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Nay Pyi Taw, Dec 11: To boost people-to-people relations with India, Myanmar will provide visa-on-arrival for Indian tourists, President Ram Nath Kovind said today as he began his five-day visit to the country. President Kovind's visit to Myanmar aims to continue India's high level engagements with Myanmar under the rubric of 'Act East Policy' and 'Neighbourhood First Policy'. "Coinciding with

Mangaluru, Dec 11: The impressive performance of the Indian National Congress in assembly polls in north Indian states has energised the party workers in coastal Karnataka. Dozens of the Congress workers in Mangaluru and Udupi took to the streets to celebrate the Congress victory in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan and impressive performance in Madhya Pradesh after the announcements of results today.

New Delhi, Dec 11: As votes were counted, Shiv Sena Tuesday said the outcome of the elections in the five states is a clear message to the BJP and there is a need for the ruling coalition to introspect. Shiv Sena spokesperson and the party's Rajya Sabha lawmaker Sanjay Raut said the trends reflect that the BJP's victory chariot has been halted. "This is a clear message and it is the time for us to

Raipur. Dec 11: With trends indicating a win for the Congress in Chhattisgarh, former chief minister Ajit Jogi said on Tuesday that he was "happy" with the "results" and that people chose the party because they found it the most viable alternative to the BJP. The Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) president told reporters that the people of the state wanted to oust the Raman Singh-led government

New Delhi, Dec 11: With RBI Governor Urjit Patel putting in his papers, his immediate predecessor Raghuram Rajan Monday said “all Indians” should be concerned as the strength of institutions is important for growth and development. Patel, who faced the possibility of an unprecedented action from the government over differences on a variety of issues, resigned from his job, citing personal reasons

Hyderabad, Dec 11: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) sitting MLA Akabaruddin Owaisi marked his fifth consecutive victory in Assembly polls from Chandrayangutta Assembly seat in the 2018 Assembly elections in Telangana, on Tuesday. He won the Chandrayangutta seat by defeating his close rival and BJP candidate Sayyed Shahejadi. However, ruling TRS candidate M Seetharam Reddy stood third

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