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AIUDF Candidates Sent to Jaipur Hotel Over Fears of Horse Trading
The AIUDF has confirmed reports doing rounds that the party has sent its 18 candidates to a hotel in Jaipur in Rajasthan to keep them “united and ward off possibilities of horse-trading” ahead of Assam assembly elections results. It is being said that the decision was taken by ‘Mahajot’...
VK Singh Tweets For Help Seeking Hospital Bed for Covid Patient; Clarifies After Backlash
VK Singh (Image: Twitter/ @Gen_VKSingh) Singh later clarified that he is not related to the person by blood PTI Last Updated:April 18, 2021, 21:25 IST FOLLOW US ON: Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways V K Singh on Sunday took to Twitter to seek help for...
What is Dogecoin, how to buy in India and why the Elon Musk-supported crypto is no more a mere ‘joke’
Created in 2013 by software engineers Jackson Palmer and Billy Markus, Dogecoin was intended to make fun of all the crypto craze that time led by Bitcoin. (Image: Bloomberg) What started as a satirical alternative to Bitcoin, cryptocurrency Dogecoin has been on fire of late following multiple cryptic tweets...
BJP Slams Rahul Gandhi for ‘Lies’ About Vaccine Shortage
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday became the target of top BJP leaders’ wrath over the issues of vaccine export and corruption in defence deals during the rule of the grand old party. Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad hit out at the Gandhi scion saying,...
Rates Remain Unchanged for Gold and Silver
The gold rates on Wednesday, April 7, remained unchanged as the price of one gram of 22-carat gold stood at Rs 4,420, similar to that on the previous day. Accordingly, the price of 10 grams of 22-carat-gold also remained stable at Rs 44,200 from the earlier rate on Tuesday.The...
8’2” Man in Focus at UP Panchayat Poll Campaigning
The tallest Indian alive, Dharmendra Pratap Singh. Dharmendra Pratap Singh, the tallest living Indian, is supporting Mahendra Singh, a candidate for district panchayat membership in Pratapgarh. Lucknow Last Updated:April 09, 2021, 21:23 IST FOLLOW US ON: Winning the upcoming panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh may prove to be a...
BJP Chief JP Nadda Launches Drive to Make Each Booth Free of Coronavirus
As the COVID-19 cases continue to rise across India and with several quarters reaching out for help in terms of hospital beds, medicines and food, the Bhartiya Janata Party is all set to launch a second version of ‘Seva hi Sangathan’. On Sunday, the party held a meeting, chaired...
Rupee Slumps 24 Paise to 73.66 Against US Dollar in Early Trade
Mumbai: The Indian rupee slumped 24 paise to 73.66 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday, after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) maintained status quo on policy rates for the fifth time in a row. The central bank kept its key policy repo rate unchanged at...
Assam to Probe ‘Spotting of Polling Officers with Ballot Papers’ amid Contradictory Findings
The Cachar district administration in Assam on Friday said it will conduct an enquiry into media reports that “a few election officers” were spotted with ballot papers here. A preliminary investigation revealed that no official engaged in the polling process was involved in the reported incident, district Deputy Commissioner...
Mithun Chakraborty Falls Ill While Campaigning for BJP in Raiganj, Flown Back to Kolkata
File photo of actor Mithun Chakraborty with PM Narendra Modi in Kolkata. (News18) The superstar, who recently joined the BJP in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was evacuated from the rally venue after he started feeling dizzy. News18.com New Delhi Last Updated:April 18, 2021, 18:53 IST FOLLOW...
EC Imposes 24-hour Campaign Ban on BJP’s Sayantan Basu, TMC’s Sujata Mondal
The Election Commission on Sunday imposed a 24-hour campaign ban on BJP leader Sayantan Basu and Sujata Mondal of the Trinamool Congress for their controversial remarks during the ongoing assembly polls in West Bengal. The bar on campaigning by the leaders will be in force from 7 PM on...
Foreign Portfolio Investors Pull Out Rs 4,615 Crore from Indian Markets in April So Far
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have pulled out a net Rs 4,615 crore from Indian markets in April so far amid sharp escalation in COVID-19 cases and the consequent restrictions imposed by various states, unnerving overseas investors. According to the depositories data, overseas investors pulled out Rs 4,643 crore from...
Post-poll Violence in Bengal’s Dabgram-Phulbari Seat, Trinamool & BJP Indulge in Blame Game
The violence took place after the fifth phase election on Saturday. The alleged incidents happened in Porajhar village in Phulbari I gram panchayat on Saturday night after voting took place in the fifth phase of the assembly elections in the state. PTI Jalpaiguri Last Updated:April 18, 2021, 17:44 IST...
Mukesh Ambani Dethrones Jack Ma in Asia; India Has World’s 3rd Highest No. of Billionaires: Forbes
India has the third-highest number of billionaires in the world after the US and China, according to a new list by the prestigious Forbes magazine, which said Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani reclaimed his spot as Asia’s richest person, dethroning Chinese business tycoon Jack Ma who was the richest...
BJP Leaders from Outside Campaigning in Bengal Responsible for Spike in Covid-19 Cases: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said BJP leaders “from Delhi” who are bringing “outsiders” for campaigning, without COVID-19 tests, are responsible for the spike in coronavirus cases in the state. The Trinamool Congress supremo also blamed the Election Commission (EC) for curtailing her campaigning time, for...
If I Get Hold of Coronavirus, Will Put it into Devendra Fadnavis’ Mouth: Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad
A Shiv Sena legislator has said he would shove COVID-19 virus into the mouth of Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis if he could get ‘hold’ of the same. Hitting out at the former Maharashtra chief minister for allegedly indulging in politics over the coronavirus crisis, Buldhana MLA Sanjay Gaikwad...
Mamata Demoralised as BJP Much Ahead of TMC After Five Phases of Polls: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday asserted that the BJP will bag more than 122 of the 180 seats that went to polls in West Bengal in five phases. Shah, while addressing a rally here in Purba Bardhaman district, claimed that Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee...
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The initial public offering (IPO) of Macrotech Developers, earlier known as Lodha Developers, opened for subscription on Wednesday, April 7, and will close on Friday, April 9, 2021. The IPO has a price band of Rs 483-486 per share and the company aims to raise close to Rs 2,500...
