PM Modi was preparing ‘communal pitch’ but we refused to play on it: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had been indulging in polarisation throughout the election and preparing a “communal pitch”, but it refused to play on that and pursued its ‘paach nyay’ agenda. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh’s attack came over Modi’s remarks in an interview with PTI in which […]
BJP will win only one seat in UP: Akhilesh
Azamgarh (UP): Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said the INDIA bloc is getting huge support in Uttar Pradesh and claimed that the BJP will lose all Lok Sabha seats except Varanasi. Addressing a rally in support of SP’s Lalganj candidate Daroga Prasad Saroj, Yadav said, “This time, whatever strategy they (BJP) have made, […]
NDA has bagged 310 seats after five phases of LS polls: Amit Shah
Sambalpur/Keonjhar (Odisha): Claiming that the NDA has already bagged 310 seats after the completion of five phases of the Lok Sabha polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday urged the people of Odisha to free the state from “babu-raj” and allow the BJP to form government at the Centre and also in the state. […]
US unable to assist in probing Iranian President Raisi’s chopper crash due to ‘logistical reasons’: State Dept
Washington: The Iranian government has requested the US to assist in probing the deadly helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi, his foreign minister, and six others but Washington won’t assist Tehran largely due to “logistical reasons”, according to a senior American diplomat. Raisi, 63, a possible successor for Iran’s supreme leader, the 85-year-old Ayatollah […]
India likely to grow by 7.5% in Q1, says article in RBI Bulletin
Mumbai: India is likely to grow by 7.5 per cent in the first quarter of the current financial year, driven by rising aggregate demand and non-food spending in the rural economy, according to an article in the RBI’s May Bulletin released on Tuesday. The Indian economy has demonstrated marked resilience in the face of geopolitical […]
Emirates flight strikes flock of flamingos in Mumbai, prompts environmentalists’ concerns
Mumbai: An Emirates flight from Dubai struck a flock of flamingos, resulting in the death of around 40 birds in Mumbai, an official said on Tuesday. “Emirates can confirm that EK508 from Dubai to Mumbai on May 20 was involved in a bird strike incident upon landing. The aircraft landed safely and all passengers and […]
Restoration of J&K statehood is “solemn promise” we have made, will stand by it: PM Modi
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his government has made a “solemn promise” for restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood and will stand by it, adding the Centre was working very hard to create the right conditions. Noting that the record voter turnout in Srinagar is one of the “most gratifying things” he has […]
Engineer Rashid’s two sons cast their first votes for ‘truth, justice’
Langate: Having led the election campaign for their father, currently lodged in Delhi’s Tihar jail in a terror-funding case, Engineer Rashid’s two sons — both first-time voters — exercised their franchise with the hope of seeing him emerge successful from the electoral contest and walk out of prison. Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid, a […]
Give up arms, return to family: Militant’s brother says to him from polling booth
Baramulla, May 20 (PTI) A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant’s brother appealed to him to surrender in the interest of peace after he cast his vote here in the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency on Monday. Rouf Ahmad Lone is the brother of Umar Lone, an active LeT militant, who is wanted in several militancy-related cases. “Voting is […]
Govt announces one-day state mourning on May 21 over Iran president’s death
New Delhi: A one-day state mourning will be observed across India on Tuesday as a mark of respect for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, the Union Home Ministry has announced. The national flag will be flown at half-mast on all buildings where it is regularly flown across India and there […]
