If NC candidates win, they will be committed to fighting BJP’s hate-mongering politics: Omar
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Monday said if his party’s candidates get elected to the Lok Sabha they would be committed to fighting the “BJP’s hate-mongering politics” and for restoration of rights and dignity of people of Jammu and Kashmir. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister claimed that a conspiracy had been […]
PM Modi didn’t read Congress manifesto: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not read the Congress’ manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls as there is nothing in the poll document of the opposition party that the BJP leaders are claiming. Attacking the Congress, Modi had said that its manifesto carried an imprint of […]
India defeat Bangladesh by 56 runs via D/L method, lead series 4-0
Sylhet: India continued their dominant run against Bangladesh with a 56-run win via Duckworth-Lewis method in the rain curtailed fourth women’s T20 here on Monday. A late start and then over an hour-long delay due to persistent rain and hail meant that the contest had to be shortened. Harmanpreet Kaur (38) and Richa Ghosh (24) […]
5 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar to go to polls on Tuesday, 54 candidates in fray
Patna: More than 98 lakh people will vote in Bihar on Tuesday to decide the fate of 54 candidates across five Lok Sabha seats. The constituencies going to the polls in the third phase are Araria, Jhanjharpur, Supaul, Madhepura and Khagaria, all currently held by the NDA. The BJP holds Araria, where sitting MP Pradeep […]
Remove fake content within 3 hours: EC tells political parties
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) on Monday directed political parties to remove fake content from their social media platforms within three hours of such content being brought to their notice. This is part of directives issued by the poll panel to political parties for responsible and ethical use of social media in election campaigning […]
Taking legal advice on returning looted corruption money to people: PM Modi
Rajamahendravaram (Andhra Pradesh): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he was taking legal advice on how to return the money of poor people ‘looted’ in corruption. Referring to the seizure of “mounds of cash” by the Enforcement Directorate from the domestic help allegedly linked to the secretary of a Jharkhand minister, Modi wondered why […]
Modi is bent on changing and scrapping Constitution: Rahul
Khargone (MP): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made up his mind to alter and scrap the Constitution, a move he said will deprive tribals and other sections of their guaranteed rights and destroy public sector. Addressing a campaign rally at Segaon under Khargone Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya […]
Gold climbs Rs 230; silver jumps Rs 700
New Delhi: Gold prices climbed Rs 230 to Rs 72,250 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday amid a jump in precious metal rates in the international markets, according to HDFC Securities. The yellow metal had settled at Rs 72,020 per 10 grams in the previous session. Silver prices also jumped Rs 700 […]
No need to capture PoK by force; its people will themselves want to join India: Rajnath Singh
“Talks between India and China going on ‘well’” New Delhi: India will never give up its claim on Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir (PoK) but it won’t have to capture it with force because its people, on their own, would want to be part of India after seeing the development in Kashmir, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said. In […]
IAF convoy attack: Several people detained for questioning, search on for terrorists in Poonch
Operation to flush out terrorists enters second day Mendhar/Jammu: Several people were detained for questioning on Sunday as a massive search operation for terrorists behind the Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district entered the second day, officials said. Additional Director General of Police, Jammu, Anand Jain and senior officers […]