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Kairana Lok Sabha constituency, which comes under western Uttar Pradesh region, made headlines when its MP Hukum Singh alleged that there had been a mass exodus of Hindus from his constituency due to the law and order situation. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2WNUToo Asian News International

Narendra Modi in Bengal; Lok Sabha Election 2019 LIVE updates: PM slams Mamata over Saradha scam, says people know who 'pocketed' money

Lok Sabha Election campaign 2019 LIVE updates: Narendra Modi said Saradha scam is destroying West Bengal. ' want to assure you, all those who loot the poor, I will hold them all accountable' from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2G3AhTr FP Staff

BJP leader files complaint against Congress' Urmila Matondkar for saying 'Hinduism is the world's most violent religion'

BJP leader Suresh Nakhua has filed a criminal complaint against Urmila Matondkar, Congress Rahul Gandhi and a TV journalist for her comments on Hinduism. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2IgjvSN Asian News International

Narendra Modi in Bengal; Lok Sabha Election 2019 LIVE updates: A vote for BJP is a vote for me, PM says in Cooch Behar

Lok Sabha Election campaign 2019 LATEST updates: Narendra Modi said your vote for the BJP is your vote for me in the rally in West Bengal's Cooch Behar. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2VAqAkI FP Staff

Congress manifesto designed to gather votes of Jammu and Kashmir separatists, has no 'India vision', says BJP's Ram Madhav

Criticising the Congress manifesto, BJP leader Ram Madhav said the Opposition party's poll document was made to gather votes of the Kashmir separatists. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2FWZsGg Asian News International

World Health Day 2019: Challenges, opportunities in India's $81b healthcare industry

India's healthcare industry is projected to grow to 17% by 2020. Despite advances, India's healthcare sector must deal with a plethora of challenges. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2UpeP4b Indo-Asian News Service

World Health Day 2019: Access, quality of care ranks India among lowest globally

India improved its ranking on a global healthcare access and quality (HAQ) index from 153 in 1990 to 145 in 2016, yet ranks lower than Bangladesh & Sudan. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2FWqZHT IndiaSpend

Narendra Modi in Bengal; Lok Sabha Election campaign 2019 LIVE updates: PM attacks Mamata Banerjee, claims CM is 'destroying' people's lives

Lok Sabha Election campaign 2019 LATEST updates: Narendra Modi said that BJP has been working to bring development to West Bengal, but the speed breaker didi (Mamata Banerjee) has halted the speed of the progress. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2Ukj693 FP Staff

Thousands, especially from Mallah community, migrate from Uttar Pradesh's Kairana in search of jobs

When asked about the migration in Kairana, Tabassum Hasan said, "Migration is not an issue here. When there are no employment opportunities, people will have to go out to work and also for better education. In the coming time, our focus will be on creating employment opportunities here." from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2G7BsjV Asian News International

Lok Sabha Election 2019; Model Code of Conduct Watch: Tripura Congress seeks CM Biplab Kumar Deb's arrest for 'spreading communal hatred'

Lok Sabha Election 2019; Model Code of Conduct Watch: The Tripura unit of the Congress has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission (EC), seeking the immediate arrest of Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb for allegedly spreading communal hatred in the state. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2Uk1Row FP Staff

Narendra Modi in Bengal; Lok Sabha Election campaign 2019 LIVE updates: PM says 'speed breaker' Mamata Banerjee losing sleep, targeting EC

Lok Sabha Election campaign 2019 LATEST updates: With a few days to go for the first phase of the Lok Sabha election on 11 April, the top BJP duo will address public rallies across the country on Sunday. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2U0glF4 FP Staff

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Puducherry profile: Congress likely to pull out all the stops to retain lone seat

Puducherry district covers most of the areas coming under the Union Territory. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2UGjyxC FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Delhi profile: Congress, AAP, BJP set for a triangular fight in all seven NCR seats

There are seven Lok Sabha constituencies and 70 Assembly constituencies in the state. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2KftXN3 FP Research

I-T dept raids 50 properties with links to Kamal Nath's nephew, his close aides; investigators seize Rs 9 crore from six locations

The Income Tax Department on Sunday conducted a raids, starting even before dawn, on properties with links to Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath's nephew Ratul Puri and his close aides Praveen Kakkar and Rajendra Kumar Miglani. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2UGju0Q FP Staff

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Daman and Diu profile: Congress set for a tough battle with BJP holding seat for two consecutive terms

Spread over a mere 111 square kilometres, this is the second smallest Union Territory after Lakshadweep. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2KcF1KB FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Jharkhand profile: Palamu, Khunti among key seats in Red Corridor; Congress looks to dethrone BJP

Spread across 24 districts, Jharkhand has 14 parliamentary constituencies and 81 Assembly constituencies. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2IdDzVX FP Research

Election Commission bans publication of uncertified political ads on days around voting for Lok Sabha polls

The EC on Saturday barred parties, candidates and others from publishing political advertisements on polling day and a day prior to it in each of the seven phases of Lok Sabha polls unless their contents are pre-certified by screening committees. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2G4pGIf Press Trust of India

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Dadra and Nagar Haveli profile: BJP holds on to Union Territory seat but Congress poses major challenge

Spread over 491 square kilometres and landlocked between Gujarat in the north and Maharashtra in the south,Dadraand Nagar Haveli was liberated from the Portuguese in 1954. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2YWyLde FP Research

World Health Day 2019: Parenting in the age of PUBG and managing a child's screen-time

Anything in excess can turn toxic - even oxygen. For kids, screen time needs to adapt to their age. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2WPsRZK Kishore Kumar

JEE Main 2019 to begin today: Students should avoid making these mistakes to do well in the exam

The Joint Entrance Examinations (Mains) will begin from 7 April, with paper two of Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Planning courses kicking off the all-India exams. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2WSZNke FP Staff

Daily Bulletin: Modi, Amit Shah to hold rallies across India; EC bans ads around polling days; Imran Khan slams BJP; day's top stories

Today's top stories: Narendra Modi will campaign for the Lok Sabha election in Manipur, West Bengal and Tripura; EC bans ads around days of polling, and more from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2I55QhW FP Staff

World Health Day 2019: Why India needs a Universal Health Coverage program

A huge disparity in access & distribution of healthcare in India makes Universal health coverage a must. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2UumTA7 Binita Priyambada

AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam: ED, Christian Michel seek inquiry into leak of chargesheet

The ED urged the court to issue a notice to a news organisation asking it to explain how it accessed the documents, whereas Michel supported the demand of a probe while accusing the agency of politicising the matter. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2I2ygsZ Press Trust of India

'Modiji ki sena' row: Congress questions EC letting Yogi Adityanath off lightly, says poll body wrote him love letter

The EC was learnt to have let off Adityanath with a light rap for his "Modiji ki sena" remark, asking him to be more careful in the future. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2uSATF2 Press Trust of India

AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case: Delhi court summons Christian Michel's business partner on 9 May

The ED, in its charge sheet filed against Michel in June 2016, had alleged that he had received 30 million euros (about Rs 225 crore) from AgustaWestland. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2uPsP87 Press Trust of India

Opposition parties in West Bengal welcome Election Commission's move to remove four IPS officers

Opposition parties in West Bengal on Friday welcomed the move of the Election Commission to remove four IPS officers. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2IgDHUA Press Trust of India

Terrorists barge into Indian Army jawan's home in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla, shoot him dead

The terrorists barged into the residence of Mohammad Rafi Yatoo, an army jawan, and fired at him indiscriminately, a police official said. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2UmRlwu Press Trust of India

DRDO says India chose much lower orbit for A-SAT test to avoid threat of debris to global space assets

On Tuesday, the NASA had termed a "terrible thing" India's shooting down of one its satellites, saying the hit-to-kill mission created about 400 pieces of orbital debris. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2OQu8wK Press Trust of India

Imran Khan cites US report on F-16s to slam BJP, claims saffron party trying to win elections through 'war hysteria'

Washington-based Foreign Policy magazine reported on Thursday that American personnel recently counted the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-16s and found none of the planes missing. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2KceWeG Press Trust of India

Sikkim's Sangha Assembly seat is a perfect example of the state's unique political process to protect minority rights

The 32-member state Assembly is a unique example, where only monks from registered monasteries in Sikkim can contest. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2UhHzMl Joydeep Sen Gupta

