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DEL39 CONG-SCINDIA-5THLD RESIGN

In setback for Cong, Scindia resigns from party, looks as BJP as MP govt teeters on edge

New Delhi: In a massive setback for the Congress, its prominent youth leader Jyotiraditya Scindia quit the party and appeared set to join BJP Tuesday amid a rebellion in Madhya Pradesh by his supporters, pushing the 15-month-old Kamal Nath government to the brink of collapse.

DEL22 SCINDIA-2NDLD BJP

Scindia meets Modi, likely to join BJP

New Delhi: Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, peeved with the party leadership over his perceived marginalisation, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Tuesday as the BJP moved swiftly to come to power in Madhya Pradesh by aiming to topple the Kamal Nath government.

 

BOM26 MP-MLAS-2ND LD RESIGN

Number of Congress MLAs in MP who have quit reaches 22

Bhopal: The number of Congress MLAs who have resigned from the Madhya Pradesh Assembly rose to 22 on Tuesday afternoon with the resignation of one more legislator, sources said.

DEL37 SCINDIA-ADHIR

Personal ambition played major part in Scindia's decision: Adhir

New Delhi: Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury on Tuesday said ideology did not matter to Jyotiraditya Scindia, and claimed that "political convenience" and "personal ambition" played a major part in his decision to quit the party.

DEL36 CONG-SCINDIA-GEHLOT

Scindia betrayed people's trust, ideology: Ashok Gehlot

New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday accused Jyotiraditya Scindia of betraying the trust of people and ideology, saying people like him cannot thrive without power and the sooner they leave the better it is.

BOM18 MP-NATH-LETTER

Nath writes to guv for removal of 6 ministers from MP cabinet

Bhopal: Amid a political crisis in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Tuesday wrote to state Governor Lalji Tandon seeking immediate removal of six ministers who belonged to the camp of expelled leader Jyotiraditya Scindia.

MDS8 CORONAVIRUS-KL-CASES

Six more coronavirus cases in Kerala, total 12: CM

Thiruvananthapuram: Six more cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Kerala, and the total number of infected people now stood at 12, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said here on Tuesday.

MDS5 CORONAVIRUS-KA-CASES

Coronavirus cases climb to 4 in Karnataka, 3 new reported

Bengaluru: As many as three new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Karnataka, taking the total number of infected people to four, Health Minister B Sriramulu said here on Tuesday.

CAL1 JH-EDITOR-SOREN-PROBE

J'khand police initiates probe into controversial video by news channel editor

Ranchi: The Jharkhand police is probing a video doing the rounds on social media where the editor of a Hindi news channel is seen exhorting people to "economically boycott rioters", official sources said on Tuesday.

DEL27 IAF-CORONAVIRUS-AIRCRAFT-LD IRAN

IAF brings back 58 Indians from coronavirus-hit Iran

New Delhi: Fifty-eight Indians were brought back home from coronavirus-hit Iran in a military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday.

BUSINESS

DEL20 YES BANK-CUSTOMERS-CREDIT BILL

Yes Bank customers can pay credit bill, loan repayments through other bank accounts

New Delhi: Crisis-hit Yes Bank said on Tuesday that customers could now make payments towards their credit card and loans through other bank accounts, days after prominent banking services were curtailed after the RBI imposed moratorium on the lender.

FOREIGN

FGN17 CORONAVIRUS-XI-WUHAN

Xi Jinping makes first visit to coronavirus-hit Wuhan city since virus outbreak

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping made his first visit to coronavirus-hit Wuhan city on Tuesday since the virus outbreak amid signs that the epidemic started abating. By K J M Varma

SPORTS

SPF17 SPO-BOX-OLY-LD QUALIFIERS

Olympic-bound Amit, Lovlina end with bronze medals at Asian Qualifiers

Amman (Jordan): World number one Amit Panghal (52kg) and Lovlina Borgohain on Tuesday signed off with bronze medals at the Asian Olympic Qualifiers, where both of them secured their maiden tickets to the quadrennial showpiece by making the semifinals.