Patna, 17/9: JD(U) president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan on Saturday alleged that political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor was “working for” the BJP, as part of its “conspiracies” to find a firm foothold in Bihar. Rubbishing Kishor’s claim of having turned down an “offer” from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the party’s de facto leader, Lalan asserted…
Kendrapara, 17/9: A 45-year-old man was critically injured as an estuarine crocodile pounced upon him in Odisha’s Kendrapara district on Saturday, the third such incident over the past month, an official said. Babrubagan Swain was taking a bath in the Brahmani river at Nimapur village in Pattamundai block when the incident occurred. The reptile…
Bhadrak, 17/9: In a shocking development, the Howrah-Bhubaneswar Jan Shatabdi Express derailed near the Dagarasahi level crossing in Bhadrak of Odisha after hitting an ox .But according to sources , all the passengers are said to be safe.
New Delhi, 17/9: The AAP on Saturday alleged that the arrest of its MLA Amanatullah Khan was part of BJP’s efforts to poach Arvind Kejriwal-led party’s legislators and topple its government in Delhi under “Operation Lotus”. The Aam Aadmi Party legislator from Okhla was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Branch on Friday in connection…
Beijing, 17/9: China has blocked a proposal by the US and India at the United Nations to blacklist top Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant Sajid Mir, one of India’s most wanted terrorists and the main handler of the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks, in the third such move by Beijing within four months. It is learnt that…
Bhopal, 17/9: Two helicopters carrying eight cheetahs reached Palpur near Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, following their arrival in Gwalior from Namibia in a special plane as part of the programme to reintroduce the feline in India seven decades after it was declared extinct in the country. The plane carrying the…
Ahmedabad, 17/9: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases three of the eight cheetahs from Namibia into Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park on Saturday, BJP-run governments, party leaders and workers will organise several events across the country to mark his 72nd birthday. The party’s Tamil Nadu unit has identified a Chennai hospital where it will give…
