Day: March 27, 2019

LS polls:Cong top guns to blaze campaign trail in Chhattisgarh

Raipur :  The Congress brass, including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, are among 40 star campaigners who will canvass for the party in Chhattisgarh, which will vote in three phases between April 11 and April 23. The Congress is hoping to end the poll […]

Cong will launch ‘surgical strike’ on poverty: Rahul Gandhi

Jaipur :  Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday promised a “surgical strike” on poverty and said his party had been working on how to eradicate it for the last six months. Addressing a rally in Suratgarh a day after declaring his party would roll out a minimum income guarantee […]

India’s image improved under Modi: Union minister

New Delhi :  Union minister Harsh Vardhan claimed on Tuesday that the country’s image had improved at the international level under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was addressing the BJP’s ‘Vijay Sankalp Sabha’ (victory pledge meeting) in east Delhi and Chandni Chowk parliamentary constituencies. Vardhan said Modi’s is a […]

We can’t be great fielding side but can cover it: Dhoni

New Delhi :  His side’s core team is the oldest in the IPL and Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni knows fully well that they cannot be a great fielding outfit but can make it up in batting and bowling. “We are well covered in other areas. We […]

Man asks 26-yr-old to return loan, killed

New Delhi :  A 26-year-old man was arrested here for allegedly killing a person, who had asked him to pay back a loan of Rs 30,000, police said Tuesday. The case was solved within 24 hours of the incident, they said. Nitin Yadav was arrested for killing Bhoj Narayanan […]

Sensex jumps over 200 pts; Nifty reclaims 11,500 level

Mumbai :  The benchmark BSE Sensex jumped over 200 points and the NSE Nifty reclaimed the 11,500 mark in early trade Wednesday led by gains in banking stocks amid sustained foreign fund inflows and positive global cues. The 30-share index was trading 205.47 points, or 0.54 per cent, higher […]

EC seeks comments from makers of PM’s biopic

New Delhi :  The Election Commission has sought comments from the makers of a biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Opposition’s demand to postpone its release till the Lok Sabha elections get over. The film is slated for release on April 5. The Delhi chief electoral officer […]

Pleasant morning in Delhi

New Delhi :  It was a pleasant morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 15 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year. The humidity level was recorded at 42 per cent. The weatherman has predicted a clear day ahead with possibility of maximum […]

Former Maharashtra shuttler Nabar dies

Mumbai :  Former Maharashtra badminton player Ramesh Nabar died following a prolonged illness in Pune, family sources said on Wednesday. “Ramesh Nabar died at a private hospital in Pune on Tuesday and his funeral was also held. He breathed his last following a prolonged illness,” Ramesh’s brother Subhash told […]

Vice Prez hails Gandhi as visionary for call to disband Cong

Mumbai :  Vice President Venkaiah Naidu Tuesday hailed Mahatma Gandhi as a visionary for his call to disband the Congress. Naidu, a senior BJP leader before his elevation to the top Constitutional post in 2017, also lauded the Narendra Modi regime, mentioning a slew of flagship initiatives, including ease […]

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