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Harsimrat Kaur Badal tears into Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, April 29: An "aggressive" Rahul Gandhi was tamed by Punjbi lioness Harsimrat Kaur Badal, who not only rebutted each of his points, but also set the House on fire with her super aggressive posture against the Gandhi scion. She…
Over 3,000 Badrinath Pilgrims stranded after Landslide
Dehradun, April 29 (IANS): Over 3,000 pilgrims were left stranded on the route leading to Badrinath shrine on Wednesday due to landslides, officials said on Wednesday. A heavy downpour on Tuesday led to a landslide in Vishnuprayag after…
Koirala came to know about Quake from Modi’s Tweets
Kathmandu, April 28 (IANS): Nepal's Prime Minister Sushil Koirala was in Thailand when the 7.9-magnitude earthquake rocked his country, and came to know about the temblor though the tweets of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.
Koirala…
Nepal Death Toll rises to 5057, 3-day Mourning Announced
Kathmandu, April 29 (IANS): The toll in the devastating earthquake in Nepal rose to 5,057 on Tuesday evening, as Prime Minister Sushil Koirala warned it could go as high as 10,000. While still battling food and water shortages, the…
Earthquake Death Toll in India goes up to 75
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS): The toll in India following Saturday's devastating earthquake in Nepal has gone up to 75 with Bihar accounting for 58 deaths, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Addressing the media here, union Home Secretary…
Trinamool Congress sweeps West Bengal Civic Polls 2015
Kolkata, April 28 (IANS): West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Tuesday swept the polls to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and other civic bodies, considered as the semi-final to next year's state assembly polls.
In the vote…
Modi Government cancels Licences of 8,975 NGOs
The Narendra Modi-led NDA Government has intensified its massive crackdown on NGOs and social organisations that make merry on the foreign funds, but do not contribute to the nation building. The government has cancelled the registration of…
Delhi Law Minister Jitender Tomar used ‘Fake’ Certificate
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS): A Bihar-based university from where Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar claimed to be enrolled as an advocate and obtained his law degree on Monday told the Delhi High Court that provisional certificate is…
Nepal Earthquake Death Toll rises to 4,347
Kathmandu, April 28 (IANS): The toll in the earthquake that devastated Nepal on Saturday has shot up to 4,347, authorities said on Tuesday.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said that among one dozen worst affected districts, capital…
5,400 Indians evacuated from quake-ravaged Nepal
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS): A total of 5,400 Indians have been evacuated from quake-hit Nepal, officials said on Monday. "These many people have been evacuated from Nepal till now," Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar told a press conference…