Day: May 20, 2019

C’garh BJP leader held for molestation

Raipur : A BJP leader was Sunday arrested for allegedly molesting a 34-year-old woman here, police said. Prakash Bajaj (42) was arrested on charges of molestation following a complaint lodged by the woman at Civil Lines police station here, an official said. Bajaj is a member of the state […]

Around 71% polling in Himachal

Shimla : The four Lok Sabha seats of Himachal Pradesh witnessed a voter turnout of around 71 per cent on Sunday, higher than the 2014 general election’s polling percentage of 64.45, officials said. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur claimed that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would repeat its […]

Three of family drown near Pune

Pune :  Three members of a family, including a minor, drowned in the backwaters of a dam near Talegaon in the district during a picnic on Sunday afternoon, police said. Three other members of the family were rescued by a team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), which […]

Exit polls gossip, don’t trust them: Mamata

Kolkata : Dubbing exit polls as “gossip”, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said she doesn’t trust such surveys as the “game plan” is to use them for “manipulation” of EVMs. The Bengal BJP was quick to hit back, asking Banerjee to “stop living […]

BJP worker shot dead by Congress leader in MP

Indore : A 60-year BJP worker was allegedly shot dead by a Congress leader in Paliya village in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, police said. The incident took place some time before the polling for the Indore Lok Sabha seat came to an end, police said. Talking […]

Exit polls say BJP will repeat 2014 performance in Delhi

New Delhi : Most exit polls predicted a sweep for the BJP in Delhi with some predicting that the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP may draw a blank in the national capital in the Lok Sabha election, results of which are scheduled to be declared on May 23. Some exit polls […]

No voting at four polling booths in Ferozepur

Chandigarh :  No polling took place at four booths in Ferozepur Parliamentary Constituency in Punjab on Sunday, officials said. There was no voter turnout at polling booth number 61, 62, 63 and 64 which were set at a school in cantonment area of Ferozepur city. “There is a report […]

UP: Woman arrested for killing husband with lover’s help

Muzaffarnagar:  Shamli police have arrested a woman, her lover and two others for allegedly beating her husband to death in the district’s Khedi Kemru village, officials said on Monday. The body of the deceased, Harish alias Sonu (31), was found in a drain on May 15, they said. Earlier, […]

Afghan coach Simmons to quit after World Cup

New Delhi ; Former West Indies allrounder Phil Simmons will step down from his position as Afghanistan coach after the end of the ICC men’s World Cup. Simmons, who took over the position in December 2017, said he has achieved his target of taking Afghanistan to the World Cup […]

Markets soar in early trade; Sensex zooms 942 points, rupee gains 79 paise

Mumbai :  Domestic financial markets Monday cheered exit poll results that showed the ruling NDA is likely to win the general elections, with the benchmark BSE Sensex skyrocketing over 900 points, and the rupee appreciating 79 paise against the US dollar. After soaring over 962 points in early session, […]

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