21:23
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny says he has gathered enough nominations to challenge Vladimir Putin in March's presidential election.His supporters met in 20 cities across the country to secure the signatures.Navalny is still unlikely to run as election officials ruled him ineligible...
20:53
The Uttar Pradesh Police was today put on maximum alert in view of the RSS-affiliate Hindu Jagran Manch's threat to all Aligarh schools against celebrating Christmas.All district police chiefs have been asked to tighten vigil and ensure that Christmas festivities pass off smoothly without any...
20:11
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to make his debut at the World Economic Forum's annual jamboree of the global elite in the snow-laden Swiss resort town of Davos next month, where he is also expected to address a special plenary session.While the final list of participants would be released...
19:51
NDA Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar today said Congress president Rahul Gandhi's charm would not spell magic in next year's Karnataka assembly polls and Congress would taste defeat as it did it in Gujarat polls for playing caste politics.Rahul Gandhi's charm will not spell any magic in...
19:34
A day after Pakistani troops killed Sepoy Pargat Singh, his father today exhorted the Centre to avenge the killing of his son and other Indiansoldiers.Pargat Singh was one of the four soldiers killed in a ceasefire violation along the Line of Control in Keri sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri...
19:12
Friends and family of former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav today organised a bike rally in his support in Mumbai, a day before his mother and wife are scheduled to meet him in a Pakistani prison.Organisers said that the rally started from Arthur Road and culminated at Currey Road in...
18:47
The RK Nagar bypoll results are not what Dravida Munnetra Kazagham had hoped. After its candidate Maruthu Ganesh came in third in the election, which Dinakaran won with a margin of over 40,000 votes, Stalin said, Not DMK, it was the Election Commission of India that faced a Himalayan...
18:40
This is one record the BJP candidate who contested the RK Nagar bypoll will not be proud of, as NOTA got more votes than he did. While the main battle was confined to the giants -- TTV Dinakaran and AIADMK veteran E Madhusudhanan, in an interesting aside, NOTA pipped the saffron...
18:25
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board said on Sunday that it will request Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withhold and withdraw a proposed bill that criminalises the practice of instant triple talaq.Criticising The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017, AIMPLB spokesperson...
18:05
Here are the final figures from the RK Nagar bypoll, according to the Election Commission:>> TTV Dhinakaran at 89013 votes>> AIADMK's E. Madhusudhanan at 48,306 votes>> DMK's N Marudhu Ganesh at 24,651>> BJP's Karu Nagarajan at 1,417 votes
17:49
A day after an army officer, a Lance Naik and two jawans lost their lives in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir's Keri sector, the Congress questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment and assurance to keeping the Line of Control and International Border...
17:19
Sidelined leader TTV Dinakaran has won the RK Nagar bypoll. The AIADMK came in a distant second while the DMK came in third. Dinakaran won the bypoll by over 40,000 votes. Earlier during counting as he raced ahead of his competitors, Dinakaran had said, We are the true AIADMK...people of RK...
16:43
North Korea on Sunday has termed the new United Nations sanctions as an 'act of war' and also said that this would lead to a complete economic blockade.The United Nations Security Council slapped new sanctions on North Korea yesterday in the backdrop of its recent ballistic missile tests.The...
16:41
Rival AIADMK leader and independent candidate T T V Dinakaran gets 72,413 votes at the end of 15th round of counting of votes for RK Nagar bypoll. AIADMK's E Madhusudanan gets 38,966 votes. N Maruthu Ganesh of DMK gets 20,388 votes.
16:23
Although there is still a year to go for the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, the state unit of the Congress today said the party would start theexercise of identifying probable candidates from mid-January.The party said the leadership might give opportunity to fresh and young faces over the...
15:50
A newly-elected BJP corporator has demanded that night shelters set up by municipal bodies during winters be named after Atal Behari Vajpayee, who represented Lucknow in Parliament, ahead of the former prime minister's birthday tomorrow.Dilip Srivastava, the corporator from Maithilisharan Gupt...
