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Congress to win in Punjab: Exit poll

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Congress is tipped to take power in Punjab, winning 62-71 seats in the 117-member assembly, an India Today-Axis My India exit poll said. The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal

/ 9th March 2017
Hung verdict in UP, AAP to win Punjab: Exit poll

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh is tipped to throw up a hung assembly while the AAP is expected to take power in Punjab, an India TV-CVoter exit poll said on Thursday. Uttarakhand and Goa a

/ 9th March 2017
BJP to take power in UP: Exit poll

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The BJP is expected to form the next government in Uttar Pradesh winning 190-210 seats in the 403-member assembly, a TimesNow-VMR exit poll said on Thursday. The Samajwadi

/ 9th March 2017
Modi hopes for 'breakthrough' on GST

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has exuded confidence on the passage of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill in the Budget session of Parliament which resumed on Thursday. "

/ 9th March 2017
BJP-led Centre, Assam government ignoring illegal Bangladeshi migrants issue: Bodo groups

New Delhi/Kokrajhar, March 9 (IANS) Bodo groups in Assam, including the All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) and Bodo People's Front (BPF), are up in arms against the Centre and the state government for being "soft"

/ 9th March 2017
Bangladeshi security man lynched in Tripura

Agartala, March 9 (IANS) A Bangladeshi security man was lynched and another detained when 12 intruders attempted a robbery in Tripura, police said on Thursday. "Twelve Bangladeshis comprising eight

/ 9th March 2017
3 killed in Kashmir gunfight

Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) Two militants and a civilian were killed on Thursday during a gunfight between militants and security forces in south Kashmir's Pulwama district. The civilian, identified a

/ 9th March 2017
RBI to issue new Rs 10 notes, old ones to remain valid

Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday said it will shortly issue new Rs 10 denomination currency notes, while clarifying that the old Rs 10 notes will also remain valid.

/ 9th March 2017
Eating yogurt may help ease symptoms of depression

New York, March 9 (IANS) Eating yogurt rich in lactobacillus -- a probiotic bacteria -- may help alleviate symptoms of depression and anxiety, a finding that could lead to new strategies for treating psychiatri

/ 9th March 2017
Lack of good cholesterol may up heart attack risk

New York, March 9 (IANS) While it is widely known that cholesterol may be bad for the health of the heart, a new study has showed that not having enough good cholesterol can also be bad. The findin

/ 9th March 2017
Obama shares Indian-American woman's 'inspirational' letter

Washington, March 9 (IANS) Former US President Barack Obama shared a letter by an Indian-American woman on the occasion of International Womens Day, urging others to read about her "inspiring" story.

/ 9th March 2017
President returns Delhi's minimum wages amendment bill

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel on Thursday informed the house that President Pranab Mukherjee has returned the Minimum Wages (Delhi) amendment bill 2015 to the house for reconsi

/ 9th March 2017
Sri Lanka assures of probe into Indian fisherman's killing: MEA

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Indian government on Thursday said Colombo had assured of a thorough probe into the killing of an Indian fisherman allegedly by the Sri Lankan Navy. "The Sri Lankan go

/ 9th March 2017
China expresses concern at revelations in Wikileaks dump of hacked CIA data

BEIJING, March 9 (Reuters) - China expressed concern on Thursday over revelations in a trove of data released by Wikileaks purporting to show that the CIA can hack all manner of devices, including those made by

/ 9th March 2017
Scotland's Sturgeon says could hold independence vote in 'autumn 2018'

EDINBURGH, March 9 (Reuters) - Scotland could hold an independence referendum in autumn 2018, just months before Britain is due to leave the European Union, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the BBC,

/ 9th March 2017
Special Report - Aircraft carriers, championed by Trump, are vulnerable to attack

WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - Last week, President Donald J. Trump chose the deck of the newest U.S. aircraft carrier, the $13 billion USS Gerald R. Ford, for a speech extolling his planned boost in military

/ 9th March 2017
China says more than 20,000 from Myanmar seek refuge across border

BEIJING/YANGON, March 9 (Reuters) - More than 20,000 people from Myanmar have flooded into border camps in neighbouring China, seeking refuge from bitter fighting between ethnic groups and security forces in th

/ 9th March 2017
Fatal Belgian rail accident caused by speeding train – prosecutors

BRUSSELS, March 9 (Reuters) - A Belgian railway accident that killed one person last month was the result of the train travelling at more than double the speed limit, prosecutors said on Thursday.

/ 9th March 2017
Medical providers oppose Trump-backed health plan, Democrats take aim

WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - The top U.S. doctors' organization and several hospital groups came out strongly on Wednesday against a Republican plan backed by President Donald Trump to overhaul America's hea

/ 9th March 2017
U.S. envoy to U.N. says 'we need to get Iran' out of Syria

UNITED NATIONS, March 9 (Reuters) - The United States supports the U.N.-led Syria peace talks, U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley said on Wednesday, saying Syria could no longer be a "safe haven for terrorists" and th

/ 9th March 2017