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Karnataka elections: BJP, Congress confident of win, reject possibility of hung assembly
Mr Siddaramaiah's comment come in the context of conflicting projections by exit polls that the state is heading towards a hung Assembly. The C Voter survey has predicted that BJP will emerge single largest party with 103 seats followed by Congress with 93 and JD (S) 25 seats. [Full Article...]
AMU row: Rename AMU after 'Jat King', says Haryana FM
Amid the controversy over the missing portrait of a Pakistan founder Muhammed Ali Jinnah from the students union hall of the Aligarh Muslim University, Harayana's Finance Minister Captain Abhimanyu on Sunday demanded that the university should be renamed after Raja Mahendra Pratap, also known as 'Jat King'. [Full Article...]
Baltimore police commissioner suspended with pay
Aday after saying she'd "total confidence" in Police Commissioner Darryl d e Sousa, " Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh told reporters Friday she chose to place him on paid suspension since he deals with his ongoing legal case. A statement posted on the union's Twitter page by President Gene Ryan on Thursday said in part: "While Mayor Pugh has determined that it is not in the best interest of the... [Full Article...]
United States delegation lands in Tel Aviv
Embassy and Consulate General staff. Of the 86 national diplomatic corps that were extended an invitation to the embassy opening, 40 have responded that they will attend, including the ambassadors from Hungary, Czech Republic, Austria and Romania. [Full Article...]
Star Movement and League strike governing deal for Italy
The March 4 election produced a hung parliament. "History is being written, and of course it will take some time", Luigi Di Maio, head of the Five Star Movement, told journalists on Sunday after talks with the League in Milan. The progress is likely to clear the way for a coalition government formed of the two parties. Mattarella, normally a low-profile figure, has warned recently about the ... [Full Article...]
Jerusalem embassy: Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner arrive for Monday opening
Binyamin Netanyahu urged world leaders yesterday to follow the U.S. example and move their embassies to Jerusalem , claiming that recognising the city as the capital of Israel would be the first step to peace. Former Sen. Joe Lieberman and Obama-era ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro are both in attendance, as well as many other Democrats. The embassy move is a historic - and potentially exp... [Full Article...]
Moqtada al-Sadr alliance takes lead in Iraqi elections
Iranian-backed Shi'ite militia commander Hadi al-Amiri's Fatah Alliance closely followed in second place, while Abadi's Victory Alliance appeared to be performing poorly across majority Shi'ite provinces that normally would be a strong base of support. [Full Article...]
Petrol, diesel prices hiked after Karnataka Assembly polls
Similarly, diesel prices during the same period has moved up from Rs 56.89 a litre to and to a record high of Rs 65.93 on April 24. On 24 April, diesel prices had reached Rs65.93 per litre in Delhi, with petrol prices also peaking to Rs74.63 per litre. [Full Article...]