Month: October 2019

Former TMC leader Sovan Chatterjee questioned by CBI in

Kolkata, Oct 24 : Former TMC leader Sovan Chatterjee, who recently joined the BJP, was being questioned by CBI on Thursday in connection with the multi-crore Saradha scam, sources in the central agency said. Chatterjee, a former Mayor of Kolkata, was accompanied by his friend Baisakhi Banerjee to the […]

Normal life remains affected in Kashmir

Srinagar, Oct 24 : Normal life remained affected in the Kashmir Valley for the 81st consecutive day on Thursday with main markets shut and public transport off the roads, officials said. Main markets and other business establishments were shut across the Valley, even as some shops opened for a […]

Guj Bypolls: Congress leading on four seats, BJP on two

Ahmedabad, Oct 24 : Of the six Assembly seats in Gujarat where bypolls were held on October 21, the Congress is now leading on four seats while the ruling BJP is ahead on two seats. In Radhanpur (Patan district), OBC leader and BJP candidate Alpesh Thakor is trailing behind […]

Maha polls: BJP wins 3 seats, Sena 2, Independent 1

Mumbai, Oct 24 : The BJP won three Assembly seats, the Shiv Sena bagged two and an Independent candidate emerged victorious on one seat in Maharashtra on Thursday, as per the results announced by the Election Commission so far. Senior BJP leader and state school education minister Ashish Shelar […]

TRS on course to win Huzurnagar bypoll in T’gana

Hyderabad, Oct 24 : The ruling TRS in Telangana was on course to win the October 21 bypoll to Huzurnagar Assembly constituency, as it maintained a consistent lead over the opposition Congress during the counting of votes on Thursday. TRS nominee S Saidi Reddy was leading by more than […]

Haryana will not tolerate BJP’s misgovernance any more: Selja

New Delhi, Oct 24 : The people of Haryana had rejected the ruling BJP and was ready to “embrace a new dawn of justice”, state Congress chief Kumari Selja said on Thursday as trends showed no clear winner. The BJP was leading in 38 seats and the Congress in […]

Case against film director on actress Manju Warrier’s

Thrissur (Ker), Oct 24 : Kerala police have registered a case against ad filmmaker-turned-director Shrikumar Menon on a complaint lodged by popular Malayalam actress Manju Warrier for allegedly threatening and defaming her on the social media. She had on October 22 met the State police chief Loknath Behera and […]

Punjab bypolls: Cong set to win 2, SAD 1

Chandigarh, Oct 24 : The ruling Congress is all set to win two seats, Jalalabad and Phagwara, while the Shiromani Akali Dal is also going to register victory over the Dakha seat in the Punjab bypolls, according to latest trends. There is a close fight on the Mukerian assembly […]

Sikkim CM wins from Poklok Kamrang seat, BJP bags Martam

Gangtok, Oct 24 : Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang aka PS Golay won the by-poll to the Poklok Kamrang Assembly seat by 8,953 votes. The Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) founder defeated his nearest rival Moses Rai of the Sikkim Democratic Front, an election official said. While Golay registered […]

Fitch cuts India’s FY20 GDP growth forecast to 5.5 pc

New Delhi, Oct 24 : Fitch Ratings on Thursday slashed India’s GDP growth forecast in the current fiscal to 5.5 per cent saying a large credit squeeze emanating from shadow banks has pushed economic growth to a six year low. Fitch, which had in June this year put India’s […]

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