Day: March 25, 2019

Polls close in Thailand’s first general election since 2014 coup

Bangkok :  Thais began the nail-biting wait late Sunday to see whether the ruling junta will return to power as a civilian government, or if pro-democracy parties can triumph against the odds, as polls closed in the country’s first general election since a 2014 coup. The Election Commission estimated […]

Cong ‘banking on lies’, might win election in Pakistan: Ram Madhav

Guwahati :  BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav Sunday said the Congress might win an election in Pakistan if it contests from there as the opposition party is “banking on lies” and the neighbouring country. Addressing a press conference here, Madhav also claimed that the statements of the Congress […]

Haryanavi singer-dancer Sapna Chaudhary does volte-face, claims she hasn’t joined Cong

New Delhi :  Within hours of Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Babbar welcoming her into the party fold, Haryanavi singer-dancer Sapna Chaudhary Sunday claimed she has not joined the Congress and accused it of using her old pictures with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Babbar had Saturday night welcomed Chaudhary into […]

Will keep a telescopic view on Rahul’s income in election nomination: BJP

New Delhi :  The BJP Sunday said it will keep a “telescopic view” on Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s election affidavit, a day after the saffron party alleged a rise in his income between 2004 and 2014. There has been a “huge jump” in the income of the Congress leader, […]

Modi remembering chowkidars after forgetting chaiwalas: Sibal

New Delhi :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has forgotten about his bonhomie with “chaiwalas”, is now remembering “chowkidars”, and will focus on somebody else the “next time” for political gains, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal has said, taking a swipe at the PM’s ‘main bhi chowkidar’ campaign. The former […]

Defeat Modi or else he will be prime minister for ever: Kejriwal

New Delhi :  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Sunday claimed that if the BJP forms the next government at the Centre, Narendra Modi will become prime minister of the country forever as there will be no election after the 2019 polls. Virtually seeking to stoke fears of an impending […]

Tiger undergoes lip operation

Mumbai :  An 11-year-old Royal Bengal tiger at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) here has been operated upon for removal of a growth on its lip, an official said Sunday. This is the second such operation on the same tiger carried out by the authorities, said the SGNP […]

Kalyan hits out at Reddy over candidate choice

Machilipatnam  :  JanaSena Party chief Pawan Kalyan on Sunday alleged that those who funded yatras of the YSR Congress president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy were thrown on the road without a chance to contest the election. Addressing a gathering at Kaikaluru, Pedana and Machilipatnam assembly segments of Andhra Pradesh’s […]

1 held for robbery, arms seized

Ghaziabad :  A suspected leader of a robbery gang has been arrested here, police said Sunday. The accused, Rohit Pal, had allegedly robbed a person last year with the help of his accomplices. All the suspected robbers were arrested earlier except Pal, an officer said. Two countrymade pistols of […]

I am glad to bat anywhere the team wants me to: Pant

Mumbai :  Having brightened his World Cup selection prospects with a brutal knock in the Indian Premier League here Sunday, Rishabh Pant said he is “glad” to bat at any position his team wants him to. “Well, I am glad to bat anywhere the team wants me to,” the […]

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