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The pass percentage of class 10 fell from 92.44 percent in 2016-17 to 68.9 percent in 2017-18 for the government schools after CBSE board examination was reintroduced, a report released on Friday said. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2JkEWnP Press Trust of India

Calangute BJP MLA Michael Lobo said that there are no chances of ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar getting well from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TQdang Asian News International

Delhi Deputy Commissioner of Police said, "A 3-year-old girl was raped in Punjabi Bagh area allegedly by the father of the tuition teacher living in the victim's neighbourhood. The accused has been arrested." from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2HoLrUP Asian News International

The first incident in Uttar Pradesh involved a 14-year-old in Bulandshar's Aurangabad and the second an eight-year-old in Dewai, police said. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2HDMqju Asian News International

Sister Lucy Kalappura, one of the nuns who had participated in the protest in Kerala against rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal, received fresh show cause notice from Franciscan Clarist Congregation (FCC) on 12 March. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Tefe3W Asian News International

Chief Minister of Punjab Amarinder Singh said Saturday he did not trust Pakistan's intent behind the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor, saying their agenda was "nefarious and political" and aimed at "exploiting" the sentiments of the Sikhs. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TgrdOM Press Trust of India

Lok Sabha Election 2019 Tracker LIVE updates: BJP president Amit Shah is slated to head a BJP Core Committee meeting on Sunday to finalise the party's list of candidates for the Lok Sabha election from Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Goa and Rajasthan. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2HDB52A FP Staff

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has directed one of their consultants to carry out inspections and review the structural audit report of 157 bridges in Mumbai on a "most urgent" basis. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2UFOuem Asian News International

Today's top stories: The BJP will hold a meeting, headed by Amit Shah, to finalise its first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, Priyanka Gandhi to take 'Ganga yatra' in Uttar Pradesh, and more from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TQBzZT FP Staff

China said it was willing to have more discussions with all parties concerned, including India, on blacklisting Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2W85eLH Reuters

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Senior journalist Darryl D'Monte on Saturday passed away in Mumbai. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Ji3duO FP Staff

Ali, who had migrated to New Zealand with her husband Abdul Nassar last year, lived near the mosques that were attacked, an officer at the Kodungalloor police station in Thrissur said. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TJ3qfo FP Staff

Earlier in the day, the BMC had directed one of its consultants to carry out inspections and review the structural audit report of 157 bridges in Mumbai on a "most urgent" basis. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TfRVXO Asian News International

from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TStkwm Rajnish Mishra

As the 2019 Lok Sabha election looms, the people of Sewar and neighbouring 60 villages in Rajasthan are threatening to boycott the polls. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TbtaMi Madhav Sharma

On the brink of yet another national election in his 50 year long political career, Rajnath sat with Network 18 group editor Rahul Joshi for a talk on the particular situation his country and his party are both in. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2HI5ugz FP Staff

Farhaj Ahsan originally hailed from Tolichowki in Hyderabad and was an MS graduate from the University of Auckland at New Zealand. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2HxJtAV FP Staff

The #MainBhiChowkidar slogan effectively kills Rahul Gandhi's 'chowkidar chor hai' (the watchman himself is a thief) jibe that the Congress president has relentlessly propagated as the party's signature slogan. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Hod0h6 FP Staff

If Modi's campaign slogan becomes popular - and early signs show that it will - it could be a daft move on Congress' part to push the 'Chowkidar Chor Hai' narrative from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2UM5Xla Sreemoy Talukdar

Thirteen years ago, in 2005, an earthquake rocked Uri in north Kashmir's Baramulla district. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2W5mPUf Mudasir Kuloo

Lok Sabha Election 2019 Tracker LIVE updates: Union Ministers Sushma Swaraj, Kiren Rijiju, and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday evening arrived at the BJP headquarters for the party's Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2u82yBN FP Staff

Rachna Doshi, married to Mumbai industrialist and diamantaire Vishal Doshi of Shrenuj and Co, found herself embroiled in a house arrest situation with no food, no access to outsiders and separated from her children. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2CnHg7I Suryasarathi Bhattacharya

Lok Sabha Election 2019 Tracker LIVE updates: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday during a rally in Uttarakhand's Dehradun slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale issue. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FgvuO9 FP Staff

A female special police officer (SPO) in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir died after she was shot by militants at her home on Saturday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2O5mNJi FP Staff

It is learnt that China has been informed by these countries that they are seriously looking for other options, in particular an open debate followed by a vote on a resolution to designate Azhar as a global terrorist, pretty soon. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2HnrKN9 Press Trust of India

