In Chhattisgarh, thirty Maoists, nine of them carrying a cumulative reward of 39 lakh rupees on their heads, have surrendered today in Bijapur district. It is noteworthy that since January this year till now, one hundred and eighty Maoists have been arrested in Bijapur district. Meanwhile, seventy-six Maoists have surrendered.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public meeting in Birni in Koderma Lok Sabha constituency today. Mr. Modi said that when there is a strong government, it first looks after the welfare of the country and its people. Mr. Modi said that the NDA government has curbed Naxalite violence in the country. He said that
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today submitted before the Delhi High Court that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will be made an accused in the alleged liquor policy scam. The Central investigative agency said this during the proceedings related to a bail plea by the former Deputy Chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia, concerning the
The second round of the India-US Dialogue on Africa is being held in Washington today. External Affairs Ministry said, the two day India-US dialogue aims to share ideas and perspectives and explore ways to develop institutional, technical and bilateral synergies to work together in Africa. It also targets identification of developmental projects and programs of
Senior BJP leader Amit Shah today held a public rally at Amta of Uluberia Lok Sabha constituency of West Bengal. He alleged that state government has changed the name of many central schemes but central government is funding these schemes. Earlier Mr Shah had addressed a public meeting at Bongaon Lok Sabha constituency today in
Indian stock market benchmarks, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, ended in positive territory for the third consecutive session amid mixed global cues. At close, the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex inches 328 points or 0.45 percent higher, settling at 73,105. Meanwhile, NSE Nifty witnessed a gain of 114 points or 0.51 percent, closing at 22,218.
In the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, voting will be held for 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh on 20th May. This includes the Lucknow Lok Sabha seat, which is one of the country’s most renowned constituencies. The BJP, which has won this seat in the last eight elections, has nominated current MP and
The Home Ministry has advised the people to be aware from the fraudsters posing as officials of Police, Central Bureau of Investigation, Narcotics Department, Reserve Bank of India, Enforcement Directorate and other Law Enforcement Agencies. According to the Ministry, a large number of complaints are being reported on National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal regarding intimidation
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today rebutted Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman’s statement on Congress party manifesto saying that GDP growth and job creation were higher under the UPA government in comparison to NDA. He said, UPA ended its tenure with a lower fiscal deficit and national debt than the Modi government. Mr. Ramesh criticized the BJP
Key Asian stocks ended mixed today. Japan’s Nikkei-225 jumped 0.46 percent, Singapore’s Straits Times Index added 0.29 percent and South Korea’s Kospi was marginally up by 0.11 percent. Whereas, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index slipped 0.22 percent and China’s Shanghai Composite fell 0.07 percent. Major European markets exhibited mixed behaviour. London’s FTSE-100 was marginally