- BJP says Modi believes in 'simple living, high ideals', rejects Cong allegations
- "One vote" made surgical strike, air strike possible: Modi
- Get political content vetted first: EC official on TV serials
- BJP says Modi believes in 'simple living, high ideals', rejects Cong allegations
- New Delhi: Asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has often donated his personal savings to public causes, the BJP Tuesday said he has always believed in the principle of "simple living, high ideals", as the saffron party slammed the Congress for accusing that he had given "wrong information" about a plot he owned in Gandhinagar.
- "One vote" made surgical strike, air strike possible: Modi
- Bhatapara: Amid claims of "misusing" the
armed forces for electoral gain, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Tuesday said the strength of "one vote" had enabled the
surgical strike and air strike in Pakistan.
- Get political content vetted first: EC official on TV serials
- Mumbai: Election officials in Maharashtra
have asked production houses of two Hindi TV serials accused
of espousing the BJP-led government''''s schemes to get
''''politically influential'''' content vetted with them before it
is telecast.
- Drinking water, infra issues in North Chennai: Ex-IPS officer
- 91 LS, assembly candidates of Odisha declare criminal cases
- AAP LS candidates to start filing nominations from Thursday: Gopal Rai
- Facing EC's gag order, Yogi visits Hanuman temple, offers prayers
- Left not facing existential threat, says key Communist leader
- Shatrughan Sinha's wife Poonam joins SP
- Modi is the biggest liar as PM: Sidhu
- IT raids at premises of people linked to JDS in Mandya, Hassan districts
- PM failed to fulfil promises: Rahul
- Body of boy who fell in Noida drain recovered
- MGP to back Independent candidate in Mandrem assembly bypoll
- EC under pressure not to act on complaints on EVMs: Siddaramaiah
- Day curfew lifted in Kishtwar
- Drinking water, infra issues in North Chennai: Ex-IPS officer
- Former IPS officer A G Mourya,
contesting from the North Chennai Lok Sabha seat on a Makkal
Needhi Maiam ticket, is attempting to lure voters with
promises of developing infrastructure and providing adequate
water supply in the area.
- 91 LS, assembly candidates of Odisha declare criminal cases
- Of the 279 candidates in
fray for five Lok Sabha and 35 Assembly segments of Odisha, 91
nominees of different political parties have declared criminal
records against themselves, a report said.
- AAP LS candidates to start filing nominations from Thursday: Gopal Rai
- New Delhi: The AAP said its Lok Sabha candidates would file their nominations from Thursday even as uncertainty remained over a possible alliance between the ruling party in Delhi and the Congress.
- Facing EC's gag order, Yogi visits Hanuman temple, offers prayers
- Lucknow: UP CM Yogi Adityanath visited the famous Hanuman Setu temple here and offered prayers, a day after the EC barred him from electioneering for 72 hours for likening the ongoing Lok Sabha polls to a contest between ''Ali'' and ''Bajrang Bali''.
- Left not facing existential threat, says key Communist leader
- Veteran Communist leader
Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy Tuesday said the Left is not facing
"existential threat" but acknowledged it has to improve its
position in the Lok Sabha to play a role in national politics.
- Shatrughan Sinha's wife Poonam joins SP
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Lucknow, Apr 16 (PTI) Bollywood actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha''s wife Poonam Sinha joined the Samajwadi Party here Tuesday.
- Modi is the biggest liar as PM: Sidhu
- In a pointed attack on Narendra
Modi in his home state, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu
Tuesday said the land of Gujarat, which is the birthplace of
Mahatma Gandhi, has also produced a prime minister who is the
"biggest liar".
- IT raids at premises of people linked to JDS in Mandya, Hassan districts
- districts
Bengaluru, Apr 16 (PTI) Income tax officials Tuesday
carried out coordinated raids at premises owned by people
allegedly linked to JD(S) in Mandya and Hassan districts,where
party supremo H D Deve Gowda''s grandsons Nikhil Kumaraswamy
and Prajwal Revanna are contesting their maiden Lok Sabha
elections.
- PM failed to fulfil promises: Rahul
- Pathanapuram (Ker): Coming down heavily
on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said he has "failed" to fulfil the promises made
during the last five years.
- Body of boy who fell in Noida drain recovered
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Noida, Apr 16 (PTI) The body of a six-year-old boy, who fell into a drain in Noida on Monday, was recovered Tuesday morning, an NDRF official said.
