Mumbai,20/2: The much-anticipated Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to begin on March 22 and will be held entirely in the country despite the coinciding general elections, league chairman Arun Dhumal told PTI on Tuesday. The elections are expected to be held in April and May and that is the main reason why the schedule…
New Delhi, 20/1: Top leaders Sonia Gandhi and JP Nadda were among 41 people who were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday while the stage is set for contests in Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh where the BJP and JD(S) have fielded an extra candidate. Two Union Ministers Ashwani Vaishnaw and L…
Lucknow, 20/2: The electoral alliance between Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls appeared to be on the brink after the latter threatened to walk out of the alliance if the grand old party refused to accept its final offer of 17 seats. According to the SP sources…
New Delhi, 20/2: The Supreme Court on Tuesday declared AAP councillor Kuldeep Kumar as the winner of the mayoral polls and the Mayor of the Union Territory of Chandigarh. The apex court also ordered the prosecution of returning officer Anil Masih for misdemeanour The SC had earlier said on Tuesday that it would direct recounting…
Kantabanji, AO Bureau : A 12-hour shutdown has been called today by the city Congress in connection with the threat to kill Congress MLA Santosh Singh Saluja.Kantabanji town has been declared closed from 6 am to 6 pm. All supermarkets and commercial establishments will remain closed except emergency services. Today, due to the 10th board…
Mumbai, 20/2:Noted actor Rituraj Singh, who appeared on television shows such as Anupamaa as well as several films, including Badrinath Ki Dulhania, passed away at his home early Tuesday following a cardiac arrest, a close friend said. He was 59. “He had been hospitalised due to some stomach issues and was discharged a few days…
Sultanpur, 20/2:Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on Tuesday granted bail by the Sultanpur Court in Uttar Pradesh in a 2018 defamation case against him, according to news agency ANI. The case was filed by one Vijay Mishra on August 4, 2018 against Gandhi for allegedly making objectionable comments against Home Minister Amit Shah at…
Haldwani, 19/2: Curfew was lifted entirely from the riot-hit Banbhoolpura area of Haldwani Tuesday morning, 12 days after the restrictions were first clamped following violence over the demolition of an ‘illegal’ madrasa. Curfew was lifted with effect from 5 am, according to an official order. During the days the curfew remained in force, the administration…
New Delhi , 19/2: The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the group led by Sharad Pawar, the founder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), to use the name of ‘Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar’ till further orders. The court decided to examine senior Pawar’s plea against the Election Commission’s decision to recognise the group led…
Bhubaneswar, 19/2: Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik has inaugurated a two-day ‘NUA Odisha Global Summit on Growth and Employment’ in city today. The summit will deliberate on understanding the trend in understanding future growth sectors in industries and skills and then suggest necessary skill training for the youth of State to make them future…
