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Kathmandu, Dec 10: Nepal's Left alliance was heading towards a comfortable majority in the parliamentary elections, winning 72 of the 89 seats so far in the historic polls that many hope will bring the political stability to the country. The CPN-UML led by former premier K P Oli and the CPN- Maoist led by former premier Prachanda have forged electoral alliance for both the provincial and

Mumbai, Dec 10: Many a time, PR stunts are used to keep film projects in news, Union minister Smriti Irani today said as she praised censor board chief Prasoon Joshi for working within the guidelines while clearing films. She was speaking at an event 'We the Women', alongside Ekta Kapoor. The session was moderated by Karan Johar. During the audience interaction, she was asked, "Why film industry

Dec 10: Protests have broken out for a fourth day across the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip following a US decision to declare Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The demonstrations on Saturday came as Palestinian leaders were to meet in Ramallah to firm up a response to US President Donald Trump's controversial move. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces fired stun grenades and

New Delhi, Dec 10: A mortifying experience on her Air Vistara Delhi to Mumbai flight left Zaira Wasim teary-eyed. The 17-year-old 'Dangal' actress has alleged that a middle-aged man sitting behind her on flight tried to molest her. She shared the ordeal she had to go through en route Mumbai in the flight in an Instagram story. Reportedly, the man was caressing her neck while she was asleep. She

At least two people have been killed in an Israeli air raid on the besieged Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian health ministry. Another 25 Palestinians, including a six-month-old baby, were also wounded in the attack carried out on Friday night. Dr Ashraf al-Qidra, the spokesperson for the health ministry, told local media that the bodies of two Hamas fighters were recovered at dawn from

Ahmedabad, Dec 10: A little over 68% of 2.12 crore electorate in 19 districts of Saurashtra-Kutch and South Gujarat on Saturday peacefully voted to decide the fate of 977 candidates for 89 Assembly seats in the first phase of the election. The low turnout compared 70.7% in 2012, has kept everyone clueless about the way voters would have swung. Both the BJP and Congress have claimed an upper hand.

United Nations, Dec 9: A special meeting of United Nations Security Council has isolated the United States of America in its recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a move that set off alarms about the risk of escalating conflict in the Middle East. Eight of the 15 members of the UN Security Council, the organization the looks out for peace and security around the world, had called for

San Antonio, Dec 9: A retired Catholic priest convicted of murdering a former beauty queen who came to him for confession was sentenced to life in prison by a jury in south Texas on Friday, local media reported, ending a cold case that has troubled the community for nearly 60 years. John Feit, a visiting priest in McAllen, Texas, when the second-grade teacher came to him for confession during Holy

VIOLENT protests erupted in Palestinian territories on Friday against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize occupied Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. Enraged Muslims elsewhere in the world also registered their anger at the move which, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan, has turned the Mideast region into a ring of fire. Claiming that Trump’s decision has thrown the

Anand (Guj), Dec 9: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has accused the BJP of turning leaders such as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Mahatma Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Bose into "product". Gandhi yesterday addressed a campaign meeting in Anand town in central Gujarat which is historically associated with Patel, a stalwart of freedom struggle and the country's first home minister. You (state Congress