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Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will begin his campaign in the four States of Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur and Mizoram for the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday.This is his travel program:Tuesday, March 18:11:30 am : Public meeting at Subansiri Stadium, Ziro, District Lower Subansiri,...
20:30
Militants today fired rockets at a NATO container in the restive tribal region in Pakistan's northwest that borders Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the incident that took place in Khyber Agency's Shagai area.Meanwhile, a cement factory van was blown up in a remote control bomb...
20:24
Gawker reports: According to WNYC, there are 634 runways in range of the missing flight.The Atlantic's Jim Fallows points out that not all of them, though, are big enough to handle a Boeing 777.Read the full article here
19:39
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar today warned Medical Education Minister and NCP leader from Nandurbar, Vijaykumar Gavit of expulsion from the ministry and party if his daughter gets the BJP ticket from the tribal constituency from North Maharashtra.If Gavit gets his daughter to...
19:22
A strongly felt earthquake has rolled across Los Angeles.The U.S. Geological Survey says the preliminary magnitude was magnitude 4.7 and was centred eight km north-northwest of the city's Westwood neighbourhood.Read the full story here
19:02
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today questioned why BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi needed a safe seat to contest the Lok Sabha elections.If Modi is so sure about his win and there is a Modi wave in the country, then why is he looking for a safe seat? He can contest anywhere in...
18:59
With a view to minimise the risk of rebellion and sabotage within the alliance in all the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra, the ruling Congress and NCP have set up a ten-member committee to resolve differences as and when they crop up.Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar told reporters here...
18:13
Notwithstanding China's strong criticism of US President Barack Obama's recent meeting with the Dalai Lama, Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet his American counterpart on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in the Netherlands next week.The bilateral meeting, the first between...
17:52
Sri Lankan police have arrested two rights activists under an anti-terrorism law to prevent them from spreading communal disharmony in the country's war-torn northern region, ahead of voting on a resolution against the country at the UNHRC.Two people were arrested at 10.30 last night under the...
16:46
FT reportsThe crisis in Crimea escalated on Monday as the region's parliament declared the Black Sea peninsula an independent sovereign state' and asking to be incorporated into the Russian Federation.The announcement came hours after the region's election commission confirmed that 96.7 per cent...
16:38
Taking a dig at Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, BJP today said he was attacking its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi only to remain in the limelight.If Arvind Kejriwal wants to remain in limelight, he has to chant 'Namo Namo'. He knows that he is doing 'Modi-Modi' only to remain...
16:01
Shiv Sena spokesman Rahul Narvekar, who recently withdrew his candidature from the legislative council elections, joined the Nationalist Congress Party today.More details are awaited.
15:35
US President Barack Obama has warned Vladimir Putin that the international community will never recognise the Crimea referendum to secede from Ukraine and the West is prepared to impose additional costs on Russia for its actions. Obama, in a telephonic conversation with Putin yesterday after the...
15:11
Terming Congress a sinking ship, senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley today said even its senior leaders have decided to desert the party while some are refusing to contest the Lok Sabha elections.Faced with odds, even senior leaders have decided to desert the sinking ship. Some are refusing to...
14:28
A chief minister has to take responsibility if riots take place in a state under his watch, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said today against the backdrop of the 2002 Gujarat communal violence. I am a chief minister and something happens in my state, I have to take the responsibility.I cannot say no. I...
14:25
Here is an interesting photo feature on how Hindus celebrate Holi in Pakistan. Take a look.
14:16
The Hindubusinessline reports: India remains the biggest buyer of arms in the world, importing nearly three times as many weapons as its nearest competitors China and Pakistan over the last five years, a Swedish think tank said today.Read the full story here
13:56
The scenario that best fits the facts is a spontaneously initiated drastic political protest by the captain that went awry.Read the full article here
12:06
Curfew remained in force in parts of Bandipora district of north Kashmir for the third day today following death of a youth in alleged police firing on Friday, even as life elsewhere in the Valley returned to normal after two days of strike and restrictions.Curfew remains in force in some parts...
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