BJP emerged as the single largest party in Karnataka with 104 seats. Meanwhile, Congress and JD(S) have joined hands to pip BJP with a combined seat tally of 115, crossing the halfway mark of 112 seats.

Congress Party's Siddaramaiah and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy were also eying the CM post, but their chances look bleak. Siddaramaiah, who had proved to be a strong force against the Modi-Shah combine during the poll campaigning, is surprisingly trailing from one of the two constituencies he is contesting.

The oil marketing companies incurred a loss of Rs 35 crore per day during the 19-day pre-Karnataka poll hiatus in fuel price hikes.

The survey says the current expense does not include expenditure incurred on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's poll campaigning. The survey, however, concludes that the Assembly election in Karnataka has proved to be more expensive than the state elections in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Will PM Modi's star power ensure BJP's victory or will CM Siddaramaiah hold on to his seat?

Will PM Modi's star power ensure BJP's victory or will CM Siddaramaiah hold on to his seat?

Will the kingmaker be the king? Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala is perhaps the only person who could answer this question. With Congress-JD(S) and BJP both staking claim to form the government, the ball is now in Governor's court.

Ending the 19-day freeze on the hike in petrol and diesel prices, the oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Monday increased the petrol price by 17 paise a litre while the diesel price was hiked by 21 paise.

According to some sources, close to the Prime Minister, he avoided meeting the CEO because of the ongoing proceedings against the global retail company in the US. In 2015, the reports suggested that Walmart paid bribes -from $5 to $200, totally millions - to push their goods and real estate permits.

Analysts say the freeze will remain till the Karnataka Assembly election on May 12, after which a surge or downfall would be seen, depending upon international and domestic conditions. However, considering weak rupee and the US withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal, the prices will likely seen an increase.

Some people have linked the upcoming Karnataka Assembly election scheduled to be held on May 12 for steady pricing, even though the benchmark international rates have gone up by almost $2 per barrel.

In the first phase, the states that implemented the e-way bill system for the intra-state movement of goods were Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh. Thereafter, six more states - Bihar, Jharkhand, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Tripura - launched the service from April 20.

A recent RBI provisional figure report says the total outstanding money deposited in the country's banks by March 30 stood at Rs 114.75-lakh crore compared to Rs 107.58 lakh crore a year earlier, which is lowest in the past 54 years.

With the rollout of e-way bill system in these states, it is expected that trade and industry will be further facilitated in terms of the transport of goods, thereby paving the way for a nation-wide single e-way bill system, says the ministry of finance.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg called 2018 a big year for elections and said that the social media platform is strengthening its security features to stop malicious groups' attempts to affect upcmong polls,

Mumbai was ranked the lowest among the four big metros with an overall ranking of 8 and the fixed broadband speed averaging 12.06 Mbps.

Anup Jayaram talks to Sylvain Laurent, Executive Vice President, Global Field Operations (Asia-Oceania), Worldwide Business Transformation at Dassault Systemes and Samson Khaou, managing director Dassault Systemes about company's plans for India.

There is intense speculation that the Saha-Sarkaryavah ( Joint General Secretary) Dattatreya Hosabale would be elevated to the rank of Sarkaryavah (General Secretary). The sarkaryavah is the second most important person in the Sangh hierarchy.