Day: July 3, 2019

Rahul formally quits as Congress pres, says accountability crucial for growth of party

New Delhi, Jul 3: Asserting that he is no longer the Congress president, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said in a letter that it had been an honour to serve the party whose values and ideals have served as the “lifeblood of this beautiful nation” As president of the Congress, […]

m-KISAN PORTAL

open view news desk Information and services available on mkisan portal i.e. https://mkisan.gov.in are crop specific advisories to farmers through SMS and Voice; Pull SMS service for farmers to register themselves and give feedback on the service; Interactive Voice Response System service and extreme weather alert for farmers. 24,62,37,10,138 SMSs […]

Going for growth, India set to borrow more – economists

BENGALURU – India’s government will turn on the fiscal taps in the federal budget on Friday and revise its borrowing target slightly higher for this year and next, prompted by a slowing economy and weak jobs growth, a Reuters poll of economists showed. After winning a second term […]

Trump Facebook ads use models to portray actual supporters

NEW YORK — A series of Facebook video ads for President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign shows what appears to be a young woman strolling on a beach in Florida, a Hispanic man on a city street in Texas and a bearded hipster in a coffee shop in Washington, […]

Show of hands on immigrant health care belies a thorny issue

WASHINGTON — In one unanimous show of hands, Democratic presidential candidates moved to the mainstream the idea of full health insurance for people who don’t have legal permission to be in the United States. But turning that debate-night moment into reality would mean reversing longstanding federal policies that […]

Former Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca has died at age 94

DETROIT — Lee Iacocca, the auto executive and master pitchman who put the Mustang in Ford’s lineup in the 1960s and became a corporate folk hero when he resurrected Chrysler 20 years later, has died in Bel Air, California. He was 94. Two former Chrysler executives who worked […]

Akash Vijayvargiya wasn’t welcomed on release: Indore BJP

Indore, Jul 2: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stern message regarding the assault by BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya on a civic official, local party leaders claimed Tuesday that Vijayvargiya was not welcomed upon his release. Akash, son of BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, was caught on tv cameras last […]

My enemies keep exposing themselves: Kangana

Mumbai, Jul 3: Kangana Ranaut says rather than her working to expose people, it is her enemies who keep doing the job for the actor. Over the years, the actor has publicly called out prominent people from Bollywood, including Karan Johar, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt among others, over […]

Six dead, 19 missing in Maharashtra dam breach

Mumbai, Jul 3: At least six people were killed and 19 went missing after a dam in Maharashtra’s coastal Konkan region breached following incessant rains leading to flood-like situation in downstream villages, officials said on Wednesday. The Tiware dam in Ratnagiri district developed a breach late Tuesday night after […]

Amit Shah on 2-day visit to Gujarat

New Delhi, Jul 3: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is visiting Gujarat on Wednesday, during which he will attend a number of public functions and inaugurate a flyover in Ahmedabad, officials said. This will be Shah’s first visit to Gujarat after assuming charge as the Union Home Minister. He […]

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