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However, what makes these Assembly elections different is that Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the past 54 months has made every election contest local or state about himself. (Photo: AP)

Modi kicks off Rs 33,000 cr metro, low-cost housing projects in MMR

The tendering process to appoint general consultants and contractors for civil works for Metro 9 is in progress.

18 Dec 2018 4:12 PM IST

Chief Minister of Goa Manohar Parrikar (Photo: PTI)

Parrikar reviews vacancies, promotions in state departments

This was the first time the 63-year-old chief minister was seen in public since returning to Goa on October 14, post...

18 Dec 2018 4:08 PM IST

Fatehpur Sikris BJP MLA Udaybhan Chaudhary had gone to meet Sub-divisional magistrate Garima Singh over farmers issue. (Photo: ANI)

Don't you know my power?': BJP MLA threatens officer on camera

Fatehpur Sikri's BJP MLA Udaybhan Chaudhary threatened SDM Garima Singh, his supporters raised slogans against officer.

18 Dec 2018 1:03 PM IST

The rupee hit a record low of 70.86 a dollar in the intra-day trade before closing the day at 70.74 a dollar, down 0.20 per cent from its previous sessions close of 70.59.

Rupee rises 37 paise against dollar on falling crude prices

Rupee is trading at 71.19 against the US dollar in early trade at the interbank foreign exchange.

18 Dec 2018 10:26 AM IST

Brokers and shareholders at Kolkata share market react as Sensex and Nifty gain after opening on the first day on Monday following the launch of GST. (Photo: AP)

Sensex drops 141 points in early trade on global sell-off,...

The NSE Nifty too fell 47.50 points, or 0.44 per cent, to 10,840.85.

18 Dec 2018 10:17 AM IST

Fire broke out at ESIC Kamgar hospital at Marol in suburban Mumbai on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

6-month-old baby among 8 killed in fire at hospital in Mumbai's...

15 days prior to mishap hospital had failed safety test. Firemen too had found security system to be inadequate.

18 Dec 2018 10:09 AM IST

The average M&A deal size for transactions increased to $132.8 million in 2018 compared to $82.9 million over the same period last year.

Mergers and Acquisitions in 2018 hit all-time high

The total number of deals announced grew 9.3 per cent from a year ago and witnessed the busiest annual period since...

18 Dec 2018 12:06 AM IST

School bus was attacked by a group of stone-pelters in southern Shopian district leaving two minor students injured.

Separatist leader arrested in J&K for suspected terror links

The leader was part of separatist political party Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH).

17 Dec 2018 7:48 PM IST

The remark by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, for which she later apologized, had led to a Nepalese lawmaker terming the lapse a casual undermining of Nepals sovereignty. (Photo: File/PTI)

Cong leader Shakeel Ahmad blames Modi govt for ban on Indian notes in...

The minister for external affairs offended the people of Nepal by saying Modi had addressed Indians living in Nepal.'...

17 Dec 2018 7:02 PM IST

1 person dies and 47 people have been rescued till now. (Photo: ANI)

1 dead, 47 rescued as massive fire breaks out at hospital Mumbai's...

10 fire engines were rushed to the spot to bring the blaze under control. 1 rescue van and 16 ambulances were also...

17 Dec 2018 6:30 PM IST

After joining this post (of Chief Minister), the first file I have signed is of farm loan waiver of Rs 2 lakh each, as I had promised to the farmers, Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath said. (Photo: ANI)

Two hours after taking oath as MP CM, Kamal Nath waives farm loan

Following the poll campaign promise, Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath announced farm loan waiver of up to Rs 2 lakh.

17 Dec 2018 6:06 PM IST

Kanpur celebrates as 'son of town' Kamal Nath takes over reins of...

The new chief minister of Madhya Pradesh has deep ties with Kanpur which is also known as the Manchester of the East.

17 Dec 2018 5:05 PM IST