Day: October 24, 2019

Uddhav stresses 50-50 formula for sharing power with BJP

7:41 pm October 24, 2019

Mumbai: Indicating that he would drive a hard bargain in talks with the ally BJP during government formation, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said on Thursday that it was time to implement “fifty-fifty” formula for power-sharing. The BJP had won or was leading on 101 seats and Sena on 57 seats out of the total […]

Polls: Maximum City delivers minimum seats for Congress

7:39 pm October 24, 2019

Mumbai: Riven by infighting ahead of the Maharashtra assembly polls, the Congress on Thursday managed to win just four assembly seats out of the 29 seats it contested in Mumbai, faring poorly than in 2014. Congress candidates Aslam Sheikh, Varsha Gaikwad and Amin Patel retained their Malad West, Dharavi and Mumbadevi constituencies, respectively, while party […]

PM Modi to chair meeting of CSIR society on Friday

Modi magic waning fast : Adhir Chowdhury

7:36 pm October 24, 2019

Kolkata: Elated over the party’s performance in the assembly polls in Maharashtra and Haryana, the leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Thursday said the so called “Modi magic” is fast waning. The result of the assembly polls in the two states will help to rejuvenate Congress in the days to come, he […]

Decision on next Himachal CM after Assembly polls: BJP

Poll results beneficial for BJP in Karna by-elections: CM

7:34 pm October 24, 2019

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday said it was clear from Maharashtra and Haryana poll results that the Congress is “losing ground” in the country and the outcome will also prove “beneficial” for the BJP to win all the 15 seats in the coming bypolls. Speaking to reporters here, he said in […]

Monkey business triggers false alarm over coronavirus

Irish tourist bitten by monkey in Shimla

7:30 pm October 24, 2019

Shimla: A tourist from Ireland was bitten by a monkey in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla, official said on Thursday. Kewin MC, 59, was bitten by the monkey when he was going towards the Ridge from Lakkar Bazar on Wednesday, health officials at Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMC) said. Lakkar Bazar shopkeepers threw stones at […]