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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief M K Stalin on Thursday said the first thing his party would do, if voted to power in the assembly elections, would be to probe the mystery surrounding the death of former chief Minister Jayalalitha and send those involved behind bars.Only a thorough probe into the...
23:03
Pakistani troops on Thursday resorted to fresh mortar shelling and firing along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district in which one person was injured.At about 1800 hours, Pakistani army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by shelling with mortars and firing of small arms...
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The Election Commission did not authorise anyone to seize a Tamil book on the Rafale deal and action has been taken against officials involved in the action, Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa said on Thursday.All those involved in the action have been removed, Lavasa said.The Commission has...
21:35
Statement from Jet Airways Lenders:'The Lenders of Jet Airways (India) Limited met today to take stock of the current situation of the Company.'The Lenders intend to pursue the Bank-Led Resolution Plan for sale of stake in the company in a time-bound manner under the present legal and regulatory...
21:17
Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah has said that it was his party's decision not to give Lok Sabha poll tickets to those above 75 years of age, leading to veteran leaders like L K Advani and Murali Manohar Joshi missing out.Shah also said he wanted 'direct mandate' from people to come to...
20:45
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani's blog:'Advani Ji perfectly sums up the true essence of BJP, most notably the guiding Mantra of 'Nation First, Party Next, Self Last.''Proud to be a BJP Karyakarta and proud that greats like L K Advani Ji have...
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Police on Thursday busted a terrorist hideout and found a rifle, which is used by the Pakistani army, in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, officials in Jammu said.On a specific information, police launched a search operation in Marwah-Dacchan area of Kishtwar district and busted a hideout in...
20:24
Close on the heels of the controversy over Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's 'Modi ki Sena' remark, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi was caught on camera making a similar comment, from which he sought to wriggle out on Thursday.At an election rally in Rampur on Wednesday, the...
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Two Indian Air Force personnel including a squadron leader were killed and as many others suffered injuries in a road 'accident' early on Thursday near the Awantipora Air Force station in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, a defence official here said.Four IAF personnel met an accident this...
19:46
Market top losers today.
19:46
Congress president Rahul Gandhi has an emotional link with Kerala's Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency from where he is contesting polls besides his family bastion Amethi, party leaders said in Wayanad on Thursday.An urn containing the ashes of his father and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was...
18:46
Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani writes a blog ahead of party's Foundation Day on April 6.He writes, 'Right from its inception, (the) BJP has never regarded those who disagree with us politically as our 'enemies', but only as our adversaries.''In our conception of Indian...
18:42
The release of PM Narendra Modi, a biopic on the prime minister, has been postponed till further notice, its producer Sandip Ssingh said on Thursday.'This is to confirm, our film PM Narendra Modi is not releasing on 5th April. Will update soon,' Ssingh posted on Twitter.The Congress had...
18:08
Congress spokesperson Anand Sharma on Thursday attacked the ruling party in Mumbai while outlining the Congress party's manifesto for the 2019 general elections. Two days after it released its manifesto in New Delhi, the Congress party hosted a press meet in Mumbai to...
17:39
Peter's bail application was rejected Thursday by CBI special Judge Jayendra Chandrasen Jagdale. In an order dictated in an open court he stated: I would like to specify that this court is directing the hospital authorities of Asian Heat and JJ hospital in respect of post...
17:03
Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh may face action for campaigning for Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. The Election Commission has said he has violated the rules of his constitutional post.Today, President Ram Nath Kovind has sent the file to the government for...
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Two Indian Air Force personnel were killed in a road accident at Awantipora in south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Thursday. The IAF has an operational base in Awantipora. The Air Force will be conducting an inquiry in the matter. Further details are awaited.
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Jammu & Kashmir: A vehicle carrying Indian Air Force personnel met with an accident earlier today in Awantipora, casualties feared. More details awaited.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said if Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to power, he would throw away the Constitution and change the country from a democracy to a totalitarian regime. Modi has three slogans loot, riots and kill the people, she said at a rally...
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Just In: BJP president Amit Shah, who was due to attend election meetings in Warangal and Karimnagar in Andhra Pradesh today, has called them off as he has been summoned to New Delhi by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an urgent meeting.
15:54
The Congress on Thursday fielded Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath's son Nakul Nath from the Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency. The party also announced that Kamal Nath will contest the bypoll from the Chhindwara assembly constituency. A total of 12 Lok Sabha candidates were...
15:12
Four Border Security Force jawans have been killed in an encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh today, police said. Two other personnel were injured in the encounter, which took place in Kanker district, police said. Representational image.