Yogi Adityanath's 'Modiji ki sena' remark rubs salt in wounds of ex-servicemen upset with BJP govt

Why doesn't the BJP government give the Indian Army parity with other uniformed entities? from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2UA30HD Bikram Vohra

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Tripura profile: Buoyed by state poll results, BJP likely to wipe out last legacy of the Left

Economic stagnation and development issues, especially unemployment among the youth, remain a perennial concern in Tripura. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2UxqKfJ FP Research

Firstpost Editor's Picks: LK Advani's blog, fragile peace in Muzaffarnagar, Criminal Justice review; today's must-read stories

The argument of those who accuse other Indians of being anti-national is based on this same principle. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2Kd17gc FP Staff

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Mizoram profile: Congress ties up with ZPM to back Independent candidate; MNF pitches C Lalrosanga

Mizoram, sitting on the hills in the northeastern corner of the country, has only one Lok Sabha seat and 40 Assembly constituencies. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2IjvVcv FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Meghalaya profile: Congress seeks to hold onto Shillong, NPP wants to retain Tura

Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma is one of the vociferous voices opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, and has been trying to rally support in his favour. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2G3WvVC FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Manipur profile: Congress, BJP set to fight it out with Meiteis keen to keep non-Manipuris out of state

The fight in the state is between the Congress and the BJP-led coalition which includes LJP, NPF and NPP. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2I3mtL5 FP Research

Is NaMo TV legal? First ask if it's a news channel or advertisement, and what grey areas it inhabits

If the MIB has chosen to wash its hands off the issue by claiming that NaMo TV is an advertisement platform, it is an unfortunate instance of under-regulation. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2IneOqv Aditya Prasanna Bhattacharya

Residents of fast-shrinking island in West Bengal's Sundarbans rue political apathy towards soil erosion

Today, Ghoramara island in West Bengal, like many others in the Sundarbans delta, is shrinking and could well vanish in the near future. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2G4Ml7b Umesh Kumar Ray

Explainer: What is NOTA option? Can it have an impact on the outcome of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections?

Other countries where voters are allowed to vote for NOTA are Columbia, Ukraine, Brazil, Bangladesh, Finland, Chile, Belgium, Spain, and Sweden. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2FU09jG FP Research

JEE Main 2019 to begin tomorrow: Students should avoid making these mistakes to do well in the exam

Saradha scam: CBI to seek custodial interrogation of ex-Kolkata top cop Rajeev Kumar in Supreme Court

The CBI will move the Supreme Court seeking removal of the "no-coercive action" clause against former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar as it wants his custodial interrogation in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam, an official of the probe agency said Saturday. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2YWBzr8 Press Trust of India

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Haryana profile: Rohtak, Gurgaon, Sirsa among key seats, Jat votes may prove deciding factor

Jats, who form around 29 percent of Haryana's population, are important to political parties. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2TWIX1S FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Goa profile: India's smallest state set for clash of titans as BJP, Congress lock horns

The upcoming Lok Sabha election, set to be held on 23 April in the state, will be a litmus test for both the BJP and the Congress. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2CXp8Sk FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Chhattisgarh profile:Congress seeks to repeat Assembly poll performance to pip BJP in Maoist-hit state

In the 2018 Assembly election, Congress knocked off the ruling BJP in the state elections and won 68 out of 90 seats. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2G3y8ar FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Gujarat profile: Gandhinagar, Surat key constituencies with BJP aiming to retain all 26 seats

The Banaskantha constituency is located in the Banaskantha district, which has a population of 31,20,506 people as per Census 2011. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2uQJ2dn FP Research

Travels through the Hindi belt: Fragile peace in Muzaffarnagar engendered by interdependence, unemployment

The interdependence of the communities in Muzaffarnagar made them realise peaceful coexistence is the only way forward from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2OPHI3F Parth MN

Alexa will now be able to pull out important data from your health records

Amazon announced that its Alexa-enabled devices can now handle customers' sensitive medical data. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2YXCrf9 Asian News International

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Telangana profile: TRS bastion Medak, AIMIM stronghold Hyderabad feature among state's 17 seats

Telangana Rashtra Samiti, founded in 2001 by K Chandrashekhara Rao, holds a majority in the state. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2VsOxdJ FP Research

Farooq Abdullah accuses Narendra Modi govt of 'lying' about shooting down Pakistan's F-16 during IAF strikes in Balakot

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah has accused the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government of "lying" to the nation on the Balakot air strike and shooting down of a Pakistani F-16 in the aerial dogfight between the IAF and the PAF. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2YTvI5S Press Trust of India

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Odisha profile: BJD prepares to battle dual-pronged Congress, BJP attack; Puri, Cuttack key seats

While endowed with an abundance of natural resources, Odisha continues to suffer from "resource curse". from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2Ii3Hz0 FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Rajasthan profile: With BJP having all seats, Congress faces tough fight ahead; Bikaner, Dausa key seats

Farmer distress, unemployment and other welfare schemes are some of the major issues plaguing the state. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2G2qKMs FP Research

AgustaWestland chargesheet leak: Delhi court says ED 'politicised' issue day after Christian Michel denies naming Ahmed Patel

A Delhi court on Saturday issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate on plea of Christian Michel, alleged middleman arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2KdEvfD Press Trust of India

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Chandigarh profile: Long held by Congress, party now hopes to reclaim lone seat from BJP

The Union Territory of Chandigarh came into existence 1 November, 1966. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2UCqOLc FP Research

After replacing 12 damaged windows, Railways fit Vande Bharat Express with cameras to curb stone-pelting at train

The Indian Railways have had to install cameras on the outside of the Vande Bharat Express to help identify people who pelt stones at the train, something that has severely damaged it. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2Vx8PmJ FP Staff

No sympathy for LK Advani: Behind BJP veteran's bombastic blog lie sentiments that echo Modi, Shah

The truth is that the grand statement 'nation first' is actually empty and foolish. It doesn't mean anything. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2G4leZV Aakar Patel

Bihar Board 10th Result declared; updates: Top scorer Sawan Raj Bharti secures 97.2 percent; check score at bsebinteredu.in

Bihar Board (BSEB) 10th Result 2019 Updates: The highest scorer, Sawan Raj Bharti secured 97.2 percent, reports said. Bharti is a student of Simultala Awasiya Vidyalaya. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2YUM7Xp FP Staff

BSEB Class 10 results declared: Sawan Raj Bharti secures first rank with 97.2 percent; scores released on biharboardonline.in

The Bihar Secondary Education Board (BSEB) released the results of Class 10 2019 exam and Sawan Raj Bharti has secured the top rank. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2UlPJDs FP Staff

'Democratic ethos being eroded' under BJP: Theatre artists on why they signed letter asking people to vote against divisive politics

More than 600 theatre personalities, including Amol Palekar, Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad and Usha Ganguli, have signed a letter asking people to "vote BJP and its allies" out of power, arguing that the idea of India and its constitution are under threat. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2UqtNqU Phalguni Rao

Gudi Padwa 2019: Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Aamir Khan wish fans on auspicious occasion

On the auspicious occasion of Gudi Padwa 2019, Bollywood celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Urmila Matondkar Madhuri Dixit, have sent their wishes. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2FWGE9Q FP Staff

Bihar Board 10th Result declared; LIVE updates: Top scorer Sawan Raj Bharti secures 97.2 percent; check score at bsebinteredu.in

Bihar Board (BSEB) 10th Result 2019 LIVE Updates: The highest scorer, Sawan Raj Bharti secured 97.2 percent, reports said. Bharti is a student of Simultala Awasiya Vidyalaya. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2UnU9cP FP Staff

BSEB Class 10 Result 2019 declared: Here's how to check your score online or via SMS

Follow these steps to check BSEB Class 10 (matric) Result 2019 on the official website or by sending SMS to 56263 from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2uPvzCt FP Staff

BSEB class 10 exam results declared: 2019 pass percentage breaks record at 80.73%; metric rose 12 percentage points from 2018 mark

The Bihar Secondary Education Board (BSEB) released the results of the Class 10 2019 examination on Saturday. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2OPU6jY FP Staff

BSEB class 10 exam results declared: 2019 pass percentage breaks record at 80.73%; 16.6 lakh students appeared for exam

The Bihar Secondary Education Board (BSEB) released the results of the Class 10 2019 examination on Saturday. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2uQMODn FP Staff

