“And I say it with confidence that not in few years but in few months we will be at the fifth place,” said Rajnath. Chatra: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that by the year 2030 India could replace any one of the three world superpowers (Russia, China …
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Strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocks Arunachal Pradesh and Assam
The tremors were felt across northeast India and parts of bordering China, Tibet and Myanmar. GUWAHATI: A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter scale struck northeast India in the wee hours of Wednesday, reported the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The tremors were felt across …
Read More »Heavy rainfall likely to occur in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
A moderate to heavy rainfall is likely to occur over coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry beginning early next week, according to the weather department. According to the Indian Meteorological Department, Chennai, a low-pressure area is likely to develop over the Indian Ocean and adjoining South-West Bay of Bengal. It is …
Read More »Madhya Pradesh: Man dies in police custody, judicial inquiry ordered
The incident took place at Indore’s Gandhi Nagar police station on Tuesday. In a shocking case, a man allegedly died in the police custody in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore where he was brought in for questioning in a theft case. The incident took place at Indore’s Gandhi Nagar police station on …
Read More »Voters seal the fate of 1640 candidates in third phase of Lok Sabha election 2019
The first two phases had registered 69.50% and 69.44% voter turnout respectively. Voting for the third phase of the seven-phase Lok Sabha election 2019 concluded on Tuesday with an interim turnout of 66.27%. The polling was held in 117 seats spread across 13 states and two Union Territories. A total …
Read More »BJP denies ticket to Union Minister Vijay Sampla from Hoshiarpur, he terms it ‘cow slaughter’
The BJP announced the name of sitting legislator and former civil servant Som Prakash to contest the Hoshiarpur seat this time. CHANDIGARH: As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday chose to dump Union Minister of State Vijay Sampla for the Hoshiarpur (SC) Lok Sabha seat in Punjab, Sampla reacted …
Read More »Lok Sabha poll 2019: 62% turnout in Gujarat in third phase, marginally less than in 2014
Reacting to the overall turnout, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, “Voting has been on expected lines comparable to 2014 and this reflects the BJP will bag all 26 seats again in Gujarat.” Ahmedabad: Over 62 per cent voters exercised their franchise in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah`s …
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