The Congress has sent 44 of its legislators to a resort outside Bengaluru to fend off “poaching” attempts by the BJP ahead of the August 8 Rajya Sabha polls in Gujarat, a senior party leader said. Of the 57 Congress MLAs in the State, from where senior party leader Ahmed Patel is contesting, six resigned from the party in the […]
» Read moreTwo Sikh Americans have been killed in separate incidents in California, according to community organisations and media reports. Subag Singh (68), was found dead in a canal after he went missing in the morning of June 23. His body had injuries. California law enforcement officials from Fresno county have said that they were trying to find out who was responsible […]
» Read moreA Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader was shot dead on Saturday by unidentified assailants in Bihar’s Siwan district, police said. “A group of armed unidentified assailants shot five bullets into Minhaj Khan’s head while he was sleeping in his house in Sheikhpura village,” district police officer Sanjit Kumar said. According to the police, Khan was a popular leader among youths […]
» Read moreThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday attached over 11,804 acres, worth about ₹149 crore in Prakasam and Guntur districts of Andhra Pradesh that were “illegally” allotted to companies of Nimmagadda Prasad allegedly by Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. “This is a quid pro quo investment case where Mr. Prasad, various companies and individuals made huge investments in companies floated by Mr. […]
» Read moreAs was widely expected, the Nitish Kumar-BJP combine won the crucial floor test in the Bihar Assembly with a convincing margin of 131 votes. The RJD-Congress combine got 108 votes. Nitish-BJP needed 122 members’ support for a win in the 243-member House.
» Read moreThis is one kiss which the recipient could have never expected. A policeman who stopped and hauled up a drunk woman for rash driving ended up being hugged and smooched, police said on Thursday. The woman, in her late 30s, was driving her car while returning from a party in an allegedly heavily inebriated condition. She apparently lost control at […]
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