Month: March 2019

‘Choice in LS polls to be either “Modi or chaos”‘

New Delhi :  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Monday the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ is a self-destructive coalition of rivals’ and choice before voters in the general elections would be either “Modi or chaos”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government will be seeking second term as 900 million people are expected to […]

Maha: Over 44 lakh voters in 3 Lok Sabha seats in Nashik

Nashik :  Over 44 lakh people are eligible to vote for three Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra’s Nashik district, Collector Radhakrishnan B said Monday. Dhule, Dindori and Nashik are the three parliamentary seats in the district. Radhakrishnan said the total number of voters was 44,45,556 (44.45 lakh) comprising 23,32,590 […]

Modi, Hasina inaugurate development projects

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Monday jointly unveiled e-plaques for development projects in Bangladesh. The two leaders, through video conference, unveiled e-plaques for supply of buses and trucks, inauguration of 36 community clinics, 11 water treatment plants and extension of […]

Pulwama terror attack mastermind killed in encounter: Officials

Srinagar, Mar 11 (PTI) The mastermind of the February 14 Pulwama terror attack, in which 40 CRPF personnel had died, has been killed in an encounter in south Kashmir’s Tral area, officials said Monday. Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Mudasir Ahmed Khan alias ‘Mohd Bhai’ was among two militants killed in […]

Rupee furthers gains by 25 paise in early trade

Mumbai :  The rupee strengthened its gains by 25 paise to 69.64 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, driven by sustained foreign fund inflows and weaker greenback against key rival currencies overseas. Besides, selling of US dollar by exporters and banks also propelled rupee higher. The […]

Sensex soars over 300 pts, Nifty above 11,250

Mumbai : The BSE benchmark Sensex Tuesday jumped over 300 points led by gains in metal, oil and gas, banking and energy stocks amid unabated buying by foreign investors and strong global cues. Key indices extended the pre-election rally on expectations that the incumbent NDA government will get a […]

Computer Baba appointed head of river trust in MP

Bhopal :  The Congress government in Madhya Pradesh has appointed self-styled godman NamdevTyagi, also known as Computer Baba, as chairman of a river trust in the state, an official said on Tuesday. The state spiritual department passed the order of appointing Tyagi as head of the ‘Ma Narmada, Ma […]

Platinum Jewellery Stirred by Art

Mumbai, Maharashtra :  In a unique effort, renowned jeweller& a feted Artist Rajiv Popley merges two art forms to bring to you an exquisite line of platinum jewellery inspired by his own collection of paintings. A curated collection that can never be made twice, all originals in rare […]

Snow & rain bring temperature down in Himachal

Shimla :  Manali and Kufri shivered at sub-zero temperatures on Tuesday after fresh snowfall at several places and light to moderate rainfall in Himachal Pradesh, the meteorological department said. Manali in Kullu district, Kufri in Shimla district and Dalhousie in Chamba district received 9 cm, 3 cm and 2 […]

Cong kicks off LS poll campaign from PM’s home state

Ahmedabad :  Ahead of launching the party’s poll campaign for the Lok Sabha elections, the top Congress leadership Tuesday paid their respects to Mahatma Gandhi at the Sabarmati Ashram here. The party leaders led by their chief Rahul Gandhi, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra […]

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