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BJP sweeps broom out in Delhi municipal polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday swept the elections to the three municipal corporations of Delhi, winning 181 wards out of the 270 that went to the polls on April 23, with the Aam Aadmi Party coming in second with 48 and the Congress following with 30. Winning majority in each of the corporations, the BJP improved its tally from […]
» Read moreSasikala banners removed in party headquarters
In a significant move, the banners with images of AIADMK (Amma) faction general secretary VK Sasikala being removed from party headquarters on Wednesday. The development comes close on the heels of conditions laid down by the rebels. “This is definitely a positive step,” ‘Aspire’ K Swaminathan, Media coordinator of the Panneerselvam led AIADMK (Puratchi Thalaivi Amma) said. He also said […]
» Read moreSensex opens at record high
The BSE Sensex shot up by over 128 points to 30,071.61 and the NSE Nifty scaled 9,343.15, both lifetime highs in opening trade on Wednesday on sustained buying by retail investors amid high foreign fund inflows. Encouraging earnings and positive Asian cues also contributed to the stellar show of the bourses. Besides, the rupee appreciating agaisnt the dollar to trade […]
» Read moreAIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran arrested
AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran was arrested tonight after four days of questioning+ by Delhi Police. He is accused of attempting to bribe an Election Commission official for retaining the party’s poll symbol of “two-leaves” for his faction. Dhinakaran was called today for questioning at 5pm at the Crime Branch Inter State Cell office in Chanakyapuri and was arrested around midnight, […]
» Read moreIvanka defends Trump on women’s rights
Ivanka Trump, making her overseas début as the U.S. “First Daughter” at a women’s summit in Berlin on Tuesday, was forced to defend her father’s attitude towards women. Sitting on a G20 panel with women leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Ms. Ivanka Trump drew chuckles from the audience when she praised “my father’s advocacy” on the issue and his […]
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