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India-Pakistan Kartarpur meet underway | Attari (Punjab), March 14 (IANS) Exactly a month after the Pulwama terror attack killed 40 CRPF troopers, Indian and Pakistani officials met for the first time at Attari border near Amritsar on Thursday to finalise modalities of the corridor to the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara. | 14-Mar-2019 |
Call me Rahul, not Sir: Rahul tells stud | Chennai, March 13 (TIWN / IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday told students here not to address him as "Sir" but by his first name. | 13-Mar-2019 |
B737 ban: Minister to meet airlines over | New Delhi/Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) With all Boeing 737-800 Max aircraft set to stop operating in Indian airspace from 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the Civil Aviation Ministry has called a meeting of various airlines to keep a check on fares from spiralling. | 13-Mar-2019 |
Indian, Pakistani armies trade fire on L | Jammu, March 13 (IANS) Indian and Pakistani armies traded heavy fire on the Line of Control (LoC) on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, police said. | 13-Mar-2019 |
India bans B737s, US won't ground them | New Delhi/Mumbai, March 13 (TIWN / IANS) India announced that all Boeing 737 aircraft will stop operating in the country from 4 p.m. on Wednesday but the US aviation regulator questioned the global grounding of the fleet after an Ethiopian Airlines crash. | 13-Mar-2019 |
Priyanka makes first tweets, recalls wor | New Delhi, March 13 (TIWN / IANS) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who made her debut speech on Tuesday in Gandhinagar after becoming a party general secretary, also made her first tweets hours later. | 12-Mar-2019 |
Rahul says BJP will be ousted, vows one | Gandhinagar, March 12 (TIWN / IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the BJP-led NDA government will be ousted in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and promised farm loan waiver, minimum income guarantee scheme and a single-rate GST regime if the Congress comes to power at the Centre. | 12-Mar-2019 |
10 BSF companies to reach Bengal for pol | Kolkata, March 12 (TIWN / IANS) Ten companies of Border Security Force (BSF) will reach West Bengal on Friday for deployment in the state ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, an official said here on Tuesday. | 12-Mar-2019 |
Absent in 2014, social media a key battl | New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) In 2014 when the world's largest democracy organised the 16th Lok Sabha polls, the impact of social media on the voters was minimal and traditional media ruled the turf. | 12-Mar-2019 |
Physicist A.K. Mohanty is BARC chief | Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Distinguished physicist and scientist Ajit Kumar Mohanty was appointed the new Director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) on Tuesday. | 12-Mar-2019 |
Congress slams BJP for freeing Masood Az | New Delhi, March 12 (TIWN / IANS) A day after the BJP attacked Congress President Rahul Gandhi for calling Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief "Masood Azharji", the Congress on Tuesday denounced the BJP for releasing the terrorist a decade ago. | 12-Mar-2019 |
Red faces as Congress leader's son joins | Mumbai, March 12 (TIWN / IANS) In an embarrassment to the Congress, Sujay Vikhe-Patil, son of the Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly, Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, on Tuesday joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). | 12-Mar-2019 |
Meghalaya ruling alliance to jointly fig | Shillong, March 12 (TIWN / IANS) Meghalaya's ruling alliance on Monday announced it would jointly field former Union minister Agatha K. Sangma from the Tura Lok Sabha seat and United Democratic Party's Jemino Mawthoh from the Shillong constituency. | 11-Mar-2019 |
SC to hear PILs challenging electoral bo | New Delhi, March 11 (TIWN / IANS) The Supreme Court will hear petitions by the Association of Democratic Reforms and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) challenging amendments to various statutes through the Finance Act 2017-2018 for the issuing electoral bonds for poll funding. | 11-Mar-2019 |
Slain militant was conspirator of Pulwam | Srinagar, March 11 (IANS) One of the two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants killed by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district was on Monday identified as one of the key conspirators behind the horrific suicide bombing that killed 40 CRPF troopers. | 11-Mar-2019 |
BJP may deny ticket to half-a-dozen sitt | Patna, March 11 (TIWN / IANS) A day after the Election Commission announced seven-phase Lok Sabha elections, more than half-a-dozen sitting BJP MPs, including Union Ministers in Bihar, are unsure about getting the party ticket this time. | 11-Mar-2019 |
Social media do's and don'ts for candida | New Delhi, March 11 (TIWN / IANS) With the Election Commission outlining stringent guidelines for social media usage during elections, political parties and candidates won't be able to post unverified advertisements, photographs of defence personnel, hate speeches and fake news on their accounts. | 11-Mar-2019 |
