Senior BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress of insulting Baba Sahab Bhimrao Ambedkar and his idea of social justice that is why they advocate for reservation on the basis of religion. Addressing an election rally in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday Mr. Modi said that the base of the
Six people, including three women, were killed in a major fire incident in a hotel near Patna Junction in Bihar on Thursday afternoon. City SP of Patna Chandraprakash informed that 15 people were injured in the incident. He said people who received burn injuries have been admitted to Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH). Sources said the fire tragedy
Voting will be held on Friday for 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan. These include Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Basanwara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota and Jhalawar-Baran constituencies. All preparations have been completed for voting. Polling was held in 12 Lok Sabha seats in the
Indian benchmark indices ended higher for the fifth consecutive session on Thursday led by buying across the sectors barring realty. The BSE Sensex jumped 486.50 points or 0.66 percent to close at 74,339, while the Nifty-50 rose 168 points or 0.75 percent to close at 22,570. In the forex market, the rupee ended marginally lower
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has issued again a country-wide fresh heat wave alert message for the next 72 hours from Thursday morning. At least ten people, which includes maximum farmers, have died of suspected heat stroke in the last couple of days in different parts of Bangladesh. Amid severe heatwave, hospitals across Khulna division
Key Asian stocks ended mixed on Thursday. Japan’s Nikkei-225 plunged 2.21 percent, South Korea’s Kospi slipped 1.79 percent and Singapore’s Straits Times index fell 0.22 percent. Whereas Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index jumped 0.48 percent and China’s Shanghai Composite index rose 0.26 percent. European markets were also trading mixed today. London’s FTSE gained 0.63 percent. While
Human Rights Watch in a report published on Thursday said that the military forces in Burkina Faso killed 223 civilians, including babies and many children, in attacks on two villages accused of cooperating with militants. The mass killings took place on February 25 in the country’s northern villages of Nondin and Soro, and some
Union Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah alleged that the ruling Congress leaders in Telangana have virtually turned the state into an ATM for the party leaders in Delhi. Addressing an election rally at Siddipet in Medak Lok Sabha Constituency on Thursday he raised concern over the Congress government not investigating the corruption charges
The Police have arrested two drug peddlers with heroin worth lakhs of rupees from the Bus Stand area in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that continuing its drive against drug trafficking and substance abuse under Operation “Sanjeevani,” Jammu Police achieved major success by recovering 169 grams of heroin from two drug peddlers
The stage is set for polling in the Jammu Parliamentary constituency on Friday. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the District Magistrate Jammu clamped prohibitory orders in the district while Rajouri and Poonch administration ordered suspension of Virtual Private Network (VPN) services on the mobile phones in the districts. The administration has deployed Central Armed Police Forces