Modi to launch Bihar polls campaign on Oct 24 with two back-to-back rallies
Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch his campaign for the Bihar assembly polls next week, with as many as four election rallies scheduled by the end of this month, state BJP president Dilip Jaiswal said on Sunday. Addressing a press conference here, Jaiswal said Modi will kick off his campaign with a rally in […]
Pak, Afghan agree on ceasefire, to set up mechanisms for lasting peace
Islamabad: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire and setting up of “mechanisms” to ensure lasting peace after days of violent clashes along the border that left several soldiers, civilians, and terrorists dead on both sides, officials said on Sunday. The breakthrough came following negotiations between Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and Afghanistan’s […]
Thieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum
Paris, Oct 19 (AP) In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world’s most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift to the Louvre, forced a window into the Galerie d’Apollon — while tourists pressed shoulder-to-shoulder in the corridors — smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said. It was among the highest-profile museum […]
96 lakh ‘fake’ voters in Maharashtra: Raj Thackeray; demands clean-up before local polls
Mumbai: MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday alleged that 96 lakh fake voters have been added to Maharashtra’s electoral rolls and challenged the Election Commission, asking how it will hold the local body polls without cleaning up the voters’ list. Addressing booth-level agents of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), Thackeray said if polls are held […]
Strict action initiated against those circulating fake videos against railways: Vaishnaw
New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) Strict action has been initiated against those people who circulate fake videos targeting railways on social media, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Sunday after reviewing crowd management measures at Anand Vihar railway station in Delhi. While speaking to mediapersons, he also appealed to people not to circulate fake videos […]
Reservation policy : Cabinet sub-committee report accepted: CM
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the Cabinet sub-committee report on the reservation policy in the Union Territory has been accepted by the Cabinet and will be forwarded to the lieutenant governor for approval. “There is no point in getting into speculations. The only people who know what has been proposed in this […]