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Nitish denies rift over seat sharing in NDA in Bihar
In a bid to downplay reports of growing restlessness over seat sharing for the 2019 elections among the allies of the BJP-led NDA in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday denied any rift in the ruling alliance.
"There are no…
Kapil Mishra files plea in HC on Kejriwal’s low attendance
Rebel Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Kapil Mishra on Monday moved a plea in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to state Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to join assembly sessions more frequently in view of his low attendance in the…
Petrol prices: Fall in fortnight less than half the rate of rise earlier
Domestic petrol prices, which had hit record levels for 16 consecutive days in May, have been on the reverse trend for the last 13 days, including Monday, but the relief for consumers has been slow in coming.
The pace of decline has been…
Court grants Bail to Kejriwal’s nephew
A court here on Monday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's nephew Vinay Bansal arrested in connection with an alleged scam worth Rs 6 crore in the Public Works Department (PWD).
Special Judge Kamini Lau granted him…
Moderate voting till post noon in Bengaluru’s Jayanagar
Moderate polling is underway in Bengaluru's Jayanagar constituency amid tight security, said an election official on Monday.
"Over 34 per cent voting has been registered till 1 p.m. in all the 216 polling booths in the constituency.…
SC refuses to interfere with CLAT-2018 Counselling
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the first round of CLAT-2018 counselling for admissions to 19 national law universities and colleges and asked the grievance redressal committee (GRC) to go through the complaints of…
Atal Bihari Vajpayee admitted to AIIMS
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Monday for routine check-up on the advice of doctors, a hospital official said.
Vajypaee, 93, will be under the…
Modi meets Chinese President on SCO Summit sidelines
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a "warm and forward looking" meeting here on Saturday on the sidelines of the 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit.
"Further strengthening the…
Fromer Union Minister L.P. Shahi dead at 98
Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister L.P. Shahi died early on Saturday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in here. He was 98.
"He was shifted to AIIMS on Thursday after he complained of chest pain,"…
SBI looks at over Rs 40,000 crore recovery in FY19
The country's largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), is looking at recovering more than Rs 40,000 crore of its stressed assets in the current fiscal, an official said on Saturday.
"Our expectation is that we will be making a recovery…