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Dynasty politics on backfoot as scions face defeat in local polls

PUNE, Dec. 23 -- Several leaders associated with prominent political families in Maharashtra, cutting across party lines, received a drubbing in the recently concluded local body elections, suggesting... Read More


BJP-led alliance sweeps Goa polls, wins 32 seats

Panaji, Dec. 23 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led ruling alliance in Goa swept the zilla panchayat elections, winning 32 of the 50 seats across the state, according to results announced by the s... Read More


Tiann, Aditya capture U-15 singles badminton crowns

MUMBAI, Dec. 23 -- The big match temperament of third seed Tiann Castellino was on display against top seed Anvisha Ghorpade, as she scored an upset win in three games to lift the Girls U-15 singles t... Read More


'Better to have one great event than 10 bad ones'

Mumbai, Dec. 23 -- Before flying into Mumbai, Wesley So's most recent act in India was a dramatic resignation from an objectively drawn position in his first match at the Goa World Cup. Competing for ... Read More


B'desh mission in Delhi stops visa applications

India, Dec. 23 -- Unidentified gunmen on Monday shot Motaleb Shikder, a leader of Bangladesh's student-led uprising, in the head. The attack took place in southwestern Khulna, days after the killing o... Read More


'fundamental error': sc stays maha ex-min's conviction

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the conviction of former Maharashtra minister Manikrao Shivaji Kokate in a three-decade-old cheating and forgery case and clarified that he sha... Read More


Illegal constructions must be demolished: SC to courts

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- The Supreme Court on Monday took a stern view against unauthorised constructions, cautioning courts against allowing violators to walk free merely because municipal rules permit ... Read More


nitish meets modi, shah in first visit after swearing-in

Patna, Dec. 23 -- Bihar CM and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar on Monday met PM Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah separately at their residences - his first visit to Delhi since being sworn in for a... Read More


Ex-igp shoots self after losing money to frauds

Patiala, Dec. 23 -- Former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Amar Singh Chahal is in critical condition after a suicide attempt on Monday afternoon, with a note recovered from his residence suggesti... Read More


delhi hc notice to sonia, rahul in national herald case

NEW DELHI, Dec. 23 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to senior Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi and other accused in connection with a plea moved by the Enforcement Directorate ch... Read More