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Global rating agency Fitch on Tuesday expressed fear that the defeat of Congress in four of the five state Assembly elections could lead to higher fiscal deficit target as the government would be constrained to curb expenditure.

Members of BJP, Left, TMC and other parties vociferously opposed the tabling of the report.

Two years after the ghastly fire at AMRI Hospital in Dhakuria which led to the death of over 90 people, relatives of the victims feel the system has failed them. "It has been two years but we are yet to get justice.

Twenty-four Indians allegedly involved in Singapore's worst outbreak of violence in over 40 years were brought on Tuesday to a court in Singapore to face charges.

After a great show in the Delhi Assembly polls, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has decided to concentrate on the ensuing Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra.

Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, lodged in a jail in Jodhpur in connection with the sexual assault on a minor girl, on Monday termed BJP's success in the Rajasthan Assembly elections as the "victory of truth".

Qualcomm Inc said it will make smartphone chips with 64-bit features typically found in personal computers, following Apple Inc and opening the way to more efficient mobile gadgets.

The outcome of the Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh threw several surprises: A younger brother defeating his elder sibling in Barwah seat while a four-time MLA lost to his nephew from Barwani constituency.

Raman Singh, who steered BJP to a record third straight victory in the recently-concluded Assembly elections, will take oath of office on December 12.

A former Congress MLA also claimed that Koli's supporters threw alcohol bottles inside a Valmiki temple in their area.

Irani said Congress spokespersons did not clarify whether the poll debacle was due to political functioning of Rahul Gandhi.

The song is back with the third installment of the action franchise that will see Aamir Khan in a negative role.

Nine persons were killed and 1,141 others went missing from Uttar Pradesh in Uttarakhand's catastrophic floods in June, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday informed the Assembly.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav presented the second supplementary budget of 2013-14 worth Rs 3,619.76 crores in the assembly on Monday. The government has made a provision of Rs 20 crores in the budget for starting the Lucknow metro project.

A central government officer has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 27-year-old Italian woman after promising to help her get an exit permit.

55-year-old Basit was earlier tipped to take over as the Foreign Secretary but the government had last week changed its mind.