- MGP to back Independent candidate in Mandrem assembly bypoll
- The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak
Party will support Independent candidate Jit Arolkar instead
of Congress candidate Babi Baghkar in the Mandrem bypoll, MGP
working president Narayan Sawant said Tuesday.
- EC under pressure not to act on complaints on EVMs: Siddaramaiah
- Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has alleged that the Election Commission(EC) is under "pressure" from the Modi government to not take action on complaints of political parties over alleged EVM tampering and their demand for re-introduction of ballot paper.
- Day curfew lifted in Kishtwar
- Day curfew was lifted from the communally sensitive Kishtwar township of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday after remaining in force for a week following the killing of a senior RSS leader and his security guard, a senior government official said.
- India-US ties promoted in sustained manner by Trump: Report
- Moderate intensity quake hits Nepal's Gorkha district
- Fear of army action as Sudan protesters toughen stand
- Global tribunal to hear Ukraine, Russia sea dispute
- Malaysia arrests Vietnam poachers, seizes tiger, bear parts
- More than 60,000 people flee Nicaragua crisis: UN
- Notre-Dame blaze being treated as accident, not arson: prosecutor
- Kremlin: Putin-Kim summit details not clear yet
- Notre Dame hailed as monument to the 'best of civilization'
- Notre-Dame of Paris 'saved' after fire destroys steeple
- India-US ties promoted in sustained manner by Trump: Report
- Washington: The Trump administration has worked to make India a more prominent part of its regional strategy, a top American think-tank has said in a report, lauding Prez Donald Trump for promoting strategic ties with India in a "sustained manner".
- Moderate intensity quake hits Nepal's Gorkha district
- By Shirish B Pradhan
Kathmandu, April 16 (PTI) A moderate intensity earthquake hit Nepal''s Gorkha district, about 160 km west from here, on Tuesday, the tremors of which were also felt in the Himalayan nation''s capital, officials said.
- Fear of army action as Sudan protesters toughen stand
- Sudanese protesters have hardened their stand, demanding a transitional military council be scrapped and immediately replaced with civilian rule as Tuesday they refused to end a days-long sit-in outside army headquarters.
- Global tribunal to hear Ukraine, Russia sea dispute
- The Permanent Court of Arbitration will in June hear Russia''s objections against a move by Ukraine to drag it before the world'' oldest arbitration body over rights to coastal waters around annexed Crimea.
- Malaysia arrests Vietnam poachers, seizes tiger, bear parts
- Kuala Lumpur, Apr 16 (AFP) Malaysian authorities have arrested two suspected poachers from Vietnam and seized body parts from tigers and bears, a minister said Tuesday, as the country clamps down on rampant wildlife trafficking.
- More than 60,000 people flee Nicaragua crisis: UN
- More than 60,000 people have fled the crisis in Nicaragua over the past year, the UN said Tuesday, with neighbouring Costa Rica bearing the brunt of the refugee flow.
- Notre-Dame blaze being treated as accident, not arson: prosecutor
- Paris: The Paris prosecutor said that investigators were treating the devastating fire at the Notre-Dame cathedral as an accident not arson.
- Kremlin: Putin-Kim summit details not clear yet
- The Kremlin spokesman says it is not clear yet when and where the Russian president and the North Korea leader will meet for a rare summit.
- Notre Dame hailed as monument to the 'best of civilization'
- Notre Dame, a survivor of wars and revolutions, has stood for centuries as not merely the greatest of the Gothic cathedrals and a towering jewel of Western architecture.
- Notre-Dame of Paris 'saved' after fire destroys steeple
- French firefighters Monday won an hours-long battle to save the main structure of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, after a colossal fire caused the spire of the historic edifice to crash to the ground and wiped out centuries of heritage.
- Jet Airways operating 5 planes, seeks emergency funds: Kharola
- Sensex, Nifty hit record highs on earnings, monsoon optimism
- Lenders to Jet working on revival, no final decision yet: PNB MD
- ?3 private players offer ideal, healthy competition: Vodafone Idea CEO
- Wipro Q4 net up 38% to Rs 2,494 cr; announces Rs 10,500cr buyback plan
- Electric car makers woo Chinese buyers with range, features
- Will continue to make diesel cars that customers can afford: Maruti
- We want balanced trade with India: Chinese envoy
- I-T dept conducts raids at dozen locations in Karnataka
- Rupee slips 17 paise to 69.59 vs USD in early trade
- Sensex jumps over 200 pts; Nifty above 11,750
- Jet Airways operating 5 planes, seeks emergency funds: Kharola
- New Delhi: Jet Airways has sought emergency funds from banks and is currently operating only five planes, Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola said.
