Jagan Mohan Reddy's party, the YSR Congress, crushed its rivals in the Andhra Pradesh by-polls, winning 14 of the 18 Assembly seats. It is leading in one more. Meanwhile, its candidate Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy was leading in the Lok Sabha seat of Nellore, ahead by more than 50,000 votes. The Congress managed to win two seats. It fared poorly in the 16 others, coming in at third in ten seats, ranking fifth in one and getting its deposits forfeited in five other seats. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is leading in one seat, Parakal. Watch more on this story.
06:24 19 May 2013 from
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Sibal proposes law to control fixing in sports
New Delhi: In the wake of the spot-fixing scandal in IPL, Law Minister Kapil Sibal on Sunday proposed a law to tackle fixing and other illegal activities in sports in India. Sibal spoke to Sports Minister Jitendra Singh and proposed to plug...
06:23 19 May 2013 from
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'No commercials' TV channel starts broadcast in Russia
Moscow, May 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Public Television, which will be governed by the public rather than by the state or the channel owners and which will not run any commercials, Sunday started its broadcast. It offers viewers news, films,...
06:09 19 May 2013 from
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Himachal to launch crop diversification programme
Shimla, May 19 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government would launch an integrated crop diversification programme to bring additional 3,000 hectares under cultivation of vegetables, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said Sunday.Laying the foundation...
