Nehru-Gandhi clan did nothing for poverty alleviation: Gadkari
Union minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari Sunday said the first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his generations have merely done a lip service to the cause of poverty. Addressing a public rallyat a ground here on the concluding day of the national convention of his party's scheduled Caste (SC)...
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Gujjars, Bakerwals being selectively targeted in Jammu: Mehbooba
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Cries of help are of those wanting freedom from tyranny: Rahul on Modi's 'bachao' jibe
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BJP will form stable govt with some friends in J&K: Ram Madhav
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Dirty people have left AAP, party is united: Kejriwal
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Delhi HC grants police protection to J-K rape victim, her husband
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Govt sacks two PNB EDs in connection with Nirav Modi fraud
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Sikh man attacked in hate crime in US
20 January 2019 | PTI
India likely to surpass UK in the world's largest economy rankings: PwC
India is likely to surpass the United Kingdom in the world's largest economy rankings in 2019, according to a report by global consultancy firm PwC. As per the report, while the UK and France have regularly switched places owing to similar levels of development and roughly equal populations, India's climb up...
Mahagathbandhan an alliance of corruption, negativity: PM
Taking a dig at the Opposition's show of unity during a rally in Kolkata, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said their "mahagathbandhan" (grand alliance) was an alliance of corruption, negativity and instability. The Opposition was staring at a defeat in forthcoming elections and looking for excuses ahead of their impending...
NCW questions BJP MLA's objectionable remarks on Mayawati
The National Commission for Women has questioned the objectionable statements reportedly made by BJP MLA Sadhana Singh on BSP supremo Mayawati and said it would formally issue a notice seeking an explanation from her. According to media reports, Singh made objectionable remarks on Mayawati over an infamous episode when the BSP...
MHA tweaks travel norms: Indians over 65, under 15 can use Aadhaar to visit Nepal, Bhutan
Aadhaar cards are now valid travel documents for Indians under 15 and over 65 travelling to Nepal and Bhutan, according to a Home Ministry communique. Indians other than those in the two age brackets will not be able to use Aadhaar to travel to the two neighbouring countries, for which no...
Massive fire at five-storey building in south Kolkata
A major fire broke out early Sunday at a five-storey building in southern Kolkata, gutting goods worth lakhs and destroying multiple shops next to the building, a senior fire department official said. At least 19 fire tenders had been pressed into service to douse the fire at Traders Assembly building in...
Fuel pipeline blaze in Mexico kills at least 73
An explosion and fire in central Mexico killed at least 73 people after hundreds swarmed to the site of an illegal fuel-line tap to gather gasoline amid a government crackdown on fuel theft, officials said. Hidalgo state governor Omar Fayad announced that the toll had increased to 73 after the discovery...
Trump offers protection to immigrants for US-Mexico border wall funding
Seeking to end the federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump has offered temporary protection for people illegally brought to the US as children in exchange for USD 5.7 billion for constructing a wall on the Mexico border. The impasse between the Trump-led Republican Party and the Democratic Party led by House...
