Guwahati: Cyclone Remal wreaked havoc in parts of the Northeast on Tuesday, killing at least 26 people and injuring several others. The rains, which were accompanied by gusty winds, uprooted trees and triggered landslides at many places. In Mizoram, 22 people were killed and some others reported missing after a stone quarry collapsed. The incident…
Bansgaon: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday that an INDIA bloc government will end the 50 per cent cap on reservation while asserting that the alliance will protect the Constitution with “dil, jaan aur khoon”. Addressing an election rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Bansgaon with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Gandhi said, “These elections are a…
Dumka (Jharkhand): Claiming that the tribal population was decreasing in the Santhal Parganas because of infiltration, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused the JMM-led ruling alliance in Jharkhand of “patronising” infiltrators, who he said were grabbing land and putting women at risk. Addressing an election rally in Dumka, he alleged that the JMM and…
Mumbai: Maharashtra minister and senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Monday demanded that his party be given 80-90 seats to contest in the assembly elections due this year. BJP is the largest party and will contest in more seats, said Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Speaking at a party’s meeting here, Bhujbal said, “When we…
Mau/Ballia/Robertganj/Varanasi (UP): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday alleged the INDIA bloc parties have indicated that they intend to implement Talibani rule in the country and confine women to their homes. At a poll rally in the Ghosi assembly constituency in support of BJP ally and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) candidate Arvind…
Rajkot: A court in Gujarat’s Rajkot city Monday sent three men arrested in connection with the game zone fire that claimed 27 lives to 14-day police remand. The court of additional judicial magistrate BP Thakar remanded Yuvrajsinh Solanki, Nitin Jain and Rahul Rathod in police custody for two weeks, special public prosecutor Tushar Gokani said….
Ahmedabad: Two days after a blaze killed 27 persons in a recreation centre in Gujarat’s Rajkot, the state government on Monday transferred the city’s police commissioner, two other IPS officers and the civic chief. Police Commissioner Raju Bhargava, Additional Commissioner of Police Vidhi Choudhary and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone-2) Sudhirkumar Desai were transferred without…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Monday said the term Hindutva is distorted in the state and reiterated that former Chief Minister and late AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa was a Hindutva leader. He underscored her support for the Ram temple, Uniform Civil Code and abrogation of Article 370. Asserting that he was ready…
New Delhi: Sending a tough message, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that no family member of any terrorist nor close relatives of stone pelters will get government jobs in Jammu and Kashmir. Shah also said that the Narendra Modi government has not only targeted terrorists but also eliminated the terror ecosystem, resulting in…
New Delhi: The NCW has claimed that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s former aide Bibhav Kumar, who has been accused of abusing AAP MP Swati Maliwal, was called to the chief minister’s residence after she reached there and sought details on whose direction was he called. In a press note issued on Monday, the NCW…
