Day: April 19, 2019

Russia report tells how angry Trump wanted Mueller fired

Washington : Fearing that his presidency was doomed, an angry Donald Trump pushed for Robert Mueller to be fired before he could deepen his probe into Russian election meddling, the special counsel’s long-awaited report said Thursday. The more than 400-page document, made public in redacted form by the Justice […]

Malian PM over surge of violence

Bamako :  Mali’s prime minister and cabinet resigned Thursday following a motion of no confidence in the government over its handling of violence in the centre of the country, according to the presidency. A statement from President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s office said he had accepted Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga’s resignation, […]

US ‘encouraged’ in Sudan, sends envoy

Washington : The United States has praised orders by Sudan’s new military leader to free political prisoners and end a night curfew as it dispatched an envoy to Khartoum to encourage a transition to democracy. Makila James, the deputy assistant secretary of state who is in charge of eastern […]

Priyanka Chaturvedi resigns from Congress

New Delhi : national spokesperson and convenor of party’s media cell Priyanka Chaturvedi resigned from the party, sources said. After quitting all the posts in the party, Chaturvedi sent her resignation to the party’s top brass. She has also changed her introduction in her Twitter account where she had […]

Hardik Patel slapped at poll rally in Gujarat

Ahmedabad :  Congress leader Hardik Patel was slapped by an unidentified man while addressing a poll rally on Friday in a village in Gujarat’s Surendranagar district. The incident was captured on cameras of news channels covering the rally in the district, around 130 km from here. As soon as […]

36.31 per cent voting reported till 1 PM in Karnataka

Bengaluru : An estimated 36.31 per centvoter turnout was reported till 1 PM Thursday in Karnataka, where 14 Lok Sabha constituencies are going to the polls in the first phase. The Congress-JD(S) alliance and BJP are in direct contest in Karnataka. The highest turnout was recorded in Dakshina Kannada […]

BJP attacks Tejashwi over his tweets against Modi

New Delhi : The BJP Thursday accused RJD leadership of promoting dynasty and using politics for personal “enjoyment”, as it hit out at Tejashwi Yadav after he questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s OBC credentials. BJP general secretary Bhupendra Yadav accused Tejashwi Yadav, son of Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu […]

LS polls: 60 pc polling till 3 pm in Chhattisgarh

Raipur : Nearly 60 per cent polling was recorded till 3 pm in Chhattisgarh’s three Lok Sabha seats on Thursday as people stood in long queues and braved the scorching heat to cast their votes, an official said. Voting in the second phase of polling in the state began […]

EC lets off Union minister Naqvi with warning for ‘Modiji ki sena’ remark

New Delhi  :   The Election Commission Thursday let off Minority Affairs Minister and BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi with a light rap for his ‘Modiji ki sena’ remark and “warned” him against using the armed forces for political propaganda. It also asked him to be “careful in the future” […]

Maharashtra: 57.22 pc polling in 2nd phase

Mumbai : An average 57.22 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 5 pm across 10 constituencies in Maharashtra which went to the polls in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections Thursday, an official said. The final turnout in Thursday’s polling in the state will be known later […]

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