Month: April 2019

Americans await bombshell Mueller report

Washington : Nearly four weeks after President Donald Trump declared himself completely exonerated, Americans will on Thursday get a chance to see the evidence themselves with the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s final report on Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Widespread doubt and suspicion has remained […]

Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi, says he “divided” country

Kannur(Ker) :  Hitting out at the Prime Minister,Congress President Rahul Gandhi Wednesday alleged that Narendra Modihas “divided” the country and made it fight within itself. Speaking to reporters here after the Parliamentary coordination committee meeting, Gandhiheld Modi responsible for the rising unemployment among the youth, farmers’ suicides and allegedly […]

Rains, thunderstorm leave nearly 50 dead in 4 states

Jaipur/Bhopal/Ahmedabad :  Nearly 50 people were killed as rains coupled with thunderstorm and lightning hit several parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra overnight, officials said Wednesday. The unseasonal rains and storm also caused damage to property and crops in Gujarat and Rajasthan. Rajasthan witnessed the maximum casualties […]

9.2 per cent voter turnout recorded till 9 am in Bihar

Patna : About 9.2 per cent of the over 86 lakh electorate in Bihar exercised their franchise in the first two hours of polling on Thursday, with reports of EVM malfunctioning and poll boycott in some booths. Altogether 86.01 lakh persons are eligible to vote to decide the fate […]

Teacher on poll duty dies of heart attack in C’garh

Kanker : A teacher, who was on election duty at a polling booth in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district, died of a heart attack on Thursday, an official said. The deceased, Tukalu Ram Nareti, an assistant teacher in a government school, was deputed as the polling officer at Kamta booth (no.186) […]

RCB will seek to stay afloat when they clash with KKR

Kolkata : Their house in complete disorder after seven defeats from eight outings, the Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore will be desperate for a win to stay afloat in the IPL when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders here on Friday. It would be a great opportunity for the […]

Voting picks up in UP, over 24 pc recorded by 11 am

Lucknow : Voting picked up with an overall polling percentage of 24.31 being reported from eight parliamentary constituencies in Uttar Pradesh in the first four hours. Polling is underway in Nagina (SC), Amroha, Bulandshahr (SC), Aligarh, Hathras (SC), Fatehpur Sikri, Mathura and Agra (SC) constituencies in the second […]

CSK exposed for the first time: Fleming on loss to SRH

Hyderabad : Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming says his team was “exposed” for the first time this IPL in the six-wicket loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad and it would be interesting to see how the side, which doesn’t believe in over-analysing, responds to the setback. Chennai suffered only their […]

Voting underway in 14 Karnataka seats; Deve Gowda, grandsons in fray

Bengaluru : Voting is underway in 14 of the 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, where the contest is mainly between the ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition and the BJP, in the second phase of parliamentary polls. Prominent contestants in this phase include former prime minister H D Deve Gowda (Tumkur), […]

Rahul urges voters to ‘vote for Nyay’

New Delhi :  As voting for the second phase of polling started Thursday morning, Congress president Rahul Gandhi urged voters to “vote for Nyay” (justice). Gandhi also appealed to voters to vote for justice to the unemployed youth, struggling farmers, small businessmen and those who were persecuted due to […]

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