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TRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao said Tuesday that "we are going to play a crucial role in national politics".The TRS is set to sweepthe electionsin Telangana.
The Mizo National Front on Tuesday won the state assembly elections by bagging 26 out of 40 assembly seats. According to the official Election Commission data, Congress managed to bag five seats while the BJP got just one. Independent candidates captured eight assembly seats.
As Anushka Sharma celebrates her first wedding anniversary with husband Virat Kohli, PETA has something up their sleeve as a surprise for the actress. According to votes on the official website of People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Anushka Sharma and Kartik Aaryan has been named India’s Hottest Vegetarians.
The government on Tuesday appointed former finance secretary Shaktikanta Das as the new governor of Reserve Bank of India. He will have a three-year tenure.
Outgoing Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday tendered his resignation to the governor and accepted the mandate of the people of the state. Singh also took the responsibility for the party's loss in the state as the BJP had contested elections under his leadership.