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New Delhi, MAY 22: The ripples created by the Karnataka results have refused to die down in the CPM with general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday virtually rejecting an editorial in the party mouthpiece that pilloried Congress. A communique issued by the CPM polit bureau acknowledged the developments in Karnataka, where the "BJP-RSS attempts to cobble a majority through horse-trading have been

Mumbai, MAY 23: The rupee declined 25 paise to hit a fresh 16-month low of 68.29 per dollar in early trade on Wednesday ahead of the minutes of US Federal Reserve’s last policy meet scheduled to be released later in the day. The greenback strengthened against most global currencies as investors await hints on the pace of further US monetary tightening amid sustained capital outflows, forex dealers

Kairana , MAY 23: As campaigning in the Lok Sabha bye-election in this communally sensitive constituency picks up, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said his predecessor Akhilesh Yadav’s hands were stained with the blood of victims of the Muzaffarnagar riots. “The SP chief doesn’t have the courage to come here and campaign. His hands are stained with the blood of Muzaffarnagar riot

Lucknow, May 23: Undeterred by failure in its electoral ventures in Gujarat and Karnataka, the Samajwadi Party is all geared up to contest all 230 seats in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls scheduled later this year. "Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav was on a three-day visit from May 18 to MP during which he made it clear that the party will be contesting polls on all 230 seats. This time 'cycle' (SP

Hyderabad, May 22: The swearing-in of JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy as Karnataka Chief Minister tomorrow would signal the formation of a "secular" and anti-BJP front in the country, Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily said on Tuesday. The former Union Minister said the expected presence of a galaxy of opposition leaders at the oath-taking ceremony in Bengaluru is "really a forerunner meeting"

Tuticorin, May 22: Nine people were killed on Tuesday during a protest held in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, demanding a ban on Sterlite Industries, in wake of the pollution emitted by the plants. According to initial information, nine people have been killed when the police opened fire and one is critical. More than 65 people have been injured in the clashes between agitated protestors and police

Lucknow, May 22: The swearing-in of H D Kumaraswamy as Karnataka chief minister tomorrow is set to see one-time rivals in Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav, sharing a public platform. Though Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party and Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party have recently come closer, particularly after they together managed to win the Lok Sabha byelections in Gorakhpur and Phulpur, their

Mumbai, May 22: Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday took a dig at Congress president Rahul Gandhi's remark that he is ready to be the prime minister, saying there is no ban on "day-dreaming". The Congress has lost 20 states and it is in power only in a couple of states now. "If on that basis, Gandhi is thinking of becoming the prime minister, then there is no ban on day-dreams in this

New Delhi, May 22: Union Minister of Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working towards the inclusive growth of the country, irrespective of any religion and castes. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working towards inclusive growth without discriminating, while breaking barriers of religion and castes. We can only ask them to think with

New Delhi, May 22: India does not discriminate against anyone on the basis of religion or sect, and such things will never be allowed in the country, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today. His comments came in the wake of the Archbishop of Delhi referring to a "turbulent political atmosphere" in the country and appealing to launch a prayer campaign ahead of the 2019 general elections. "I have not