Rahul Gandhi credits Congress workers for Assembly election victories, thanks outgoing BJP CMs

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the credit for the party’s victories in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, and its performance in Madhya Pradesh, where it is locked in a close contest with the Bharatiya Janata Party, should go to Congress workers. The party was supported by the youth, small traders, farmers and shopkeepers, he added.

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Shaktikanta Das appointed new RBI governor

The Centre on Tuesday appointed Shaktikanta Das, a member of the 15th Finance Commission, the new governor of the Reserve Bank of India. Former Governor Urjit Patel had resigned on Monday citing personal reasons. Das will have a three-year tenure.

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Jammu and Kashmir: Three policemen killed, another injured in suspected militant attack in Shopian

Three policemen were killed and another was injured after suspected militants opened fire at a guard post in Zainapora area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday, the police said.

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Activists’ murders: Supreme Court says CBI can investigate if there’s a ‘common thread’ in all cases

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said any one investigating agency can probe if there is a “common thread” between the murders of social activists Narendra Dabholkar, Govind Pansare, MM Kalburgi and journalist Gauri Lankesh.

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Mizoram: Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla loses both seats as Congress on its way out

Lal Thanhawla, the three-time chief minister of Mizoram who was the Congress’ candidate for the post this time too, has lost both seats that he contested in the recently-held Assembly elections. He had held the post since 2008.

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Winter Session: Both Houses of Parliament adjourned on Day 1 after obituaries

Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned on the first day of the Winter Session on Monday after members paid their tributes to leaders who recently died, including former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee, and Union minister Ananth Kumar. The session will continue till January 8.

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PM Modi urges Parliament to debate key bills during Winter Session, says nothing on election results

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the media ahead of the start of the Winter Session in Parliament. Modi said that he hoped all members of the House would help discuss several key Bills. He said he hoped members would invest in the people’s welfare, not themselves.

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Poll results help markets recover from early losses due to Urjit Patel’s resignation

Indian benchmark indices recovered from their early losses by Tuesday afternoon after state election trends showed that the losses for the Bharatiya Janata Party were not as bad as expected. The markets had tumbled heavily in the morning trade because of Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel’s resignation from his post on Monday evening.

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Economist Surjit Bhalla resigns from PM’s Economic Advisory Council

Economist Surjit Bhalla on Tuesday said on Tuesday he had resigned as a part-time member of the Economic Advisory Council to the prime minister on December 1. He made the announcement on Twitter while sharing his latest column for The Indian Express.

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Jammu and Kashmir: Voting for final phase of panchayat elections begins

Voting for the ninth and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir panchayat polls began at 8 am on Tuesday morning. It will end at 2 pm.

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Zomato says it is investigating video showing delivery man purportedly eating ordered food

Food delivery company Zomato on Monday said it will introduce “tamper-proof tapes” to guard against the tampering of food on its way to customers. The statement came hours after a Twitter user posted a video of a Zomato delivery person purportedly eating some of the food ordered while in transit, resealing it and putting it back into the delivery bag.

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Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: Congress leading in 54 seats, CM Raman Singh ahead in Rajnandgaon

Counting of votes in the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections will begin at 8 am on Tuesday. The elections were held in two phases on November 12 and November 20 to elect a 90-member House. A voter turnout of 76.28% was recorded in the first phase and a turnout of 71.93% was recorded in the second phase.

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Madhya Pradesh elections: Congress leads over ruling BJP in more than 115 seats

Counting of votes for all 230 constituencies in Madhya Pradesh will start at 8 am on Tuesday. The state recorded a high voter turnout of 74.6% on polling on November 28.

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Rajasthan Assembly elections: Congress leads, Ashok Gehlot says Rahul Gandhi will decide on CM

Rajasthan recorded a voter turnout of 74.21% as people turned out to exercise their franchise in large numbers on December 7. Polling was held for 199 of the 200 seats of the state Assembly – election to the Ramgarh seat in Alwar was postponed following the death of Bahujan Samaj Party’s candidate Laxman Singh.

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Telangana Assembly polls: TRS looks set for victory as it leads in 89 of 119 constituencies

Counting of votes for the Assembly elections in Telangana, which was bifurcated from Andhra Pradesh in 2014, began at 8 am on Tuesday. The state recorded a voter turnout of 73.20 % during the December 7 elections. The state has an electorate of over 2.8 crore and had 1,821 candidates vying for its 119 seats.

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Mizoram Assembly elections: Mizo National Front ahead in 21 seats, Congress in four

Counting of votes cast in the Assembly elections in Mizoram began at 8 am on Tuesday. Around 80% of 7.7 lakh voters had exercised their franchiseto elect the 40-member House on November 28.

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Urjit Patel resignation: ‘All Indians should be concerned,’ says former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan

Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan on Monday said all Indians should be concerned about the reason for Urjit Patel’s resignation as the top bank’s chief. Patel resigned earlier in the day citing personal reasons. His tenure was slated to end in September 2019.

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