The modus operandi of the sand mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh resembles a Bollywood action flick: the police is busy scanning roads in siren-blaring jeeps while the smugglers escape unchallenged over water. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TO7Voe Abhishek Dubey

In a report submitted by the BMC on Friday, it claimed that the auditor had declared the bridge to be in a "good condition" six months ago. But DD Desai said Desai as saying that the audit report was actually submitted in 2016, and not 2018. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2CpQPms FP Staff

Lok Sabha Election 2019 Tracker LIVE updates: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday during a rally in Uttarakhand's Dehradun slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale issue. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2UGbtFZ FP Staff

Farhaj hails from Tolichowki in Hyderabad. He migrated to New Zealand after completing his BTech in India 4 years ago. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2O9ZD4D Shahal B and Faseeh Ahmad

Lok Sabha Election 2019 Tracker LIVE updates: Senior BJP leader and former Uttarakhand chief minister BC Khanduri's son Manish Khanduri joined the Congress on Saturday at a rally in the presence of party president Rahul Gandhi. Welcoming him into the party fold, Gandhi said him joining the Congress will strengthen the party. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Cr10at FP Staff

Lok Sabha Election 2019 Tracker LIVE updates: The BJP is likely to release its first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls on Saturday, when its central election committee is scheduled to meet. The list will have the names of most of the candidates for the first phase of polling, which will be held on 11 April in 91 seats. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2JhUIQu FP Staff

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said shortage of water is the main problem in Maharashtra, but the issue is being addressed by the state and central governments. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TNYZ2a Press Trust of India

Two Indian Coast Guard ships doused a major fire on board a ship, carrying around 30 crew members and 16 scientists late last night off the Mangaluru coast in Karnataka. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TPvywx Asian News International

Civic chief Ajoy Mehta, after a meeting with officials concerned of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), had decided to dismantle the entire bridge located near the busy Mumbai CSMT railway station. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2UDwZez Press Trust of India

It is learnt that China has been informed by these countries that they are seriously looking for other options, in particular an open debate followed by a vote on a resolution to designate Azhar as a global terrorist, pretty soon. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2T9dwRq Press Trust of India

The Election Commission of India on 10 March, 2019 announced the dates of the seven-phase upcoming Lok Sabha election scheduled to begin on 11 April. The results will be announced on 23 May. The last polling date is 19 May. With the announcement of the schedule, the Model Code of Conduct kicked in the very same day. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FhcizW FP Staff

Several sugarcane mills in the region have been shut. Their owners have not been able to clear pending dues of farmers due to the low selling price of sugar, caused by excess production and a decline in global sugar prices. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2W98Zk5 Asian News International

While Modi supporters pledged to join in the prime minister's efforts to curb corruption, there was some Congress bashing as well from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2ucruYG FP Staff

Catching a glimpse of the famed, elusive snow leopard while trekking the rugged and remote mountains of Ladakh may be a dream come true for wildlife seekers. However, these predators have had a bad rap among local villagers, many of whom often regarded them as pests, because of their tendency to prey on livestock - sometimes killing many in a single incident. As a result, some local livestock herders resorted to retaliatory killings of these cats. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2O7eJId Mongabay- India

At least nine Indian nationals or people of Indian origin are feared missing in New Zealand following the deadly terror attacks at two mosques in Christchurch which killed 49 people, unofficial sources said. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2JiJcUM Asian News International

Farhaj hails from Tolichowki in Hyderabad. He migrated to New Zealand after completing his BTech in India 4 years ago. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2F4s4gi Shahal B and Faseeh Ahmad

Today's top stories: Nine Indians have been reported missing since the New Zealand mosque shootings; BJP, BSP and YSRCP are set to announce their first list of candidates; India will host the FIFA U-17 women's World Cup in 2020; day's top stories. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2T5CelP FP Staff

In a letter to New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern, Narendra Modi stressed India's strong condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, and of all those who support such acts of violence, the External Affairs Ministry said in an official release. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Ob4q60 Press Trust of India

The court censured Coimbatore Superintendent of Police R Pandiarajan for having revealed the name of the Pollachi rape survivor at a press conference. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TH9SUa FP Staff

In a communique to the regional joint director of chennai zone, Director of Collegiate Education R Sarumathi pointed out that in view of the Lok Sabha elections the MCC was in force on 13 March, when Rahul Gandhi held an interaction with colleges students in Chennai. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TPMOBD Press Trust of India

No insurance or MSP facility is available to these farmers for Magahi paan, which is highly susceptible to bad weather. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Jfe1d6 Umesh Kumar Ray

