Month: March 2019

Swearing, boasting, joking, Trump gets back to being Trump at rally

Grand Rapids :  He swore on primetime television. He boasted. He told jokes. He made promises. And the crowd loved him. President Donald Trump was back. In his first rally since the end of special prosecutor Robert Mueller’s two-year Russia collusion probe, Trump took off the gloves to attack […]

Kashyap wants to take up coaching in future

New Delhi :  A constant presence at the coach’s chair during wife Saina Nehwal’s matches, Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap says he is eager to take up full time coaching once he retires from the game. But, he said retirement is the last thing he is thinking right now. A […]

BJP on tenterhooks in Telangana to retain its lone seat

Secunderabad : The BJP faces a tough challenge in retaining its lone seat in Telangana after a dismal performance in the recent assembly polls, but the saffron party has pinned its hopes on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s charisma and its leaders say they are confident of pulling off victory. […]

SP leader booked for sexist remarks against Jaya Prada

Sambhal (UP)  A case has been lodged against the Samajwadi Party’s (SP) district unit president Firoz Khan for allegedly making sexist remarks against actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada. Superintendent of Police Jamuna Prasad said the case was filed at the Hayat Nagar police station on Thursday night and investigation has started. […]

BJP uses Samjhauta blast verdict to slam Congress

New Delhi :  The BJP on Friday used the Samjhauta train blast case verdict to target the Congress-led UPA government, saying the “Hindu terror” theory was established to further its political gains but the real culprits got away Addressing a press conference here, Finance Minister and senior BJP leader […]

Music-comedy festival to celebrate April Fools’ day

New Delhi :  With an immersive experience of hip-hop music, comedy, and food, popular comedians like Kunal Kamra, Kaneez Surka, and Rahul Subhramaniam along with Indian rappers like Naezy, Nash Jr, Shah Rule among others will highlight the April Fools’ Fest here. With over 20 artistes, the Bira 91 […]

HC refuses to stall EC order transferring 2 IPS officers

Amaravati :  The Andhra Pradesh High Court Friday refused to stall the Election Commission of India’s order, transferring two IPS officers, including the Director General of Intelligence and a non-cadre officer in the state government, and keeping them away from election duties. The Chandrababu Naidu government was keen on […]

Govt has taken measures to set up ‘chowkidar’ in space: Modi in Odisha

Jeypore (Odisha) :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his government had taken measures to set up a ‘chowkidar’ in space and asked people to vote for a government that can take concrete decisions and not just raise slogans. Launching his campaign in eastern India with a rally […]

UK lawmakers poised for pivotal vote on May’s Brexit deal

MPs are set for a momentous third vote Friday on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal, which could end a months-long political crisis or risk Britain crashing out of the EU in two weeks. The House of Commons has twice rejected May’s withdrawal agreement, both times by large […]

Bangladesh firefighters comb blaze-hit skyscraper

Firefighters were combing through the charred shell of a Bangladesh skyscraper Friday where at least 19 people died in a high-rise blaze, with many having jumped to their deaths. Flames tore through the 22-storey FR Tower in Dhaka on Thursday afternoon, trapping hundreds of office workers. Some made […]

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