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Mamata to attend Akhilesh’s Varanasi rally tomorrow
West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is all set for her second trip to Uttar Pradesh. On March 2, she will visit the Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi and on March 3, she will join the rally organised by TMC’s ally and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief...
BJD sweeps Odisha civic polls, BJP snubbed
The ruling BJD continued its winning streak in the Odisha panchayat elections, pulverizing opponents by winning 743 of 829 seats declared so far, State Election Commission (SEC) said on Tuesday. Of the state’s total 852 Zilla Parishad seats, the commission has completed the counting of votes in 829 seats....
Priyanka slams SP, BSP for failure to fight BJP
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday claimed the SP and the BSP have an understanding with the BJP in Uttar Pradesh and have not raised their voices against it in the last five years, fearing probes by central agencies. Referring to the death of some people during anti-CAA...
TMC MP condemns Bengal civic poll violence
West Bengal is waiting for the election results on Wednesday of 107 municipalities that went for polls on February 27. However, the opposition parties have raised the issue of widespread violence and rigging during the election. Interestingly, a day before the result, veteran MP of Trinamool Congress Sougata Roy...
Russia bombs civilian areas, Ukraine says 350 killed
Ukraine claims that 352 civilians, including 14 children, have been killed in Russia’s offensive that began last Thursday. Negotiation talks between the two nations are on after Russian President Vladimir Putin put out his condition. Russian artillery attacked several residential areas in Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv. At least...
India says talks only way forward to end invasion
India has said that it was deeply concerned over the deteriorating situation in Ukraine and reiterated its call for immediate cessation of violence and end to hostilities, saying all differences can only be bridged through honest, sincere and sustained dialogue. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S...
Telangana CM in Delhi to meet Kejriwal, others
Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao. Intensifying his efforts to bring together like-minded parties for a anti-BJP front, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao reached Delhi on Monday night to meet leaders of various parties over next couple of days. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief left for the national...
Rahul releases Stalin’s autobiography ‘Ungalil Oruvan’
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched the first volume of Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin’s autobiography Ungalil Oruvan (One Among You) in Chennai on Sunday. The first part of the autobiography contains his early life experiences. In it, he traces his school and college days, adolescence, early political contributions,...
Nadda accuses Akhilesh of harbouring terrorists
BJP president J P Nadda charged the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Monday with giving protection to terrorists and gangsters, and said Uttar Pradesh is witnessing the rule of law today and not of any family or individual. “Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, during his tenure as the (Uttar Pradesh)...
EU countries to provide fighter jets to Ukraine
As Russia finds itself increasingly isolated globally, it has raised the nuclear threat amid bitter criticism from the West. India, meanwhile, has abstained from another vote on Ukraine at the UN as evacuation efforts get challenging at the borders. While Ukraine mounts a spirited defence, slowing down the advance...
4 ministers for supervision of evacuation operations
Four Union Ministers will fly to Ukraine’s neighbouring countries to coordinate the evacuation of Indian students stranded in the middle of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, sources said today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting with top ministers and officials this morning on the Ukraine crisis and Indians...
Ukraine agrees to talk, chorus against Russia grows
Holding strong against the Russian invasion and retaining control over its major cities, Ukraine has started speaking to Russia on finding a way forward. The move comes as protests against Russia grow, both within its borders and beyond them. Ukraine agreed to the talks around the same time as...
Prashant Kishor begins work for Telangana’s TRS assembly poll
Political consultant and strategist Prashant Kishor appears to have started the ground work to prepare a strategy for Telangana’s ruling party TRS for the next year’s Assembly election. He, along with actor-politician Prakash Raj, visited the Mallanna Sagar reservoir in Siddipet district on Sunday. The visit comes amid speculations...
Manipur Cong candidate expelled hours before polls begin
As per the ord Hours before the Manipur assembly polls get underway, Congress on Sunday night expelled its candidate for Wangoi AC, Salam Joy Singh, from the primary membership of the party with immediate effect on disciplinary grounds. Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee working president T Mangibabu Singh on Sunday...
US, allies rush arms to Ukraine as Russia broadens attack
Russia now has 50 per cent of its invasion force inside Ukraine, a US official said. Moscow ordered its troops to advance in Ukraine “from all directions” while the West responded late Saturday with sanctions that sought to cripple Russia’s banking sector. Ukraine said 198 civilians had been killed...
Power outage in several parts of Mumbai, local train services hit
Several areas of Mumbai witnessed a massive power outage on Sunday due to technical issues. Expressing regret to the citizens for the inconvenience, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in a tweet said its team is working to resolve the issue at the earliest. “Due to some technical issues, there has been...
Ghulam Nabi Azad’s nephew joins BJP
Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s nephew Mubashir Azad joined the BJP on Sunday and said he was “influenced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s developmental works at the ground level”. Mubashir Azad, the son of Ghulam Nabi Azad’s youngest brother Liaqat Ali, also said his uncle was “disrespected” by...
Kremlin, Russia Govt website down in cyberattack
The official website of the Kremlin, the office of Russian President Vladimir Putin, kremlin.ru , was down on Saturday, following reports of cyberattacks on various other Russian government and state media websites. With inputs from NDTV