Gudi Padwa 2019: Everything you need to know about the festival, from significance to rituals

Gudi Padwa which is extensively celebrated in the state of Maharashtra brings with it lots of fun and frolic from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2uNSkqv FP Staff

Bihar Board BSEB 10th Results 2019 Declared: Here's How to check score on biharboard.ac.in, biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in

The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) announced the results for BSEB Class 10 (or matriculation) examination today on the official website biharboard.ac.in from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2ORz3Oa FP Staff

Bihar Board 10th Result LIVE updates: Scores likely to be released soon on bsebinteredu.in; students keep admit card ready

Bihar Board (BSEB) 10th Result 2019 LIVE Updates: The declaration of the BSEB class 10 exam results, which was scheduled at 12.30 pm, has now been pushed to after 1 pm, reports said. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2U29fjr FP Staff

Bihar Board 10th Result LIVE updates: Scores likely to be released on bsebinteredu.in after 1 pm, say reports

Bihar Board 10th Result LIVE updates: Scores likely to be released by BSEB chairperson Anand Kishor soon; check at bsebinteredu.in

Bihar Board (BSEB) 10th Result 2019 LIVE Updates: BSEB Chairman Anand Kishor is expected to release the Bihar class 10 board exam result and announce the name of Bihar topper at the press conference at 12:30 pm. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2uRvj6a FP Staff

Bihar Board 10th Result LIVE updates: Scores likely to be released in half an hour; check yours at bsebinteredu.in

Firstpost National Trust Survey 2: Modi quadruples lead over Rahul, will gain from a 'presidential' election

The second wave of the National Trust Survey conducted by Firstpost-IPSOS, which polled more than 31,000 voters from 2 to 22 March, shows it is Narendra Modi who seems to be contesting the election on behalf of the BJP, with the party itself playing second fiddle from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2IlLzEt Rahul Verma

BSEB Class 10 Result 2019 expected to be announced at 12.30 pm today; check your score at biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in

The result for Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) Class 10 (or matriculation) exam will be announced today from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2G46VVd FP Staff

BSEB Class 10 (matric) results to be declared today: Alternate ways to check your score if official website crashes

IF BSEB Class 10 result website crashes, candidates can send SMS - BSEBROLLNUMBER - to 56263 to get their result on their phones in the form of a text message. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2IicRez FP Staff

Bihar Board (BSEB) 10th Result 2019 LIVE Updates: Receive your score via SMS, send BSEBROLLNUMBER - to 56263

Bihar Board (BSEB) 10th Result 2019 LIVE Updates: BSEB will also provide results through SMS. In addition to logging on to the official website to see the scores, candidates can also receive their result via SMS. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2VuUvuY FP Staff

Samjhauta blast: From missing CCTV footage, call records to lack of witnesses, why NIA's case unraveled in court

Modi government is being blamed for sabotaging the Samjhauta prosecution. The record, however, shows that the UPA must take the blame for the shoddy probe from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2D1nxuR Praveen Swami

Bihar Board (BSEB) 10th Result 2019 LIVE Updates: Printout of scores can be used as provincial marksheet until official document is released

Bihar Board (BSEB) 10th Result 2019 LIVE Updates: The BSEB will provide an option to download the soft copy or PDF of the scores once the candidate is logged in. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2VmA03k FP Staff

US says has received sufficient H-1B visas in just five days to meet 65,000 cap for FY 2020

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows the US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2VwHsct Press Trust of India

BSEB Class 10 Result 2019 to be declared shortly: Here's how to check your score online or via SMS

Follow these steps to check BSEB Class 10 (matric) Result 2019 on the official website or by sending SMS to 56263 from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2CYjQpK FP Staff

How Narendra Modi managed money: A look at the funds disbursed by Centre for Digital India

With the Lok Sabha election around the corner, here's a look at funds spent on various schemes launched by the Narendra Modi government since coming to power in 2014 from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2FUxtHf Rishiraj Bhagawati

RRB ALP 2nd CBT result: Score sheet, cut-off marks for Assistant Loco Pilot post released on official state-wise websites

The individual railway recruitment boards (RRB) have released the Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) 2nd computer-based test (CBT) scores and cut off marks online. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2uLPPoA FP Staff

Bihar Board (BSEB) 10th Result 2019 LIVE Updates: Students are advised to keep admit card ready; result likely to be out by 12.30 pm

Bihar Board (BSEB) 10th Result 2019 LIVE Updates: Candidates checking their class 10 exam scores on the BSEB website are advised to keep their admit card and other credentials ready as the website may be slow due to high traffic. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2FTgiWr FP Staff

Indus waters: For both India and Pakistan, the choice is between provision vs management

Will securing the Indus secure India's water future? To answer that question, we need to understand what use the water is put to. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2I0jOBN Mridula Ramesh

Bihar Board (BSEB) 10th Result 2019 LIVE Updates: Scores likely to be declared at 12.30 pm, check yours at bsebinteredu.in

The BSEB, or Bihar School Examination Board is scheduled to announce the results for the BSEB Class 10 examination on Saturday. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2I3yW1a FP Staff

BSEB Class 10 Result 2019 to be out at 12.30 pm today; check your score on biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in

The result for Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) Class 10 (or matriculation) exam will be announced today from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2WM2e7W FP Staff

Daily Bulletin: ED to reply after Christian Michel denies naming Ahmed Patel, Modi to campaign in three states; day's top stories

Today's top stories: ED to file reply in Delhi court after alleged middleman Christian Michel denies naming Ahmed Patel, Narendra Modi to campaign in Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, and more from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2FW14jj FP Staff

Daily Bulletin: ED to reply after Christian Michel denies naming Ahmed Patel, Narendra Modi to campaign in Odisha, Chhattisgarh; day's top stories

BSEB Class 10 Result 2019 to be declared today; check your score on biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in

The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) will announce the results for Bihar Board Class 10 (or matriculation) examination today at 12.30 pm. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2KmkcMO FP Staff

In Odisha, politically-owned media houses sing to tunes of patron parties as objectivity takes backseat in poll discourse

With owners of leading media houses fighting the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Odisha, not only truth is killed, but even basic neutrality is not maintained in news reporting from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2FWaYRY Debi Mohanty

'Right to silence isn't given to PM aspirant': Arun Jaitley targets Rahul Gandhi on AgustaWestland case

Addressing a press conference, Jaitley said the Congress should answer as to who were referred to as "RG", "AP" and "FAM" in documents cited by the ED and added that Swiss police had also seized papers carrying similar initials in its raids in connection with the case in 2013. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2D1BXei Press Trust of India

UPSC 2018 result: 22-year-old Sreedhanya Suresh becomes first tribal woman from Kerala to crack exam

Sreedhanya (22), hailing from Wayanad district, bagged the 410th rank in the civil services examination, 2018. Other Keralites who got the top ranks in the exam are R Sreelekshmi (rank 29), Ranjana Mary Varghese (rank 49) and Arjun Mohan (rank 66). from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2WQoPQD Press Trust of India

EC to consult its legal experts before taking final call on release date of Narendra Modi's biopic

The Election Commission on Friday decided to consult its legal experts before taking a final decision on whether to restrain the release of the biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi till the Lok Sabha polls are over. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2Ujtb6b Press Trust of India

CBSE Class 10, 12 Result to be announced in third week of May, confirm board officials: Here's how you can check your score

The results of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10, 12 examinations will be announced by CBSE in the third week of May. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2IfRRFj FP Staff

UPSC 2018 result declared: Ten women among top 25 candidates; check list of toppers

Kanishak Kataria - the UPSC 2018 topper - is a BTech (computer science and engineering) graduate from IIT Bombay belonging to the Scheduled Class category. The other nine candidates in the top 10 category in the exam are Akshat Jain, Junaid Ahmad, Shreyans Kumar, Srushti Jayant Deshmukh, Shubhan Gupta, Karnati Varunreddy, Vaishali Singh, Gunjan Dwivedi, Tanmay Vashistha Sharma. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2KaNbTN FP Staff

Lok Sabha polls: BJP has edge in Assam's tea belts as locals blame former Congress policies for underdevelopment

It's business as usual at the Halmira tea estate, tucked in Golaghat district of Assam, about 300 km away from Guwahati. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2WQrxWx Chandrani Sinha

UPSC Result 2019: IIT-B graduate Kanishak Kataria from Rajasthan tops civil services exam; Akshat Jain comes second

