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Massive crowd gathers as Mukhtar Ansari laid to rest in UP’s Ghazipur
Ghazipur/Lucknow: Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was laid to rest at the Kali Bagh burial ground in Ghazipur on Saturday. The body was brought to the family’s ancestral burial ground, about half a km from…
- India
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi slams govt over ‘rising debt’
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the BJP-led Centre on Saturday over its proposal to borrow more than Rs 14 lakh crore, asking why is the government “drowning the people…
- India
Excise policy case: ED summons Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot for questioning on Saturday in connection with a money-laundering case linked to the now-scrapped excise policy for the capital, official…
- India
PM Modi pays homage to freedom fighter Shyamji Krishna Varma on death anniversary
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to revolutionary freedom fighter Shyamji Krishna Varma on his death anniversary on Saturday, lauding him as a stalwart of the independence movement. Varma’s indomitable…
- India
Vote for INDIA bloc if you want democracy: CM Stalin to people
Dharmapuri: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has called on people here to vote for the INDIA bloc if they want democracy and social justice to prevail in the country. Slamming…
- India
UP: Security beefed up in Ghazipur ahead of Mukhtar Ansari’s burial
Ghazipur: Security arrangements have been strengthened outside the residence of Mukhtar Ansari in Ghazipur and a burial ground in the Uttar Pradesh district ahead of the last rites of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari…
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Post-mortem confirms Mukhtar Ansari died of cardiac arrest: Hospital source
Lucknow: The post-mortem on gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari confirmed that he died of cardiac arrest, a hospital source said on Friday. Ansari, a former MLA who had been booked in more than 60…
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Kolkata Knight Riders beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 7 wickets
Bengaluru: A ruthless fifty by Venkatesh Iyer worked as the catalyst for Kolkata Knight Riders’ smooth seven-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday. Venkatesh’s 50 of…
- Pakistan
Aseefa Zardari elected member of parliament on seat vacated by Asif Ali
Islamabad: Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari, the youngest daughter of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, who is her lookalike, was on Friday elected unopposed as a member of the parliament. Aseefa had filed a nomination…
- Bangalore
Congress announces 3 more candidates from Karnataka including Ballari
Bengaluru: The Congress on Friday announced three more candidates, including Sandur MLA E Thukaram for the Ballari Lok Sabha constituency. The party has named Sunil Bose, Karnataka Social Welfare Minister H C…
- Chennai
CM Stalin’s daydream of India bloc forming govt will never materialise: Palaniswami
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin’s dream of India bloc forming the government at the Centre after the general election will never materialise, as the alliance lacks…
- India
Fighting LS polls from Ahmednagar under Sharad Pawar’s leadership: Lanke
Pune: NCP MLA Nilesh Lanke on Friday said he was quitting the Maharashtra Assembly to contest from the Ahmednagar Lok Sabha seat on a Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) ticket. Lanke, legislator…
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Abdullahs, Muftis should stop politicising Shah’s remarks on AFSPA in J-K: BJP
Jammu: BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Friday hit back at former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti for allegedly politicising Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on the revocation…
- India
Engaged in operation to rescue ‘hijacked’ Iranian fishing vessel: Indian Navy
New Delhi: The Indian Navy on Friday said it is currently engaged in an operation to rescue a “hijacked” Iranian fishing vessel, which has reportedly been boarded by nine armed pirates, and…
- India
Congress likely to release LS poll manifesto on April 5
New Delhi: The Congress is likely to release its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections on April 5 in the presence of top leaders, including party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and former party…
