New Delhi, May From employment, inflation, better roads infrastructure, clean drinking water, women safety, education, health care services to corruption free India myriad of issues dominated the minds of voters when they stepped out to exercise their franchise. A two way fight between the BJP and an alliance between the Congress and the A as…
New Delhi: In an interesting move, the Spreme Court on Friday deferred the hearing of an application that sought directives for the Election Commission of India (ECI) to disclose booth-wise absolute voter turnout numbers and upload Form 17C records of votes polled on its official website. This application was brought forward by the Association for…
Mumbai: India can get ‘rating support’ over time if it utilises the highest-ever dividend of over Rs 2 lakh crore received from the Reserve Bank to reduce fiscal deficit, said an S&P Global Rating analyst on Thursday. The RBI board has decided to pay a record Rs 2.1 lakh crore dividend to the government for…
Mahenragarh (Haryana): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday claimed that the INDIA bloc is talking about having five PMs over the next five years and said the fight over ‘ghee’ has broken out in the alliance, even before the cow has given milk. Hours before campaigning for the sixth round of the seven-phase Lok Sabha…
Maharajganj/Mothari: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday alleged that the INDIA bloc was communal, casteist and dynastic, and all constituents of the alliance displayed these evils to a “severe” degree, “cent per cent”. Modi launched the blistering attack at rallies in Mahrajganj and Purvi Champaran Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar, where he also predicted a…
Mumbai: India is on the cusp of long-awaited take-off on the back of rising aggregate demand, and non-food spending in rural economy, according to the Reserve Bank of India May Bulletin released on Tuesday. The outlook for the global economy is turning fragile as the descent of inflation is stalling, re-igniting risks to global financial…
Yecheon (South Korea): Reigning Asian Games champion Jyothi Surekha Vennam’s fourth place finish lifted compound women’s team to second spot in the qualifying rankings of the Archery World Cup Stage 2 that got underway here on Tuesday. Fresh from winning a hat-trick of gold medals at the season-opening Shanghai leg of the World Cup last…
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar was arrested Saturday in connection with the alleged assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal, even as the party claimed she was “blackmailed” by the BJP as she faces a corruption case. Kumar was picked up from the chief minister’s residence by a Delhi Police team,…
New Delhi: With Congress slamming the economic performance of the BJP-led government, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has hit back at the party and challenged Rahul Gandhi to answer questions raised by her concerning the promises made by the opposition party in its manifesto and the performance of Congress-led UPA government. In a series of long…
Vijayawada: Rentala in the Macherla constituency and Gurajala of Palandu district saw escalating tensions as clashes erupted between activists of the TDP and YSRC. The confrontations involved the hurling of stones and wielding of sticks, resulting in injuries to several individuals. Prompt intervention by the police helped quell the disturbances swiftly. In response to the…