Rajasthan's Kanishak Kataria has topped the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam, announced on Friday from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2K99GZp FP Staff

UPSC 2018 result declared: IIT-B graduate Kanishak Kataria tops exam; 759 recommeded for civil services

Kanishak Kataria, a BTech graduate from IIT Bombay, has topped the UPSC 2018 civil services final examination, results of which were announced by the commission on Friday. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2UsUcDD FP Staff

Firstpost Editor's Picks: LK Advani's blog, Article 370, and Shazam movie review; today's must-read stories

The unfortunate timing of LK Advani's comments takes away from the gravitas of his words and show him in still more unfavourable light. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2FWBYBb FP Staff

Academics support IIT-Kanpur professor: Dalit academicians have regularly been at receiving end of caste bias

Around 400 academics and activists across the world have signed a statement in support of Dalit teacher Subrahmanyam Saderla. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2UlE7jR FP Staff

Firstpost National Trust Survey Part 2: Modi quadruples lead over Rahul, but BJP unlikely to repeat 2014 tally

BSEB Class 10 Result 2019: Bihar School Examination Board to declare matric result tomorrow at 12.30 pm; check your score on biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in

The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) is expected to announce the results for Bihar Board Class 10 examination also know as matriculation examination, tomorrow at 12.30 pm from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2Vm3r5r FP Staff

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 6: Gauraksha takes hold, cow vigilantism grows

The incident that the leaders at the Vamanjoor Gauraksha Dal launch kept referring to, as a trigger point for their renewed anger against gau-kalathana (cow theft), happened 15 kms away from the event. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2CVFgDS Greeshma Kuthar

LK Advani has right to be unhappy over vitiating political discourse in India, but given his history, it reeks of hypocrisy

Given veteran BJP leder LK Advani's background as politician, his recent protestations over vitiating political discourse in India have a touch of hypocrisy about them from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2I0bVwa Ajay Singh

Anantapuramu's farmers fume as irrigation projects fail to materialise, others parts of Andhra Pradesh favoured

Amidst this exasperation, Andhra Pradesh voters are set to elect representatives for both Houses this month for the first time after Telangana was carved out of it from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2ONCqpl G Ram Mohan

Narendra Modi blunts LK Advani's latest jibe by owning it, reminds BJP veteran that timing is everything

For bringing to public consciousness the realisation that another idea of India exists, LK Advani deserved a more respectful send-off. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2Iffi1N Sreemoy Talukdar

Fact-checker: Video showing Yogi Adityanath distributing cash to people is old, taken out of context ahead of Lok Sabha polls

The video is old and has been taken out of context and is being shared again to allege possible 'cash for votes' scam, ahead of the general elections. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2G0CAXq FP Staff

Article 370 was introduced temporarily in good faith; repealing it is political choice, not a legal one

Article 370 was added to the Constitution as a gesture of goodwill to show India's commitment to respect plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir, but since demilitarisatin of the state is unlikely, the provision makes no sense today from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2If1Fzm Raghav Pandey

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; Part 5: Gauraksha goes mainstream, Hindu groups launch National Cow Weekly in Udupi

The Bharatiya Jan Sangh (BJS) picked up gauraksha as one of its primary action points immediately after its formation. In 1952, a national call was given by the BJS and the RSS to observe 26 October as Anti-Cow Slaughter Day and to collect signatures against slaughter. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2Uw2M4f Greeshma Kuthar

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Sikkim profile: SDF, SNC, HSP in poll fray to win state's lone parliamentary seat

The northeastern state of Sikkim, which shares its borders with Bhutan and Tibet, has a lone parliamentary seat and 32 Assembly seats. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2UjxrCM FP Research

How Narendra Modi managed money: A look at the funds disbursed by Centre for PM Ujjwala Yojana

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Andhra Pradesh profile: Guntur, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada among key constituencies of state

After the bifurcation of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh has been left with 25 Lok Sabha constituencies and 175 Assembly seats. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2Ui9KL2 FP Research

Jaggi Vasudev calls Muslim student a 'Talibani' at LSE event, students' union condemns language as 'Islamophobic'

The LSE student union issued a statement condemning the alleged comments of Vasudev calling a Muslim student during an interaction a 'Talibani'. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2WOYMJY FP Staff

National basic minimum income scheme is an act of desperation by the Congress

It is quite bizarre that a party that boasts of a number of intellectual economists is coming up with a completely messed up income programme as this from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2UjI3BE Surjit Singh Bhalla

National basic minimum income is more relevant now than ever before

A well-designed national basic income scheme in the form of direct cash transfers could reduce the structural inefficiencies associated with these schemes from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2IaAgP4 Hiranya K Nath

Lok Sabha Election 2019; Model Code of Conduct Watch: Case filed against BSP leader Omar Ali Khan for misbehaving with SDM

Lok Sabha Election 2019; Model Code of Conduct Watch: A case was registered against BSP leader Omar Ali Khan and his supporters for violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) as they carried out a procession on the road without permission and misbehaved with the SDM. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2G1SOQa FP Staff

Why bovines are no more cash cows for dairy farmers

If we assume that 5 per cent of milch breeds become unproductive annually, India produces 1 crore strays annually from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2I0CeCv Pushpendra Singh

Flavour of poll season in UP is gaushalas

from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2WM8kVV Hari Warrier

Rahul Gandhi helps injured journalists at Wayanad roadshow; Congress chief continues his humanitarian push

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday turned into a good Samaritan helping three journalists, including a reporter from the Asian News International (ANI), to an ambulance after they got injured due to breaking of a barricade during his roadshow. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2I1urnO FP Staff

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Jammu and Kashmir profile: Baramulla, Anantnag among key seats; NC, PDP hope to regain significance

The northernmost state of the country, Jammu and Kashmir, sends six members to the Parliament and none of these seats is reserved. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2YQGvO3 FP Research

Men who took pride in being Hindus and terrorists

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently said that Hindus have never been involved in acts of terrorism, but many who participated in the freedom movement would disagree from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2TTL1rq Praveen Swami

How Indian rap producers are becoming a sought-after bunch

The spotlight rarely falls on rap producers who pushed India's current hip hop talents to the front from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2VoxqtJ Anurag Tagat

Welfarism is the primary weapon of the Congress

The Congress has always been Hindu in its personality, signifying elite upper-caste interests but pulling in lower castes because of its policy of patronage from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2CY5OEp Ajaz Ashraf

Bollywood dialogue comes of age

Bollywood dialogue is emerging from its hangover of being flowery. Filmmakers are setting up socio-cultural context using specific dialects from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2VmshSQ Bhaskar Chawla

A quarter century of Chamling is on test in Sikkim

Chamling is 68 and has been the uncrowned king of this erstwhile Himalayan kingdom since 1994 from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2CW4uCg Joydeep Sengupta

Fact-checker: No, Pakistani flags weren't waved at Rahul Gandhi's roadshow in Wayanad

The flags waved were not those of Pakistan but of Kerala-based Muslim party The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). IUML is one of the six parties in the United Democratic Front alliance, which includes the Congress party. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2VpisDC FP Staff

Samjhauta attack: A case of blinded justice

Bollywood and LGBTQ: Can the industry ever come out of the closet?

Bollywood is learning to experiment with gay themes on screen in the post 377 era. Bollywood and LGBTQ notions, however, don't go together in real life yet. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2WLUrqE Aseem Chhabra

Why Mamata is playing the Hindu card against Modi

The Bengal chief minister has spared no occasion to throw punches at the BJP, even daring the PM and Amit Shah to compete with her in shloka recitation from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2HYcBSN Sonia Sarkar

Poll violence does not really shock anyone in Bengal

from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2WNvIT6 Hari Warrier

A 1971 Bangladesh war hero fades away, quietly

Operation NCO(X) led by Cdr Samant was a maritime sabotage operation that took down some 100,000 tonnes of shipping during the Bangladesh liberation war from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2HYef6T Probir Roy

Socialism will return, a new generation will take it forward: Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar says socialism has been let down by those who swore by it but the ideology remains relevant and will never wither away from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2WMWyKO Ajay Singh

What a bad idea, Sirji! Rise of the antisocial

We are forever connected to distant relatives and our customised social feeds via smartphones, but disconnected from the immediacies of our lives, and have reached a state of mind-body dissociation from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2OQnSVU Asavari Singh

Supreme Court to hear Lalu Prasad Yadav's plea for bail on 10 April; RJD chief convicted in three cases related to fodder scam

The Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear on 10 April a plea of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav seeking bail in three cases related to the multi-crore-rupee fodder scam, in which he has been convicted. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2uM1Ry6 Press Trust of India

Modi's Vote Bank is Flush with Trust

Narendra Modi's approval rating climbs 10 points to 63 per cent in second wave of survey even as he quadruples lead over Rahul Gandhi (16 per cent) from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2Ifbmy6 Rahul Verma

How accurate is New Bollywood with Military Films?

