, Independents 13 and other parties got 6, according to the state Election […]
Bhopal, Dec 12: The Congress has the support of 121 MLAs in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, party spokesperson Narendra Saluja claimed Wednesday. The Congress won 114 seats in the state polls, but was two short of the simple majority mark of 116 in the 230-member Assembly. “With the support […]
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