Month: March 2019

PM chairs National Security Council meet

New Delhi :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the National Security Council on Sunday following heightened tensions with Pakistan. Official sources said the meeting was attended by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Besides […]

ATK win against Delhi to bow out on high

Kolkata :  Two-time former champions ATK finally gave their despondent fans something to cheer about as they bowed out with a 2-1 win over Delhi Dynamos in the Indian Super League here Sunday. Edu Garcia was the star for ATK as he scored once and set up super sub […]

Baijayant Panda likely to join BJP

New Delhi : Former Biju Janata Dal leader Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda is likely to join the ruling BJP, party sources said Sunday. Panda, who fell apart with the BJD chief Naveen Patnaik, had recently said that he is willing to join hands with anybody “committed to tackling the severe […]

12 kg of charas seized in Aravalli district of Gujarat

Ahmedabad :  The Narcotics Control Bureau has arrested two persons and seized 12 kg of charas which was hidden inside tail lights of a car. The person who was supposed to receive the contraband was also arrested subsequently, it said in a release Sunday. An NCB team intercepted a […]

Lalu, Sushil Modi cross swords over PM’s rally in Patna

Patna :  RJD chief Lalu Prasad Sunday likened the turnout at the BJP-led coalition’s rally here, which was addressed among others by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to the gatherings that he attracted whenever he stopped by at a betel shop on the roadside. The characteristic swagger of the jailed […]

3 held in Gurgaon for smuggling rare contraband

Gurgaon : The Gurgaon Police has arrested three persons for allegedly smuggling Methadone powder, a rare contraband, an officer said Sunday. Sudhir Singh, Vikash Singh and Deepak were arrested on Saturday from Dadawas bus stop in Pataudi, Gurgaon Police PRO Subhash Bokan said. “The police team seized 1.8 kg […]

Rahul shares video of meeting with small business owners

New Delhi : Congress president Rahul Gandhi Sunday shared a video of his meeting with small business owners from around the country, which he said was to get a sense of the “problems” they face in running businesses. In his February 19 meeting, he had discussed implementation of the […]

Parel Suburban Terminus inaugurated

Mumbai :  Railway minister Piyush Goyal and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated Parel Suburban Terminus here Sunday. The two leaders flagged off the inaugural service from Parel at a function at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. The new terminus in central Mumbai is intended to reduce the congestion at […]

Hope Nanar will not be revived later like Enron: Chavan

Mumbai :  Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan said Sunday that scrapping of Nanar mega-refinery project was a political deal between the Shiv Sena and BJP. Talking to reporters in Nanded, Chavan said he hoped Nanar would not go the way of Enron power project at Dabhol. The Sena and […]

4 killed in coal mine mishap in Nagaland

Kohima :  Four miners have been killed following mudslides at an illegal coal mine at Yonglok village in Longleng district of Nagaland, police said Monday. The incident happened on Saturday when the four victims, all from Assam, had gone to the abandoned mine to collect their belongings. They reportedly […]

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