As long as there are no solid social reforms to unify varied mindsets of a diverse nation, the notion of what defines good military films will continue to be debated from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2OP8Lfj Gul Panag

After writers and filmmakers, more than 600 theatre artists unite against divisive politics; issue joint statement

On 4 April, more than 600 theatre artists across India came together under the forum Artist Unite India and issued a statement urging the citizens to 'to defeat the forces of darkness and barbarism'. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2uK8Gk1 FP Staff

Dipped in devotion, pichwai paintings bring alive Krishna's youth

The decorative cloth paintings are traditionally called 'pichwai', because they are hung behind the stone idol of Shrinathji in the main shrine, at the temple town of Nathdwara from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2OP8KIh Saumya Agarwal

Faced with little competition, Mehbooba Mufti likely to win Anantnag Lok Sabha seat despite voters' anger against PDP

While BJP's Sofi Yousuf is almost a nonentity in this region for his lack of political sway over masses, Mehbooba's only contest seems to come from Congress' state president GA Mir. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2CSR3mv Sameer Yasir

Fractured Land, Fissured Ballot

Farmers, whose votes aren't driven by rural distress alone, remain divided by caste and class and have failed to turn their concerns into drivers of political behaviour from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2VoqHjt Pragya Singh

Bihar Board 12th Result 2019: BSEB Intermediate result scrutiny process begins; apply at bsebinteredu.in

BSEB will close applications for the scrutiny process on the online portal on 12 April, 2019 from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2CV74s0 FP Staff

'How bad can Rahul Gandhi be, Narendra Modi has not set a very high standard': Young voters of Bihar denounce BJP ahead of LS polls

Bihar is a state where caste identities probably matter more than the rest of India. The upper caste, Baniyas and Rajputs are firm with BJP, just as they have traditionally been. Yadavs and Muslims are more consolidated with the RJD and the Congress than they have ever been. The swing vote in Bihar is usually the non-Yadav Other Backward Class (OBCs) and the Economically Backward Class (EBCs). from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2uKHlxY

Is politics a viable option for fading celebs?

Their stardom does convert into votes but do they turn out to be good politicians? from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2YQNt5G FP Staff

LK Advani's blog: While Narendra Modi praises veteran's ideals, Opposition says ruling party should listen to dissenting voice of senior leader

Ahead of the BJP's foundation day, Advani said, "Right from its inception, the BJP has never regarded those who disagree with us politically as our 'enemies', but only as our adversaries. Similarly, in our conception of Indian nationalism, we have never regarded those who disagree with us politically as 'anti-national'." from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2TTpeQE FP Staff

Delhi could see combination of heat wave, dust storm and thunderstorm today, MeT forecast predicts

Cloudy skies & a possibility of thunder- & dust storms towards evening are expected: MeT. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2G3ECGn Press Trust of India

CBSE Class 10, 12 Result to be announced in 3rd week of May, board officials confirm: Here's how to check your score

The secretary added that the evaluation process of the board copies has started, and CBSE has also sent a show cause notices to those school managements of whose teachers did not participate in the evaluation process from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2If2Fns FP Staff

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Congress manifesto promises on net neutrality, right to privacy, regulations on fake news are iterative at best

In essence, the promises by Congress party in its manifesto with relations to digital rights of citizen appear to be hollow. Regulating internet shutdowns looks like the only strong point among the eight enlisted from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2G023QM Sameer Sachdeva

Indus Waters Treaty: Partition to Cold War and drought, how India lost hydro disciplining tool against Pak

Would India have agreed so readily to the Indus Waters Treaty if she had not needed to be in the World Bank's good books? That's a question only history can answer. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2IdTrry Mridula Ramesh

India's claim it downed Pakistan's F-16 undermined: US media report says no F-16s were missing

A US count of the F-16s with Pakistan has found that none of them are "missing" and all the fighter planes were "present and accounted for", according to a report in a prominent American magazine from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2WOCqZ4 Press Trust of India

Didn't say those calling Indian Army 'Modiji ki sena' are traitors, clarifies VK Singh, claims remarks made in BBC interview twisted

Union minister of state for external affairs and BJP candidate from Ghaziabad General (Retired) VK Singh had triggered a controversy on Thursday after he purportedly told BBC Hindi in an interview that anyone who called the Indian Army 'Modiji ki sena' was not only wrong but also a traitor - a statement he has now denied and called out the channel for "distorting" his comments. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2IeRriK FP Staff

One CRPF jawan killed, two injured in encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari

A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was killed and another injured in an encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh on Friday, police said. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2G2dSGl FP Staff

Not seeking Tibet's independence, Chinese govt wrongly considers me a splittist, says Dalai Lama

The Tibetan spiritual leader, in response to questions during a press conference in New Delhi, also said, the Tibetans were "open" to such a solution, while reiterating that he was not seeking Tibet's independence from China from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2WRZxlv Press Trust of India

Rana Ayyub on global list of journalists under threat: Abuse of those pursuing truth must be stemmed with govt action

It is not surprising that the award-winning journalist and author of Gujarat Files Rana Ayyub finds herself on a global list of 10 journalists threatened for pursuing the truth; the list has been released by Time magazine and One Free Press Coalition. The list underscores the need to take a hard look at the violence meted out to journalists in any form for doing their job, and is as much a reflection of the governments in question as it is of their failure to implement the law of the land. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2VnUQiV Meena Menon

Antiques owned by Nirav Modi likely to go under hammer: Nirav used PNB money to buy personal assets, claims court-appointed trustee

At least, twenty-two antique statues, mostly from the 3rd Century Gandhara period owned by fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, is likely to go under the hammer in the ongoing bankruptcy proceeding in the US court. These statues, that have substantial value in the international market, were brought from Christie's Auction House in March 2010 and recovered from Firestar Diamond office in New York. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2CWibRC Yatish Yadav

BSEB 10th result 2019: Bihar School Examination Board to declare matric results by 15 April; check score at bsebinteredu.in

The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) is likely to announce the Bihar Board Class 10 result by 15 April. The matric result 2019 will be released by the Bihar board on their official website bsebinteredu.in. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2UxNNHg FP Staff

AugstaWestland chopper scam: Christian Michel identified 'AP' in budget sheet as Ahmed Patel, says ED in chargesheet

While the identity of the said Ahmed Patel is not clear, it is understood that it refers to the senior Congress leader. The veteran leader has not been named in the PMLA FIR of the case. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2uLyDQ3 Press Trust of India

SSC CHSL 2019: Application window closes today; visit ssc.nic.in to apply for competitive exam

The SSC CHSL is an intermediate level examination held for recruitment in central government departments. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2FTDJyG FP Staff

Police bust terror hideout in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar, find Pakistani army rifle among other weapons

A 7.62mm Heckler and Koch G3A3 rifle, used by the Pakistani army, was found at the site in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2IdMbMj Press Trust of India

Will take all steps to enhance security, Boeing assures hours after probe into Ethiopia crash reveals flight's sensor had sent faulty data

The statement came hours after Ethiopian investigators said the pilots of a doomed Boeing 737 MAX 8 had repeatedly followed Boeing's recommended procedures prior to crashing on 10 March. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2G0vJ0d Agence France-Presse

Daily Bulletin: Narendra Modi in Uttarakhand, UP; Rahul Gandhi in Maharashtra; Yogi Adityanath to reply to EC's notice; day's top stories

Today's top stories: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will campaign in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand while Rahul Gandhi will interact with students in Pune today, and more from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2TYgDfB FP Staff

Jet Airways' lenders to invite bids for stake sale on 6 April; ready to look at other options

After taking stock of the current situation at cash-strapped Jet Airways, which is currently operating less than 30 planes, the lenders said they would pursue resolution plan for the carrier in a time-bound manner under the present legal and regulatory framework. from Firstpost India Latest News http://bit.ly/2K82mNM Press Trust of India