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The BMC, in its primary report on the CSMT bridge collapse on Friday, pinned the blame on the firm which carried out a structural audit in 2018. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Jf44MP Neerad Pandharipande

The Election Commission of India on 10 March, 2019 announced the dates of the seven-phase upcoming Lok Sabha election scheduled to begin on 11 April. The results will be announced on 23 May. The last polling date is 19 May. With the announcement of the schedule, the Model Code of Conduct kicked in the very same day. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Uz08Yp FP Staff

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has been going hammer and tongs at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over alleged corruption in the Rafale deal. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2O6WKSa Sreemoy Talukdar

The brother of an Indian national injured in the New Zealand mosque shooting on Friday requested the Indian government to help him. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FexDdd FP Staff

Lalu Prasad Yadav is lodged in the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi, Jharkhand, since December 2017 in the fodder scam case. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2HkSgGZ Press Trust of India

Justice A Amanullah passed the order on an application moved by Nitish Kumar, who heads the Janata Dal (United). Kumar had challenged the proceedings initiated against him by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Barh, who took cognisance of an FIR lodged at the Pandarak police station in Patna district. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2HlEnIz Press Trust of India

Teach For India's two-year, paid-fellowship program, recruits passionate individuals to teach full-time in under-resourced schools in 7 cities across India. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2HqcwXM FP Studio

Following the landslide victory registered by the BJP in 2014, other political parties too saw merit in social media. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2UxKYma Gunja Kapoor

Ten days after Pakistan announced what has been billed as its most-serious crackdown on terrorist groups yet, an in-house magazine published by the Jaish-e-Mohammed has revealed that the proscribed group's leadership continues to hold indoctrination classes from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Cm0zOR Praveen Swami

Even as the toll of the twin shootings in New Zealand mounted amid an outpouring of grief from across the world, some right-wingers on Twitter had a decidedly different reaction: celebrating the deaths, blaming Pakistan and wondering how the Opposition, Liberals and the media would "find a way to blame" Prime Minister Narendra Modi. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2O3jn9W FP Staff

IAF pilots combat superiority, even when faced with an advanced F-16 fighter jet, has been proven in the past, but to ensure the air force maintains its qualitative edge it's imperative that it gets the right next-generation aircraft in the right numbers and at the right time from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FduyKm LK Malhotra

Today, Bhaand Paather has lost its importance and is vanishing from daily discourse from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2VWoQC8 Mohammad Tabish

Mediocrity is a currency. We might sneer at it, but it could well be the norm and we do not want to acknowledge that, which is why we put down the lone wolf: genius makes us nervous from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2F6Gah2 Bikram Vohra

The decline of Kashmir's vibrant traditional theatre form Bhaand Paather, which incorporates mythological legends and contemporary social satire, began after Independence. Now, it stares at a dark future under the shadow of terrorism from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TNtHbA Rayan Naqash

Both the TMC and BJD are simultaneously attempting to combine the increased women representation with the women-centric policies launched in their tenure. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2W34ebz Pallavi Rebbapragada

Nobody has hurt India's global reputation and credibility more than the Modi government, the Congress alleged on Friday after over 100 economists and social scientists expressed concerns over "political interference" in statistical data in the country. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2u8r0CU Press Trust of India

The BMC and the Indian Railways should try telling this to the relatives and the loved ones of the people who died in the collapse, as well as to the people who were severely injured, on a normal Mumbai evening. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2W3djkM Vivek Kaul

The Ayodhya dispute revolves around faith and dignity of faith for all parties involved, regardless of their faith. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2u5ZLZK J Sai Deepak

A Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Sanjiv Khanna listed the plea on EVM audits, filed by the opposition leaders for 25 March and asked the EC to depute an officer to assist the court. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2HnMm7S Press Trust of India

In a meeting chaired by BMC commissioner Ajoy Mehta Friday morning, it was also decided that the civic body's Chief Engineer (Vigilance) would conduct an inquiry into the causes that led to the deck of the foot overbridge collapsing on Thursday evening. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2HB4QBs Press Trust of India

The Indian Navy has declared the matric recruit (MR) Result 2019 for the written examination on 15 March (Friday). Candidates can check and download their results by visiting the official website, joinindiannavy.gov.in. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Hn66Zg FP Staff

Under pressure to form pre-poll alliances or field common candidates so that the anti-BJP vote is not divided, the Congress faces the question of 'Modi versus who' and struggles to defend its record of 70 years from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2O7vwL0 Zoya Hasan

