Day: May 12, 2019

Modi to address BJP workers of Varanasi on Oct 24

Don’t shed crocodile tears, withdraw support to Cong govt in Rajasthan: PM to Mayawati

3:44 pm May 12, 2019

Kushinagar/Deoria (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday mounted a scathing attack on BSP supremo Mayawati accusing her of “shedding crocodile tears” over the gang-rape incident in Rajasthan’s Alwar and demanded that her party withdraw support from the Congress government in that state if she is “serious”. On April 26, the victim was travelling with her husband on a motorcycle when the […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Imminent crisis in NBFC sector: Corp Affairs Secy

3:37 pm May 12, 2019

New Delhi: There is an “imminent crisis” in the non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) sector as misadventures by some large entities and credit squeeze present a perfect recipe for disaster, a senior government official has said. In recent months, the country’s financial system has been grappling with multiple woes in the wake of the turmoil at […]

EVMs absolutely robust and tamper-proof: EC

EVM glitches reported in several areas in Delhi

3:34 pm May 12, 2019

New Delhi: Complaints about malfunctioning EVMs poured in from several places of the national capital on Sunday where voting is underway. Adarsh Gupta, a resident of Matia Mahal area, claimed that at polling booths 84, 85 and 86, electronic voting machines were not working in the morning. Aam Aadmi Party’s Malviya Nagar MLA Somnath Bharti […]

Paswan seeks impartial probe into Delhi violence

Paswan seeks CBI probe into Dalit woman rape case

3:26 pm May 12, 2019

New Delhi: Union minister and BJP ally Ram Vilas Paswan Sunday demanded a CBI probe into the rape of a Dalit woman in Rajasthan’s Alwar and accused the Congress government in the state of hiding the crime for several days for electoral benefit. The Lok Sabha polls in the state are now over. The Lok […]

Differences resurface between Himachal Congress leaders

Delhi records 34.48 pc voting till 1 PM

3:22 pm May 12, 2019

New Delhi: Amid reports of EVM glitches, Delhi recorded 34.48 per cent polling till 1 pm on Sunday, officials said. Voting began at 7 am and is scheduled to go on till 6 pm. President Ram Nath Kovind, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj were among those […]