Day: April 27, 2019

Sri Lankan Catholic leader ‘betrayed’ by intelligence failures

Colombo : Sri Lanka’s Catholic leader said Friday he felt “betrayed” by the government’s failure to act on warnings that could have prevented the Easter bombings, adding that services would not resume until security could be guaranteed. The government has admitted major lapses over the foreign intelligence warning that […]

Macron tax cuts to help 15 million, but ‘yellow vests’ continue fight

Paris : France’s finance minister promised Friday that some 15 million households would benefit from tax cuts announced by President Emmanuel Macron, but the move did little to calm tempers among “yellow vest” protesters. In a major address on Thursday night, the French leader promised a new round of […]

EC not letting state government discharge its duties, alleges Andhra CM

New Delhi : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Friday accused the Election Commission of usurping the powers of his government and preventing it from discharging its duties. In a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, he said the chief electoral officer (CEO) of Andhra Pradesh had […]

Modi’s appeal to people to vote shows he is nervous, sensing defeat: Cong

New Delhi : The Congress Friday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to people to vote in large numbers shows that he is nervous and is sensing defeat after the first three phases of the Lok Sabha polls. The opposition party also seized on Modi’s remarks that the […]

Yeddyurappa asks EC to reconsider decision to relax code in Karnataka

Bengaluru :  Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa has requested the Election Commission to reconsider its decision to “relax” the model code of conduct for the state government and to direct it to strictly abide by the code. Stating that the decisions of the state government on various projects […]

PM did nothing for water scarce Bundelkhand: Akhilesh

Jhansi (UP):  Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of doing nothing for the “thirsty” Bundelkhand region of the state. The SP chief also dubbed Yogi Adityanath as “baba chief minister” and said that till yesterday he had faith in ‘babas’ but after non-fulfilment of […]

Priyanka’s own decision not to contest from Varanasi: Sam Pitroda

Jaipur :  Congress leader Sam Pitroda Friday said it was Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s own decision not to contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat. Speculation over Priyanka Gandhi’s electoral debut from Modi’s constituency ended Thursday when the Congress fielded Ajay Rai […]

3 held for stealing luxurious motorcycles in Delhi

New Delhi :  Three men, who allegedly stole luxurious motorcycles from various parts of the national capital, were arrested along with firearms in west Delhi’s Punjabi Bagh, police said Friday. The accused persons were identified as Prince (28), Pankaj Singh (30) and Sunny Rai (29), all residents of Siwan […]

Absolute peace in Nagaland in past one year: CFMG chief

Kohima :  Nagaland has been witnessing “absolute peace” for nearly a year now with no exchange of fire between the armed forces and different Naga groups, a top official of the Ceasefire Monitoring Group (CFMG) claimed on Friday. Interacting with media persons at the state guest house here, CFMG […]

for Saturday, April 27

CRICKET: *IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur. *Other stories related to Indian and international cricket. SHOOTING: *ISSF World Cup in Beijing. WRESTLING: *Asian Wrestling Championships in Xi’an, China PTI  27/4/2019

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