Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) The Election Commission Tuesday sought a report from the district magistrate following allegations by a election Model Code of Conduct (MCC) team that they were roughed up by Trinamool Congress activists after posters and festoons of the ruling party were removed in West Bengal’s Howrah district. “We have asked the district magistrate […]
Malegaon (Maharashtra), April 1 (IANS) Braving 45 degrees Celsius temperature, AAP candidate for Dhule Lok Sabha seat Ansari N. Ahmed has embarked on a 50-km walkathon to file his nomination papers, a party leader said here Tuesday. “We started this afternoon from Malegaon and have already covered around 10 km. The march will continue for some […]
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) West Bengal’s opposition Left Front Tuesday alleged that leaders and workers of the ruling Trinamool Congress were terrorising its supporters and expressed fears about the collapse of the law and order during the coming Lok Sabha polls. In a memorandum to the Election Commission in Delhi, a high-level Left Front delegation […]
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) In a major boost to Indian athletics, the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Tuesday ratified the gold medal for Indian long jump ace Anju Bobby George at the World Athletics Championship held at Monte Carlo in 2005. Anju, who had to settle for the silver, got the gold following the […]
Jammu, April 1 (IANS) BSP chief Mayawati Tuesday sought to reach out to poor people of the upper castes, asserting her party would also fight for reservations in education and government jobs to economically under-privileged members of the community in the country. Attacking Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial […]
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) A court here has sentenced a man to 30 years in jail for repeatedly raping a woman by confining her for nine months. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat, in a recently delivered order, held Uttar Pradesh resident Shiva guilty of gang rape, rape and wrongfully confining the 30-year-old woman. The court […]
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath will visit West Bengal April 5 to oversee the preparations for the Lok Sabha polls in the state, an official said Tuesday. Sampath’s visit comes within two weeks of Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi’s assessment of the preparations. According to Amit Roy Chaudhury, officer on special duty […]
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Recognizing the importance of women’s participation in governance, a non-governmental organisation has decided to develop a programme to encourage environmental initiatives in rural areas of Rajasthan. According to the NGO’s statement Tuesday, the Centre for Social Research (CSR), a women’s rights institution, has partnered with Hanns Seidel Foundation of Germany to […]
Canberra/Perth/Kuala Lumpur, April 1 (IANS) The search for the “lost” Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 remained inconclusive Tuesday even as the chief of Australia’s newly formed Joint Agency Coordination Center (JACC) said that the search for the missing jet could drag on for a long time. “All aircraft assisting in the #MH370 search have returned to Perth,” […]
Tehran, April 1 Iran has dismissed allegations about inteferring in Yemen’s internal affairs, an official said Tuesday. “It is noteworthy that such remarks are made despite the ongoing meddling and moves by some regional countries in Yemen contrary to the country’s interests and security,” Iran’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said. “The falsity of these […]