Punjab to witness a high-stakes multi-cornered battle
After weeks of intense campaigning, voting to all 117 Assembly seats in Punjab will take place in a single phase on Sunday, along with 59 seats in Uttar Pradesh in the third of the seven phases of polling in the latter State.
PM welcomes ‘home’ a team of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs
On the eve of voting in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, a delegation of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. Concerns over pending citizenship for those who migrated many years ago as well as unavailability of visas for those trying to flee the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan came to the fore at the meeting.
Urban local bodies polls pass off peacefully in Tamil Nadu
Polling to the urban local bodies in Tamil Nadu, held on Saturday after a gap of ten years, was largely peaceful across the State, except for a few incidents of arguments, protests and scuffles.
First batch of 3 MH-60R Multi-Role Helicopters to arrive in mid-July
The first batch of three MH-60R Multi-Role Helicopters contracted by the Navy from the United States are scheduled to arrive in India by mid-July, according to defence officials.
BJP accuses Samajwadi Party of terror links
A day ahead of the crucial third phase of polls in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP on Saturday accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) of minority appeasement, and alleged that it had links with one of the terrorists sentenced to death by a special court in Ahmedabad on Friday for the serial blasts in the city in 2008.
Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls | The ‘die is caste’ in Firozabad
The gateway to the Yadav belt, eight of the 16 districts that would vote on Sunday, Firozabad with its five seats, in many ways, reflected the wind of change and the chaos beneath the silent veneer of the ongoing Assembly election.
Ahmedabad blast: probe unveils meticulous planning
With a special trial court handing down the death penalty to 38 out of 49 convicts for setting off serial bomb blasts in July 2008 in Ahmedabad killing 56 people and injuring more than 200 others, the case has turned out to be a major success for the Ahmedabad Police.
Plea in Supreme Court says poll manifestos must be regulated
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre and the Election Commission to take steps to regulate poll manifesto and make political parties accountable for promises made therein.
Supreme Court strikes down Maharashtra law limiting the number of women musicians in Mumbai’s orchestra bars
A Maharashtra law limiting the number of women musicians in Mumbai’s orchestra bars was struck down by the Supreme Court as a “masquerade” that stifles women’s aspirations in the guise of keeping them safe.
Mayawati has to deal with defections in her stronghold of Ambedkar Nagar
Faced with the task of retaining her fort — Ambedkar Nagar in Purvanchal — where she won three out of five seats in 2017 despite an overall miserable performance, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Saturday tried to downplay the impact of rebellion by several senior leaders in this district adjoining Ayodhya.
Airport lounges set to grow as airports and air passengers increase in number
The number of airport lounges in India is expected to increase to 70-90 by calendar year 2025, to 150-160 by 2030 and to 193 by 2040, as per estimates based on FICCI data, a statement by MoCA and Frost & Sullivan research.
The number of airport lounges in India is expected to increase to 70-90 by calendar year 2025, to 150-160 by 2030 and to 193 by 2040, as per estimates based on FICCI data, a statement by MoCA and Frost & Sullivan research.
