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Talks about post-poll possibilities in Telangana as exit polls predict TRS win
After most exit polls predicting the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) emerging as the single largest party in the state, both All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are keeping their options open.
Maintaining silence on any possible alliance with K Chandrashekar Rao-led TRS, AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi said, “We should wait for the result,” adding ... |
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BJP may field Madhuri Dixit from Pune in 2019 Lok Sabha elections
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is considering fielding Bollywood actor Madhuri Dixit-Nene from the Pune Lok Sabha constituency in the 2019 general elections, party sources said.
In June this year, BJP chief Amit Shah had met the actor at her residence in Mumbai during his party's 'Sampark for Samarthan' (Contact for Support) programme and briefed her on the achievements of the Narendra Modi g... |
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BJP moves Calcutta HC after being denied permission for Rath Yatra in Bengal
The Bharatiya Janata Party has moved an appeal before a division bench of Calcutta High Court challenging the West Bengal government's decision to not give permission to a planned Rath Yatra here.
The matter will be heard by a bench comprising Justices B Somadder and A Mukherjee after noon on Friday.
A day earlier, a single bench of the Calcutta HC had refused to grant permission to BJP to h... |
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Yogi Adityanath meets family of UP cop killed in Bulandshahr violence
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday met the family of Inspector Subodh Kumar who was killed during mob violence in Bulandshahr on Monday.
The family of the killed cop, including son Shrey Pratap, met Adityanath at his official residence here. "We met the CM and he assured us that we will get justice," he later told news agency ANI.
The family members of Subodh K... |
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Massive fire in forest near Goregaon doused after all-night operation
A raging fire which broke out late on Monday in a forested area near Goregaon has been doused completely after efforts to contain it took the entire night.
The fire broke out in the forested hills in Habalpada, near the famed Film City, and quickly spread to other areas. A thick plume of smoke was visible from far away places including the Western Express Highway. Several teams of Mumbai Fire B... |
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'Jaitlie must resign immediately', says Rahul Gandhi citing report on Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday demanded the resignation of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, citing reports that suggested that the government had prior information about Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi planning to flee.
Sharing the report on microblogging site Twitter, the Congress chief alleged that government did not arrest Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi despite evidence because the l... |
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Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi's 'googly' remark exposed him: Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi: Coming down heavily on her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi, External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj on Saturday said that his googly remark exposed him. She added that his dramatic remark showed that Pakistan has no respect for Sikh sentiments.
Swaraj took to Twitter and said, "Mr. Foreign Minister of Pakistan - Your 'googly' remarks in a dramatic manner has exposed ... |
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Kashmir issue has no military solution: Pakistan's advice to India
Raking up the issue of Kashmir yet again, Pakistan on Friday adviced India that applying military force in Kashmir will yield no solution.
Addressing a seminar, Pakistan Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said that "PM Narendra Modi has announced billions of rupees to Kashmir but independence cannot be bought with money", reported Pakistani media Dawn.
"Indian PM Narendra Modi just announce... |
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Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah’s Jethalal Champaklal Gada to campaign for BJP in Rajasthan
Popular television actor Dilip Joshi, who plays the character of Jethalal Champaklal Gada in TV comedy show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, is set to campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Rajasthan Assembly elections 2018.
Joshi, who has also featured in several Bollywood films such as Maine Pyar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hain Koun, among others, will campaign for BJP candidate Lalit Ostw... |
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Pakistan has altered demography of PoK: Army chief Bipin Rawat
Pakistan has altered the demography of PoK and the identity of Kashmiris on that side has been systematically eroded, Army Chief Bipin Rawat said on Wednesday.
He disapproved of suggestions about sending back security forces "to barracks" whenever there is "a little bit of peace" in Kashmir, saying it will give terrorists time to revamp their networks and asserted that there was a need to maint... |
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