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JAIPUR : The Piramal Group will set up the Piramal School of Leadership at Jaipur in Rajasthan with an aim to train mid-management executives of key departments of states as well as the Centre. The Piramal Foundation, the group’s philanthropic arm will fund the construction of the institution. On Saturday, the foundation stone for the institute was laid, and construction is slated to start shortly.

Congress bring to the table? This is the only question that other opposition parties in the INDIA formation are asking — not without furtive schadenfreude — now that the GOP has lost in three of the five (Mizoram results are out today) state assembly polls in the latest dipstick test of citizenry confidence. For those of an empirical bent of mind, the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh verdicts are proof in the pudding that where Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party is pitted directly against Congress, the latter ends up second-best. Congress can take solace that, if not the 'global south', at least in 'national south', regional 'buffers' like the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) are there for it to come up trumps, as it did in Telangana. Credit for yesterday's results largely goes to Brand Modi.

Bharat Jodo Yatra energised the Congress' rank and file but the jury is out on the electoral impact it had on the states through which it passed with the party winning Karnataka in May and now Telangana while losing the Hindi-heartland states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The assembly polls following the yatra has thrown up a mixed 2-2 result. Karnataka and Telangana went to the Congress but it suffered crushing defeats in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan at the hands of the BJP.

NBA in-Season Tournament has moved into the knock stage as a total of eight teams have entered the quarter-finals of the inaugural season. From the Western Conference, four teams are Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings, and New Orleans Pelicans. From the Eastern conference top four teams are Indiana Pacers, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, and Milwaukee Bucks. Eight teams consist of the top-performing team from each of the six groups in Group Play and two additional «wild card» teams. The Knockout Rounds will feature single-elimination games in the Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Championship, where the qualifying teams will vie for both a prize pool and the coveted NBA Cup, the new In-Season Tournament trophy.

Chhattisgarh and the scale of the BJP's win in Madhya Pradesh wrong. Only India Today-Axis My India, Today's Chanakya and India TV-CNX had predicted a big victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh.

CP Joshi lost to Vishwaraj Singh Mewar by over 7,504 votes in Nathdwara, the LoP, Rajendra Rathore, a six-time MLA, lost to the Congress' Narendra Budania by over 10,000 votes. Rathore in fact has changed his seat from Churu to Tara Nagar.

Dancing with the Stars season 32 approaches on ABC, fans eagerly await the December 5, 2023, finale when the winner will emerge triumphant, seizing the iconic Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy and etching their name into the show's storied history.

Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2023: Speaking to reporters about the BJP's decisive lead in Rajasthan on December 3, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said the Congress was "fully prepared for the elections" and "left no stone unturned". “We did not leave any stone unturned and were fully prepared for the elections. We thought people would vote for us based on our current schemes but that did not happen.

Revanth Reddy, whose political trajectory has surged from student activism with the ABVP to a brief period of incarceration amid allegations of bribery, now finds himself on the brink of a potential chief ministership. The 56-year-old Congress leader is known among fellow politicians, partymen and people for his never-say-die attitude.

Narendra Modi addressed 14 rallies in Madhya Pradesh during campaigning for polls and reached out to young voters by reminding them of the failures of previous Congress governments on various fronts as he doubled down on development of all sections. Modi's appeal seemingly clicked with voters, including women, in the central state where the ruling BJP has won 33 seats and leading in 131 out of 230 constituencies where results are being declared on Sunday.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said the assembly poll results were «unexpected for everyone» and added the party humbly accepted the people's mandate. The BJP was appeared set to win the assembly polls in Rajasthan, defeating the Congress.

BJP as the party looks set to clinch the semifinals to the Lok Sabha elections 2024 with victories in the Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. For Congress, it was a bittersweet (more bitter, less sweet) day as the grand old party recorded a spirited victory in Telangana but lost power in both Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. In MP, it failed to even pose a challenge to the BJP. The regional parties, including the outgoing BRS in Telangana, failed to impress in the final assembly elections of 2023.

₹3,100 per quintal in its manifesto. The Congress announced that it would buy paddy from farmers at ₹3,200 per quintal. It also promised a farm loan waiver, free electricity up to 200 units, a 50% discount on power bills for up to 400 units, and a 50% loan subsidy for self-employment.

BJP is heading to victory in Rajasthan Assembly polls, Former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Vasundhara Raje on Sunday said the mantra given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayaas' has emerged victorious. According to the recent trends released by the Election Commission, the BJP is leading on 114 seats in a 200-member Assembly whereas Congress is ahead on 70 seats. Addressing a press conference in Jaipur, BJP candidate Vasundhara Raje said, «This victory is of the mantra 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayaas' given by PM Modi. It is the victory of the guarantee given by the Prime Minister.

Nagpur, With the BJP leading in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh assembly elections, Maharashtra party chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Sunday expressed confidence that the 'Mahayuti' will win more than 45 seats in the western state in the Lok Sabha polls due next year. Talking to reporters here, he also said that the 'Mahayuti', which comprises the ruling BJP, Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and NCP (Ajit Pawar faction), will win around 225 assembly seats in the Maharashtra assembly elections which are also due in 2024.

Chhattisgarh after announcement of Assembly polls, targeting Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel over the alleged Mahadev app scam and accusing the Congress of appeasement politics, while calling the Bharatiya Janata Party's promises as «Modi's guarantees». Against predictions by most exit polls that the ruling Congress had an edge in the state, the BJP, which banked heavily on the charisma of the PM, was leading on 53 seats in the 90-member Assembly.

Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, and holding a notable advantage in Chhattisgarh. Simultaneously, the Congress appeared poised to unseat the ruling party in Telangana. As Assembly Election Results 2023 were tallied for the four states, trends on the Election Commission's website show a pro-incumbency wave in BJP-led Madhya Pradesh, contrasting with an anti-incumbency sentiment in the Congress-governed states of Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.

insurance, textiles, retailing, candy, promotional services and newspapers. In 2022, Berkshire’s assets stood at about $948 billion—a compounded annual growth of 17%. Of this, about $308 billion, or about 30%, was in listed businesses run by others.

Pepe Jeans London is aiming for sales of around Rs 2,000 crore from the Indian market and plans to expand its retail network by adding over 100 stores in the next three years, its India MD and CEO Manish Kapoor said. Pepe Jeans London, owned by Spanish global fashion group AWWG, is «very buoyant» for the Indian market, and aims to grow at 18-20 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the next three to five years, Kapoor told PTI. As part of the strategy, Pepe Jeans is now focusing on the expansion of its network of brand stores and fast-growing e-commerce channels.

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