Venkaiah rules out early poll
New Delhi, December 4
BJP President M. Venkaiah Naidu today ruled out early Lok Sabha poll despite the party dethroning the Congress with thumping victory in Assembly poll in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.

Chhattisgarh CM to be decided today
New Delhi, December 4
The BJP President, M. Venkaiah Naidu, will hold consultations with the newly elected party MLAs in Raipur tomorrow before formally announcing the name for chief ministership in Chhattisgarh.

Nation page: Raman leads race for chief ministership

INLD bags four seats in Rajasthan
Chandigarh, December 4
Leaders of the Indian National Lok Dal are patting themselves for the performance of their party in the Rajasthan Assembly elections. Unlike the UP Assembly elections where the INLD drew a blank, the party has been able to win four seats in Rajasthan.

Thousands duped of Rs 40 crore
Chandigarh, December 4
Thousands of youth across the country have been duped of about Rs 40 crore by two city-based Internet solution companies — Best Internet Solutions and Onlinejobwork.com. The police apprehends that the total amount involved in the alleged racket could cross Rs 100 crore after thorough investigations.

MiG-29 crashes near Hoshiarpur; pilot safe Mananhana (Hoshiarpur), December 4 A MiG-29 crashed into fields on outskirts and border of three villages -Mananhana, Chela and Data- this afternoon. No loss of life was reported. Smoke billows out from the remains of a MIG-29 aircraft which crashed near Hoshiarpur on Thursday. — Photo by Sukhwinder