Agartala, April 23 (IANS) The model code of conduct has been slightly relaxed in those states where polling has been completed, an official said here Wednesday. “Ministers can now hold review meetings of various projects and schemes with the officials and can visit ongoing developmental projects,” an Election Commission official told reporters. He said: “However, […]
Rae Bareli, April 23 (IANS) Politics is about dealing with the problems of the people and “not just making personal attacks”, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said here Wednesday. “Politics is all about the development and problems of the people. Parties should focus on bringing out the solutions for the problems of the people and not just […]
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Three women troopers of the CRPF were killed and 18 injured here Wednesday when their bus overturned after being hit by a speeding truck, an officer said. The accident occurred near the National Law College in Dwarka in west Delhi at around 6.30 a.m. when the Central Reserve Police Force […]
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Tuesday expressed his disapproval over “irresponsible” statements being made by those claiming to be the party’s well wishers. “I disapprove any such irresponsible statement & appeal to those making them to kindly refrain from doing so,” Modi tweeted. The leader’s reaction comes after VHP […]
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Delhiites will experience a partly cloudy Tuesday, and the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 36 degrees Celsius, said the Met Office. “The sky will remain partly cloudy throughout the day,” said an official of the India Meteorological Department. The day’s minimum temperature settled at 20.4 degrees Celsius, three […]
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Justice G. Rohini was Monday sworn in as the first woman Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. Justice Rohini, 58, who was a judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, succeeds N.V. Ramana, who was elevated to the Supreme Court in February. Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed has been the […]
Agra, April 21 (IANS) The start of the marriage season, the perennial demand for use in religious purposes, coupled with a high-voltage election campaign has created a shortage of flowers in Agra, and the ones available have seen their rates zoom sky-high. “Right now there is pressure for flowers from all sides,” says Ram Nath, […]
Mathura, April 21 (IANS) Going by the hype and glamour, the BJP’s Hema Malini looks a confident winner at the moment from this Lok Sabha constituency, but a closer analysis suggests it won’t be a cakewalk for her. However, the big question everyone is asking here is when husband Dharmendra will come. Sources close to […]
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) A CBI court here Monday granted time till May 5 to the accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case to reply over 1,700 questions running into 824 pages. The accused include former union minister A. Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court Judge O.P. Saini […]
Hyderabad, April 21 (IANS) Three leading industrialists, who are in the fray for Lok Sabha elections for the first time in Andhra Pradesh, have family assets of over Rs.500 crore each, overtaking many businessmen-politicians who are seeking re-election. Jayadev Galla, vice-president and managing director of the Amara Raja Group, is the richest of them all […]