14:32
Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad: I have come to Kerala to send a message that India is one, be it North, South, East or West. My aim is to send a message, there is a feeling in South India that the way the Centre, Modiji and RSS are working its like an assault on culture and languages in South. I...
14:22
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday poked fun at the BJP by asking if it will release its manifesto of achhe din after the elections. Vikas puch raha hai...Pradhanji ka acche din wala ghoshna patra kya chunav baad ayega? Is baar toh BJP wale ek-dusre se bhi nahi keh pa rahe 'acche...
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The Reserve Bank Thursday cut the retail inflation forecast to 2.9-3 per cent for the first half of current fiscal, mainly due to lower food and fuel prices as well as expectation of a normal rainy season. The RBI has reduced the key policy rate by 25 basis points to 6 per cent. The...
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Asserting that her brother Rahul Gandhi is the most courageous man she knows, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday urged the people of Wayanad to take care of him. Her appeal to the people of Wayanad came after AICC president Rahul Gandhi filed nomination from the...
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The Enforcement Directorate Thursday filed a supplementary charge sheet against Christian Michel, the alleged middleman arrested in the AgustaWestland chopper scam, before a Delhi court. The charge sheet was also filed against two firms -- Global Services FZE and Global Traders and one of...
13:06
Braving the scorching heat, Congress President Rahul Gandhi, accompanied by his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, began a roadshow Thursday in the hilly Wayanad constituency as part of his poll campaign for the April 23 Lok Sabha elections. The AICC chief, along with the state leaders including...
12:34
The Congress has finally drawn a line in the sand over its pro-poor credentials. 'The rich better watch out.Saisuresh Sivaswamy's take on the elections from television and the newspapers.A must read column, folks!
12:16
The Reserve Bank of India Thursday cut benchmark interest rate by 0.25 per cent for the second time in a row to bring interest rate to the lowest level in one year on softening inflation. The central bank, however, kept monetary policy stance at 'neutral'. In the second policy review under...
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BJP leader Smriti Irani Thursday attacked Congress president Rahul Gandhi, saying his decision to contest from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala was an insult to the people of Amethi. Rahul is contesting from the seat in Kerala in addition to his traditional stronghold of Amethi in Uttar...
12:03
RBI cuts repo rate by 25 base points to 6% from 6.25%
12:03
The Congress tweeted a couple of pictures from Wayanad showing people lining the streets ahead of Rahul Gandhi's arrival. @INCIndia tweeted: The narrow lanes of Wayanad are packed to the brim with excited onlookers waiting in anticipation for Congress President @RahulGandhi to arrive & file...
11:50
Congress President Rahul Gandhi files his nomination from the Wayanad parliamentary constituency. He will also be contesting from the Gandhi family bastion, Amethi. Kerala's Wayanad has shot to limelight with Rahul Gandhi choosing the tribal-dominated constituency, but forest dwellers remain...
11:30
The Supreme Court refuses to give an urgent hearing to a mentioning seeking to defer polling for the Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu to April 21, on the ground that the polling should be postponed due to Easter festivities. The date of the Lok Sabha poll is April 18 in Tamil Nadu and...
10:58
Congress President Rahul Gandhi has reached Wayanad in Kerala to file his nomination for his second seat. Gandhi is being accompanied by his sister and AICC in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The Congress president will hold a roadshow before filing the...
10:32
Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Sultanpur Lok Sabha constituency Maneka Gandhi has accused Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati of selling party tickets for Rs 15-20 crore each.Everybody knows Mayawati sells party tickets and even her party members take pride in telling...
10:01
The Bharatiya Janata Party has topped the chart of political advertisers on Google with an advertisement spent share of around 32 per cent, while its rival Congress is ranked sixth with a meagre 0.14 per cent share. Political parties and their affiliates have spent Rs 3.76 crore on...
09:50
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday announced Hasmukh S Patel as a replacement for actor-politician Paresh Rawal from the Ahmedabad East for the ensuing Lok Sabha election.Patel is a former BJP MLA.Paresh Rawal, a sitting Member of Parliament from Ahmedabad East constituency, had previously...
08:44
United States President Donald Trump said that the last meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended abruptly without reaching an agreement as Pyongyang was not ready for a deal.Yonhap news agency quoted the US President while addressing the National Republican Congressional Committee on...
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M K Stalin dared the Income Tax department on Wednesday to conduct raids on the premises of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Definitely there are crores of money stashed in Modi's house and will the IT department be ready to conduct the raids on Modi's...
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The government on Wednesday declined to comment on United States space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration's assessment that India's anti-satellite weapon test last week led to creation of 400 pieces of space debris that could pose a threat to the International Space Station.When...
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