Kochi, Dec 16: Despite facing a host of controversies ahead of the civic body polls, Kerala's ruling CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front was ahead of its rivals as counting of votes reached its final stages on Wednesday, and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan appears to be on a high.
Chamarajanagar, Dec 16: Karnataka Minister for Primary and Secondary Education S Suresh Kumar on Wednesday said that Vidyagama programme, which was stopped, will be commenced again.
Mumbai, Dec 16: The Centre government has not sanctioned any funds whatsoever for the cleaning and development of Mumbai's sole flowing water body, the Mithi River, as per an RTI reply.
New Delhi, Dec 16: India on Wednesday preferred Prithvi Shaw over an in-form Shubman Gill to partner Mayank Agarwal in the series-opening pink-ball Test against Australia as the visitors announced their playing eleven.
New Delhi, Dec 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on his 61st birthday.
Lucknow, Dec 16: In a shocking incident, a groom was stabbed to death barely hours after his marriage by some of his friends in a village near Aligarh because he refused to provide them more liquor to enjoy the celebrations.
New Delhi, Dec 16: Oil companies may have provided relief to consumers by keeping the pump prices of petrol and diesel static for the past nine days even on rising global oil prices, but it is the heavy load of taxes that has kept the two auto fuels price closer to all-time high levels now with the pandemic-affected revenue stream preventing the government from considering a duty cut.
Washington, Dec 16: Almost no place has been spared and no one.
Kolkata, Dec 16: All India Trinamool Congress leader, Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday resigned from the West Bengal Legislative Assembly tendering his resignation to the Speaker. There are speculations that Adhikari is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) soon.