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Bengaluru, May 23: The swearing-in ceremony of newly elected Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Wednesday marked a rare occasion where opposition parties from all over the country set aside their differences to join hands in a show of might against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre. Notable opposition leaders present at the Vidhan Soudha were Congress' Sonia Gandhi and Rahul

May 23: Former South African captain and one of modern day cricket's best batsmen AB de Villiers has retired from all forms of cricket with immediate effect. The middle order batsman announced his retirement on Twitter. "I have made a big decision today," de Villiers posted on Twitter along with the video where he talks about his decision. I’ve made a big decision today pic.twitter.com/In0jyquPOK

New Delhi, May 23: The Congress Party on Wednesday released a poster on the completion of four years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi led-government at the Centre, depicting a number of its failures in governance. Termed as 'Vishwashghaat' (betrayal), the poster was released by senior Congress leaders Ashok Gehlot and Randeep Singh Surjewala in the national capital. "There is a sense of fear and

New Delhi, May 23: The Congress Party on Wednesday released a poster on the completion of four years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi led-government at the Centre, depicting a number of its failures in governance. Termed as 'Vishwashghaat' (betrayal), the poster was released by senior Congress leaders Ashok Gehlot and Randeep Singh Surjewala in the national capital. "There is a sense of fear and

New Delhi, May 23: Amid rising criticism over steep hike in fuel prices, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today claimed it was possible to cut up to Rs 25 per litre in petrol prices but the government will not do so. In a series of tweets, the former finance minister said the bonanza to central government is Rs 25 on every litre of petrol and this money rightfully belongs to the average

Varnasi, May 23: An influential leader of Bharatiya Janata Party has been arrested on charge of raping a woman at a lodge in Varanasi, which is represented by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha. The alleged incident took place when the 32-year-old woman went to meet Kanhaiya Lal Mishra, the former president of the BJP’s Bhadohi district unit, at the lodge in Englishia Line yesterday

Thoothukudi, May 23: The Madurai bench of Madras High Court on Wednesday stayed the construction of a new copper smelter by the Sterlite copper mining industry in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi. On Tuesday, 11 people were killed and more than 65 other injured during protests against the construction of the new copper unit. The locals are up in arms against the construction of the copper plant, claiming

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