People in Assam electoral rolls can vote | Guwahati, March 11 (IANS) Allaying fears that people in Assam whose names did not appear in the final draft of the NRC cannot vote in the Lok Sabha polls, Assam's Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Sahu on Monday said that those who figure in the electoral rolls can vote. | 11-Mar-2019 |
Nothing wrong in holding elections durin | Hyderabad, March 11 (TIWN / IANS) MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said elections during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan would have no impact on the voter turnout and slammed the political parties for raking up a controversy over this. | 11-Mar-2019 |
President gives away 55 Padma awards | New Delhi, March 11 (TIWN / IANS) President Ramnath Kovind on Monday presented 55 of the 112 Padma awards - a Padma Vibhushan, eight Padma Bhushan and 46 Padma Shri - to distinguished personalities from different fields including a doctor pair. | 11-Mar-2019 |
'BJP-led NEDA will win 19-21 seats in No | Guwahati, March 11 (TIWN) Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, known as scmaster from Sarada to Louis Berger on Sunday said the BJP and its allies will win between 19 and 21 seats out of the Northeast's 25 Lok Sabha seats. | 10-Mar-2019 |
NDA will marginally fall short of majori | New Delhi, March 10 (TIWN / IANS) The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will fall marginally short of a majority in the Lok Sabha but will comfortably form the government with post poll tie-ups. In the eventuality of no Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance of opposition parties) in Uttar Pradesh, the Narendra Modi-led NDA will walk home with over 300 Lok Sabha seats. | 10-Mar-2019 |
Peeved Trinamool questions seven-phase p | Kolkata, March 10 (TIWN / IANS) West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Sunday expressed its dissatisfaction over the Election Commission announcing seven-phase polling in the state, saying the staggered elections would put pressure on the people. | 10-Mar-2019 |
Seven-phase Lok Sabha polls in West Beng | New Delhi, March 10 (TIWN / IANS) West Bengal will have a staggered seven-phase polling for its 42 Lok Sabha constituencies, the Election Commission announced here on Sunday. | 10-Mar-2019 |
Lok Sabha election schedule | New Delhi, March 10 (TIWN / IANS) Following is 2019 Lok Sabha election schedule: | 10-Mar-2019 |
Haryana votes on May 12; Punjab, Himacha | New Delhi/Chandigarh, March 10 (TIWN / IANS) Voting for 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana will be held on May 12, the Election Commission announced on Sunday. | 10-Mar-2019 |
Lok Sabha polls from April 11 to May 19, | New Delhi, March 10 (TIWN / IANS) The Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19 and the votes will be counted on May 23, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora announced on Sunday. | 10-Mar-2019 |
Seven-phase polling in Bihar, UP, Bengal | New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal will see staggered Lok Sabha elections spread over all seven phases starting from April 11 to May 19, it was announced here on Sunday. | 10-Mar-2019 |
Tell Pulwama victim families who release | New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Pulwama terror attack,, pointing to National Security Adviser Ajit Dovals role in the 1999 release of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) head Masood Azhar. | 10-Mar-2019 |
PM lauds CISF efforts for ensuring safet | Ghaziabad, March 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded efforts of the Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) personnel in protecting the vital institutions of the country and said that the responsibility of safeguarding the modern infrastructure built for New India is in the safe hands of CISF. | 10-Mar-2019 |
Age no bar for electors in Haryana | Chandigarh, March 10 (TIWN / IANS) Age is just a number and if you have to exercise your franchise even at the ripe age of 100 plus, learn a few things from the determined lot of electors in Haryana. | 10-Mar-2019 |
President to confer Padma Awards on Marc | New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind will confer the Padma Awards on March 11 and 15 in two investiture ceremonies at the Rashtrapati Bhavan as the Modi government has claimed to have transformed the national honours into "people's choice" trophies by involving the general public in sending entries. | 10-Mar-2019 |
Election Commission likely to announce L | New Delhi, March 10 (TIWN / IANS) The Election Commission of India is likely to announce the poll dates for the coming Lok Sabha polls on Sunday as it has called for a press conference later in the day. | 10-Mar-2019 |
Rahul blames BJP for JeM chief Azhar's r | Haveri (Karnataka), March 9 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday blamed the BJP for setting free Masood Azhar, chief of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed, in 1999. | 09-Mar-2019 |
