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Newsroom, May 31: Amidst endless “Modi…Modi” slogans, India’s single largest party BJP has slipped almost close to the halfway mark in Lok Sabha after a series of bypoll defeats in last couple of year. Soon the saffron party will face another litmus test as its two prominent MPs — B S Yeddyurappa and B Sreeramulu — have shifted to in Karnataka assembly paving way for another bypoll. Besides these

Dubai: Police in United Arab Emirates have warned motorists to drive carefully, and within speed limits, especially around Iftar and Suhoor time in Ramadan. The warning comes after the speed radars caught several vehicles speeding around Iftar time. Two case of speeding that stood out were that of car that was captured driving at 231.6kmph before Suhoor time, while another was caught travelling at

New Delhi, May 31: The body of an 18-year-old man, whom the BJP claimed as its member, was found hanging from a tree near his home in Purulia district this morning. The incident invited strong criticism of the TMC government from BJP chief Amit Shah who said the ruling dispensation has "surpassed the violent legacy of the communist rule" in West Bengal. An unsigned handwritten note in Bengali

New Delhi, May 31: Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said people were missing an "educated prime minister" like Manmohan Singh. The former prime minister was the target of Kejriwal's anti-graft campaign during the 2013 Delhi Assembly polls and the Lok Sabha polls the following year. "People missing an educated PM like Dr Manmohan Singh

May 31: Syrian President Bashar Assad has told Russian television that direct conflict between his ally Russia and the United States in Syria was narrowly avoided. "We were close to have direct conflict between the Russian forces and the American forces," Assad said in English in an interview with Russia Today, aired Thursday, without giving further details. During the interview he also said his

Mathura (UP), May 31: Joining the list of BJP leaders linking modern inventions with ancient India, Uttar Pradesh minister Dinesh Sharma has claimed that journalism began during Mahabharata. Speaking at an event organised here to mark the 'Hindi Journalism Day' on Wednesday, the minister rejected the various claims on the origin of Journalism, and said, "It (journalism) started during Mahabharata"

Shillong, May 31: The opposition Congress today became the single largest party in Meghalaya after its candidate Miani D Shira won the bye-election from Ampati Assembly seat, vacated by her father Mukul Sangma early this year. "INC candidate Miani D Shira won by 3191 votes. She secured 14,259 votes against a total of 11,069 votes polled by NPP candidate Clement G Momin," Chief Electoral Officer F

Geneva, May 31: Fewer people are smoking worldwide, especially women, but only one country in eight is on track to meet a target of reducing tobacco use significantly by 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Three million people die prematurely each year due to tobacco use that causes cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and stroke, the world's leading killers, it

Mumbai, May 31: Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Pandurang Fundkar died here today after a brief illness, an official said. He was 67. The senior BJP leader was a three-term MP and a former president of the Maharashtra party unit. The legislator first became an MLA in 1978. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis condoled Fundkar's demise, and recalled his late cabinet colleague's contribution to the

Kuala Lumpur, May 31: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met his newly-elected Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohammad and the two leaders had a productive exchange of views on strengthening the strategic partnership. Modi, who arrived here today on the second leg of his three-nation tour, met Mahathir in his office at Perdana Putra Complex, Putrajaya. "The two leaders had a productive