Day: October 24, 2019

SP leader Azam Khan's condition stable: Hospital

Azam Khan’s wife retains Rampur seat for SP

6:29 pm October 24, 2019

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party on Thursday retained its Rampur assembly seat, which fell vacant after Azam Khan successfully fought the Lok Sabha polls with his wife emerging victorious by a margin of over 7,000 votes. Khan’s wife and SP candidate Tazeen Fatma won by defeating her nearest rival BJP candidate Bharat Bhushan. While Tazeen secured 79,043 […]

CBI arrests GST superintendent in Lucknow

6:27 pm October 24, 2019

New Delhi: The CBI has arrested a senior official in the GST department in Lucknow for allegedly demanding bribe from a local businessman, officials said Thursday. An event management company owner had alleged that Rajesh Shrivastava, a superintendent in GST department, had demanded Rs 25,000 from him, they said. The negotiation took place in the […]

Cong alleges another scam in land purchase in Ayodhya; says responsibility of SC, PM to find truth

Surjewala loses Kaithal seat to BJP’s Leela Ram

6:25 pm October 24, 2019

Chandigarh: Senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala lost to BJP’s Leela Ram from Kaithal constituency, as per result declared by the Election Commission. The three-time legislator was defeated by a margin of 1,246 votes. After trailing initially, Surjewala had earned lead by a slim margin, but trailed again. His loss is a big blow to […]

Priyanka attacks Modi on lack of empathy for Assam

BJP govt in UP putting pressure on DM in Gangoh: Congress

6:21 pm October 24, 2019

Lucknow: The Congress accused the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday of putting pressure on the administration to tilt the bypoll results in the saffron party’s favour in the Gangoh Assembly seat and called for an impartial inquiry in the matter. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, currently on a visit to Rae Bareli […]

MVA govt like unbreakable wall, says Ajit Pawar

Ajit Pawar wins Baramati with over 1.65 lakh vote margin

6:18 pm October 24, 2019

Pune: Former Maharashtra deputy chief minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Thursday won from the Baramati assembly seat by a huge margin of 1,65,265 votes, according to the Election Commission. Ajit Pawar, nephew of NCP president Sharad Pawar, polled 1,95,641 votes, while his nearest rival, Gopichand Padalkar of the BJP, bagged just 30,376 votes. […]