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"Clear Stand": BJP To Himachal Minister After His Father, Son Quit Party

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 26, 2019

With former Union Telecom Minister Sukhram joining the Congress along with his grandson and leaving his son Anil Sharma's political career as a minister in Himachal's BJP government in quandary, the saffron party Monday left it to Sharma to decide whether to continue in the state Cabinet.

Newly-Wed Couple's Suicide Pact Kills Man, Woman Battling For Life

Cities | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 26, 2019

A newly-wed couple's suicide pact has resulted in the man dying of poisoning and the woman battling for life in a hospital, police said Monday.

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends 16 Lawyers As High Court Judges

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 26, 2019

The Supreme Court Collegium Monday cleared the names of 16 lawyers for appointment as judges of Kerala, Karnataka and Bombay High Courts.

Bahujan Samaj Party Worker Shot Dead In Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 26, 2019

A Bahujan Samaj Party worker was shot dead by unidentified men in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district on Wednesday morning, police said.

1 Out Of 5 Arrested For Allegedly Gangraping 55-Year-Old In Greater Noida

Noida News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 26, 2019

A 20-year-old man was arrested on Monday in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a Dalit woman in Greater Noida last week, police said.

Congress Changes Candidate Against Naveen Patnaik In Hinjili Seat

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 26, 2019

The Congress on Monday changed its candidate in the Hinjili assembly segment against BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

BJP Names Nominees For Two Lok Sabha Seats, Nine Assembly Constituencies

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 26, 2019

The BJP on Monday announced the names of candidates for two Lok Sabha seats and nine Assembly constituencies in Odisha, which is set to go for simultaneous polling in four phases between April 11 and 29.

8 Candidates File Nomination For Outer Manipur Lok Sabha Seat

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 26, 2019

Altogether eight candidates including the BJP nominee filed their papers for the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha seat on Monday, the last date for filling of nominations, officials said.

Improve Printing Quality Of ''Corn And Sickle'' Symbol: CPI To Poll Panel

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 26, 2019

The CPI on Monday wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner urging it to improve the printing quality of its election symbol ''corn and sickle'', claiming that the poll panel was using "a hand drawn image" since 1952.

Sikkim Chief Minister Files Nomination Papers From 2 Assembly Seats

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 26, 2019

Sikkim Chief Minister and Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) president Pawan Kumar Chamling, the longest serving chief minister of the country, on Monday filed his nomination papers from two assembly constituencies.

JNU Vice-Chancellor Accuses Students Of Forcibly Entering His Home

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 26, 2019

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar alleged on Monday that the varsity students forcibly entered his house and confined his wife inside for several hours.

Australia, India's Naval Exercise To Focus On Anti-Submarine Warfare

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 25, 2019

With an eye on China, Australia and India will hold a major naval exercise next month, focusing on anti-submarine warfare, as part of efforts to ramp up bilateral naval cooperation in the strategic Indian Ocean region.

700 Poll Nominations Filed In Telangana, With 245 From Nizamabad

Telangana News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 25, 2019

Nearly 700 nominations have been filed for the April 11 Lok Sabha elections in Telangana with Nizambad constituency alone accounting for around one-third of them as the process for filing of papers came to a close Monday.

RLD Chief Ajit Singh Files Nomination From UP's Muzaffarnagar

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 25, 2019

RLD chief Choudhary Ajit Singh on Monday filed his nomination as the SP-BSP-RLD alliance candidate from Muzaffarnagar for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Poll Panel Objects To Giving "Pressure Cooker" Symbol To TTV Dhinakaran

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 25, 2019

The Election Commission told the Supreme Court Monday that it can allot a common symbol of "pressure cooker" to an individual but not to an unregistered group led by former AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran and VK Sasikala in Tamil Nadu.