PM credits development agenda, hardwork by party workers for poll victory
New Delhi, Mar 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today credited the BJP’s rise from “zero to top” in Tripura assembly elections to his party’s “solid” development agenda and the strength of its organisation. In a series of tweets on the outcome of assembly polls in Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya, he said the victory of the BJP […]
Lankesh murder: Man taken into custody for questioning
Bengaluru, Mar 3: A man has been taken into custody for interrogation in connection with the killing of journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh by the Special Investigation Team probing the case, an official has said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Bengaluru West) M N Anucheth, the investigating officer in the case, said T Naveen Kumar alias […]
BJP par board to meet for deciding Tripura CM: Madhav
Agartala, Feb 3: The BJP Parliamentary Board will meet this evening to decide on the future Chief Minister of Tripura, where the party is likely to form a government, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav said today. “Our Parliamentary Board (the party’s highest decision making body) will meet in the evening and take a call,” he […]
Fresh snowfall, rains in Kashmir valley
Srinagar: Many areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall, while intermittent rains continued for the second day today in the plains of the valley, officials said. Fresh snowfall was recorded in Gulmarg the famous ski-resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, an official of the MeT office said. He said the resort recorded […]
2 Dalits killed in separate incidents in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Mar 3 : Two Dalits, including a teenage boy, were beaten to death in separate incidents in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur and Alwar district, officials said today. Jaswant Jatav (26), a Dalit labourer, was last night beaten to death and his thatched house set ablaze by three-four persons in Bharatpur, a police officer said. The incident […]
Shatrughan Sinha wins lifetime achievement award in UK
London: Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award for his contribution to the fields of arts and politics at a ceremony in the UK’s Parliament complex here. The annual ‘Political and Public Life Awards’ presented by Britain’s Asian Voice weekly newspaper, now in its 12th year, recognises individuals who have made […]
BJP-IPFT combine leading in Tripura
Agartala, Mar 3 : The BJP and its ally Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) were leading in 31 out of the 47 constituencies whose trends were available, according to Election Commission sources here. Election in 59 seats for the 60-member Tripura Assembly was held on February 18. Polling was countermanded in one seat due […]
For peace talks, Taliban must quit violence: US
Washington, Mar 2 : The Taliban needs to support the Afghan constitution and abandon terror and violence if it wants peace talks with the US, the Pentagon has said. Pentagon’s Chief Spokesperson Dana White made the comment in reply to the Taliban’s call for direct talks to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in […]
Counting of votes in 3 NE states today
Agartala/Kohima/Shillong, Mar 2 : The counting of votes for the Assembly elections in three Northeastern states — Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura — will be held tomorrow amid tight security, officials said. The BJP has emerged as a strong contender in all the three states and two exit polls have predicted that the party would dethrone […]
SSC paper leak: Kejriwal urges Centre to initiate CBI probe
New Delhi, Mar 2 : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said that the Centre should initiate a CBI probe in the alleged SSC paper leak, stating that the issue is related to the fate of thousands of exam aspirants. A similar demand was also made by Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav this week. “Thousands […]