- Sensex, Nifty hit record highs on earnings, monsoon optimism
- Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex rallied about 370 points to scale a record closing high of 39,275.64 as investors'' sentiment got further boost from forecast of a near-normal monsoon and a bumper start of corporate earnings season.
- Lenders to Jet working on revival, no final decision yet: PNB MD
- Lenders to the cash-strapped Jet Airways are committed to reviving the air carrier but nothing has been finalised yet, Punjab National Bank (PNB) Managing Director Sunil Mehta said on Tuesday.
- ?3 private players offer ideal, healthy competition: Vodafone Idea CEO
- Vodafone Idea, which is in the midst of Rs 25,000 crore mega fund-raising, has said the Indian telecom market with three private players is an "ideal scenario" in terms of healthy competition, dismissing any possibility of cartelisation or duopoly.
- Wipro Q4 net up 38% to Rs 2,494 cr; announces Rs 10,500cr buyback plan
- IT services giant Wipro Tuesday said its net profit increased by 38.4 per cent to Rs 2,493.9 crore in the March 2019 quarter, and announced a Rs 10,500 crore buyback programme.
- Electric car makers woo Chinese buyers with range, features
- Automakers showcased electric SUVs and sedans with longer range and luxury features Tuesday at the Shanghai auto show, wooing Chinese buyers as Beijing slashes subsidies that helped to launch the industry.
- Will continue to make diesel cars that customers can afford: Maruti
- The country''s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) Tuesday said it will continue to manufacture diesel cars that customers can afford, thus ruling out stopping the production of diesel cars completely.
- We want balanced trade with India: Chinese envoy
- Consul general of China in
Kolkata, Zha Liyou said on Tuesday that his country is keen on
balanced trade with India as it is always beneficial and
inclusive.
- I-T dept conducts raids at dozen locations in Karnataka
- The Income-Tax Department Tuesday said it is conducting searches at about a dozen premises in Karnataka on charges of tax evasion.
The raids are being conducted in state capital Bangalore, Hassan and Mandya and the department said the action is aimed against tax evaders and blackmoney generators.
Official sources, however, indicated that links of these persons with respect to ongoing polls will also be a part of the investigative operation.
"The searches are based on credible intelligence that certain businessmen have earned income not disclosed to tax and are in possession of undisclosed assets.
- Rupee slips 17 paise to 69.59 vs USD in early trade
- Mumbai: The rupee fell 17 paise to 69.59 against the US dollar in opening trade Tuesday on increased demand for the greenback from importers and banks.
- Sensex jumps over 200 pts; Nifty above 11,750
- Mumbai: The BSE benchmark Sensex jumped over 200 points in early trade Tuesday led by gains in banking, metal, oil and gas, telecom and auto stocks, amid unabated foreign fund inflows and positive global cues.
- SC to hear I-T dept plea against quashing of black money case involving Chidambaram's family
- Review plea filed in SC for civil rights of homosexuals
- NGT disposes plea against landfill sites at Sonia Vihar, Ghonda Gujran
- AgustaWestland scam accused Gautam Khaitan gets bail in a black money case
- SC seeks Centre's response on plea against mining leases for 358 iron ore mines
- SC asks CBI to file fresh status report on probe into 2017 SSC paper leak
- HC stays proceedings in defamation case against Elangovan
- SC seeks response from Chidambaram's wife, son on IT dept plea
- SC refuses to consider Mayawati's plea against EC order
- SC satisfied over EC action against politicians giving hate speeches
- SC to hear I-T dept plea against quashing of black money case involving Chidambaram's family
- New Delhi: The SC agreed to hear the Income Tax department''s appeal challenging the Madras HC order which quashed criminal prosecution against senior Congress leader P Chidambaram''s family members under the black money law.
- Review plea filed in SC for civil rights of homosexuals
- A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking review of an order by which a plea for various civil rights, such as same-sex marriage, adoption and surrogacy for the LGBTQ community was dismissed.
