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At least 17 killed in JandK road accident

Jammu, May 20 (ANI): At least 17 people were killed and more than 30 injured when a bus going to the Kashmir valley fell into a deep gorge on the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Ramban district of Jammu on Tuesday. According to a senior official, the bus was carrying passengers from Jammu to Srinagar and fell into a deep gorge after it went out of the driver's control at Digdol in Ramban district. Helicopters have been rushed to the spot to evacuate the injured to hospital. Most of the passengers in the bus were youths coming to the Valley from Poonch and Rajouri districts for a recruitment rally.

May 20, 2014

Lokayukta raids Joint Director RC Kuril's residence

Bhopal, May 20 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta on Tuesday raided the residence of Bhopal Joint Director of Industries RC Kuril and unearthed illicit assets in Bhopal city of Madhya Pradesh. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, anti-corruption team (Lokayukta), Vinod Sharma talked about all that has been unearthed. Sharma also stated that Kuril owns seven houses three of which are in Jabalpur and four are in Bhopal. Kuril's bank lockers will also be looked into by the team. A complaint had been registered against Kuril for having disproportionate assets following which his house was raided.

May 20, 2014

Manmohan Singh takes responsibility of Congress's failure on government front

New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): As Sonia and Rahul Gandhi offered to step down from the their posts in Congress party, PM Manmohan Singh took responsibility of party's failure on government front where he said it could not control the rising inflation and corruption leading to landslide victory of Narendra Modi. Congress leader Janardan Dwivedi addressed a news conference in New Delhi soon after the Congress working committee meeting was over. He said both Congress chief and vice president offered to quit but the members of the committee refused to accept their resignation and said it was not a solution. Singh who was present in the meeting said his government failed to control the inflation and other problems like rising corruption which dented the image of the party and therefore he was responsible for any failures on the government front. Congress leaders adopted a resolution authorizing Sonia to take steps to revamp the party.

May 20, 2014

Decisive clear mandate is promising for decision making, development: FICCI President

New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): Narendra Modi's landslide election win marked market optimism as Industry leaders welcomed a clear and decisive mandate which they said was important for decision making and development agenda, which was stalled for long by outgoing Congress led central government. Sidharth Birla, President of federation of Indian chambers of commerce and industry (FICCI), who addressed a news conference in New Delhi, said that the clear and decisive mandate would lead the country on the path of development. Elaborating on how India could revive its growth, Birla said moderate inflation and a positive business environment was a must for the country.

May 20, 2014

Balkans Flood Affects 1 Million, Residents Compare Destruction to 1992-95 War

Bosnia said on Monday that more than a quarter of its 4 million people had been affected by the worst floods to hit the Balkans in living memory, comparing the "terrifying" destruction to that of the country's 1992-95 war.

May 20, 2014

Thailand Wakes up to Martial Law, 'Not a Coup' Says Army

Thailand's army declared martial law nationwide on Tuesday to restore order after six months of street protests that have left the country without a proper functioning government, but denied that it was staging a military coup.

May 20, 2014

Delhi Based Pollster Accurately Predicted Modi's Overwhelming Victory, Credits Sample Quality Counts

While most exit polls forecast that Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi would become the next prime minister, only one little-known outlier accurately predicted the scale of his overwhelming election victory.

May 20, 2014

Congress Rejects Sonia and Rahul Gandhi's Resignation Offer, Leaders to Revamp Party

Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul on Monday offered to step down as leaders of the Congress party after it suffered its worst ever election defeat, but in a bid to snuff out dissent against the country's leading political dynasty, party bosses declined.

May 20, 2014

Customers make beeline to see sweets bearing Modi's face

Kolkata, May 20 (ANI): In a bid to show admiration and celebrate results of general elections, a sweets shop in Kolkata made traditional sweets bearing faces of BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee. The alliance led by Modi's BJP won 336 of the 543 seats in Lok Sabha, making it the first time in a quarter of a century that the country will not be led by a coalition government. Meanwhile, TMC also emerged victorious by winning 34 seats. Many customers flanked sweets shop in Kolkata to savour the sweets and also admired the creation.

May 20, 2014