IPL 2019: Parthiv Patel admits RCB are under the pump but don't deserve to be in this position

Royal Challengers Bangalore are definitely feeling "under the pump" after four straight losses, admitted opener Parthiv Patel but said they actually do not deserve to be in such an embarrassing situation. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YLN5Wd Press Trust of India

AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case: Kamal Nath's nephew appears before Enforcement Directorate

The around Rs 3,600 crore deal to purchase AgustaWestland choppers for the transport of VVIPs was scrapped by India over allegations of corruption and kick backs being paid in the deal. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2I9hasC Press Trust of India

'Can't destroy institution in name of transparency': Ranjan Gogoi on whether CJI's office comes under RTI Act

A five-judge Constitution bench presided by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi was hearing a plea filed by the Supreme Court secretary-general against the January 2010 judgment of the Delhi High Court that declared the CJI's office a "public authority" within the meaning of Section 2(h) of the RTI Act, 2005. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2I0mQ92 Asian News International

Donald Trump claims India is one of the 'highest taxing nations', criticises tariffs on US products

Early this year, at a White House event to announce his support for reciprocal tax, Trump said he was satisfied with the Indian decision to reduce the import tariff on high-end Harley-Davidson motorcycles from 100 percent to 50 percent from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2I9h9VA Press Trust of India

Omar Abdullah rejects BJP chief Amit Shah's claim of ending coalition with PDP in J&K over AFSPA

The NC vice-president was reacting to BJP president Amit Shah's claim that his party ended the alliance with PDP in Jammu and Kashmir last year due to PDP's demand for revocation of the AFSPA. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2G2AsP1 Press Trust of India

EC seeks specific details from Doordarshan News on telecast of PM's 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' event

The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday said it had sought specific details from State-run Doordarshan (DD) News. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Ux27j6 Press Trust of India

Dalai Lama terms New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern a 'wonderful lady', lauds her response on Christchurch attacks

The Dalai Lama also said New Zealand serves as a living example for others as to how to respond with calmness and compassion in the wake of such incidents. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2K7tL27 Press Trust of India

Fear of arrest may have stalled Bimal Gurung's campaign, but Gorkhaland issue is back to reshape poll discourse in Darjeeling

The outcome of the electoral contest for Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat will go a long way in determining the political future in the hills which has been framed by the Gorkhaland issue for more than three decades from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2G0dOqA Marcus Dam

Woman constable attacked with acid in Mathura after she rejects marriage proposal; two of four accused identified

A woman police constable was attacked with acid allegedly by four men in Mathura after she refused to marry one of the accused persons, police said from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2I0N3UZ Press Trust of India

Wreckage of World War II era US aircraft found under snow near Arunachal Pradesh's Roing town

A patrol team of the Army has found the wreckage of a World War II era US Air Force aircraft in Lower Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2CVyH4g Press Trust of India

'J&K highway was open even during Kargil war', Farooq Abdullah criticises govt's decision to block state's 'lifeline' twice a week

The Jammu-Kashmir highway was not closed even during the Kargil war, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah said, a day after the government decided to block the road lifeline for two days a week from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2uHV3Sm Press Trust of India

Lok Sabha polls: Resurgent Rajasthan Congress ropes in second generation leaders to strengthen position

The Congress is banking on the sons of two veteran leaders to defeat BJP heavyweights in Jodhpur and Barmer. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OON5A2 Rahul Singh Shekhawat

In Kerala's Malappuram, underage girls brainwashed into marriage with promises of mobile phones, freedom to step out

Child marriage survivors in Kerala's Malappuram district say they agreed for early marriages to get access to mobile phones and the freedom to go out of the house from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Ugs7jt Chandhini Rajesh Kannan

Lok Sabha polls: Demonetisation, Transgender Bill among key issues which will drive trans community's vote

The trans community in India - which leads a life of discrimination, neglect and isolation - has only just started to engage in electoral activism. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FIXWHq Puja Bhattacharjee

Firstpost Editor's Picks: Minorities support Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad, RBI cuts repo rate, Moise Kean racism row; today's must-read stories

Rahul Gandhi saw the support of minorities during the roadshow in Wayanad, saffronisation of coastal Karnataka, Moise Kean row marks the resurfacing of racism in Italian football; today's must-read stories from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2uTY8yV FP Staff

TNPSC Group 1 Result 2019 declared: Commission posts list of successful candidates for prelim exams; check tnpsc.gov.in

The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) has declared the results of the preliminary examination for the direct recruitment of Combined Civil Services Examination-I (Group-I services) 2016-19. The candidates can check the result by visiting the official website, tnpsc.gov.in. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2IdHXnY FP Staff

BJP veteran LK Advani says party never regarded those who disagree with it as 'anti-national, enemies'

LK Advani is one of the BJP founders and its longest-serving president. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2HYLIyg Press Trust of India

Noida village bars BJP workers from entering, labels local MP and Union minister Mahesh Sharma persona non-grata

According to Mahesh Sharma, the protests in Noida village are not against him, but against the state government and the administration. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2D89mEv Press Trust of India

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; Part 4: RSS banned, Golwalkar forms VHP, recruits Vishvesha Teertha of Pejavara mutt

The RSS, apart from organising programs for their national leaders like Golwalkar, was mainly strategising on expansion. They hardly had any direct involvement in the freedom struggle. Some RSS leaders and cadre in the region participated individually. Under the leadership of RSS Mangalore head HV Sheshadri, his recruits started setting up shakhas in urban Mangalore and smaller towns like Udupi, Puttur and Karkala. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2WLyAQo Greeshma Kuthar

BJP's West Bengal ambitions may be marred by lack of popular local face, fissures in state unit

Crowd enthusiasm is certainly one measure of voter interest, but it is not the only measure and it is not a reliable indicator of a party's prospects at the electoral hustings. This is truer even more in West Bengal where BJP's organisational strength and grassroots structure do not match its expectations from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2VhpbQ5 Sreemoy Talukdar

SSC CHSL 2019: Online application process to close tomorrow; visit ssc.nic.in to apply for the exam

The SSC CHSL is an intermediate level examination held for recruitment in central government departments. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2IbIEOj FP Staff

Release of biopic on Narendra Modi postponed indefinitely, tweets producer Sandeep Ssingh

The release of PM Narendra Modi, a biopic on the Prime Minister, has been postponed till further notice from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2HYBM7S Press Trust of India

Explainer: What is a manifesto? How many types are there apart from the ones containing poll promises

A manifesto is a published declaration of the intentions, motives, or views of an individual, group, political party or government. It usually contains a previously published opinion or public consensus or promotes a new idea with prescriptive notions for carrying out changes the issuer believes should be made. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OMFXnG FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019: BJP's scorecard based on promises made in 2014 manifesto on IT and e-governance, has been mostly positive

BJP may not have achieved 100 percent results, but some work in each area related to information technology and e-governance has been done as promised by the party from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2VhDww0 Sameer Sachdeva

'Stop when judges walk past': Allahabad HC diktat for office bearers entrenches medieval notions of hierarchy

While one can be critical of such manifest notions of hierarchy, the fact remains that with each order like the one passed by Allahabad High Court registry, it gets more entrenched. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2WJoKOQ Shishir Tripathi

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Understanding role of returning officer, the most important gear in our poll machinery

Under Section 21 and 22 of the Representation of People Act 1951 the Election Commission of India appoints the returning officer and assistant returning officer for a constituency in consultation with the state governments/ Union Territories as the case may be from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YPD9L6 FP Research

Rahul Gandhi files nomination from Wayanad with Priyanka in tow; slams PM for 'attacking idea of India'

Rahul, accompanied by his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and senior Congress leaders including KC Venugopal and Mukul Wasnik, submitted the nomination papers before the District Collector AR Ajayakumar at the district headquarters in Kalpetta. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2TS6t00 FP Staff

Bihar Board Class 10 Result 2019: BSEB to declare matric scores this week; check bsebinteredu.in for details

A total number of 16.6 lakh students have given the BSEB Bihar Class 10 boards and the exams were conducted in the month of February from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YPD2za FP Staff

