The terribly humid weather did not deter supporters of the Rashtriya Lok Dal’s (RLD) Begum Tabassum Hasan (48) from beating drums and bursting crackers. Ms. Hasan had defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Mriganka Singh by over 50,000 votes in the Lok Sabha by-election here. The result was declared on Wednesday. With her symbolically important victory, Ms. Hasan, the widow […]
» Read moreIndian-American Karthik Nemmani, was declared champion of the 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee, winning on the word “koinonia” and surviving what was arguably the most intense competition in the contest’s 93-year history. In doing so, the 14-year-old on Thursday night emerged the top speller from a record-shattering 515 contestants at the national bee, compared with 291 last year, after organizers […]
» Read moreMaharashtra Agriculture Minister Pandurang Phundkar died on Thursday following a massive heart attack here, a BJP official said. Phundkar, 67, was admitted to the K.J. Somaiya Hospital on Wednesday where his condition reportedly deteriorated followed by the massive heart attack. He breathed his last at around 4.35 a.m. on Thursday. Top Bharatiya Janata Party state and central leaders have expressed […]
» Read moreA party office of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) was attacked in Kolkata while a party office of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was targeted in West Bengal Jhargram district. The attacks were reported late on Tuesday evening. CPI (M) supporters said that the attack at Surya Sen Street, party office in Kolkata occurred when supporters Students’ Federation of India […]
» Read moreThe ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday effected a shake-up in its party ranks, appointing its coordinator O. Panneerselvam’s son to a key post. Mr. Panneerselvam and AIADMK co-coordinator and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami announced the appointment of P. Ravindranath Kumar as Theni district secretary of ‘Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai’, a forum named after the late Chief […]
» Read moreThe CBI has registered an FIR against Air Asia Group CEO Tony Fernandes and others for alleged violation of norms in getting licences for international operations. The case pertains to allegations of getting relaxation from the 5/20 rules of the Ministry of Aviation for procuring licences and also from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board rules. It is also alleged that […]
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