In a scene filled with celebs & political bigwigs, AAP confident of making mark in Delhi
New Delhi, : The electoral landscape of Delhi in the Lok Sabha elections may be dotted with political heavyweights and celebrities fielded by BJP and Congress but in the three-cornered contest in the National capital in the seven Parliamentary seats, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party feels that it has an edge over mainstream parties due to […]
Clamour of ‘change’ in Trinamool held seat and onetime Marxists fort
Suri (West Bengal), : A large section of voters in Birbhum parliamentary constituency is certainly committed Mamata Banerjee admirers and would thus obviously vote for the sitting MP Shatabdi Roy. But there are some sections of people – who feel the ‘change is imminent’ as people want return of Narendra Modi regime at the Centre […]
Sultry morning in Delhi
New Delhi, : Delhiites on Wednesday woke up to a sultry morning, with minimum temperature settling at 27.1 degrees Celsius, four notches above the normal. The relative humidity till 0830 was pegged at 56 per cent. According to the MeT Department, there will be mainly clear sky becoming partly cloudy towards afternoon or evening. The […]
BJP claims to be victim of police and CPI (M) during East Tripura elections
Agartala, : The ruling BJP in Tripura has alleged that a section of police worked directly to benefit the CPI (M) during the elections, after voting in the state concluded on Tuesday. Police arrested a presiding officer from a polling booth in Dharmanagar in North Tripura who was found pressing EVM buttons in the name […]
BJP has unhealthy obsession with bombs, IEDs, nuclear arsenal: Mehbooba
Srinagar, Apr 24 : Alleging that Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has an unhealthy obsession with bombs, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and nuclear arsenal, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said though these violent remarks are unwarranted and shameful, she is not expecting Election Commission of India (ECI) to act since it is in […]
Russia successfully tests world’s first floating nuclear power plant
Moscow, Apr 24 : Russia has successfully tested the world’s first floating nuclear power plant (NPP), a subsidiary of Rosatom nuclear corporation confirmed on Wednesday. “Successful tests are a great achievement of a large team of Rosatom. In recent months, all necessary inspections of the NPP’s systems and equipment have been carried out with a […]
Sri Lanka detains 18 more people over Easter blasts
Colombo, Apr 24 : The Sri Lankan authorities arrest 18 more people over suspected involvement in a series of deadly attacks. According to previous reports, 40 suspects were detained in connection to the attacks, Ada Derana news portal reported on Wednesday. At least six suicide bombers involved in six attacks on Sunday— three at luxury […]
Trump meets Twitter CEO Dorsey to discuss social media
Washington, Apr 24 (UNI) Hours after accusing Twitter of ‘discriminatory’ behavior toward conservative users, US President Donald Trump met with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to discuss social media. The meeting was confirmed by Trump, who tweeted a photo of the meeting on Tuesday, CNN reported. ‘Great meeting this afternoon at the White House with Jack […]
Denied ticket by BJP, Udit Raj joins Congress
New Delhi, Apr 24 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Udit Raj joined the Congress on Wednesday after being denied a ticket by the saffron party from North-West Delhi Lok Sabha seat. Raj joined the party after meeting Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday morning. Mr Gandhi welcomed him into the Congress party. The development […]
J&K records 13.63 % voter turnout in first leg of III Phase polls for Anantnag PC: Shailendra
SRINAGAR, : Incident-free voting marked the first leg of three-phase polling for Anantnag Parliamentary constituency of J&K with a total voter turnout of 13.63 per cent. Addressing media persons here this evening, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) J&K, Shailendra Kumar said that the overall percentage recorded in the District during today’s polling was 13.63 with the […]