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The Lok Sabha has taken up discussion on the no confidence motion moved by Telugu Desam Party against the government.   Initiating the discussion, Jayadev Galla charged the present NDA regime with making empty promises to Andhra Pradesh from the time of its bifurcation in 2014.   He said, both …

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a five day visit to Rwanda, Uganda and South Africa from 23rd of this month. Briefing media on the visit in New Delhi, Secretary (Economic Relations) in the External Affairs Ministry, T S Tirumurti said, in the first leg of his visit, …

Bhopal: A 12-hour hostage drama ended this evening when the city police rescued a model who was held captive after holding talks with her jilted lover who held her captive in an apartment here, demanding that she marry him. The 26-year-old woman was rushed to the hospital around 7 pm …

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted an estimated Rs. 2,000-crore money laundering racket at the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) in Mumbai and arrested four people, officials said on Friday.   The racket was unearthed after the DRI recently conducted raids at the BDB at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) …

New Delhi: In a bid to pressure companies into hiring more Saudi citizens and reduce unemployment in the country, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has imposed a restriction on the expatriates from working in 12 sectors. The tighter policy has been approved by Labor Minister Ali bin Nasser al-Ghafis, a …

Chandigarh: A 28-year-old woman IAS officer, posted in a Haryana government department, today accused a senior civil servant from the state of sexually harassing her for writing “adverse comments on official files”.   Her senior, however, rubbished the allegations and claimed that the woman officer had been advised “not to …

Bagalkot (Karnataka): Senior Congress legislator Siddu Bhimappa Nyamgoud from Karnataka’s Bagalkot district died in a road accident near here on Monday, police said.   He was 71 and leaves behind his widow, two sons and three daughters.   “The accident occurred near Tulasigiri village when the car in which Nyamgoud …

Since the iftar party was hosted by the temple, only vegetarian food was being distributed. More Malappuram: A Hindu temple in Kerala organised an iftar party for the Muslim community as part of the annual ‘prathishta’ (idol installation) ceremony in the temple thus giving a boost to communal harmony.Lakshmi Narasimha …

Bengaluru: The BJP chief ministerial face BS Yeddyurappa is likely to take oath as the Karnataka chief minister on Thursday, according to sources. Yeddyurappa staked claim to form a government on Wednesday with the governor Vajubhai Vala. He submitted a letter requesting the governor to invite him to form the …

Karnataka Election Result 2018 Prediction: It’s Advantage BJP in Face of Fragmented Mandate Bengaluru, May 14: In less than 24-hours, we would get to know the winner of fiercely-fought Karnataka Assembly election 2018. However, the pollsters have predicted a fractured verdict with a slight advantage to the Bharatiya Janata Party …