Congress says Kolibera win has sent message across state, BJP credits religious heads for win

Ranchi: Post in the victory in the by-polls to the Kolibera seat of the Jharkhand Assembly the state unit of the party indulged in celebrations by bursting firecrackers and shimmed gulal on each other’s faces to express their happiness.

BJP snatches prestige seat from Congress in Gujarat

Jasdan (Gujarat) (IANS): The BJP came up trumps and touched the 100-seat mark in the 182-member Gujarat Assembly by capturing the Jasdan seat in the Saurashtra region from the Congress in a by-election, the result of which was declared on Sunday.

Congress wins Kolebira byelection

Ranchi (IANS): The Congress on Sunday won the Kolebira assembly byelection in Jharkhand, said an Election Commission official.

Congress candidate Naman Bixal Kongari defeated the BJP candidate by over 9,000 votes, the official said. Kongari…

168 dead in Indonesia tsunami

Jakarta (IANS): At least 168 people have been killed and 745 injured after a tsunami hit the coast on Indonesia's Sunda Strait, government officials said on Sunday.

There was no warning of the advancing wave that struck on Saturday around…

Robotic surgeries to begin from January in Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital

New Delhi (IANS): Safdarjung Hospital in the national capital is all set to start surgeries using robotic technology in the Urology Department from January 2019 onwards, with the aim to increase the number of treatments in OTs.

"Currently…

JDU, BJP To Contest 17 Seats Each, LJP 6 seats in Bihar

New Delhi (IANS): The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) will contest six seats while the BJP and the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) will contest 17 seats each, in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Bihar under a seat-sharing formula, BJP President Amit Shah announced…

N-capable Agni-IV successfully test fired off Odisha coast

Bhubaneswar (IANS): Nuclear strategic ballistic missile Agni-IV was successfully test fired from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast on Sunday.

The Strategic Forces Command of Indian Army successfully test fired the surface-to-surface…

Delhi records 3.7 degrees C, air quality 'severe'

New Delhi (IANS) Engulfed in a blanket of shallow fog and haze, the national capital on Sunday recorded 3.7 degrees Celsius -- the coldest day this December with the air quality remaining 'severe', the Met department said.
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'Volcano tsunami' hits Indonesia after Krakatoa eruption, 43 reported killed

Jakarta (IANS): At least 43 people have been killed and 584 injured after a tsunami hit the coast around Indonesia's Sunda Strait, officials said.

The country's disaster management agency says two people are missing, and hundreds of…

Tribal Commission to be formed in Jharkhand: Raghubar Das

Dumka: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das announced that a commission forthe tribals in the state would be formed. Addressing the Santhal Pargana Division meet of the gram pradhan and traditional heads he said that it was late Atal Bihari Vajpayee…