What the Coastal Road Project means for Mumbai

Citizens and native fisher communities of Mumbai are opposing the coastal road project, which aims to connect the city's northern and southern parts along the Arabian coast. They claim proper studies have not been undertaken to measure the long-term impacts of the project on the city's ecology and urban settlements. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai is executing the ambitious 34 km-long freeway, for which around 415 acres of land is being reclaimed from the sea. Although reclamation of the coast was prohibited under the Coastal Regulation Zone guidelines, a 2018 amendment made it possible to conduct land reclamation for transport projects. But urban planning experts claim it will exacerbate flooding risks in Mumbai during the monsoon. Mumbai's native fishing community, the Kolis, have been opposing the project on the grounds that it will destroy their artisanal fishing practice. The city is home to 23 active Koli fishing villages with more than 35,000 people depen

Man's body found hanging at BJP booth office in Siliguri; party accuses TMC of 'jungle raj'

The body of a 42-year-old man was found hanging at the booth office of the BJP in Siliguri. The police have taken the body for an autopsy. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2ONdY7h Asian News International

One killed and nearly 6,000 left homeless after Nor'wester hits Tripura; more rain expected over next 24 hours

A woman was killed and nearly 6,000 people were rendered homeless in Tripura after a nor'wester ripped through the state for two consecutive days from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OMzeu1 Press Trust of India

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Rajasthan profile: With BJP having all seats, Congress faces tough fight ahead; Bikaner, Dausa key seats

Farmer distress, unemployment and other welfare schemes are some of the major issues plaguing the state. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FZEc3H FP Research

SC refuses urgent hearing on plea seeking to defer 18 April vote in Tamil Nadu to 21 April on account of Easter

The Supreme Court has refused to give an urgent hearing to a plea seeking to defer the 18 April Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu to 21 April on account of Easter. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2uI3YmR Asian News International

Four BSF personnel killed, two injured in encounter with Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district

Four Border Security Forces (BSF) jawans were killed on Thursday during an encounter between security forces and Maoists in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2TXH8Si FP Staff

Doctor can terminate 20-week pregnancy without court's permission if mother's life is in danger: Bombay HC

A registered doctor can terminate a pregnancy that has crossed the 20-week period without permission from court only if it poses a risk to the woman's life, the Bombay High Court has ruled. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YPYBQ4 Press Trust of India

From movement of security forces to snowfall, travel on Jammu-Srinagar highway comes with a slew of obstacles

Closing the Jammu-Srinagar highway to civilian traffic puts at stake the business interests of hundreds of traders who travel to and fro from Jammu to Kashmir and vice versa. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FZSAsM FP Staff

LS polls fact-checker: Photo of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra wearing a cross is fake, digitally manipulated to give communal twist

A picture of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra wearing a cross across her neck during a public rally had gone viral recently, with many social media users calling her out for 'hypocrisy' for bearing a Christian symbol while being a Hindu by birth. However, after doing a reverse Google image search, various fact-checking websites fond out the image to be morphed. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2TTBS2a FP Staff

Mizoram civil societies walk back on threat to boycott LS polls; say decision taken after govt vowed to end Bru imbroglio

An apex body of major civil societies and student associations in Mizoram, which had earlier sought to boycott the Lok Sabha election, reversed its decision on Thursday following an internal meeting of the organisation's top hierarchy from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YPvs7V FP Staff

In Uttar Pradesh's Bargadh village, adivasi women wait for welfare schemes to reach them

Women in Uttar Pradesh's Bargadh are determined to vote for a new government in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, because their financial education has far from improved from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OUMb5f Khabar Lahariya

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Lakshadweep profile: Congress faces uphill task to defeat NCP's Mohammed Faizal

The Lakshadweep is the smallest Lok Sabha constituency in the country. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FozHOW FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Himachal Pradesh profile: Congress likely to wage tough battle with BJP; Mandi, Shimla key seats

The apple-growing state has traditionally sided with BJP and Congress in the General Elections. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2W7yr9p FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Karnataka profile: Congress-JDS, BJP set for epic clash; Belgaum, Bangalore North, Shimoga key seats

With 28 seats, Karnataka has the second highest number of Lok Sabha seats in the south after Tamil Nadu. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OuczTc FP Research

Narendra Modi receives UAE's highest civilian honour 'Order of Zayed' for his efforts to boost bilateral ties

UAE accounts for eight percent of India's oil imports and is the fifth largest supplier of crude oil to India. The country is also a part of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), which is headquartered in Gurugram, India. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2TVWiHM Asian News International

Lok Sabha polls: Facebook, WhatsApp should boost digital media literacy to supplement its efforts against fighting fake news

Facebook has 2.3 billion 'citizens' of its 'digital nation' and its time the tech giant is held accountable. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2K7HJBl Partha P Chakrabartty

Congress lacks clear roadmap for NYAY scheme, methodology for selecting beneficiaries; risks widening fiscal deficit

In a country which does not have any data about the income of its population, the biggest question about this scheme is the identification of its beneficiaries -- how will Congress identify the 'poorest 20 percent' families of India? from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2UmSLqj Arpit Gupta

Congress lacks clear roadmap for NYAY scheme, methodology for selecting beneficiaries; risks widening fiscal deficit

Procuring anti-submarine chopper boosts Indian Navy's defence capabilities; China's rising naval power has US wary

While the deal for India to procure 24 MH-60 Romeo Seahawks from the US is an attempt to curb China's military expansion in the Indian Ocean, Beijing is also likely to keep a close eye on the latest defence agreement. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OLPdsh FP Staff

How Narendra Modi managed money: A look at the funds disbursed by Centre for PM MUDRA Yojana

WATCH: Women stage rail roko at Diva station after they were denied entry into ladies compartment of Mumbai local train

Women commuters in Thane staged a rail roko on the tracks of Diva station on Thursday morning after they were denied entry into the crowded local train compartments. The women complained that people standing at the door of the compartments refused entry to them when the (Up) fast train arrived at Diva station. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OM7zJM FP Staff

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Punjab profile: BJP-SAD likely to face tough challenge from Congress; Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala key seats

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiromani Akali Dal combine won six of the 13 seats in the state riding on the Narendra Modi-wave. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OvncoP FP Research

EC seizes cash, liquor, drugs, gold and other items worth over Rs 1500 crore across India ahead of LS polls

As per the data provided by EC, total cash seizure is worth over Rs 377 crore, total liquor seized is worth over Rs 157 crore, total drugs and narcotics seized is over Rs 705 crore, precious metals are over Rs 312 crore, while freebies and other items amount to total Rs 28.629 crore. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2HY70fh Asian News International

Lok Sabha Election 2019; Model Code of Conduct Watch: DD News tells EC it aired Modi's 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' event due to 'high news value'

Lok Sabha Election 2019; Model Code of Conduct Watch: In response to a notice from the Election Commission of India, DD News is learnt to have defended its decision to run Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 1.24-hour public address - 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' - in full on 31 March on the grounds of its "high news value". from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YPcvlu FP Staff

WhatsApp's CheckPoint tipline isn't a tool for fighting fake news during Indian elections, it's a research project

The tipline is primarily designed to help PROTO and Facebook's research teams crowdsource data. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2TUylk1 tech2 News Staff

Lok Sabha Election 2019; Model Code of Conduct Watch: BJP's Hema Malini issued EC notice for holding rally at govt school in Mathura

Lok Sabha Election 2019; Model Code of Conduct Watch: The District Magistrate of Mathura has said that BJP MP Hema Malini did not have permission to conduct a public meeting at a government school and appropriate action would be taken in the matter if MCC violation is found. Hema, who is re-contesting elections from Mathura, held a public rally in the premises of a government school in Chaumuha on Tuesday. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YOMNxt FP Staff

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Jharkhand profile: Palamu, Khunti among key seats in Red Corridor; Congress looks to dethrone BJP

Spread across 24 districts, Jharkhand has 14 parliamentary constituencies and 81 Assembly constituencies. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2CyBqAp FP Research

Facebook, WhatsApp should boost digital media literacy to supplement its efforts against fighting fake news

Facebook has 2.3 billion 'citizens' of its 'digital nation' and its time the tech giant is held accountable. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YOMLWn Partha P Chakrabartty

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Who can apply for voters' ID, how to register for it and how to make corrections; an explainer

EPIC has largely been successful in identifying genuine voters in India. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OJYLE0 FP Research

Monsoon in India to be 'below normal' this year due to moderate El Nino conditions; East Coast to see normal rains, predicts Skymet

