Ahmedabad: Counting of votes will be held tomorrow for the Gujarat Assembly polls, considered a prestige battle for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his home state and a litmus test for new Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

While the BJP is seeking a sixth straight term in office, the Congress is aiming to stage a c

Mumbai: Trading sentiment in the stock market this week will be driven by the election results in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, say experts.

Investors will also be keeping an eye on global factors like US tax reforms and crude oil prices, they added.

“The verdict of Himachal and Gujarat state elect

Mumbai: Veteran actor Rekha said Smita Patil was a far better actor than her and she has no qualms accepting that.

Rekha, who received the first Smita Patil Memorial Award here last night, said she will always consider Patil as her younger sister.

“I am here to receive this award which signifies th

New Delhi: Former Union minister P Chidambaram has said that the Congress will create an alternative narrative based on fairness, equal opportunity and jobs for the youth under the leadership of new party chief Rahul Gandhi.

In a series of tweets, Chidambaram said Gandhi’s inaugural speech yesterday laid dow

New Delhi: India’s boxing sensation Vijender Singh is eyeing another knockout win during his double title defence against African Champion Ghana’s Ernest Amuzu in Jaipur on December 23.

The 32-year-old Indian, who is the WBO Asia Pacific and WBO Oriental Super Middleweight Champion, currently holds a 9

Karachi: Hailing LeT and JuD terror groups as “patriotic”, former military dictator Pervez Musharraf has said that he was ready to enter into an alliance with them for Pakistan’s “safety and security”, according to a media report.

The 74-year-old retired general, who is on self-exile

New Delhi: Delhiites today witnessed clear skies with the minimum temperature settling at 7.8 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year.

According to the Meteorological (MeT) department, the maximum temperature was recorded at 23.6 degrees Celsius, one degree above the normal.

The humidity level

Islamabad: Heavily-armed terrorists attacked a church during a midday service today in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least eight people and wounding 44 others including children and women.

The attack on the Bethel Memorial Church on Zarghoon road in Balochistan capital came just over a week

Ahmedabad: An Ahmedabad court today concluded the hearing on a petition filed by news portal The Wire against a gag order in connection with a civil defamation suit filed by Jay Shah, son of BJP chief Amit Shah.

Additional Senior Civil Judge B K Dasondi said the order may be passed on December 23.

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New Delhi: Here’s some good news for beer lovers in the national capital — the Delhi government has allowed micro breweries for the first time in the city.

The Delhi Cabinet has approved a proposal of the excise department to allow micro-brew pubs.

At present, people wanting to taste freshly-