Guwahati: The ruling BJP and its allies will contest all the three Rajya Sabha seats that will fall vacant in Assam in April this year, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. He claimed the victory of their candidates in two seats is confirmed, while the third one may also end up in their kitty. The…
Jaipur: A speeding luxury car ploughed into pedestrians near Kharabas Circle in Jaipur’s Patrakar Colony area on Friday night, killing one person and injuring 15 others, police said. Four of the critically injured were referred to Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital. The car first hit a divider, went out of control, and rammed roadside stalls…
Jammu: An arms consignment, apparently dropped by a drone from Pakistan, was recovered from a forward area near the International Border in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. The recovery of the consignment, including two pistols, three magazines, 16 rounds and a grenade, was made amid heightened security to thwart…
Nagpur: The BJP’s ideology teaches its followers to work for everyone irrespective of caste and creed, and it was not against Muslims, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said. The people’s hopes and dreams will be fulfilled if the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance wins the January 15 election to the Nagpur Municipal Corporation with a full majority,…
Surat: The legendary Sachin Tendulkar on Friday termed the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL) a “great platform for players to showcase their talent” and said he got associated with the tournament because it was a superb initiative to give opportunities to young cricketers from across the country. ISPL returned for its third season on Friday…
Navi Mumbai: South African star Nadine de Klerk’s stunning all-round show powered Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a sensational three-wicket win over defending champions Mumbai Indians in the opening match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) here on Friday. The 25-year-old all-rounder snapped four wickets for 26 runs, helping RCB restrict MI to 154 for 6…
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has once again claimed to end the war between India and Pakistan while reiterating that eight planes were shot down in the conflict last year. Trump has so far repeated the claim nearly 70 times that he stopped the conflict in May between India and Pakistan. “I did put…
New Delhi: Senior JD(U) leader K C Tyagi has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider bestowing ‘Bharat Ratna’ on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. In a letter to the prime minister on Thursday, the former Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)] MP said that Kumar, who is a “precious gem” of the socialist movement, is worthy…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday announced a crackdown on narcotics from March 31 with a three-year nationwide campaign to weed out the drug menace from the country. Addressing the 9th Apex-level meeting of the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD), Shah said that as part of the collective campaign, a working methodology for all…
Nahan (HP): Fourteen people have died in the bus mishap in Himachal’s Sirmaur after a bus fell into a 500-foot deep gorge, police said on Friday. The accident occurred in the afternoon, when an overloaded private bus, surpassing its seating capacity of 39, veered off the road on its way to Kupvi from Shimla, and…
