Nitish to lead JD(U)-BJP in Bihar polls, says Shah
Questions raised by some of the BJP leaders in Bihar recently over the party not taking leadership in the State and playing a second fiddle to the JDU were unambiguously set aside by the BJP president Amit Shah, who, on Thursday, affirmed that the JDU-BJP alliance would contest Assembly polls...
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Sena MP survives knife attack in Maha
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Indian delegation attacks Pak for raising Kashmir issue at IPU
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Army jawan claims assaulted at Greater Noida police station
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Over 5,000 illegal ads removed in Noida, Rs 93 lakh penalty on offenders
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Rahul slams PM over hunger index ranking
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Cong practises votebank politics: Shah
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No possibility of diplomatic engagement with India: Qureshi
17 October 2019 | PTI
Southwest monsoon withdraws completely from country: IMD
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that the southwest monsoon has withdrawn completely from the entire country on Wednesday, just 8-9 days after it started receding from northwest India. Its withdrawal on Wednesday was accompanied by the arrival of the northeast monsoon, which is the primary rainy season for Tamil Nadu,...
Indians opt for crossbreed over desi cattle: Report
Indians are opting more for exotic and crossbred cattle than the desi ones, as per the latest livestock census report. While the population of desi cattle in India has declined by nearly one crore in the last seven years — between the last livestock Census in 2012 to the current...
Plea for recusal of judge ‘bid to destroy institution’
The Supreme Court on Wednesday deprecated the attempts made for recusal of a judge from a Constitution bench hearing challenges to provisions of the Land Acquisition Act saying it is nothing but a ploy of "bench hunting" which, if allowed, "would destroy the institution". The top court said if request of...
PMC Bank customers plea to be heard on Friday
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on October 18 a plea seeking directions for interim protective measures for insuring around 15 lakh customers whose money is blocked in the scam-hit PMC Bank. The Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank has been put under restrictions by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)...
Order reserved on convict's plea seeking review of death penalty
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a plea by a death row convict seeking review of the apex court's judgement affirming the capital punishment imposed on him for "horribly" gang-raping a minor girl and killing her along with her brother in Coimbatore in 2010. A three-judge bench of...
Prez to embark on 2-nation trip from today
President Ram Nath Kovind will embark on a week-long two-nation trip to the Philippines and Japan, starting October 17. He will visit the Philippines from October 17-21 and Japan from October 21-23. Vijay Thakur Singh, MEA Secretary (East), said: "The President's visit to the Philippines is being undertaken with a view...
Left leaders criticise Govt’s economic policies
Blaming the Government for the current state of economic crisis and unemployment in the country, the Left parties on Wednesday held a protest rally at Jantar Mantar and said the BJP-led NDA dispensation's "negative policies" has affected the economy. Left leaders like CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, Secretary, AIPWA, Kavita Krishnan...