On March 17, 1959, the Tibetan leader Dalai Lama escaped from Lhasa to India. Sixty years later, the nuns-in-exile are fighting a battle of a different kind. Amid brazen gender disparity, they seek to find respect, and their place in the sun from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FevRbW Swati Chawla

Tibetans, both men and women, pray not to be reborn as a woman but as a man in their next life. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2O4Wcw8 Lobsang Wangyal

More women than men enrol for masters, but only a few go on to pursue careers in science. As a growing economy with global ambitions, India needs to level its playing field, and fast. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2u8NNyr Anitha Kurup

Bengal, which was bereft of any caste-based polarisation, for the first time, saw leaders courting the organised sect to cross the finishing line from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2VZZx2j Plaban Gupta

The police report said that the maintenance of the bridge was the BMC's responsibility. It further said that the BMC's structural audit in 2017-18 had referred the bridge to some minor repair work, which was reportedly not done in time. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TKquuk FP Staff

from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2CmRViT Poulomi Das

The fourth part of the section titled 'Jobs and Economy' examines the differing views of high school and college graduates. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2UFIPF6 YouGov India and Firstpost

The online application for the 2019 Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Preliminary examination will close on 18 March at 6 pm, as per the official website upsc.gov.in. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2u8hMXi FP Staff

Places of worship are 'soft targets' as they reign in a psychological hijack of people. "By targeting a house of worship, rather than a private home or business, the attacker has committed a powerful symbolic transgression: profaning a space that is both sacred and communal." from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TDSijN FP Staff

Bhartiya Shiksha Board will standardise Vedic education. It will draft syllabus, conduct exams and issue certificates to gurukuls, pathshalas and schools from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TBT80k Vivek Kaul

Bhartiya Shiksha Board will standardise Vedic education. It will draft syllabus, conduct examinations and issue certificates to gurukuls, pathshalas and schools from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2F9J0lo Makarand R Paranjape

In the wake of the 14 February attack on a CRPF convoy that killed over 40 CRPF jawans, there has been growing pressure on Pakistan to crack down on its homegrown terror industry from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2JimpZk FP Staff

Many questions remained unanswered in the Pollachi sexual assault case, including why other survivors have not come forward, and why the police revealed details about the first survivor from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Jfq3TV Gita Aravamudan

For mechanical engineer vacancies, 9,252 candidates had appeared and 2,068 aspirants took the exam for civil engineer vacancies of the BPSC from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2W13ymY FP Staff

With a sharp decline in regular salaried jobs and self-employment opportunities, defending Hinduism has become a major 'occupation' of men in western UP from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2u983QE Pragya Singh

The threat to an imagined ancient Hindu manhood is sought to be countered through a variety of modern symbols: Hanuman is now a brawny, scowling figure and a six-pack Shiva marshals his trishul like a laser gun from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2VYpA9X Sanjay Srivastava

Hailed in ancient Sanskrit texts, offered to deities, consumed during festivities, the country's association with cannabis has been a long standing one from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Y0Adeb Sourish Bhattacharyya

Tarrant revealed he had been planning an attack for up to two years, noting he decided on Christchurch three months ago. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2T7Yonw FP Staff

Congress considers Vadakkan, a close aide of United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi as a demonetised currency whose exchange period expired long ago. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2XYntF3 TK Devasia

Centenary of Jallianwala Bagh massacre led by General Dyer is as good a time as any for the State to reflect upon the way it deals with its citizen protests and where it needs course correction from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TEtnN5 Nikita Doval

Mumbai CST bridge collapse: Reactions started pouring in as soon reports of the collapse started gaining traction on social media. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives due to the accident and assured that the Maharashtra government would provide all assistance to those affected. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Jcv0g4 FP Staff

The Mumbai tragedy also comes only eight months after another bridge had collapsed in suburban Andheri, in which five people were killed, and only six months after the structure was considered "fit" after a safety audit by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2T4oozX FP Staff

Unreleased high-resolution satellite image of Balakot Jaish-e-Mohammed camp, accessed by NDTV, seems to substantiates Indian claim that the Indian Air Force's laser guided bombs did hit the target during 26 February air strike from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2XXqoxH FP Staff

The results of GATE 2019 will be available on their official website: gate.iitm.ac.in for all 24 papers. However, the institute hasn't yet updated on the exact time of the result declaration. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2UD5sdh FP Staff

Mumbai CST bridge collapse: Reactions started pouring in as soon reports of the collapse started gaining traction on social media. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives due to the accident and assured that the Maharashtra government would provide all assistance to those affected. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2O7jWjk FP Staff

