Indian-origin Ghazala Hashmi wins Virginia Lieutenant Governor election

New York,5/11: India-born American politician Ghazala Hashmi has been elected as Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor, becoming the first Muslim and South Asian American to be elected to the top political post in the state. Hashmi, 61, a Democrat secured 1,465,634 votes (54.2 per cent), way ahead of her Republican rival John Reid, who secured 1,232,242 votes,…

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Five IITs, DU, IISc among top 100 institutes in Asia: QS Rankings

New Delhi, 4/11: Five Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru and Delhi University, have figured in Asia’s top 100 institutions, according to the QS University Rankings announced on Tuesday. IIT-Delhi, IIT-Madras, IIT-Bombay, IIT-Kanpur and IIT-Kharagpur figured in the list of top 100 Asian institutes.    

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Vijay Mallya moves Karnataka High Court, urges banks to stop charging interest on amounts already recovered

Bengaluru, 4/11: Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Tuesday requested the Karnataka High Court to direct banks to stop charging interest on amounts already recovered from him and the Kingfisher Airlines. Meanwhile, the banks have argued that all recoveries made remained temporary until Mallya submitted to the court jurisdiction.    

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‘Press lotus button to prevent return of RJD’s ‘jungle raj’ in Bihar: Amit Shah at Darbhanga rally Read more

Darbhanga (Bihar), 4/11: Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday urged voters in Bihar to press the EVM button with the BJP’s poll symbol lotus to prevent the return of ‘jungle raj’ during the RJD rule that had “devastated” the state. He promised that if the NDA returns to power, the government will spend Rs 26,000…

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Bengaluru: Private firm delivery manager held for sexually harassing serial actress

Bengaluru, 4/11: Annapoorneshwari Nagar police on Monday arrested a man for allegedly sexually harassing a television actress by sending obscene messages and videos on her Facebook account A senior police officer said the accused, Naveen K, used the Facebook ID ‘Naveenz’. The victim, who has acted in Kannada and Telugu serials, had been receiving lewd…

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Day after 15 killed in accident, 12 die as dumper truck ploughs into several vehicles in Jaipur

Jaipur, 3/11: At least 12 people were killed and as many injured when a speeding dumper truck rammed into several vehicles in Jaipur’s Harmada area on Monday afternoon, officials said. The dumper hit several vehicles in a chain collision near Loha Mandi. Twelve people died in the accident and as many have been injured,” Jaipur…

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