EC cautions Tripura BJP candidate for calling CPI-M ‘party of murderers’
Agartala, April 13 (IANS) The Election Commission on Friday cautioned BJP’s Tripura East Lok Sabha candidate, Kriti Devi Debbarma, who had called the opposition CPI-M a “party of murderers”. Tripura East Lok Sabha seat’s Returning Officer Saju Vaheed A., in a memorandum to Debbarma, said that she is “hereby warned to abstain from making such […]
NDA partners in Andhra to form committee to formulate poll strategy
Amaravati, April 13 (IANS) The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners in Andhra Pradesh on Friday decided to form a state-level committee with members from all three partners to focus on formulating further strategies after a thorough study of the ongoing election campaign and after analysing the day-to-day developments. State BJP President D. Purandeshwari, Jana Sena […]
‘Upcoming polls a battle between weeding out corruption & shielding the corrupt’, JP Nadda says at Maha rally
Gondia (Maharashtra), April 13 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should get a third term as he is resolved to weed out corruption while the INDIA bloc leaders have come together to save the corrupt. Speaking at a rally here, JP Nadda said: “This Lok […]
Indian ambassador-designate to Myanmar discusses border trade issues with Mizoram Governor
Aizawl, April 13 (IANS) Indian ambassador-designate to Myanmar, Abhay Thakur, on Friday, held a meeting with Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati at the Raj Bhavan here and discussed India-Myanmar trade-related issues, an official said. A senior Mizoram government official said that the Governor and Thakur discussed and exchanged their views on the relevant matters pertaining […]
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 33,634: Ministry
Gaza, April 13 (IANS) The Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said that the Palestinian death toll has risen to 33,634 as a result of the ongoing Israeli attacks on the enclave. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 89 Palestinians and wounded 120 others, bringing the total death toll to 33,634 and […]
Israel prepared for Iranian retaliation in coordination with US: Military chief
Jerusalem, April 13 (IANS) Israel’s military chief Herzi Halevi has said that the army was prepared, in close coordination with the US Central Command (CENTCOM), for a possible Iranian retaliatory attack. Israel was on high alert on Friday as warnings increased of Iranian retaliation following Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s embassy in Damascus, in which seven […]
3 journalists injured in Israeli shelling in Gaza Strip
Gaza, April 13 (IANS) At least three Palestinian journalists were injured in an Israeli shelling targeting them at the Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, Palestinian sources said. Eyewitnesses told Xinhua news agency on Friday that the Israeli artillery fired a shell towards a group of journalists while they were covering events in the Nusseirat […]
Israel intelligence reports of minor attack by Iran on its military establishments
Tel Aviv, April 13 (IANS) The Israeli intelligence agencies Mossad and Shin Bet have reported to the Israel war cabinet that Iran could conduct a minor drone attack on Israeli military establishments. Sources in Israel’s Defence Ministry told IANS that the agencies have informed that Iran would not go for a major attack on Israel […]
Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets at Israel, no casualties reported
Jerusalem/Beirut, April 13 (IANS) Nearly 40 rockets were fired from Lebanon at northern Israel on Friday night, causing no casualties, following Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, Israel military said. The rockets triggered sirens in multiple communities across the Upper Galilee in northern Israel, Xinhua news agency reported. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesman Daniel Hagari told […]
India’s Foreign Secy Vinay Kwatra completes two-day Washington visit
Washington, April 13 (IANS) Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra on Friday concluded a two-day visit to Washington D.C. during which he held discussions with his counterparts at the US State Department and the National Security Council. The Indian embassy said Kwatra’s meetings were in “keeping with the tradition of regular high-level exchanges between the two […]
