Day: May 22, 2019

Farmer killed after objecting to picking of tomatoes

8:09 pm May 22, 2019

Jabalpur: A farmer killed another farmer after being caught picking tomatoes from a farm in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh, police said Wednesday. The incident took place at Mehgawan village Tuesday night. The accused was subsequently arrested. Chakresh Patel (30), a farmer himself, allegedly attacked Rajendra Kachhi (45) with an axe after the latter objected […]

EVMs absolutely robust and tamper-proof: EC

No doubt about genuineness of results using EVMs: TRS

8:06 pm May 22, 2019

Hyderabad: The ruling TRS in Telangana Wednesday said it does not have doubts about the genuineness of the election results using EVMs with VVPATs. “We don’t have that kind of doubt. Earlier, we had raised some doubts. But it was clarified time and again and proved right by the EC, whatever their version. After that, […]

Differences resurface between Himachal Congress leaders

Results of high-stakes Lok Sabha polls on Thursday

8:02 pm May 22, 2019

New Delhi: The counting of votes for the seven-phase elections to India’s lower house of parliament, the world’s biggest democratic exercise, will take place on Thursday, bringing the curtains down on a bitterly-fought contest which the country rarely witnessed. Most of the exit polls have predicted that the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance […]

Sensex spurts 140 pts ahead of election outcome

7:59 pm May 22, 2019

Mumbai: The benchmark BSE Sensex ended 140 points higher Wednesday, bolstered by gains in banking and auto stocks ahead of the general election results. After swinging over 300 points during the day, the 30-share index ended 140.41 points, or 0.36 per cent, higher at 39,110.21. The gauge hit an intra-day high of 39,249.08 and a […]

Indian and Chinese armies hold border meet in Ladakh

7:56 pm May 22, 2019

Srinagar: Indian and Chinese armies held a border personnel meeting in eastern Ladakh sector of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesperson said on Wednesday. The Indian delegation was led by Major General Arvind Kapoor from the Fire and Fury Corps, while the Chinese delegation was led by Senior Colonel Gan Wei Han, said Colonel Rajesh […]