Jaipur, Dec 12 (IANS) The six BSP MLAs in Rajasthan on Wednesday decided to extend their legislative support to the Congress after BSP chief Mayawati announced that her party shall prop up a Congress government. Rajendra Guda, one of the Bahujan Samaj Party MLAs, made the announcement. He said that[Read More…]
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KCR to take oath as Telangana CM on Thursday (Lead)
Hyderabad, Dec 12 (IANS) K. Chandrashekhar Rao, who led the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) to a massive win in the Telangana Assembly elections, will take oath as the Chief Minister of India’s youngest state for a second consecutive term on Thursday. He will take oath at a ceremony to be[Read More…]
Former Canadian diplomat detained in China (Lead)
Hong Kong, Dec 12 (IANS) A former Canadian diplomat has been detained in China and his current empolyer, non-profit organization International Crisis Group (ICG), on Wednesday said it is seeking his immediate release. The ICG said in a statement that Michael Kovrig, who is ICG’s northeast Asia senior adviser, was[Read More…]
Navjot Altaf’s first retrospective charts her 5-decade artistic practice
Mumbai, Dec 12 (IANS) The first retrospective of acclaimed contemporary artist Navjot Altaf, mapping her artistic presence in the Indian art scenario since the 1960s, is open for public till January 25 here. With over a 100 works carefully curated and exhibited, the retrospective “The Earth’s Heart, Torn Out/Navjot Altaf:[Read More…]
People voted for Congress with ‘heavy heart’, says Mayawati
Lucknow/New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) BSP supremo Mayawati on Wednesday said that people voted for the Congress much against their wishes because they saw it as the prime challenger to the BJP in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. Mayawati told the media that this was unfortunate as the poor, Dalits,[Read More…]
1st international conference on sexual exploitation of children to be held in Kolkata
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) The first international conference on “Sexual Exploitation of Children in Digital Era” will be held in the city on December 14-15 to spread awareness among people, officials said here on Tuesday. The global meet comes close on the heels of reports that India accounted for around[Read More…]
Lower food prices ease India’s November retail inflation to 2.33%
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Lower food prices eased India’s November retail inflation to 2.33 per cent from a rise of 3.38 per cent in October, official data showed on Wednesday. –IANSrv/vm
Blood donation camp to be held in Goa on Parrikar’s birthday
Panaji, Dec 12 (IANS) The absence of ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar who turns 63 on Thursday, will be felt during his birthday celebrations being held in the state capital, which includes a blood donation camp at the state BJP headquarters, former Panaji MLA and former Defence Minister’s aide Sidharth[Read More…]
<font color=’red’>BREAKING NEWS: India’s November retail inflation eases to 2.33%</font>
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BJP lost Rajasthan by just over 1.70 lakh votes
Jaipur, Dec 12 (IANS) A total of 1,39,35,201 votes went into the Congress kitty in Rajasthan while the BJP received 1,37,57,502 votes — a marginal difference of over 1.70 lakh votes that ended five years of BJP rule. The Congress got 39.3 per cent of votes spread over 199 Assembly[Read More…]
