Maoists torch construction machines in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) Maoist guerrillas on Thursday set on fire machines used for building a bridge over the Harkatwa river in Jharkhand's Giridih district.

The Maoists, numbering 15 to 25, raided a camp office at Bandh Panchayat and set on fire…

Rahul, Priyanka in demand in Jharkhand, not Siddhu

Ranchi (IANS) The Congress in Jharkhand, desperate to open its account in the Lok Sabha from the state, is keen that party President Rahul Gandhi and General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi campaign for its candidates. There are no takers for Navjot Siddhu.

BSP alleges fake voting by burqa clad women

Lucknow (IANS) Kunwar Danish Ali, the BSP candidate from Amroha Lok Sabha seat, has alleged fake voting in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by people wearing burqa.

He said that the BJP feared losing the seat and was…

14 passengers shot dead in Pakistan

Islamabad (IANS) At least 14 passengers were offloaded from a bus on a highway in Pakistan's Balochistan province and shot dead by unidentified assailants on Thursday, media reports said.

Around 15-20 armed assailants in…

Modi, BJP nervous like Congress was in 2014: Mayawati

Lucknow (IANS) BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, saying they are nervous as the Congress was ahead of its rout in the Lok Sabha battle in 2014.

"Today, amid voting for the second phase,…

Chennai hotel offers 50% off in food bill for voters

Chennai (IANS) City-based Clarion Hotel President announced on Thursday that it was offering a 50 per cent off on the food bills of people who have voted in the polls for the 38 Lok Sabha seats and 18 Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu.

Voting muted in Srinagar, brisk in Udhampur

Jammu/Srinagar (IANS) Voters kept away from polling stations in Srinagar city but voted in large numbers in Kathua, Reasi and Udhampur as balloting was on in the Srinagar and Udhampur Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.

There…

No French trees big enough to rebuild Notre Dame roof

Paris (IANS) France no longer has trees big enough to replace the ancient wooden beams that burned in the massive Notre Dame fire, according to a French cultural heritage expert.

Bertrand de Feydeau, Vice President of preservation…

Jet Airways to suspend operations from tonight

Mumbai (IANS) Jet Airways will temporarily suspend all flight operations from Wednesday night as it failed to secure interim funding of Rs 400 crore for maintaining bare minimum operations, sources said on Wednesday.
 

BJP, Congress await top leaders to campaign in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) Both ruling BJP and Congress in Jharkhand are still waiting for their top leaders to campaign in the state where the first round of polling in the ongoing parliamentary elections will take place for three seats on April 29.