Title No 3: Kolkata’s Knights are IPL’s ‘Super Kings’
By: Kushan Sarkar/PTI Chennai: Mitchell Starc was magical. Andre Russell was mesmerising. Gautam Gambhir remained stoic. Shah Rukh Khan hid his emotions behind a mask. Those contrasting pictures vividly conveyed Kolkata Knight Riders’ annihilation of Sunrisers Hyderabad in a lopsided final to bag their third Indian Premier League title here on Sunday. In a season […]
Seven newborns killed in fire at east Delhi hospital
New Delhi: A massive fire broke out at a private children’s hospital in east Delhi’s Vivek Vihar, leaving seven newborns dead, officials said on Sunday. The officials of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said the blaze broke out at the Baby Care New Born Hospital at around 11:30 pm on Saturday and soon spread to […]
INDIA bloc will rewrite Constitution to give reservation on basis of religion: PM Modi
Mau (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday claimed INDIA bloc parties will rewrite the Constitution to provide reservation on the basis of religion, and alleged they want to turn the country’s majority community into second-class citizens. Addressing a public meeting in Purvanchal region’s Ghosi here, he also alleged the opposition grouping will end the reservation […]
No religion-based campaign; if speaking on Article 370, UCC, opposing Muslim quota is so, BJP will do it: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has asserted that the BJP will get a bigger win in opposition-ruled states due to a “positive mandate” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha polls, as he slammed the opposition’s criticism of the Election Commission as a ploy to cover up for its impending loss. […]
Cannot be a more attractive scheme, agniveers guaranteed government jobs: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has stoutly defended the ‘Agnipath’ scheme, saying there cannot be a more attractive scheme for the youth as it offers guarantee of a full-term government job for ‘agniveers’ who retire following a four-year tenure in the armed forces. In an interview with PTI, Shah said he felt pity […]
PM waived loans of 22 people but couldn’t give Rs 9,000 cr for HP monsoon disaster: Rahul Gandhi
Shimla: Prime Minister Narendra Modi waived loans worth Rs 16 lakh crore of 22 people in the last 10 years but could not give Rs 9,000 crore to deal with the disaster caused by monsoon rains in Himachal Pradesh last year, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday. Addressing an election rally at Nahan in […]
Six injured in clash outside polling station in Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu: Six persons including four women suffered minor injuries in a clash between supporters of two candidates outside a polling station in Mendhar sub-division in Poonch district on Saturday, officials said. However, the voting at the polling station in the Shahpur sector continued without any disruption as police intervened and separated the clashing groups, they […]
Will initiate process of holding assembly polls in J&K very soon: CEC Kumar
New Delhi: Encouraged by the voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir in the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission will “very soon” initiate the process of holding assembly polls in the Union Territory, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday. He also told PTI Videos that the people of Jammu and Kashmir deserve their […]
Name not in voters’ list, claim non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits
Mattan: Many non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits expressed anguish on Saturday, claiming that their names were not in the voters’ list, and termed it an “unfortunate” incident with a group that remained in the Kashmir region despite the turbulent militancy-period of the 1990s. The matter pertained to a polling station set up at the Government Higher Secondary […]
Serpentine queues seen in seen south Kashmir for voting
Shopian/Kulgam): In a remarkable display of resilience and commitment to democracy, the residents of villages that had long been deprived of polling due to separatist-sponsored boycott calls turned out in large numbers to cast ballots in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls on Saturday. Braving scorching sun, people stood in serpentine queues and patiently […]