Devendra Fadnavis visited the spot where part of a foot overbridge, located near Mumbai's CSMT railway station, collapsed. He also visited some of the people who were injured in the incident, from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FeFojr FP Staff

2000 cities worldwide & 36 in India have signed up to join the strike for the climate. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2HB0D0f tech2 News Staff

On 31 March the Dalai Lama walked across the border into the Indian state of Assam. "The Dalai Lama entered India on 31 March in the evening," Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru announced on 3 April from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2T3aBd7 Agence France-Presse

In Refashioning India, Maitrayee Chaudhuri focuses on post-liberalised India, where a market-driven media witnessed phenomenal growth, and within which dramatic changes in the manner in which men and women were represented occurred from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2XXBd2S Pritam Singh

A red signal at a traffic junction near CSMT foot overbridge (FOB), a major part of which caved in on Thursday evening, proved lucky for a large number of motorists who were waiting for it to turn green. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2UFpR1m Press Trust of India

from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2u6Nh45 Praveen Swami

The Election Commission for the first time has also started a new mobile app called 'Observer App'. "Using this App, General, Police and Expenditure observers can submit their Observer's report securely to ECI to upload the relevant document from the mobile app. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2F5uxHd Asian News International

In an affidavit, filed in a writ petition of CPM and its general secretary Sitaram Yechury, the Centre said the electoral bonds were introduced on 2 January, 2018 to promote transparency in funding and donation received by political parties. These can be encashed by an eligible political party only through their authorised bank accounts. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TERif6 Press Trust of India

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), which represents 70 million traders, said it would burn Chinese goods on 19 March to "teach a lesson" to China from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2F1uSL8 Reuters

A 40-year-old man was forcibly taken away from his home and shot dead by terrorists in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Friday from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2u76By7 Press Trust of India

World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated every year on 15 March as part of an initiative by Consumer International, a membership organisation for consumer groups around the world from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2T99YPc FP Staff

Rajasthan chief minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Thursday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems more like a Bollywood actor than a politician, who 'worked less and did jugglery more' from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FdXgLl Press Trust of India

Today's top stories: The death of of the CSMT foot over bridge collapse has risen to six; the Supreme Court will hear a PL filed by 21 Opposition parties on the EVM plea; UK Parliament votes for a Brexit delay; and more. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2XWaYty FP Staff

Congress on Thursday released another video poking fun at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'hugplomacy', saying foreign leaders seem to be running away because of the prime minister's hugs from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Fd07Eq FP Staff

Mumbai bridge collapse LIVE updates: The NDRF team pressed for rescue operations was withdrawn from the accident spot at 10.34 pm, according to ANI. Following the news of the collapse of a footover bridge in Mumbai, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has called for a meeting with BMC commissioner Ajoy Mehta and railway ministry. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2T73oJ4 FP Staff

Mumbai bridge collapse LIVE updates: Following the news of the collapse of a footover bridge in Mumbai, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has called for a meeting with BMC commissioner Ajoy Mehta and railway ministry. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2T1Urkh FP Staff

Naik Videsh Chand, Rifleman Arjun Kumar and four other jawans of the 7 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles were buried under the avalanche at Shipki La near the Sino-India border on 20 February. Chand and Kumar's bodies were recovered on Thursday morning, 23 days after the incident. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2XWXLRq Press Trust of India

The not entirely unexpected happened when China decided to again block the designation of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Tb5CY0 Tara Kartha

Reacting to the incident atone of the busiest stations in Mumbai, Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives due to the accident and ensured Maharashtra Government would provide all assistance to those affected. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Cn3XZy FP Staff

Mumbai bridge collapse LIVE updates: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the audit of the bridge had suggested minor repairs for the structure. "If the structural audit is wrong and if there were lapses, they will be investigated. The extent of the repairs done will also be probed,' he said, as he announced ex-gratia Rs 5 lakh for the kin of the deceased. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2UBYIME FP Staff

The Odisha government has plenty of funds to implement the Forest Rights Act to benefit tribals, so it can't blame a low budget for the poor enforcement of the law. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2u4iy7G Manish Kumar

Mumbai bridge collapse LIVE updates: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that he spoke to BMC commissioner Ajoy Mehta and Mumbai Police officials and instructed them to ensure speedy relief efforts in coordination with the railway ministry officials. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2JctdHK FP Staff

Three people died and thirty-four persons were injured after a major portion of a footover bridge near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Railway station collapsed Thursday evening from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TLeWGe FP Staff