National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu was on Saturday elected the 13th vice-president of India, defeating Oppositions' candidate Gopal Krishna Gandhi. Naidu is the third Telugu person who has occupied the key constitutional post after Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and V. V. Giri.
The hosts were 209 for two at close, still trailing India by 230 runs in their second innings. Karunaratne and nightwatchman Malinda Pushpakumara on two were at the crease.
Nitin (9 points) and Devadiga (5 points) did the most damage to the opposition with their successful raids helping the Uttar Pradesh outfit clinch victory by five points.
The all-powerful GST Council, headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, decided to tax all job works in the textile sector, from embroidery to weaving, at 5 percent instead of previously decided 18 percent.
Vijender's stature grew a few notches as he outslugged his Chinese opponent Zulpikar Maimaitiali in a close bout to annex the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title.
It was double delight for the fans as Vijender also snatched the WBO Oriental Super Middleweight title from the Chinese, who is nine years younger to him.
A court in Surat issued an arrest warrant against Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel for not appearing for the hearing of a sedition case against him on Saturday.
Russian Emergencies Ministry says one of those missing was rescued on Saturday and hospitalised. About 300 salvage workers have continued looking for the others.
Vijender won the tiles with the scoreline 96-96, 95-94, 95-94 in his favour. The docked points seem to have cost Zulpikar.
As the curtain draws on the second term of incumbent Hamid Ansari, the nation is gearing up to welcome the succeeding Vice President.
The 68-year-old BJP leader from Andhra Pradesh was today elected as India's next vice-president, securing an overwhelming two-third of the votes against opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi.
The local MeT office has warned of heavy rains in mid and lower hills from August 7 to August 9 and predicted wet spell in the region for the next six days.
The former chief minister was addressing a fucntion to mark 85th birth anniversary of socialist idealogue Janeshwar Misra here.
The veteran Akali leader said Naidu's vast experience at the highest level,in various capacities, would be an asset to the country.
A minister from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami's camp on Saturday questioned AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran's eligibility to name some of his loyalists as party office-bearers.
Hours after an AAP legislator was remanded in judicial custody, a court here on Saturday granted him bail in a case related to defacement of public property as he "dramatically" furnished a surety bond.
The party would organise programmes on August 9 in all districts where freedom fighters would be honoured and statues of martyrs would be garlanded.
The ED, in its application moved before special judge Sunil Rana, has sought the issuance of production warrant against Mukerjea, currently facing trial in Mumbai in connection with the murder of her daughter Sheena Bora.
Venezuela`s contested new assembly fired the country`s dissident attorney general, Luisa Ortega, Saturday in a move sure to provoke greater international criticism.
A militant hideout was busted on Saturday in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir by security forces and a cache of arms and ammunition seized, official sources said.
"I congratulate him on his victory. I wish him all the best," Gandhi said, but added that the the number of votes he got was beyond certain calculations.
It was a night to remember for the 'Class of 2008' as another Beijing quarter-finalist Jitender Kumar also marked his debut with a technical knock-out of Thanet Likhitkamporn in the lightweight category.
The new UN envoy to Libya on Saturday started his first visit to the conflict-plagued North African country with a pledge to "respect" its sovereignty and unity.
The hosts were 209 for two at close, still trailing India by 230 runs in their second innings. Karunaratne and nightwatchman Malinda Pushpakumara on two were at the crease.
Rabada bowled almost the perfect yorker to send the left hander back to the pavilion. Watch the full video of the wicket below.
