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Shiv Sena No. 1, but BJP improves Tally in KDMC Polls in Mumbai
The Shiv Sena got a major relief, as it emerged as the single largest party in Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) polls, but BJP, which contested the polls independently, improved its tally to 42 from 9 wards in 2010 to send a…
Over 4 Million Votes cast in Kerala Civic Polls
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 2: More than four million voters exercised their franchise on Monday in ballotting that was under way in the first phase for Kerala's civic body polls, where the ruling UDF is pitted against the opposition LDF while…
Former West Bengal Speaker H.A. Halim dies at 80
Kolkata, Nov 2: Former West Bengal assembly speaker Hashim Abdul Halim passed away on Monday, family sources said. He was suffering from old-age-related illness, the sources added.
Halim, 80, who presided over the assembly for a record 29…
Congress has no Right to talk about Tolerance: Modi
Purniya, Nov 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday recalled the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, and said the Congress has no right to talk about tolerance.
"Today on November 2, Sikhs were massacred... Sikhs were murdered in Delhi, across…
Bihar Assembly Polls: Fourth round ends, 58 Percent Vote
Patna, Nov 2: The fourth and penultimate phase of the Bihar assembly polls, the biggest popularity test in the country since the February elections in Delhi that the BJP lost, ended on Sunday with around 58 percent of the 14 million…
Panchayat Poll results jolt for Samajwadi Party Heavyweights
Lucknow, Nov 2: In a major setback to Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party, relatives of many ministers and senior leaders were defeated in the panchayat elections. Counting of votes is underway on Monday.
Officials with the state…
Madhya Pradesh Woman Minister kicks minor seeking Re 1
Panna (Madhya Pradesh), Nov 1: In a callous act, Madhya Pradesh minister Kusum Mehdele, who has already courted controversy for her insensitive remarks on farmers' suicides, kicked a boy in full public view on Sunday when he asked her for…
Arun Jaitley launches a scathing attack on #AwardWapsi
Senior BJP leader and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has launched a scathing attack on the Writers and Filmmakers who have returned their awards, protesting against the "rising intolerance".
Here the Exceprts:
* These people have never…
Odisha Govt to allocate Rs.250 crore for KBK Region
Bhubaneswar, Oct 31:The Odisha government on Saturday decided to make budgetary allocations of Rs.250 crore on its own to continue the special KBK scheme after the central government stopped funding the programme.
As the central government…
11 New Ministers take Oath in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, Oct 31: Eleven new ministers took oath in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday after Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday sacked eight cabinet ministers and withdrew portfolios of nine ministers in a major shake-up.
The ministers were…