Hyderabad: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) cruised to a comfortable 5-wicket win, chasing down 191 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their IPL clash in Hyderabad on Thursday. Fifties from Nicholas Pooran and Mitch Marsh powered a blistering 116-run stand off just 43 balls, laying the foundation for the chase after SRH fell short of their usual towering…
Shimla: Claiming that the BJP workers were being stopped by police about 10 km from the protest venue, the party legislators on Thursday moved out of the House. The BJP on Thursday held a ‘Maha Pradarshan’ at Chaura Maidan near the Assembly to protest against the “mafia raj” in Himachal Pradesh. Raising the issue in…
New Delhi: AAP MP Raghav Chadha on Thursday took a dig at the government over the burden of taxes on common people and claimed that from birth to death, one has to pay tax at “every step” without any good quality service in return. “Tax to live, tax to die – and tax on every…
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday suggested that MPs can share their views and perspectives on the concept of “one nation, one election” with the parliamentary committee scrutinising the two bills favouring simultaneous polls. Speaking in the House, Birla said many young MPs have shared their views on the idea with him…
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to visit India and preparations are underway for it, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday. In a video address to a conference titled “Russia and India: Toward a New Bilateral Agenda” hosted by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), Lavrov said,…
Chennai: Expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam on Thursday denied party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami’s allegation that he led an attack on party headquarters here and asked his rival to step down as the general secretary or “face disrespect” since he has not ensured any electoral triumph. Panneerselvam (OPS) also sought to clarify that he never…
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Thursday assured bar leaders to consider their demand for withdrawal of the collegium’s recommendation to transfer Delhi High Court’s Justice Yashwant Varma, Allahabad High Court Bar Association president Anil Tiwari said. The representatives of six bar associations of different high courts met the CJI and other…
New Delhi: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday, March 26, announced that the government is set to launch ‘Sahkar’ taxi, a cooperative-run ride-hailing service modelled after Uber and Ola. Speaking during a debate in Lok Sabha, Shah said the initiative is in line with the Prime Minister’s slogan “sahkar se samriddhi” (prosperity…
Muzaffarnagar: Incarcerated ex-MLA Shahnawaz Rana has been booked in a fresh case for allegedly misbehaving with the jailor and possessing a mobile phone, police said on Thursday. Station House Officer (SHO) Dinesh Chand Bhagel said that a case had been registered against Rana based on a complaint filed by jailor Rajesh Kumar Singh. “We have registered…
Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a sharp attack on Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders for failing to fulfill their constitutional responsibilities while continuing to receive salaries and perks, thus wasting taxpayers’ money. BJP state Chief spokesperson & Media in-charge, N.V. Subash condemned former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) for repeatedly skipping…
