Day: April 8, 2019

Mirwaiz Umar appears before NIA in terror funding case

New Delhi  : Moderate separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Monday appeared before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with a case related to terror funding, officials said. Mirwaiz was provided security upon his arrival at Delhi airport as was assured by the NIA after he raised the issue […]

Humid morning in city, thunderstorm likely

New Delhi : Delhiites woke up to a humid Monday morning, with the minimum temperature settling at 20.2 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year. Humidity was recorded at 74 per cent. The weatherman has forecast thunderstorm and very light rains for the day along with gusty […]

Will not let Rahul Gandhi come to power by supporting traitors, says Thackeray

Nagpur : Hitting out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi over his party’s promise to abolish sedition law, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said Sunday that he will not be allowed to come to power by supporting “traitors”. Thackeray was addressing an election rally at Kalmeshwar in support of Shiv […]

Raju blames engineer for ‘thermcol idea’ during campaign

Madurai ;  Tamil Nadu Minister for Cooperation Sellur Raju, who became infamous for his ‘thermacol idea’ he tried to implement to prevent evaporation of water from the Vaigai Dam two years ago, said Sunday it was an engineer’s concept and not his. “I became infamous throughout the worlddue to […]

BJP-RLD supporters clash in Muzaffarnagar

Muzaffarnagar (UP) :  Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal clashed in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district on Sunday, police said. A roadshow by the RLD reached Nona Kheri village under Titawi area when BJP supporters allegedly confronted it. The confrontation turned into a violent clash […]

I-T searches: BJYM workers stage protest in Indore

Indore ;  Activists of the Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Sunday staged a protest near Rajwada Palace here in Madhya Pradesh on a day when the Income Tax department conducted searches at the house of Praveen Kakkad, the former OSD to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath. During the […]

KKR beat Rajasthan Royals by 8 wickets

Jaipur ; Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rajasthan Royals by 8 wickets in an IPL match here Sunday. Brief Score: Rajasthan Royals: 139 for 3 in 20 overs (Steve Smith 73; Harry Gurney 2/25). Kolkata Knight Riders: 140 for 2 in 13.5 overs (Chris Lynn 50, Sunil Narine 47; Shreyas […]

BJP to release manifesto for Lok Sabha polls on Monday

New Delhi :  The BJP will release its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls scheduled to start from April 11 on Monday, with issues of development and national security set to be its key highlights. Top party leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its chief Amit Shah, will […]

Karthik happy with clinical team effort

Jaipur : Kolkata Knight Riders captain Dinesh Karthik Sunday praised his players for their all-round clinical effort in his side’s eight-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in an IPL match but said they need to improve in certain aspects. “It was a pretty clinical effort, the bowlers bowled well and […]

Rupee slips 37 paise to 69.60 vs USD in early trade

Mumbai : The rupee depreciated by 37 paise to 69.60 against the US dollar in early trade Monday owing to increased demand for the greenback from importers and banks. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange, the rupee opened on a weak note at 69.40 then fell further to 69.60 against […]

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