Khattar to meet Shah to discuss govt formation
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will meet BJP Working President JP Nadda and party's Haryana in-charge Anil Jain on Friday here. Khattar left Chandigarh for the national capital via a chopper in the morning. The meeting will take place to...
Defectors have not been accepted: Pawar
NCP chief Sharad Pawar addresses the media as the NCP takes the lead in the alliance with the Congress. (BJP 100, SS 60; Cong 45 NCP 54) "The Opposition has worked hard and all members of the Congress-NCP and its allies...
Sena Talks of ’50:50 Formula’ as NDA Crosses Majority Mark in Maharashtra in Early Trends
New Delhi: As NDA crossed majority mark in Maharashtra in early trends of the counting of votes, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut talked of 50:50 formula, under which both the allies will have the CM post for 2...
Priority to keep BJP out of power: Maha Cong spokesperson
Congress spokesman Sachin Sawant on Thursday said his party's priority would be to keep the BJP "out of power" in Maharashtra. As per trends available for 283 of the 288 Assembly seats in the state, the BJP was leading in...
2 more suspects in Kamlesh Tiwari’s murder case arrested
Two men allegedly involved in the sensational killing of Hindu outfit leader Kamlesh Tiwari were arrested by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad on Tuesday evening, said officials. The accused, Surat residents Ashfaq Shaikh, 34, and Moinuddin Pathan, 27, were absconding since Tiwari's...
Chidambaram gets bail, but Diwali in jail
The Supreme Court has granted former finance minister P Chidambaram bail in the INX Media corruption case registered by the CBI. He has been granted bail on a surety of Rs 1 lakh. However, he will remain in the custody...
Exit polls predict BJP return in Maha, Haryana
As voting for assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana comes to a close, various exit polls give clear majority to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance in both the states. Here are some of the exit polls: Maharashtra (288 seats) Times Now: BJP+Shiv...
Praveen Darade, Add Commissioner of Mumbai Municipal Corp casts his vote in Nagpur
Nagpur: Additional Commissioner of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation, Praveen Darade exercised his democratic right here on Monday. Darade posed for a picture after casting his...
Maharashtra polls 18.5% at 1 pm
Voting began on a brisk note in the Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana on Monday with people queuing up outside polling booths since early morning. Maharashtra polled 18.5 per cent, while Haryana polled 27 per cent till 1 pm....
Maharashtra Assembly Polls Turnout till 11 am: 17.5%
Dr Ashish Deshmukh, Cong Candidate from Nagpur South West who is pitted against CM Devendra Fadnavis Nagpur: Altogether 17.5 per cent voters exercised their franchise till 11 am in Maharashtra, after polling for the 288 Assembly seats began at 7...
Maharashtra Assembly Polls: 6.35 pc turn out till 11:00 hrs
PI Subhanghi Deshmukh of Hudkeshwar Police Station Nagpur casts her vote Nagpur/Pune/Mumbai: An estimated 6.35 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1100 hours in polling across 288 assembly constituencies in Maharashtra on Monday. The Election Commission said technical glitches...
Maharashtra voting 2019: Voting begins in Maharashtra, Haryana seats
Voting for the Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly elections is currently underway. These elections are being held to elect state legislative Assemblies in Maharashtra and Haryana. While the BJP and its allies will look to retain power in both the states,...
One arrested in Nagpur in Kamlesh Tiwari murder case
The Anti-Terrorism Squad of Nagpur police on Saturday arrested a man from Mominpura locality here in connection with the murder of former Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha leader Kamlesh Tiwari, an official said. The ATS official said the arrest was...
Your job is to improve economy, not to run a ‘comedy circus’: Priyanka to govt
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday hit out at Union Minister Piyush Goyal for his remarks on Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee, saying the government's job is to improve the "collapsing" economy and not to run a "comedy circus". ...
Gujarat: Labourers Feared Trapped in Building Collapse, Rescue Operations Underway
New Delhi: Labourers are feared to be trapped in a building collapse that took place on Saturday in Chhani Jakatnaka area of Vadodara in Gujarat, stated news agency ANI. Soon after the accident, fire brigades rushed to the spot to undertake...
Salman Khan’s aide Shera joins Shiv Sena
With 3 days to go for assembly polls in Maharashtra, Bollywood actor Salman Khan's long-time aide Gurmeet Singh alias Shera on Friday joined Shiv Sena. Shiv Sena took to its official Twitter handle to make the formal announcement. He joined Shiv Sena...
Hindu Mahasabha Leader Kamlesh Tiwari Shot Dead in Broad Daylight in Lucknow
Lucknow: In a shocking incident, Hindu Mahasabha leader Kamlesh Tiwari has been shot dead by unidentified miscreants in broad daylight in Lucknow on Friday. After the gun attack, he was injured seriously post which he was admitted to the trauma center...
Despite IMF projection, India growing fast: FM
India remains among the fastest growing economies of the world and efforts are being made to make it grow faster, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said. The International Monetary Fund has projected a reduced growth rate for India,...
In a 1st in 20 yrs, B’desh guards fire at BSF
In a major provocation by Bangladesh, Border Guards of Bangladesh on Thursday opened fire on a Border Security Force party, killing one constable and injuring another when the party was trying to trace an Indian fisherman along the India-Bangladesh border...
M’rashtra is No 1 in farmer suicides: Manmohan
In the run-up to the Maharashtra elections, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed a rally today in Mumbai, talking to businessmen about the economic slowdown and the government's policies. >> Manufacturing sector of Maharashtra has witnessed decline in last four quarters >>...
Ayodhya judges to sit in chambers on Oct 17 Thursday
New Delhi: A day after concluding the marathon hearing in the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute case, the members of the five-Judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court will sit 'in chambers" on Thursday. A notice in this regard...