15:27
The Centre has asked all states to tighten security and take all possible steps to ensure peace ahead of Christmas and new year celebrations, anofficial said.In an advisory sent country-wide, the home ministry said a large gathering of people are expected in public places while celebrating...
15:04
Those who were close to late J N Dixit, one of Indias most distinguished diplomats, would know that he had a keen sense of humour, at times of a kind bordering on the bawdry. The latter invariably surfaced when he commented on our Track 2 protagonists. On a serious note, Indians only delude...
15:00
West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress today won the Sabang assembly constituency by-poll, by a massive margin of 64,192 votes. Trinamool candidate Gita Rani Bhunia got 1,06,179 votes while her nearest rival Rita Mondal of the the Left Front backed Communist Party of India-Marxist secured 41,987...
14:35
Taking a cue from Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy has said that the state government is planning to frame a law enabling capital punishment to rapists of minor girls.The Karnataka government is planning to frame a law enabling capital punishment to rapists of minor girls....
14:18
Five-time legislator Jairam Thakur will be the new Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, the BJP said after the party lawmakers met today to pick their chief. The meeting was attended by the party's Central observers Nirmala Sitharaman and Narendra Singh Tomar. The legislators will meet the...
13:57
Temples in Andhra Pradesh have been asked not to celebrate New Year on January 1 by the state Endowments Department, which said it was not Indian vedic culture.The Hindu Dharma Parirakshna Trust under the state Endowments Department, has issued a circular to all temples in this regard, citing a...
13:43
Fodder scam convict Lalu Prasad was on Saturday put in the same upper division cell where he stayed after the 2013 conviction in Ranchis Birsa Munda Jail, highly placed sources in the jail informed.In the upper division cell, he will be entitled to avail one mosquito net, one newspaper to read...
13:10
According to TV reports, Jairam Thakur, a five-time MLA from Seraj in Mandi district, has been selected to be the new chief minister of Himachal Pradesh.The 52-year-old leader was previously part of Dhumals cabinet and also worked as the president of the BJP state unit. Thakur is perceived to be...
12:45
Kulbhushan Jadhav's wife and mother will visit Pakistan on December 25 to meet the Indian prisoner on death row, Pakistan's foreign office said on Saturday.They will arrive by a commercial flight on December 25 and leave the same day. Indian deputy high commissioner will be the accompanying...
12:13
Prem Kumar Dhumal on Saturday night ruled himself out from the race for the post of Himachal Pradesh chief minister, a day before a meeting of BJP MLAs to elect their leader. Five-term MLA Jairam Thakur and Union minister J P Nadda are the frontrunners for the chief minister's office.A lack of...
11:56
Current Leads in the RK Nagar bypoll: TTV Dinakaran (Independent): 15,868 E Madhusudhanan (AIADMK): 7,033 N Maruthu Ganesh (DMK): 3,750 Others: 2,229
11:45
With early trends of counting of votes for RK Nagar bypoll favouring independent candidate TTV Dinakaran, the sidelined leader today said it showed that people want a change of regime.The sidelined AIADMK leader said, We are the true AIADMK... people of RK Nagar have elected Amma's...
11:05
Counting of votes for the RK Nagar bypoll suffered a temporary disruption following an alleged altercation between supporters of independent candidate T T V Dinakaran and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's E Madhusudhanan.A senior electoral official said 'altercation caused disruption',...
09:48
RK Nagar bypoll counting:Election Commission's early trends indicate T T V Dinakaran leading with 5,339 votes, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's E Madhusudhanan gets 2,738 votes, while Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's N Marudhu Ganesh gets 1,181 votes.As the trends came, Dinakaran supporters...
09:17
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, Deputy CM O Panneerselvam pay tributes to late All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam founder M G Ramachandran at his Marina Beach memorial on his 30th death anniversary. Photograph: ANI
08:19
Counting of votes begins in Chennaifor RK Nagar bypolls.For the ruling AIADMK, RK Nagar represents the legacy of J Jayalalithaa, its charismatic leader, and retaining it is vital to establish that Chief Minister E Palaniswami and his team are in control.The party had fielded AIADMK veteran E...
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