After PDP joins electoral fray, all eyes are on BJP’s choice of candidate for Anantnag-Rajouri seat
Srinagar, April 4 After former J&K Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti announced to field the candidates for the the Lok Sabha seats in the Kashmir Valley, the most interesting contest is going to be in the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency. With 18,30,294 voters including 93,0379 male, 89,9888 female and 27 third gender, […]
RJD, Congress responsible for Maoist trouble, Jungle Raj in Bihar: PM Modi (Ld)
Patna April 4 Launching the NDA’s campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Bihar at a mega rally in Jamui district on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held the RJD and the Congress responsible for the Maoist trouble and ‘Jungle Raj’ in the state during their tenure. “Everyone knows the kind of identity that […]
‘Enemies’ in Bengal, ‘friends’ in Delhi: PM Modi tears into Trinamool-Congress-Left
Kolkata, April 4 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the Congress, Trinamool Congress, and the Left parties are ‘enemies’ in West Bengal, but ‘friends’ in Delhi. Addressing a mega election rally at Cooch Behar in West Bengal, the Prime Minister said, “The opposition’s politics is based on nothing but falsehood. In West Bengal, […]
Zimbabwe declares national disaster due to drought
Harare, April 3 Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday declared a state of disaster due to an El Nino-induced drought threatening food security in the country. “The current agricultural season of 2023/2024 has not performed according to expectations due to the El Nino-induced drought. As a result, more than 80 per cent of our country […]
Nine suspects detained in Istanbul nightclub fire
Istanbul, April 3 At least nine suspects have been arrested in connection with a fire here that killed 29 people at a night club in Istanbul, Turkey. Among the detained individuals are a nightclub’s managers and several individuals responsible for renovation works, the office noted. It emphasized that a comprehensive investigation into the incident is […]
Iran to sue Israel over attack on its diplomatic mission in Syria
Tehran, April 4 Iran’s Vice President for Legal Affairs Mohammad Dehqan has said that the country would file a lawsuit against Israel for its “deadly attack” on the Iranian consulate in Syria. Dehqan made the remarks on Wednesday in an address to reporters on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting in Tehran, while elaborating on […]
Pakistan rules out talks with TTP, asks Afghanistan to take action against terror outfits
Islamabad, April 4 Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch on Thursday ruled out negotiations with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and asked the Afghanistan to take immediate action against terrorist outfits operating from its soil to “destabilise” Islamabad. During a weekly press briefing here, Baloch said, “Pakistan expected Afghan authorities to take urgent action against […]