Raipur, Dec 16 (IANS) State Congress President Bhupesh Baghel was on Sunday picked the new Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, where the party crushed the BJP in Assembly elections to end its 15-year rule, and will take oath on Monday evening. Shortly after he was elected the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader by the MLAs at […]
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PM says Congress weakening Army, launches Rs 1,000 cr projects
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched over Rs 1,000 crore worth of projects here and accused the Congress of aiding those who he said want to weaken the Indian Army. “Today, there are two camps in the country. One is the government that is trying to strengthen […]
Sindhu breaks jinx to win World Tour Finals title
Guangzhou (China), Dec 16 (IANS) India’s P.V. Sindhu became the first Indian to win the season finale at the BWF World Tour Finals 2018 badminton tournament here on Sunday. Sindhu defeated title favourite Nozomi Okuhara of Japan 21-19, 21-17 in the women’s singles final, reports Efe. The straight games win is special for the star […]
Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lankan PM, political impasse ends
Colombo, Dec 16 (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, sacked from the post in October, was sworn in again on Sunday by President Maithripala Sirisena, a move that ended a nearly two-month political impasse that erupted after his surprising dismissal. Wickremesinghe, who is also the leader of the ruling United National Party (UNP), took his […]
India’s crorepati count up at 81,000; expands 68%: CBDT
New Delhi, Oct 22: India is now home to 81,000 individuals with disclosed income of above Rs 1 crore per annum, with this ‘crorepati club’ expanding by over two-third in last three years, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) data showed Monday. Releasing key statistics of income tax and direct taxes, the policy-making body […]
CBI ‘books’ its Spl Director Asthana in bribery case
New Delhi, Oct 21 : The Central Bureau of Investigation has charged its own Special Director Rakesh Asthana with accepting bribe to settle a case of meat exporter Moin Qureshi, who is facing multiple cases of money laundering and corruption. Though the CBI was tight-lipped over whether it has lodged any FIR naming its Number […]