New Delhi, 27/3: The BJP on Monday accused the Gandhi family of considering itself a “class apart, elite and above the Constitution” as it kept up the counterattack on the Congress amid the opposition party’s nationwide protests against Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from Lok Sabha. The ruling party fielded Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat…
Mumbai, 27/3: Oil prices stabilised in Asian trade on Monday as investors sought cues from broader financial markets, while comments by Russian President Vladimir Putin over the weekend ratcheted up geopolitical tensions in Europe. Brent crude futures held unchanged at $74.99 a barrel at 0357 GMT after hitting a session high of $75.64….
New Delhi, 27/3: After Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha, the Trinamool Congress joined the opposition meeting called by the Leader of opposition, Mallikarjun Kharge in his chamber on Monday. After the opposition meeting, the Congress MPs will be assembling to devise a strategy for the House. Trinamool Congress’s Prasoon Banerjee,…
Mumbai, 26/3:Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals by seven wickets in the WPL 2023 final, at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. Chasing a target of 132 runs, MI reached 134/3 in 19.3 overs, courtesy of an unbeaten half-century by Nat Sciver-Brunt. Sciver-Brunt smacked an unbeaten knock of 60 runs off 55 balls, packed with…
Bangalore, 26/3: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday justified the decision to scrap 4 per cent reservation to Muslims, which he said the Congress and its allies had provided “for the greed of vote-bank”. Shah was speaking after unveiling equestrian statues of social reformer Basavanna and Bengaluru founder Kempegowda—Lingayat and Vokkaliga icons, respectively—at…
Kashmir, 26/3: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said a Vande Bharat Metro train will be operated between Jammu and Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir once the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link Project (USBRL) becomes fully operational. Addressing mediapersons at the first run of a track-mounted trolley on the world’s highest arch bridge constructed on the Chenab…
Singhbhum, 26/3: A 62-year-old woman was killed and another elderly woman injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by the banned CPI (Maoist) near Chiriabeda Tola in West Singhbhum district, a senior police officer said on Sunday. The deceased Gurubari Tamsoy, along with Chandukai Tomsoy, both residents of Chiriabeda Tola of Anjanbeda…
New Delhi, 26/3: Ace Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen added a second World Championship title to her name, defeating Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Tam in the 50kg summit clash here on Sunday. Nikhat upstaged Tam by a 5-0 verdict. Nikhat becomes only the second Indian after the legendary MC Mary Kom to win the prestigious…
Mumbai, 26/3: Former actress and Union Minister of Minority Affairs Smriti Irani recently recalled an uncomfortable incident from her days of shooting the daily soap, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. Smriti, who also holds the Ministry of Women and Child Development portfolio, shared that she was called to work on the sets…
Kolkata, 26/3: West Bengal has reported its first Covid death in over three months. On Saturday night, Gobindo Kundu (72), a resident of Nadia district, passed away. Sources in the state health department said that the deceased was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata with complications. He had severe respiratory problems and was…
