The UK on Thursday imposed sanctions on seven Russian oligarchs, including Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich and Oleg Deripaska, among others under which their assets have been frozen. Sanctions are also imposed against Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin, Gazprom head Alexey Miller, VTB Chairman Andrey Kostin, Transneft President Nikolai Tokarev and Dmitri Lebedev, the chairman […]
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Piyush Goyal meets French Minister for Foreign Trade; discusses boosting trade, investment
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Thursday met Franck Riester, French Minister for Foreign Trade in New Delhi and reviewed ways of boosting trade and investment ties between France and India. Taking to Twitter, French Ambassador to India, Emmanuel Lenain said that both the ministers also discussed cooperation on reforming world trade and reshaping supply chains […]
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Punjab polls: AAP’s Jeevan Jyot Kaur defeats Navjot Sidhu, Bikram Majithia in Amritsar East
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Jeevan Jyot Kaur defeated Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on the Amritsar East Assembly seat in Punjab. Amritsar (East) was witnessing a key battle where Sidhu, who was the sitting MLA from the seat, took on former state minister Majithia, who […]
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Goa polls: I’ve won with low margins, but BJP won with majority, says Pramod Sawant
Amid ongoing counting of votes, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party has won the Assembly elections by a majority. Sawant also said that in the 40-member Goa Assembly, as many as 20 seats are confirmed for the BJP, while for three seats, the party has “confirmed support”. Sawant said, […]
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Comedian turned politician Bhagwant Mann to be Punjab’s next CM
Bhagwant Mann, MP from Sangrur and Aam Aadmi Party’s face for the Punjab assembly polls, is set to be the next chief minister with the party poised for a historic verdict in the state. Mann has won from Sangrur district’s Dhuri assembly constituency by a margin of 58,206 votes over […]
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Charanjit Singh Channi loses both seats, says humbly accept people’s verdict in Punjab
Punjab Chief Minister and Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi has lost from both the seats that he contested – Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur in the state assembly elections. “I humbly accept the verdict of the people of Punjab and Congratulate @AamAadmiParty and their elected CM @BhagwantMann Ji for the victory. I hope they will […]
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Uttarakhand Poll Elections: CM Pushkar Singh Dhami got electoral defeat
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has lost the election. Let us tell you that Pushkar Singh Dhami has been MLA from Khatima twice. Pushkar Singh Dhami’s name suddenly came into the limelight last year. While changing the power in Uttarakhand, BJP made Pushkar Singh Dhami the Chief Minister of […]
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BJP breaks 36-yr old UP jinx, rides Modi-Yogi magic to power
The BJP’s comprehensive win in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections finally broke a 36-year-old jinx of the incumbent government being voted back to power in the state. The incumbent UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath led the BJP to poll victory, riding a high-decibel election campaign, with thrust on the development agenda along with […]
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14, including two children, killed in Eastern Nepal bus mishap
At least 14 people including two children have died in a road mishap in Sankhuwasabha District of Eastern Nepal on Thursday. The bus, en-route to Damak from Madi of Sankhuwasabha, met with an accident at Sat Ghumti in Madi municipality-6 at around 7 am, the Police confirmed. DSP Lal Dhwaj […]
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Punjab: Bhagwant Mann to take oath as CM at birthplace of Bhagat Singh
Bhagwant Mann will take oath as Punjab’s Chief Minister at the birthplace of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. Mann, whom the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) fielded as their Chief Ministerial candidate, said that his swearing-in ceremony will be held not at Raj Bhavan but at Khatkar Kalan where the revolutionary freedom […]
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Ukraine crisis: 3 dead, 17 injured in Mariupol hospital attack
Three people, including a child, were killed and at least 17 were injured as a result of the Russian airstrike on a maternity hospital in the coastal city of Mariupol, reported local media citing Mariupol City Council. “3 people, including child, killed as a result of the Russian airstrike on children’s, maternity hospital in Mariupol. At […]
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Punjab Assembly Elections: Amarinder Singh loses from Patiala
Punjab Lok Congress Party chief and two-time chief minister Amarinder Singh lost from Patiala Urban by a margin of 19,873 votes to Aam Aadmi Party’s Ajit Pal Singh Kohli according to Assembly poll results declared by the Election Commission on Thursday. Soon after the results were declared, the former chief […]
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Congress on way to becoming regional party: Ashwani Kumar
Former Union Minister Ashwani Kumar on Thursday while reacting to the State Assembly election result trends in five states said that Congress’s dismal performance will shrink the party down to a mere regional outfit. Speaking to ANI today, Ashwani Kumar, who recently quit Congress, said, “I am not happy with […]
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Uttarakhand Poll Elections: PM Modi fulfilled promises made to people, says Vijavargiya after BJP’s win
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kailash Vijavargiya on Thursday said that the party’s performance in the state’s polls was anticipated, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi fulfilled the promises he made to the people of the state. The BJP National General Secretary added that the Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami resolved […]
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Goa: BJP set to form government in state, says CM Pramod Sawant
Exuding confidence, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form a government in the state. Speaking to reporters today, Sawant said, “The credit for this win goes to the party workers…BJP will form the government in Goa.” Sawant also said that Independent MLA, […]