CIC raps MEA over India-Pakistan prisone | Mumbai/New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) In a significant order, the Central Information Commission (CIC), has directed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to provide the complete list with full details of arrested Indian and Pakistani civilians and fishermen to a Mumbai RTI activist within four weeks. | 09-Mar-2019 |
Kerala CPI (M) announces its 16 candidat | Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 (IANS) The CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) on Saturday announced its list of 16 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. The party's ally, the CPI, had earlier announced its four candidates. | 09-Mar-2019 |
New Pakistan with 'nayi soch' should sho | New Delhi, March 9 (TIWN / IANS) India on Saturday said if Pakistan claims to be a "naya Pakistan with nayi soch", it should show "naya action" against terrorist groups and their infrastructure on its soil and end cross-border terrorism in support of its claims. | 09-Mar-2019 |
LF announces candidates for two disputed | Kolkata, March 9 (TIWN / IANS) The seat adjustment talks between the Left Front and the Congress in West Bengal hit a fresh hurdle on Friday with the LF announcing the names of its two MPs as candidates for Raiganj and Murshidabad -- seats over which the Congress had also staked claim. | 09-Mar-2019 |
Centre denies Rafale documents were stol | New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) In a somersault, Attorney General K. K. Venugopal on Friday said he had never told the Supreme Court that Rafale file/documents were stolen, but had only said that the photocopies of the same were unauthorisedly taken away. | 08-Mar-2019 |
Suspense continues over Lok Sabha poll d | New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Suspense continues over the date of announcement of Lok Sabha elections amid speculation that it could be made on Sunday or early next week. | 08-Mar-2019 |
44 women of excellence honoured with Nar | New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) It was women power all the way at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday evening when as many as 44 women were honoured by the President of India with the prestigious Nari Shakti Awards, the highest civilian honour for women in India, on the occasion of International Women's Day. | 08-Mar-2019 |
The 3 mediators on Ayodhya title dispute | New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday ordered mediation to settle the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Ayodhya title dispute case by a three-member panel. | 08-Mar-2019 |
Kashmiri warrior queen Didda remembered | New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) A valiant story set in the resplendent landscapes of 10th century Kashmir - "Didda: The Warrior Queen of Kashmir" - remembers a brave warrior who overcame her gender and disability, to be etched in history forever. As the world celebrates womanhood, this story stands out like no other. | 08-Mar-2019 |
Judgment on Ram temple must expedite, re | Gwalior, March 8 (IANS) The RSS on Friday expressed its "full faith" in the Supreme Court but said that its judgment on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Ayodhya title dispute case "must expedite" and remove the "obstacles" in constructing a grand temple. | 08-Mar-2019 |
Mild earthquake in Himachal | Shimla, March 8 (IANS) In less than a fortnight, another low-intensity earthquake measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale hit Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district on Friday, an official said. No loss of life was reported. | 08-Mar-2019 |
International Women's Day: Politicians h | New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Politicians on Friday expressed their admiration for women on the occasion of International Women's Day, hailing them as the backbone of the society and called for ensuring constitutional rights for them. | 08-Mar-2019 |
No atmosphere to hold Lok Sabha polls in | Agartala, March 7 (TIWN / IANS) The CPI-M has told the Election Commission that the atmosphere is not conducive for holding the Lok Sabha elections in Tripura due to "total lawlessness". | 07-Mar-2019 |
Left allies left in the lurch as only Co | Thiruvananthapuram, March 7 (TIWN / IANS) With the CPI-M in Kerala deciding to field its candidates in 16 Lok Sabha seats out of the 20 in the state and the Communist Party of India already getting four, none of the other eight allies of the ruling Left Democratic Front will get a seat to contest. | 07-Mar-2019 |
Fight of ideologies but Guru Nanak's phi | Moga (Punjab), March 7 (TIWN / IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday described the battle between his party and the BJP as "a fight of ideologies" but asserted the philosophy based on the message of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak will win. | 07-Mar-2019 |
Why is Modi afraid of probe into Rafale: | New Delhi, March 7 (TIWN / IANS) With the Centre threatening a probe over stealing of "privileged documents" related to Rafale deal from the Defence Ministry, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded an investigation against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for conducting parallel negotiations and delaying the delivery of the French jets to India. | 07-Mar-2019 |