- NGT disposes plea against landfill sites at Sonia Vihar, Ghonda Gujran
- The National Green Tribunal has refused to entertain a plea seeking cancellation of approval granted by the DDA to allot land at Sonia Vihar and Ghonda Gujran areas to set up landfill sites.
- AgustaWestland scam accused Gautam Khaitan gets bail in a black money case
- A Delhi court Tuesday granted bail to AgustaWestland chopper scam accused Gautam Khaitan in a separate black money and laundering case.
- SC seeks Centre's response on plea against mining leases for 358 iron ore mines
- The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Centre to respond to a plea seeking quashing of allotment, extension or continuation of leases to firms for mining iron ore from over 358 mines across the country without any fresh evaluation.
- SC asks CBI to file fresh status report on probe into 2017 SSC paper leak
- New Delhi: The SC directed the CBI to file a fresh status report on investigation into the 2017 Staff Selection Commission (SSC) exam paper leak.
- HC stays proceedings in defamation case against Elangovan
- The Madras High Court has stayed proceedings in a criminal defamation case registered against Senior Congress leader EVKS Elangovan over certain remarks made by him against the ruling party leaders in an interview to a Tamil daily in 2018.
- SC seeks response from Chidambaram's wife, son on IT dept plea
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New Delhi, Apr 16 (PTI) The Supreme Court Tuesday sought responses from Congress leader P Chidambaram''s wife Nalini and son Karti on an appeal of the Income Tax department against the Madras High Court order quashing criminal prosecution against them in an alleged blackmoney case.
- SC refuses to consider Mayawati's plea against EC order
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New Delhi, Apr 16 (PTI) The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to consider BSP supremo Mayawati''s plea challenging the EC''s 48-hr campaign ban on her and expressed satisfaction over the poll body''s action against leaders making hate speeches.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked Mayawati''s counsel to file a separate appeal against the poll panel''s order.
- SC satisfied over EC action against politicians giving hate speeches
- The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed satisfaction over Election Commission''s action against UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, BSP supremo Mayawati and others for allegedly making hate speeches during poll campaign.
- Madonna to first track from new album 'Madame X' on April 17
- Angelina Jolie drops Brad Pitt's last name
- Relationships, loved ones my priority: Alia Bhatt
- Dog rescued while swimming 220 kms off Thailand
- Vicky Kaushal to reunite with 'Uri' director
- Good art is created when society is in crisis: Pankaj Tripathi
- It's all just noise: Richard Madden on James Bond rumours
- One can't have a road map as an actor: Aditya Roy Kapoor
- Emotions run high at 'Avengers: Endgame' fan event in Seoul
- Madonna to first track from new album 'Madame X' on April 17
- Madonna has announced that she will be putting out the first song from her upcoming album, ''Madame X'', on Wednesday.
The music icon took to Instagram to share that the first single, titled ''Medellin'', is a collaboration between her and Columbian singer Maluma.
"April17, 2019. @maluma," she posted.
The 60-year-old singer had dropped the teaser of her brand new LP on YouTube on Sunday, which was captioned "Welcome to the World of Madame X".
- Angelina Jolie drops Brad Pitt's last name
- Angelina Jolie has dropped ''Pitt'' from her last name amid her divorce from estranged husband, actor Brad Pitt.
- Relationships, loved ones my priority: Alia Bhatt
- New Delhi: Seven hits in 10 years is a testimony of her passion towards acting, but Alia Bhatt says her life does not revolve around the fate of a film.
- Dog rescued while swimming 220 kms off Thailand
- A dog found swimming more than 220 kilometers from shore by workers on an oil rig crew in the Gulf of Thailand has been returned safely to land.
- Vicky Kaushal to reunite with 'Uri' director
- Vicky Kaushal will be reuniting with his "Uri: The Surgical Strike" director Aditya Dhar for his next film, in which he will play Ashwatthama.
- Good art is created when society is in crisis: Pankaj Tripathi
- By Justin Rao
- It's all just noise: Richard Madden on James Bond rumours
- Richard Madden is being billed as the next actor to play James Bond after Daniel Craig''s exit, but the "Bodyguard" star says the rumours are "just noise".
- One can't have a road map as an actor: Aditya Roy Kapoor
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- Emotions run high at 'Avengers: Endgame' fan event in Seoul
- Seoul: The excitement around "Avengers: Endgame" evaporated into the thin air as a sense of an ending dawned upon the Marvel fans after the franchise veterans, Robert Downey Jr and Jeremy Renner, greeted them at an event here and reminisced about their decade spent making superhero films.
