Tag: Politics
Pilot Averted Head-on Collision With One Other Airplane: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
A couple of days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's chartered flight was caught in "mid-air turbulence" while she was returning to Kolkata from Uttar Pradesh, she admitted that the plane averted an impending collision because of the prompt action of the pilot.....
Punjab Election Results: Early Leads Indicate AAP Heads For Landslide Maiden Win In Punjab
Amidst the multi-cornered contest in Punjab, early leads on Thursday indicated the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is heading to a landslide maiden victory in the state, trailing the traditional parties -- Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). ....
AAP's Oath-taking Of Punjab Cabinet To Take Place In Bhagat Singh's Ancestral Village
After the historic victory of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab, Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said the oath-taking of the state's new cabinet would be held in martyr Bhagat Singh's ancestral village. ....
N Biren Singh Submits His Resignation, To Serve As Caretaker Chief Minister Of Manipur
A day after the BJP stormed back to power in Manipur for the second consecutive term, Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Friday met Governor La Ganesan and resigned from his post while the Governor asked him to continue in his office until the new government took charge, officials said. ....
Navjot Singh Sidhu Slams Punjab Govt On Law And Order Situation
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab over deteriorating law and order situation by sharing a photo of a girl found dead with her hands and legs tied on a highway. ....
Vancouver NRI On 'mission Report Card' For India's Assembly Polls
With elections in five Indian states days away, a large number of NRIs from Canada have landed in India to garner votes for their favourite political parties.....
Can't Seek Votes On Religion, Race, Caste, Language:SC
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that seeking votes on the basis of religion, race, caste or language of a candidate or his rival or even that of the voters is illegal and could jeopardise the electoral process.....
Amazon Delivered Over 2 Bn Items Globally In 2016
Amazon on Thursday announced that the 'Fulfillment by Amazon' (FBA) service delivered more than two billion items for sellers worldwide last year.....
Digital Payment Providers To Fix Firewalls As Transactions Swell
At a time when the cyber vulnerability in the payment gateways of e-wallet companies are becoming visible as they witness a rise in usage and popularity, upgraded security is the only way to safeguard millions of first-time users. ....
3 Held With Old Currency Notes Worth Rs 31.65 Lakh
Three persons have been detained here on Thursday with scrapped currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 worth Rs 31.65 lakh, the city police said. ....
