EC is a puppet acting at the behest of the ruling party: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) In a strongly-worded statement, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday that she will “cease to exist” if the BJP retains power at the Centre after the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Addressing an election meeting in Hooghly in support of Trinamool Congress candidate and actress-turned-politician Rachana Banerjee, the Chief […]
Odisha: Rahul Gandhi urges people to save Constitution
Bhubaneswar, May 15 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged the voters in Odisha to save the Constitution by voting in large numbers for the INDIA bloc. While addressing a public gathering at Bolangir constituency, Gandhi said that the biggest issue in this election is to save the Constitution and the ideas propounded […]
Make sure deposits of Oppn candidates are forfeited: Yogi Adityanath appeals to people
Mahoba/Hamirpur (UP), May 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked the people of Bundelkhand to ensure that the deposits of candidates belonging to opposition parties are forfeited as they are “responsible” for creating mafia and dacoits in the region. “Bundelkhand was kept thirsty for water. The deposits of such people should be […]
Andhra Pradesh records 81.86 per cent voter turnout in simultaneous LS/Assembly elections
Amaravati, May 15 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh recorded 81.86 per cent polling in simultaneous elections to the state Assembly and Lok Sabha conducted on Monday, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) M. K. Meena announced on Wednesday. Announcing the final polling figures at a news conference, he said 80.66 per cent of voters cast their votes in polling […]
IDF braces up for multi-pronged attack in Gaza
Tel Aviv, May 15 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is bracing up for a multi-pronged attack against the Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. On Tuesday, the 99 division of the Israel army conducted raids and attacks in the Jebalya region of northern Gaza killing several Hamas operatives. The IDF had earlier claimed that […]
1 killed, 5 wounded in Hezbollah missile attack on Israel
Jerusalem, May 15 (IANS) An Israeli civilian was killed and five soldiers were wounded in an anti-tank guided missile attack launched by the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and media. Throughout Tuesday, several anti-tank missile launches were identified from Lebanon toward the area of Adamit in western Galilee, northern […]
Red Cross opens field hospital in Rafah
Gaza, May 15 (IANS) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has announced the opening of a field hospital in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip with a capacity of 60 beds. In a statement on Tuesday, it said that the field hospital aims to complement and support the work of the Palestinian Red […]
Russian forces repel massive missile attack on Sevastopol: Governor
Moscow, May 15 (IANS) No casualties were reported in the area of Fedorovskaya Street of Sevastopol where a downed missile fell in a private sector, city Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev said in a telegram channel on Wednesday. “Our military repelled a massive attack on Sevastopol. In the area of Fedorovskaya Street, fragments of a downed missile […]
Palestinians mark Nakba memorial day amid Gaza War
Tel Aviv, May 15 (IANS/DPA) Palestinians are set to commemorate the loss of their homeland on Wednesday by observing Nakba Day (Catastrophe Day), which marks the flight of more than 7,00,000 Palestinians during the 1948 war that led to the establishment of the state of Israel. Every year, the Nakba Memorial Day is held on […]
Ukraine withdraws troops from some Kharkiv positions
Kyiv, May 15 (IANS/DPA) The Ukrainian army on Wednesday said that it has been forced to withdraw soldiers from some of its positions in the north-eastern Ukrainian region that has been the target of a new Russian offensive in recent days. “As a result of combat and offensive actions by the enemy, our units carried […]
