Month: March 2019

CPM leader suspended from key party panel for praising Modi

Mumbai :  A CPI(M) leader from Maharashtra has been suspended from the party’s Central Committee for reportedly praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at an event. Former CPI(M) MLA Narsaiyya Adam in January praised and thanked Modi and Fadnavis for speedy clearance to a […]

‘People have right to know casualties in IAF air strikes’

Mumbai ; The Shiv Sena Tuesday said India’s citizens have the right to know about the casualties in the air strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) camp in Pakistan and that revealing such information would not lower the morale of armed forces. Taking a dig at senior ally BJP, the […]

Modi made India ‘corruption-free’: Adityanath

Gorakhpur (UP) ;  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of projects worth Rs 131 crore in Maharajganj district and claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi made India “corruption-free”. Adityanath also praised the soldiers and said: “Terrorists don’t understand the language of love, […]

Fog disrupts flight operations at Delhi airport

New Delhi :  Five flights were diverted from Delhi airport due to fog on Tuesday morning, an airport official said. “There has been low visibility due to fog since 6.31 am today. Five flights have been diverted till 8.20 am,” the official said. At Delhi, the minimum runway visibility […]

Woman raped by six in UP; FIR registered

Muzaffarnagar (UP) :  A 23-year-old woman was reportedly abducted and raped by six persons at Dudhli village here, police said Tuesday. According to a complaint filed by the victim’s family, the woman had gone to a wedding function on Sunday when the six men came in motorbikes and took […]

Rupee gains 11 paise to 70.81 vs USD in early trade

Mumbai :  The rupee appreciated by 11 paise to 70.81 against the US dollar in opening trade Tuesday, driven by weakening of the greenback in overseas markets and fresh foreign inflows. The rupee opened weak at 70.95 at the interbank forex market then gained further ground and touched 70.81 […]

IndiGo announces 3-day Holi sale

New Delhi :  IndiGo airlines Tuesday announced a three-day special Holi sale across its domestic and international network for travel between March 19 and September 28. “Effective March 05, 2019 till March 07, 2019, IndiGo is offering all-inclusive fare starting at Rs 899 across domestic and Rs 3,399 across […]

MGL employee booked for flashing at woman in Maharashtra

Thane :  A 35-year-old employee of the Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) has been booked for allegedly flashing at a woman in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place on Saturday when the accused came to the 22-year-old woman’s house in Shanti Nagar area […]

Asking govt to account for its work a trend now: Modi

Adalaj (Guj) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said asking the government to account for its work has now become a trend in the country. He said his government aims to empower the society to conduct more and more social works. “There is a recent trend of people expecting […]

2 militants killed in encounter in J&K’s Pulwama

Srinagar : Two militants were killed in an encounter between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, Army sources said Tuesday. The encounter broke out at Tral area on Monday. The security forces had cordoned off the area and launched an operation to flush out the […]

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