Kabul, April 20 (IANS) Former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah led in the Afghanistan presidential election with 49.75 percent of votes cast in the April 5 poll counted so far, chairman of the election commission Mohammad Yusuf Nuristani said Sunday. Nuristani said Abdullah was leading with 44.4 percent of the votes, followed by Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai […]
Sanaa, April 20 (IANS) At least 30 Al Qaeda militants were killed and many others injured Sunday when a US drone carried out an attack against a terrorist training centre in Yemen, an official said. The US drone Sunday struck a training camp and convoy, composed of four vehicles carrying armed terrorists, in Abyan province, […]
Silverstone, April 20 (IANS) Indian racing driver Karun Chandhok reeled off four fastest laps in a row, but a puncture cost his team Murphy Prototypes a definite podium finish in the opening round of the European Le Mans (ELMS) race here. The team recovered from 28th position to finish eighth as Murphy Prototypes set the […]
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday cancelled her day-long tour of Maharashtra, citing health reasons. She was to address three election rallies in the state — first in Dhule, followed by Nandurbar and Mumbai. Congress sources said Sonia Gandhi was unwell, but refused to disclose any details. Party vice president Rahul Gandhi, […]
Agra, April 20 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Rajya Sabha member Jaya Bachchan Sunday asked voters to cast their ballot in favour of the Samajwadi Party, saying it has put in major efforts to develop the state. Attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party for its divisive politics, Akhilesh said the Samajwadi Party has […]
Beijing, April 20 (IANS) China has shut down 110 websites as part of a national crackdown on online pornography, the State Internet Information Office said Sunday. Some 3,300 accounts on China-based social networking services, such as WeChat and Sina Weibo, as well as online forums have been deleted in the recently launched “Cleaning the Web […]
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) Trinamool Congress legislator Monirul Islam was Sunday issued a show cause notice by the Election Commission after he asked party workers in West Bengal’s Birbhum to prevent people from voting for other parties. “Islam has been show-caused for his speech and directed to submit his reply within 24 hours to the […]
Ranchi, April 20 (IANS) Police Sunday seized Rs.15 lakh in cash in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district ahead of Thursday’s Lok Sabha polls. The cash was seized from a man travelling in a bus from Giridih to Dhanbad, near Barwadda area of Dhanbad district, around 240 km from Ranchi. Police have launched search operations ahead of April […]
By- “Isha Sahni” The White House Friday threatened additional sanctions on Russia in case of its failure to help calm down the tense situation in eastern Ukraine. The US, the EU, Russia and Ukraine Thursday brokered an agreement in Geneva to de-escalate tension in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian militants were occupying government buildings in some […]
Ranchi, April 20 (IANS) There is no Modi wave but only “Modi poison” in India, said union minister Jairam Ramesh Sunday. “Modi ka koi lahar nahi hai, Modi ka zehar hai (There is no Modi wave. There is Modi poison),” Ramesh told reporters in coal city Dhanbad, in a reference to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s […]