- I was a little shocked after not being picked for Australia series: Karthik
- Ordered 3d glasses to watch World Cup: Rayudu after exclusion
- Arjun Maini makes strong debut in European LeMans Series Opener
- Gambhir associates himself with gaming app CricPlay
- Rayudu's omission should be debated more than Rishabh Pant: Gambhir
- Injury-hit Bangladesh recall Mosaddek for World Cup
- India have strong side for World Cup, says Dhawan
- F1 in talks over second China GP, road race on cards
- Hardik wants to prove a point with bat and ball: Rohit
- I love the way Dhoni can slow down and control games: Ish Sodhi
- Chahal excited to play in World Cup, but says focus is still on IPL
- Real disappoint again in dreary draw with Leganes
- Arsenal edge past 10-man Watford, move into top four
- Son in the spotlight as Spurs eye Euro glory
- I was a little shocked after not being picked for Australia series: Karthik
- New Delhi: Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik said he remained confident about his selection in India''s World Cup squad despite being dropped for the ODIs against Australia, attributing his inclusion to consistent performances over the past two years.
- Ordered 3d glasses to watch World Cup: Rayudu after exclusion
- Ambati Rayudu has "ordered 3d glasses" to watch the World Cup, a day after he was pipped by the "three-dimensional" Vijay Shankar in the Indian squad for the showpiece.
- Arjun Maini makes strong debut in European LeMans Series Opener
- Le Castellet (France) Apr 16 (PTI) Indian racer Arjun Maini made a strong start to his highly-anticipated debut in the European LeMans Series, recording the second fastest laptime in the qualifying session of the race here.
- Gambhir associates himself with gaming app CricPlay
- Two-time World Cup winning opening batsman Gautam Gambhir has associated himself with new gaming app CricPlay where fans can pick their own fantasy teams.
- Rayudu's omission should be debated more than Rishabh Pant: Gambhir
- New Delhi: Ambati Rayudu's omission from India's WC squad after just three failures is "heartbreaking" but there should be no debate on Rishabh Pant's exclusion as he didn't grab his chances, feels former India opener Gautam Gambhir.
- Injury-hit Bangladesh recall Mosaddek for World Cup
- Bangladesh called up batsman Mosaddek Hossain and uncapped fast bowler Abu Jayed for their World Cup squad on Tuesday as they wrestle with a series of injuries.
- India have strong side for World Cup, says Dhawan
- India opener Shikhar Dhawan Tuesday said the selectors have picked a "very strong side" for the the ICC World Cup starting May 30 in the United Kingdom.
- F1 in talks over second China GP, road race on cards
- Formula One is in talks with six local governments in China this week about holding a second grand prix in the country, a senior F1 official told AFP, with a Beijing road race said to have been floated.
- Hardik wants to prove a point with bat and ball: Rohit
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Mumbai, Apr 16 (PTI) Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma says Hardik Pandya has been driven by a desire "prove a point to himself", more than anyone else, in what is turning out to be a good IPL season for the flamboyant all-rounder.
- I love the way Dhoni can slow down and control games: Ish Sodhi
- By Sanjay Ganjoo
Chandigarh, Apr 15 (PTI) Mahendra Singh Dhoni''s ability to control match situations by slowing down the pace of T20 games is something that everyone should learn, feels Rajasthan Royals'' New Zealand leg-spinner Ish Sodhi.
- Chahal excited to play in World Cup, but says focus is still on IPL
- Mumbai: Yuzvendra Chahal is excited to play his maiden World Cup but insisted that the focus is very much on bringing the Royal Challengers Bangalore''s dismal Indian Premier Leage campaign back on track.
- Real disappoint again in dreary draw with Leganes
- Real Madrid took the Monday night slot reserved for La Liga''s lower teams and never really looked out of place as Karim Benzema''s goal was enough only for a 1-1 draw away to Leganes.
- Arsenal edge past 10-man Watford, move into top four
- Arsenal moved into the Premier League top four, but made hard work of seeing off 10-man Watford 1-0 thanks to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang''s fortunate early opener on Monday.
- Son in the spotlight as Spurs eye Euro glory
- Son Heung-min insists he has already proved he can shoulder the burden of replacing Harry Kane in Tottenham''s Champions League showdown with Manchester City on Wednesday.
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