Top Stories

Jaipur, Dec 11: The opposition Congress has consolidated leads on 101 of the 199 Assembly seats in Rajasthan, trends of counting indicated. The ruling BJP nominees were leading in 74 constituencies, BSP in four, CPM in 02 and while others were ahead 18 seats, official reports reaching here said. Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje was leading in her bastion in Jhalrapatan by over 9,000 votes, her

Aizwal, Dec 11: In Mizoram – the last Northeast bastion of Congress – trends have given a heads-up to the Mizo National Front. Key leaders from Mizo National Front are leading in their constituencies. The MNF is leading with 29 seats, while the ruling Congress has six seats. The BJP is leading in one seat in the state that has a 40-member assembly MNF workers rejoice as trends give them an edge in

New Delhi, Dec 11: Even as Congress is set to wrest power in the Hindi heartland states of BJP-ruled Rajasthan and Chhattisharh and also emerging as single largest party, the enthusiastic Congress leaders on Tuesday took to social network and described it as a 'mandate' for change. Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, chairman of Madhya Pradesh campaign committee, said: 'The mandate is clearly

New Delhi, Dec 11: The Congress on Tuesday seemed all set to wrest power in the Hindi heartland states of BJP-ruled Rajasthan and Chhattisharh while giving a stiff challenge in Madhya Pradesh. According to trends of vote count for Rajasthan the Congress is heading for a win leading in 105 seats while the BJP was ahead in only 79 of the 199 seats for which polling as held. In Chhattisgarh, BJP

New Delhi, Dec 11: Noted historian and former Jamia Millia Islamia vice-chancellor Mushirul Hasan passed away here early Monday after a prolonged illness, the university said. Hasan, who was taken to a private hospital post midnight, breathed his last at 4 am. He was 69. "He met with a road accident few years ago and was mostly bed-ridden after that. He was also undergoing dialysis for kidney

New Delhi, Dec 11: Eminent economist and columnist Surjit Bhalla on Tuesday said that he had resigned as part-time member of Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister(EAC-PM) on December 1. “I resigned as part-time member of PMEAC on December 1,” Bhalla said on social networking site Twitter. The EAC- PM is headed by Niti Aayog member Bibek Debroy. Economists Rathin Roy, Ashima Goyal and

Dec 11: India is preparing for what could be one of the world’s most expensive weddings ever, a spectacle that could even put the fictional nuptials in “ Crazy Rich Asians” to shame. On Dec. 12, Asia’s richest man -- oil-and-telecom tycoon Mukesh Ambani -- is scheduled to give away his daughter Isha to billionaire Ajay Piramal’s son, Anand. The week-long extravaganza is estimated to cost about

New Delhi, Dec 10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed sadness on the resignation of Reserve bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel who he described as "a thorough professional with impeccable integrity" and "an economist of a very high calibre with a deep and insightful understanding of macro-economic issues". In a tweet after the resignation of Dr Patel as RBI Governor, the PM

London, Dec 10: Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya should be extradited from Britain to India to face fraud charges resulting from the collapse of his defunct Kingfisher Airlines, a London court ruled on Monday. India wants to bring criminal action against Mallya, 62, whose business interests have ranged from aviation to liquor, over $1.4 billion in loans Kingfisher took out from Indian banks which the

New Delhi, Dec 10: RBI Governor Urjit Patel, who had a run in with the government over autonomy of the central bank, Monday resigned from his post. In a brief statement, Patel said he has decided to step down with immediate effect. He, however, did not specify the reason for the decision. Patel was appointed the 24th Governor of the RBI on September, 2016 for a three-year term.