The elections for a new parliament and nine provincial legislatures are the first barometer of national sentiment since President Cyril Ramaphosa replaced Jacob Zuma as head of state in February 2018. PRETORIA: South African elections officials counted ballot papers in the early hours of Thursday, a day after a vote …

His remark comes a day after PM Modi accused late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi of using aircraft carrier INS Viraat for personal vacations with family. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday accused the Gandhi family of misusing India’s Naval assets, day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi levelled similar accusations against late …

PM Modi made the fresh allegations at a time when he is facing severe criticism from Opposition and intellectuals for saying that Rajiv Gandhi ended his life as ‘Bhrashtachari No 1’ (corrupt No.1). Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ahmed Patel on Thursday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra …

Mayawati launched a direct attack on the BJP saying the acche din (good days) of BJP is now over and the bad days of party were set to come after the declaration of Lok Sabha election result on May 23. AZAMGARH: BSP chief Mayawati on Wednesday asserted that her party’s …

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is in the fray from Azamgarh against BJP’s Dinesh Lal Yadav ‘Nirahua’, who is a popular Bhojpuri actor. The last two phases of Lok Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh is set to witness major action in Poorvanchal as polling is scheduled to take place in …

The Char Dham Yatra commences from Yamunotri, proceeds to Gangotri, Kedarnath and finally Badrinath. HARIDWAR: Doors of the Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag were thrown open for the public on Thursday, May 9. Thousands of pilgrims visited the shrine, chanting Vedic hymns, as the flower-decorated gates opened at 5:33 am. …

Five persons died in a fire that broke out inside a cloth showroom in Pune’s Uruli Devachi village on Thursday. Pune: Five persons died in a fire that broke out inside a cloth showroom in Pune’s Uruli Devachi village on Thursday. The blaze erupted in Rajyog Saree Depot in the …

The BJP is contesting Sheohar, Purvi Champaran, Maharajganj and Pashchimi Champaran while Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) is contesting from Vaishali, a seat it had won last time. NEW DELHI: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will look to defend its turf in the 6th phase of polling in Bihar on May …

ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ—ਰਾਫੇਲ ‘ਤੇ ਫੈਸਲੇ ਪਿੱਛੋਂ ‘ਚੌਂਕੀਦਾਰ ਚੋਰ ਹੈ’ ਟਿੱਪਣੀ ‘ਚ ਸੁਪਰੀਮ ਕੋਰਟ ਦਾ ਗਲਤ ਹਵਾਲਾ ਦੇਣ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਕਾਂਗਰਸ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਰਾਹੁਲ ਗਾਂਧੀ ਨੇ ਅੱਜ ਭਾਵ ਬੁੱਧਵਾਰ ਸੁਪਰੀਮ ਕੋਰਟ ਕੋਲੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਸ਼ਰਤ ਮੁਆਫੀ ਮੰਗ ਲਈ ਹੈ। ਰਾਹੁਲ ਨੇ ਤਿੰਨ ਪੰਨਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਤਾਜ਼ੇ ਹਲਫਨਾਮੇ ‘ਚ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਅਦਾਲਤ ਦਾ …

‘ਆਪ’ ਵਿਧਾਇਕਾਂ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਸਾਰੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਮ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ ਪੱਤਰ ਅਪੀਲ, ਸਾਡੇ ਬਾਰੇ ਝੂਠੀਆਂ ਅਫ਼ਵਾਹਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਸੁਚੇਤ ਰਹੇ ਮੀਡੀਆ ਸੰਗਰੂਰ – ਆਮ ਆਦਮੀ ਪਾਰਟੀ (ਆਪ) ਦੇ ਵਿਧਾਇਕਾਂ ਨੇ ਇੱਕ ਖੱਲੀ ਚਿੱਠੀ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਸਾਰੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਚੇਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਲੋਕ ਸਭਾ ਚੋਣਾਂ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਆਪਣੇ ਅਸਲੀ ਮੁੱਦਿਆਂ ‘ਤੇ ਕੇਂਦਰਿਤ ਰਹਿਣ ਕਿਉਂਕਿ …