Hazare’s strike enters day 4, aide claims he lost 4 kgs
March 26, 2018 Social activist Anna Hazare has lost 4 kilos, his aide claimed, as his indefinite hunger strike entered its fourth day. Hazare’s blood pressure, however, is normal, his close associate Datta Awari said. Hazare has been on an indefinite hunger strike since March 23 to press for his demands, including the appointment of […]
Mamata in Delhi, Naidu in Vijayawada, to cobble together 3rd Front
March 26, 2018 West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is in New Delhi from today for the next four days where she will be meeting leaders of 18 political parties. NCP chief Sharad Pawar, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, JD-S chief HD Deve Gowda, apart from leaders from the RJD, TDP and TRS. Conspicuous by its absence […]
BJP chants Ambedkar’s name but oppresses Dalits: Mayawati
March 26, 2018 Bahujan SamajParty supremo Mayawati on Monday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for using Bhimrao Ambedkar’s name and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party chants the name of the Dalit leader but oppresses those belonging to the category.Addressing the media, the BSP supremo said that in past four-and-a-half years of governance, […]
Four women Maoists killed in gun battle with security forces
March 26, 2018 Four women Maoists have been killed during an exchange of fire with security personnel in Narayanpatna area of Odisha’s Koraput district, the police said today. Acting on a tip off, the District Voluntary Force and Special Operations Group personnel launched a joint combing operation last night in the forest areas of Narayanpatna, […]
Won’t let any political party come on this stage: Anna Hazare
March 24, 2018 Social activist Anna Hazare on Saturday sternly said that he will not tolerate involvement of any political party or group in the hunger strike which he started a day ago at Delhi’s Ram Lila Maidan. “I will not let any political party or group to come on this stage,” he said. The […]
Lalu Prasad Yadav sentenced to 14 yrs in prison in fourth fodder scam case
PATNA: A powerful Indian politician has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for embezzling 37 million rupees ($570,000) from government treasury to buy fictitious medicines and cattle fodder. Judge Shiv Pal Singh on Saturday also convicted 18 former Bihar state officials, contractors and suppliers in the case. A former top elected official in the […]
Amit Shah sets target for 2019 polls: 21 seats out of 25 from North East
March 24, 2018 Addressing a rally in Guwahati, the Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah sounded the poll bugle for the next 2019 general elections. He said, “I want to set a target of 21 seats out of 25 from north east for LS polls in 2019.” The BJP president must be pleased with his […]
Relatives of 39 Indians killed by ISIS will occupy Jantar Mantar tomorrow
March 23, 2018 Relatives of the 39 Indians killed by the ISIS in Mosul, Iraq, say they will protest at Jantar Mantar tomorrow. “We have given government time till tomorrow morning to announce a compensation to secure the future of the families of the deceased. If they aren’t able to do it then we’ll protest […]
One-third women in rural India unaware of breast cancer: Study
London, March 23: While early detection is the key for successful breast cancer treatment, one in three women in rural India had not even heard of the deadly disease, finds a research led by a doctoral student of Indian-origin. Breast cancer is the most common of the types of cancer occurring in India, followed by […]
Five Killed In Blast In Firecracker Factory
Patna, March 23 : At least five people were killed and seven seriously injured in an explosion in an illegal firecracker factory in Bihar’s Nalanda district, police said on Friday. Police officer Sudhir Kumar Porika said the unit was located in Khashganj area and the disaster took place on Thursday night. The injured have been admitted […]
