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Mumbai, Oct 24: The BJP won three Assembly seats, the Shiv Sena bagged two and an Independent candidate emerged victorious on one seat in Maharashtra on Thursday, as per the results announced by the Election Commission so far. Senior BJP leader and state school education minister Ashish Shelar won from Bandra-West seat in Mumbai by defeating Congress' Asif Zakaria by 26,507 votes. BJP's Parag Shah

Mumbai, Oct 24: The ruling BJP-Shiv Sena alliance on Thursday looked on course to retaining power in Maharashtra as per trends available in 283 of the 288 Assembly seats. BJP is leading in 99, Shiv Sena 61, Cong 41, NCP 49 and Independents are ahead in 15 seats as per trends available so far. The Sharad Pawar led party has fared better than its parent party, which seems to have held on to its

Washington, Oct 24: India jumped 14 places to the 63rd position on the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking released on Thursday, riding high on the government's flagship ''Make in India'' scheme and other reforms attracting foreign investment. The country also figured among the the top 10 performers on the list for the third time in a row. The rankings come at a time when the Reserve Bank

Shimla, Oct 24: The ruling BJP is set to retain both Dharamshala and Pachhad seats in Himachal Pradesh where bypolls were held on Monday, a state election official said. After the fifth round of counting, Vishal Nehriya of the BJP is leading with 8,162 votes over his nearest rival Vijay Inder Karan (5607 votes) of the Congress in Dharamshala. In Pachhad, Reena Kashyap of the BJP is leading with 1

Oct 24: In Radhanpur (Patan district), OBC leader and BJP candidate Alpesh Thakor trailing behind Congress' Raghu Desai by 3,000 votes. In Bayad (Arvalli), BJP candidate Dhavalsinh Zala trailing behind Congress' Jasu Patel by over 6,600 votes. In Amraiwadi seat of Ahmedabad, Congress' Dharmendra Patel leading over BJP's Jagdish Patel by more than 200 votes. In Tharad (Banaskantha), Kheralu

Mumbai, Oct 24: Former BJP MLA Anil Gote, the independent candidate from Maharashtra's Dhule Assembly seat, spent the night outside the EVM strong room in his segment, claiming he was guarding the facility to avoid any misuse of the voting machines ahead of counting on Thursday. Counting of votes for all 288 Assembly elections and Satara Lok Sabha bypoll began at 8 am on Thursday. Gote in the

Lucknow, Oct 23: After claiming to be under threat from jihadi groups, firebrand Hindu leader Sadhvi Prachi on Wednesday said that western Uttar Pradesh has turned into a mini-Pakistan. She said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's next aim after the revocation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, should be to deal firmly with those who issue fatwas. "Till now I used to fearlessly move around the

New Delhi, Oct 23: The government on Wednesday decided to merge loss-making telecom firms MTNL and BSNL as part of a revival package that includes raising sovereign bonds, monetising assets and voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for employees. Briefing reporters on decisions taken by the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the government will

Kochi, Oct 23: A Facebook post by Anna Linda Eden, wife of Congress MP from Ernakulam, Hibi Eden, likening rape with fate invited public wrath, forcing her to delete it. Her post, "Fate is like rape. If you can't resist then try to enjoy it" came immediately after heavy downpour inundated most parts of Ernakulam on Monday, the day the constituency went for a bypoll as her husband had got elected

New Delhi, Oct 23: India has issued an advisory to its citizens visiting Turkey, asking them to "exercise utmost caution" while visiting the Middle East country. "Government of India has been receiving queries from Indian nationals on travelling to Turkey in view of the situation in the region. Although there have been no reports of untoward incidents in the country so far involving Indian