Month: March 2019

China says 13,000 Xinjiang ‘terrorists’ arrested since 2014

Beijing :  China says it has arrested nearly 13,000 people it describes as terrorists in the traditionally Islamic region of Xinjiang since 2014 and broken up hundreds of “terrorist gangs.” The figures were included in a government report on the situation in the restive northwestern territory that seeks to […]

Indonesia flood death toll jumps to 77: disaster agency

Jakarta :  Flash floods in Indonesia’s eastern Papua province have killed at least 77 people, the disaster agency said Monday as it raised the death toll from 58. More than three dozen people remain missing, while scores have been injured in the disaster, triggered by torrential rain and landslides. […]

Swaraj meets Maldivian Home Minister Imran Abdulla, discusses bilateral ties

Male : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday met Maldivian Home Minister Imran Abdulla and discussed steps to continue the upward trajectory in bilateral relationship. Swaraj arrived here on Sunday on a two-day visit, the first full-fledged bilateral trip from India to the island nation after the government […]

Union Cabinet condoles demise of Parrikar, terms him ‘CM of commoners’

New Delhi :  The Union Cabinet Monday condoled the demise of Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, saying he will be remembered for his simplicity and as an exceptional administrator. After observing a two-minute silence, the Cabinet also passed a resolution which said, in his death the country has lost […]

People throng Panaji streets to pay last respect to Parrikar

Panaji :  Thousands of people thronged the streets of the state capital Monday to catch a final glimpse of Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, who died of a pancreatic ailment, as his mortal remains was brought to the BJP office here for party workers to pay their last respect. […]

PM leaves for Goa to pay tribute to Parrikar

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Goa on Monday morning to pay tribute to chief minister Manohar Parrikar who died of pancreatic cancer on Sunday. Modi left for Goa soon after the Union Cabinet meeting, which was convened to condole the demise of Parrikar. The Goa […]

Will unite entire country by founding national party if necessary: TRS chief

Hyderabad :  Accusing the BJP and the Congress of failing to meet the aspirations of the people, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has said that he would start a national party “if necessary” to herald reforms and “unite the country”. Kicking off his party’s poll campaign from Karimnagar […]

Priyanka Gandhi begins 3-day UP visit, offers prayers at temple

Allahabad : Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra kicked off her party’s campaign for the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh on Monday by offering prayers at the Lette Hanuman temple near Sangam. During her three-day visit, Priyanka will cover a distance of 100-km by boat in Ganga from […]

All Cong MLAs in Goa to meet Guv

Panaji : All 14 Congress MLAs in Goa were on the way to Raj Bhawan on Monday to meet Governor Mridula Sinha to stake claim to form government in the state following the demise of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. The Congress Legislative Party (CLP) met in Panaji on Monday […]

New CM to be sworn in Monday: Goa BJP chief

Panaji :  Goa BJP president Vinay Tendulkar said there would be clarity on who would be the state’s new chief minister by 2 pm Monday. Tendulkar said this after meeting Union minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari at a hotel near here over the issue. Hectic political activities […]

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