Day: May 21, 2019

Special screening of Modi biopic held in Guj on Tue

11:06 pm May 21, 2019

Ahmedabad: A special screening of the biopic ‘PM Narendra Modi’ was held on Tuesday at PVR Acropolis here with Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani in attendance. The film, which did the rounds of the courts and poll authorities for a release date, was postponed earlier by the Election Commission in view of the Lok Sabha […]

Man kills father over dispute on daily expenses in Thane

10:58 pm May 21, 2019

Thane: A resident of Dombivali in Maharashtra’s Thane district was Tuesday arrested for allegedly killing his 70-year-old father over a domestic dispute, police said. Accused Arvind Harke (40) was upset that his father Subhashchandra did not give him money for expenses but used to financially support relatives, an official said. “On Monday night, Harke stabbed […]

EVMs absolutely robust and tamper-proof: EC

Activists demand reversal of EC order on VVPAT

10:55 pm May 21, 2019

New Delhi: A group of activists on Tuesday demanded the reversal of an Election Commission order about tallying the VVPAT slips after the counting of the EVMs. In a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, the civil society members stated that the counting of the electronic voting machines should commence only when the tallying […]

Oppn leaders meet EC officials, demand verification of VVPAT slips before counting of votes

9:07 pm May 21, 2019

New Delhi: Leaders of as many as 22 opposition parties met the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday and demanded verification of VVPAT slips of randomly-selected polling stations before the counting of the votes polled in the just-concluded Lok Sabha election begins on May 23 They also demanded that if any discrepancy is found during VVPAT […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Crimea seeks to woo Indian film-makers

9:03 pm May 21, 2019

Mumbai: To attract Indian film-makers, the Film Commission of the Republic of Crimea has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the India-based Russia Information Centre (RIC). The RIC will promote the Crimean region, part of the Russian Federation since 2014, as a shooting destination for Indian film industries, it said. “Our delegation will visit […]