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Congress Backs JD-S After Karnataka Delivers Hung Assembly
In a dramatic turn of events after Karnataka delivered a hung Assembly, the Congress on Tuesday announced its backing to the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) to form a government to prevent the BJP from regaining power in its only southern bastion. ....
Karnataka Election 'rehearsal' Of LS Polls: Yashwant Sinha
Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Thursday termed the political developments in Karnataka as a "rehearsal" for the Lok Sabha elections.....
Maoist Landmine Kills Seven Security Personnel In Chhattisgarh
Seven security personnel were killed in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Sunday when a landmine planted by Maoists ripped through the vehicle they were travelling in.....
Karnataka : Congress' Ramesh Kumar Elected Speaker
Congress legislator K.R. Ramesh Kumar has been elected unopposed as the Karnataka Assembly Speaker on Friday, pro tem Speaker K.G. Bopaiah announced.....
Soldier Injured In Pulwama Militant Attack Dies
An Indian Army soldier injured in a gunfight between militants and the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district succumbed to his injuries on Monday, the Defence Ministry said.....
Bypolls On Local Issues, It'll Be Modi Again In 2019: BJP
The BJP dismissed its big loss in the bypolls, tthe results of which came out on Thursday, saying they were no reflection of things to come and when the country will have to chose its Prime Minister, it will be Narendra Modi again.....
All 5 Accused In Bodh Gaya Blasts Case Get Life Imprisonment
An NIA court here on Friday awarded life imprisonment to all the five persons earlier convicted in the 2013 serial blasts that rocked Bodh Gaya's Mahabodhi temple, a lawyer said.....
ED Attaches Sterling Biotech's Rs 4,700cr Assets
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has attached properties worth Rs 4,700 crore in a Rs 5,000-crore bank fraud case involving Gujarat-based pharmaceutical company Sterling Biotech.....
Taj Mahal Declaration To 'Beat Plastic Pollution' Adopted
The Indian government on Sunday pledged to end disposable, or single use plastic around the Taj Mahal and make upto 500 metres around the historic monument plastic-free under the Taj Declaration on beating plastic pollution.....
Indian Economy To Advance 7.3% In 2018-19, Fastest Growing: World Bank
India is projected to regain its position as the world's fastest growing major economy advancing 7.3 per cent this fiscal year and 7.5 per cent in the next two "as factors holding back growth in India fade", according to the World Bank forecasts.....
