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Bhopal, Nov 10: The ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh is leading in six of the 28 Assembly constituencies for which byelections were held while the Congress is ahead in two seats, as per the early trends of counting on Tuesday. BJP's Tulsiram Silawat is leading from Sanver, while Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon is ahead in Badnawar, Brajendra Singh Yadav from Mungaoli, Narayan Singh Pawar from Biora

Tumakuru, Nov 10: In yet another blow to Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party has managed to register victory in bypoll to the Sira assembly segment in Tumakuru district. BJP candidate Dr CM Rajesh Gowda wins by a margin of 12,949 votes. The Vokkaliga heartland has always been JD(S) bastion. Saffron party has finally won it for the first time in the Karnataka assembly

Bengaluru, Nov 10: The department of higher education has formulated SOPs (standardized operating procedure) as per the UGC guidelines, in view of the opening of degree, engineering, and diploma colleges in the state from November 17. Deputy Chief Minister Dr CN Ashwatha Narayana, who is also the minister of higher education informed on Monday that preparation is underway to enable the start of

Bengaluru, Nov 10: Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar on Monday demanded the state government withdraw the hike in electricity tariffs. He also threatened to protest if the demand was not fulfilled. "With the suggestion of the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), Karnataka government has increased 40 paise per unit. At this point of time, increasing the electricity bill is a

Pfizer Inc PFE.N said on Monday its experimental COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective, a major victory in the fight against a pandemic that has killed more than a million people, battered the world's economy and upended daily life. Pfizer and German partner BioNTech SE BNTX.O are the first drugmakers to release successful data from a large-scale clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine. The

New Delhi, Nov 9: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the Modi government of destroying countless homes due to the ‘deliberate’ lockdown and demonetisation. He tagged a news report of a 19-year-old Telangana girl who took her own life, citing financial stress on the family due to the lockdown. "My condolences to the family members of the girl in this very sad moment. The BJP government

Bengaluru, Nov 9: Taking a jibe at Islamic and Christian festivals and practices, hardline BJP leader and Bijapur City MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Monday called for “noiseless Friday, bloodless Bakrid and crackerless New Year Eve”. In a social media post, the former union minister lamented that only Hindu festivals came under the scanner for their practices. “Hindus come together once in a

Recently binge-watched a six part mini series directed by Mira Nair on Netflix, titled “A Suitable Boy”, an adaptation of Vikram Seth’s novel of the same title. And while I am neither a movie critic or reviewer, nor a fan of watching series with a backdrop of the post Independence era, I was still moved to write about it. To lay down my emotions on paper with nothing but words. It isn’t extra

Mumbai, Nov 9: Leading online food and grocery store BigBasket on Sunday admitted to a potential breach of its customer data and that it was assessing the extent. "We have lodged a complaint with the Bengaluru Cyber Crime Cell and intend to pursue it to bring the culprits to book," said the city-based company in a statement. The Cyber Cell, however, did not confirm receiving the complaint. The 9

Mumbai, Nov 9: The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to grant bail to Republic TV Editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami. Goswami, arrested in connection with the alleged suicide of an interior designer, on Monday filed a bail application before the sessions court at Alibaug in Maharashtra's Raigad district. Goswami and two others - Feroze Shaikh and Nitish Sarda - were arrested by Alibaug police on