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In all the five constituencies, the Congress-JDS coalition partners have fielded joint candidates. Congress fielded its contestants in Bellary and Jamakhandi seats, while the JDS fielded in Shivamogga, Mandya and Ramanagaram.

As part of the deal, Asia Bibi, a mother of five who has been on death row since 2010, would be barred from leaving the country, according to a document of the agreement shared by the ultra-Islamist Tehreek-e-Labaik (TLP) group.

World Bank president Jim Yong Kim said it is remarkable that a nation of over 1.25 billion people has achieved a rise of 65 ranks in a short period of four years.

Palitha Range Bandara said a caller from the Rajapaksa camp urged him to defect before the parliament session, a charge denied by Rajapaksa's party.

Asia Bibi, a 47-year-old mother of four, was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting Islam in a row with her neighbours. She always maintained her innocence, but has spent most of the past eight years in solitary confinement.

Speaking to the media at the Sena headquarters, Thackeray, a BJP ally, also said the Modi government ignored the entire agenda of the Sangh.

The Prime Minister said Goods and Services Tax (GST)-registered MSMEs would get 2 per cent rebate on incremental loan of up to Rs 1 crore.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is having a gala time with her husband Abhishek Bachchan and daughter Aaradhya in Goa.

The employee was working on the ramp on Saturday and decided to take a nap inside the plane in Kansas.

The RSS has been demanding legal intervention for the construction at the disputed site. Some leaders have even suggested ordinance be promulgated to acquire the land for the construction of the temple.

The high court said no person can be permitted to speak in a derogatory fashion against another and Sharma not only used unparliamentary language but made derogatory remarks against a woman member of the House during a debate on a public issue in the legi...

The DEA, in a letter to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, described the financial situation as "still fragile" when discussing the financial stability impact of the Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Service Ltd's (IL&FS) default, the website said

The demonstrators gathered at San Francisco's major tourist neighbourhood at the waterfront Embarcadero in the northern part of the city, holding placards that read "Don't Be Evil" and "#Times Up Google," and called more greater respect for women and wome...

In a freewheeling conversation, Gulshan Devaiah talks about working with Vasan Bala, playing twin brothers in Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, his other projects and his growth as an actor over the years.

The rise was also supported by dollar-selling by exporters and banks and the US unit's weakness against some currencies overseas, traders said.

It expressed its opposition to any move that compromises with the independence of central banks anywhere in the world.