Sun, 17 Mar 2019 17:52:40
The BJP Sunday stepped up its 'Main bhi chowkidar' campaign with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other party leaders, including its president Amit Shah, prefixing the word 'chowkidar' to their names in their Twitter profile as they sought people's support in the Lok Sabha elections.
Party leaders, many of them Union ministers and chief ministers, also put out short advertisement videos sho
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Sun, 17 Mar 2019 17:50:22
At least 50 people have been killed by flash floods in Indonesia's eastern Papua province, an official said Sunday, as rescuers raced to find more victims of the disaster.
The floods in Sentani, near the provincial capital of Jayapura, were triggered by torrential rain and subsequent landslides on Saturday, and also left 59 people injured.
Dozens of homes were damaged by floodwaters, nationa
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Sun, 17 Mar 2019 17:46:34
Amid Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's deteriorating health, the BJP on Sunday said it is "already thinking on Goa political transit phase" even as the party asserted that the state government was "stable" and warned people against rumours.
Parrikar, 63, is suffering from a pancreatic ailment.
"Our BJP leadership in Delhi and Goa are very strong, stable and are already thinking on Goa politi
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Sun, 17 Mar 2019 17:44:44
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das will hold discussions on March 26 with representatives of trade bodies and credit rating agencies on interest rate and steps to boost economic activities, said sources.
The meeting, which comes ahead of the next financial year's first MPC meet scheduled for April 4, is aimed at broadening the consultation process, they added.
The bi-monthl
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Sun, 17 Mar 2019 17:42:47
The name of former Supreme Court judge Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose is said to be in active consideration for appointment as the chief of country's first Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman, officials said on Sunday.
Justice Ghose, who retired from the Supreme Court in May 2017, is a member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
His name for the post is understood to be in active
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Sun, 17 Mar 2019 17:40:35
ational record holder KT Irfan Sunday became the first Indian from athletics to qualify for the next year's Olympics while finishing fourth in the 20 km event of the Asian Race Walking Championships in Nomi, Japan.
The 29-year-old Irfan clocked 1 hour 20 minutes and 57 seconds to better the Tokyo Olympics qualification standard of 1 hour 21 minutes.
The Olympics qualification period for race
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Sun, 17 Mar 2019 15:51:38
As many as 70 persons were arrested by the Bantwal police on the charges of gambling at a recreation club in Panemangalore.
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Sun, 17 Mar 2019 13:06:54
There is no enthusiasm among Congress workers after the party high command left the Uttara Kannada Lok Sabha seat to its alliance partner JD(S). No activities are visible in the Congress camp after the announcement of the seat sharing agreement was made on Thursday. If it continues, it may be a walkover for the BJP, according to observers.
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Sun, 17 Mar 2019 13:04:23
The Yellapur Police have arrested a 50-year-old man for sexually harassing a six-year-old girl in Aratibail village of Yellapur taluk on Friday.
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