Soldiers defeat Islamic fighters in north Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Soldiers killed scores of Islamic extremists in a rare victory as the insurgents advanced on a town near the northeast city of Maiduguri, an officer and other witnesses said. One officer said a feared Boko Haram commander known only as Amir was among some 200 militants... read more »
Uddhav Thackeray at Panchayat Aaj Tak: If made CM, I’ll make Maharash...
If made the chief minister, I’ll make Maharashtra the number one state, said Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray at an Aaj Tak conclave in Mumbai on Saturday. “I don’t dream of becoming the CM but I don’t shy away from the responsibility either. I am Balasaheb’s son. If... read more »
White House makes it official : US ‘at war’ with Islamic State
WASHINGTON: The White House declared on Friday the United States was at war with Islamic State radicals, seeking to rub out another semantic flap over its Syria policy. In a series of television interviews secretary of state John Kerry had appeared to be reluctant to term the expansion of US... read more »
Ranjit Sinha clarifies on meetings with tainted
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Ranjit Sinha, who is facing heat for allegedly meeting the accused in the 2G and coal scams at his official residence, filed his affidavit responding to the charges against him in a sealed envelope before the Supreme Court. Sources said, while Sinha... read more »
AAP leads in four seats in Punjab, Congress in three
Chandigarh – The Aam Aadmi Party was leading in four of the 13 seats up for grabs in Punjab, while the Congress Party was leading in three as per initial trends on Friday. Bharatiya... read more »
Nitin Gadkari confident of winning from Nagpur
Nagpur – Expressing confidence of winning from Nagpur constituency, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Gadkari on Friday said he is very sure of winning by a good... read more »
Narendra Modi took full advantage of people’s anger against Cong: Left
The BJP has taken full advantage of the anger of the people against Congress and its policies and complete absence of a non-Congress, non-BJP alternative in the Lok Sabha polls, the Left... read more »
Victory shows people’s love for my government : Jayalalithaa
The Lok Sabha election results have reflected the faith reposed by the people of Tamil Nadu on the AIADMK and her leadership, the party leader and Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said on... read more »
Superstar Rajnikanth describes Modi’s win as ‘historic’
Superstar Rajnikanth on Friday greeted the BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa for their parties’ impressive performance in the Lok Sabha... read more »
