CBSE Class 12 Results Declared: Two UP Girls Score 499 Out Of 500
Agencies Girls outshone boys in the CBSE class 12 examination, the results of which were declared on Thursday way ahead of schedule, with Thiruvananthapuram region recording the highest pass percentage. “Girls have a pass percentage of 88.70 which is 9 percentage points more than that of boys’ 79.40 per cent. Transgenders have a pass percentage […]
Why does Imran want Modi to continue as India’s PM, asks Chidambaram
Agencies New Delhi: The Congress is happy the process of designating JeM chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist has concluded successfully, senior party leader P Chidambaram said on Thursday, while also asking why Pakistani premier Imran Khan wants Narendra Modi to continue as India’s prime minister. In a huge diplomatic victory for India, the UN […]
India, Pakistan trade fire on LoC in Poonch
Srinagar : India and Pakistani troops on Thursday exchanged heavy gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Thursday. A source said the two armies targetted each other’s posts along the LoC in Shahpur and Kerni sectors of Poonch by small arms firing and mortar shells. There was no immediate report of […]
Maharashtra: Sixteen persons, including 15 policemen, killed in Naxal blast
Agencies Mumbai: Sixteen persons, including 15 security personnel, were killed in an IED blast triggered by Naxals in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district on Wednesday, police said. The incident took place when a Quick Response Team (QRT) of Gadchiroli police was on patrolling duty in a vehicle, an official said. The blast took place as the vehicle […]
UP Shia Waqf Board Chairman threatens to commit suicide if Modi does not come back to power
Agencies Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board chairman Waseem Rizvi triggered yet another controversy on Tuesday, when he announced to self-immolate in front of the Ram temple at Ayodhya, if Narendra Modi did not become the Prime Minister of the country again. In a statement here, Rizvi said the fanatic Muslims were giving him life […]
MHA serves notice to Rahul Gandhi on complaint questioning citizenship
Agencies New Delhi: The Home Ministry has served a notice to Congress President Rahul Gandhi, asking him to clarify within a fortnight his “factual position” on a complaint questioning his citizenship status. In a letter, the Home Ministry said it has received a representation from BJP MP Subramanian Swamy in which it has been brought out […]
Rupee dives to 6-week low as crude spikes above $75/brl; losses 39p vs dollar
Mumbai, The rupee Thursday slumped 39 paise to close at more than six-week low of 70.25 against the US dollar due to rising crude oil prices and a late sell-off in domestic equity markets. Besides, a strengthening dollar against some major currencies overseas also weighed on the home unit, forex dealers said. At the Interbank […]
Rahul Gandhi will be the only person responsible if the BJP comes back to power: Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi will be the only person responsible if the BJP comes back to power, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Thursday said as he slammed the Gandhi scion days after both the parties failed to form an alliance in Delhi for the Lok Sabha elections. He was speaking at the launch […]
Supreme Court orders probe into ‘conspiracy’ against Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday appointed a former apex court judge, Justice A K Patnaik, to inquire into claims of a lawyer alleging ‘conspiracy’ against the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi. The top court also asked directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Intelligence Bureau and the Delhi Police to help in […]
Militancy contained to two and half districts in Jammu and Kashmir: Modi
Agencies Amreli : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government managed to contain militancy to only “two and a half” districts in Jammu and Kashmir and that no bomb blast took place elsewhere in the country in last five years. Addressing a poll rally at Amreli in Gujarat, Modi also said that what […]
