Maoists kill 2 in Bihar
Patna, March 3 (IANS) Suspected Maoists have killed two brothers and attacked several others in a village in Jamui district of Bihar, police said on Saturday. “The incident took place after the villagers of Pancheshwari…
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BJP’s expose on Congress ‘ruining’ Bengaluru shows Nepal pictures
Bengaluru, March 3 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday termed the BJP’s “20-page pictorial booklet” expose, charging the ruling party of “ruining” Bengaluru, a lie. The party said the pictures were from Mizoram and Nepal. “The…
Son arrested for killing parents at Central Michigan University
Washington, March 3 (IANS) A young man accused of killing his parents a day earlier on the campus of Central Michigan University was arrested on Saturday, campus officials said. James Eric Davis Jr., 19, was…
Tripura Left citadel crumbles in saffron storm
Agartala, March 3 (IANS) In a scintillating performance, the BJP seemed all set on Saturday to storm to power in Tripura in alliance with the tribal-based IPFT outfit, crushing the CPI-M led Left Front in…
Kerala CM to be discharged on Sunday: Apollo Hospital
Chennai, March 3 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has been admitted to Apollo Hospital here, said a spokesman on Saturday. In a statement issued here, Apollo Hospital said Vijayan was admitted on March 2,…
‘TN MPs must resign if PM refuses to meet them on Cauvery issue’
Chennai, March 3 (IANS) DMK leader M.K. Stalin on Saturday upped the ante on the Cauvery water issue, suggesting to Chief Minister K. Palaniswami that the parliamentarians from Tamil Nadu should resign if Prime Minister…
BJP sends Himanta Sarma to Shillong
Shillong/Agartala, March 3 (IANS) BJP leader and North East Democratic Alliance convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma was sent to Shillong on Saturday by the party leadership to try and form a non-Congress government in Meghalaya amid…
Left Sarkar out as BJP set to form government in Tripura
Agartala, March 3 (IANS) Putting up a spectacular show, the BJP and its ally, the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura, were headed for a landslide electoral victory in Tripura on Saturday, ousting the CPI-M-lead Left…
Elevator crashes from second floor at AIIMS hospital, 5 injured
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Five people were injured after an elevator crashed from the second floor of a building at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Saturday, police said. Deputy…
NDPP-BJP surges ahead in Nagaland
Kohima, March 3 (IANS) The National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) is leading in 12 seats and its ally, the BJP, in six seats — just ahead of the ruling Naga Peoples Front (NPF), which is…
Congress wins one, leads in 20; just ahead of NPP in Meghalaya
Shillong/New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The ruling Congress bagged one seat and was leading in 20, with the National People’s Party (NPP) ahead in 18 and the BJP in three in the vote count so…
Modi receives Vietnam President ahead of talks
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) As India pushes ahead with its engagements with southeast Asia under the Act East Policy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang ahead of bilateral talks here…
Trump slams Alec Baldwin over impersonation act
Washington, March 3 (IANS) Donald Trump has slammed Alec Baldwin, the actor who has famously played the US President on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” (SNL) since 2016, saying that watching his impersonation acts were an…
Trump trade tariffs: Europe threatens US bikes, bourbon, Levi’s jeans
Brussels, March 3 (IANS) Europe has warned US President Donald Trump to expect retaliatory strikes against American icons like Harley-Davidson, Levis jeans and Kentucky bourbon if he sparks a trade war by going ahead with…
Will go for non-Congress government in Meghalaya: Ram Madhav
Agartala, March 3 (IANS) The BJP on Saturday said people in the northeast have voted for a change in Tripura and Nagaland and its effort in Meghalaya would be to usher in a non-Congress government….
Congress leads in 21, NPP in 14 seats in Meghalaya
Shillong/New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The ruling Congress is leading in 21 seats while the National People’s Party is ahead in 14 and the BJP in six in the vote count for the Meghalaya assembly…
Kerala CM admitted in Chennai hospital
Chennai, March 3 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was admitted in a hospital here, an official said on Saturday. Vijayan was admitted around midnight to the Apollo Hospital, a spokesman said. The official said…
Voting underway for Pakistan Senate
Islamabad, March 3 (IANS) Polling for Pakistan’s Senate were underway on Saturday in the national and provincial assemblies as 133 candidates contest for 52 seats. The Senate – the Upper House of Parliament – is…
Congress ahead in 17 Meghalaya seats
Shillong, March 3 (IANS) The ruling Congress is leading in 17 seats, and the National People’s Party in 10 in the vote count for the Meghalaya assembly on Saturday. Polling for 59 out of the…
Twitter wants to be less toxic, seeks users’ help
San Francisco, March 3 (IANS) With social media platforms increasingly coming under fire for fanning hate speeches, trolling and failing to stop spread of fake news, Twitter has said it is committed to making the…