Month: March 2019

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. […]

UK govt plans third Brexit deal vote on Friday

London : Britain’s government said it intended to hold a third parliamentary vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal on Friday but was awaiting the go-ahead from House of Commons speaker. “We recognise that any motion brought forward tomorrow will need to be compliant with the speaker’s ruling […]

UK govt plans third Brexit deal vote on Friday

London : Britain’s government said it intended to hold a third parliamentary vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal on Friday but was awaiting the go-ahead from House of Commons speaker. “We recognise that any motion brought forward tomorrow will need to be compliant with the speaker’s ruling […]

Modi’s address gross misuse of power & machinery: Mayawati

Lucknow :  BSP president Mayawati Thursday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “gross misuse of power and machinery” in addressing the nation without prior permission of the Election Commission and hoped that the poll body will act in an exemplary manner. She was referring to Modi’s address […]

Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind hands over 85 houses to Muzaffarnagar riots victims

Muzaffarnagar (UP) :  The Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (JUEH) Thursday handed over 85 newly constructed houses to the people who were displaced during the 2013 riots at Bagowali village in Muzaffarnagar district. Addressing a function, JUEH national president Arshad Madani said the organisation has built a ‘Jamiat colony’ and handed over […]

Cong sat on Rafale deal, eyeing kickbacks: Modi

Dehradun :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday blamed the previous Congress-led governments for the delay in getting the Rafale military aircraft, saying the party sat on the deal as it was eyeing kickbacks. Launching the BJP’s poll campaign in Uttarakhand from Rudrapur, the prime minister said the Congress cared […]

CPI(M) manifesto proposes curbing of mass surveillance, statutory minimum wage of Rs 18,000

New Delhi :  The CPI(M) Thursday proposed curbing of mass surveillance, statutory minimum wage of not less than Rs 18,000 per month and checking monopolies over telecom and internet service platforms in its manifesto for the coming Lok Sabha elections. This is the first time when the Left party […]

Jignesh Mevani campaigns for Kanhaiya Kumar in Bihar

Patna :  Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani, who had spearheaded a Dalit movement in his state a couple of years ago, Thursday campaigned for former JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar the CPI candidate from Begusarai Lok Sabha seat in Bihar. The social media was abuzz with pictures of the […]

8 killed as bus rams into truck in UP’s Greater Noida

Noida/Lucknow :  Eight people were killed on Friday morning when a privately operated bus rammed into a stationary truck on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida, officials said. Another 20 people on board the bus were injured and rushed to a private hospital for treatment, police said. Officials in […]

Warm morning in Delhi, min temp at 18.6 deg C

New Delhi : It was a warm morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 18.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. According to the Meteorological Department, the mercury is likely to rise to 36 degrees Celsius later in the day. The humidity level […]

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