People want to punish Congress, UPA: Modi

People want to punish Congress, UPA: Modi

Chandigarh, April 25 (IANS) Calling upon the people to vote out the “most corrupt government in the country’s history”, BJP leader Narendra Modi Friday said people were determined to punish the Congress party and the UPA government for bringing the country to the brink of disaster. Addressing election rallies in Pathankot, Hoshiarpur and Ludhiana cities […]

Seven of a family shot dead in Pakistan

Seven of a family shot dead in Pakistan

Islamabad, April 25 (IANS/EFE) Seven members of a family were Friday killed when two armed men shot at the vehicle in which they were travelling in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. The incident took place on the highway between Swabi and Peshawar city, when they were going to see off at Peshawar airport a […]

A Raja, Kanimozhi charge sheeted in 2G case

A Raja, Kanimozhi charge sheeted in 2G case

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Former telecom minister A. Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi were Friday charge sheeted together with 17 others by the Enforcement Directorate over money laundering in the 2G spectrum allocation case, a day after the Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu. The Enforcement Directorate filed the charge sheet before the Central […]

Rahul targets TRS chief again for betrayal

Rahul targets TRS chief again for betrayal

Warangal (Andhra Pradesh), April 25 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi again targeted TRS chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao for betraying the Congress and said his only aim is to become the chief minister of Telangana. Addressing an election meeting at Madikonda in Warangal district Friday, he said the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader had gone […]

Repolling in Odisha sees 79 percent turnout

Repolling in Odisha sees 79 percent turnout

Bhubaneswar, April 25 (IANS) Repolling at nine polling stations in Odisha recorded an average of 79 percent turnout Friday, the state’s Joint Chief Electoral Officer Jyoti Prakash Dash said. The repoll was ordered by the Election Commission at six polling stations in Cuttack district, two in Keonjhar district and one in Kendrapara district after voting […]

Goa CM unsure about auctioning mining leases

Goa CM unsure about auctioning mining leases

Panaji, April 25 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Friday said he did not remember the part of BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s speech where he favoured auctioning natural resources of the state. Despite Modi’s endorsement of auctioning as the best possible mode for harvesting national resources, Parrikar, who is considered close to the […]

EC warns Mulayam Singh against breaching poll code

EC warns Mulayam Singh against breaching poll code

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Election Commission Friday warned Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav against violating the model code of conduct while campaigning for the general election. The commission had issued a notice to Mulayam Singh April 18 seeking an explanation about his remarks on regularization of appointments of Siksha Mitra (teachers) in […]

GE Energy to invest $24 mn in MP solar power project

GE Energy to invest $24 mn in MP solar power project

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Multinational GE Energy Financial Services Friday announced its investment funding of Welspun Renewables Energy’s 151 MW solar photovoltaic power project in India. “GE Energy Financial Services is making its investment in a solar power project in India, funding $24 million for a 151 MW solar photovoltaic power project at Neemuch […]