In its Monsoon forecast for 2019 released on Wednesday, the agency said it expects the upcoming Monsoon to be "below normal" to the tune of 93 per cent of the long period average (LPA) of 887 mm for the four-month period from June to September. It said there is an error margin of 5 per cent in the forecast. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2CY1EfR Asian News International

Bihar board class 12 result 2019: BSEB begins score scrutiny process; click here bsebinteredu.in to check

The BSEB activated the link for applications of scrutiny of results on its official website Wednesday. The board will close the online portal on 12 April. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2uIhyXc FP Staff

Rahul Gandhi leads a good life by making 'sweetheart deals' with fly-by-night operators, claims Arun Jaitley

The BJP on Wednesday targeted Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, alleging that he is leading a good life and taking foreign holidays without any substantial source of income by making "sweetheart deals" with fly-by-night operators from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2WINjLO Press Trust of India

CBSE board result 2019: Class 10, Class 12 results expected to be announced mid-May; check score at cbse.nic.in

While an official confirmation on an exact date is yet to be released, reportedly, the CBSE board results can be expected by May second-week. Students can check their scores on the official website- www.cbse.nic.in, once the results are declared. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2uINJ8P FP Staff

Madras HC directs centre to ban TikTok, says it spoils children's mindset: Report

The court has also prohibited the media from broadcasting videos made on the application. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2WDuXMe tech2 News Staff

Jet Airways crisis: Taking away international flying rights may prove to be death-knell for the airline

One can find fault in the way the airline was managed, but as a brand Jet Airways is known abroad to be one of the finest Indian carrier and has a reputation which is still keeping the planes full. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2WNzMTl Ajay Awtaney

Bihar board result 2019: BSEB Intermediate results to be released this week, scrutiny of Class 12 scores begin; check at bsebinteredu.in

The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) is expected to release the Bihar Board Matric result 2019 this week. Candidates who had appeared for the examination can access their Bihar Board 10th Result 2019 at bsebinteredu.in. The examination was held from 21 February with the English Paper and ended on 28 February, with the Optional Subject Paper. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2UsM063 FP Staff

How the British transformed, subjugated the Punjab through canals - and left it vulnerable to external shocks

History's rhythmic drumbeats echo loudly in the Indus valley, and in how the British transformed a community-based rural economy (one that was arguably ill-equipped to make that transition) to a market-based economy, and left it vulnerable to external shocks. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2K4u3Ha Mridula Ramesh

Trying to identify 'RG' whose name appears in AgustaWestland probe, ED tells Delhi court

Enforcement Directorate told a Delhi court Wednesday that it was trying to identify one "RG" whose name has appeared multiple times during the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case probe. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2uKvj7S Press Trust of India

Centre opposes Election Commission's stand in SC on electoral bonds, calls move pioneer step in electoral reforms

from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2UsaBYY Ananya Srivastava

Daily Bulletin: Rahul Gandhi to file nomination papers from Wayanad; Smriti Irani to campaign in Amethi; day's top stories

Today's top stories: Rahul Gandhi will file his nomination papers from Wayanad in Kerala; BJP leader Smriti Irani will campaign in Amethi; former Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal says he has agreed to lenders' every demand; and more. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2UfhdL0 FP Staff

'Congress manifesto dangerous and unimplementable': How BJP's big guns have made moves to recapture poll narrative

The reason why BJP succeeded in hijacking the Congress narrative was because it launched a fierce attack from different parts of the country through the powerful oratory of Narendra Modi and other senior leaders from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FNrioc Sanjay Singh

Have agreed to every condition laid down by Jet Airways' lenders to ensure release of funds for airline, says Naresh Goyal

Jet Airways is set to undergo a debt resolution whereby lenders will take control and also infuse funds worth Rs 1,500 crore from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2UuvJxC Press Trust of India

CSIR-UGC NET December 2018 result announced on csirhrdg.res.in; score card, cut-off marks to be out soon

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research on Wednesday announced the result of the UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) examination on its official website from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2IbJx9x FP Staff

Lok Sabha Election 2019: EC launches 'Sahulat' app to facilitate elderly voters ahead of polling in Jammu, Baramulla seats on 11 April

Elderly voters in Jammu and Kashmir can use 'Sahulat' app to request for wheelchair, vehicle for transportation and any helper who will assist them during casting of vote from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2HVAASv Press Trust of India

Lok Sabha Election 2019: 33.17 lakh electors to decide fate of 34 candidates for Jammu, Baramulla seats in first-phase polls in J&K

Over 33.17 lakh electors will decide the fate of 34 candidates in Jammu and Baramulla parliamentary constituencies in the first phase of polling in the state of Jammu and Kashmir on 11 April from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2IftSq5 Hassan M Kamal

CSMT bridge collapse: BMC engineer Anil Patil arrested, sent to police custody till 5 April

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) engineer Anil Patil was on Wednesday arrested in connection with the CSMT bridge collapse in Mumbai. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2HXuAJg Press Trust of India

Election Commission issues show cause notice to Yogi Adityanath for 'Modiji ki sena' remark at Ghaziabad rally

The EC took the decision based on a video clip submitted by the Ghaziabad district magistrate from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2WIeiac Press Trust of India

Presence of animal gelatin in capsules, food ails consumer; vegan alternative need of the hour

There are vegan alternatives to gelatine: agar agar, pectin, starches, gums. But companies using gelatin say that they do not have the same chemical and mechanical properties. They are also slightly more expensive. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FXLcOE Maneka Gandhi

Meghalaya govt to move SC to end ops launched in December 2018 to retrieve bodies of miners, says CM Conrad K Sangma

Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said the state government will appeal to the Supreme Court to stop the operations to retrieve the bodies of 16 people trapped inside a mine in Meghalaya from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2CRbBvG Press Trust of India

Congress manifesto's oxymoronic promises show Rahul is a curious mix of misplaced idealism, reckless populism

Rahul Gandhi's ideas remind one of the Fabian socialism of his great-grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru and the socialist experiments of his grandmother Indira Gandhi. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Uki4tW Sreemoy Talukdar

Full statehood demand for Delhi: Slum residents support AAP's proposal over promise of better housing

Arvind Kejriwal has also said that class disparity is a problem which will be solved if Delhi gets full statehood. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FLS0xF Kangkan Acharyya

Starvation deaths emerge as key poll issue in Jharkhand as ration card woes keep vulnerable groups hungry

Activists claim that anomalies in the public distribution system (PDS) in Jharkhand is a major contributor of malnutrition among children in the state, the BJP government in the state, however, denies these allegations from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2uJe1YM Saurav Roy

Kerala Floods: Amicus curae tells HC poor dam management aggravated disaster, recommends judicial probe

A High Court-appointed amicus curiae has pointed out that lapses in dam management had aggravated the impact of Kerala floods which had claimed over 400 lives from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2WLD5dD Press Trust of India

Miffed with BJP's Delhi unit, trader voters in national capital might give in to AAP's constant politicisation of sealing drives

BJP Delhi unit's reluctance to rectify the party's stand on sealing of commercial establishments in residential areas in the national capital is making it easier for Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to turn the issue into a poll agenda from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2uJdXZ2 Pallavi Rebbapragada

Firstpost Editor's Picks: How Modi managed money, Congress manifesto, saffronisation of coastal Karnataka; today's must-read stories

How Narendra Modi allocated funds for Clean Ganga mission, Congress' uphill task of providing jobs and dealing with fiscal deficit and Bollywood's choosing commerce over #MeToo; today's must-read stories from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2CTA4Aj FP Staff

'Congress manifesto dangerous and unimplementable': How BJP's big guns recaptured political narrative in 24 hrs

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; Part 3: Hindu groups organise, Hindu Rashtra is defined, Savarkar makes his mark

The year 1915 is significant in Indian political history because it was then that the word 'Hindu' was used and accepted as a political term to define those who were not Muslim, Christian, Jain, Sikh or Buddhist. Until the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha was formed, the Arya Samajis, for instance, referred to themselves as 'Aryans', the followers of the ancient Vedic faith. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FTM46W Greeshma Kuthar

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani among key names in BJP candidate lists

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek reelection from Varanasi from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2UeGNzt FP Research

Arun Jaitley terms Gandhi family's dealings with accused in 2G, NSEL scams as 'Congress' capital creation scheme'

Responding to media reports revealing the deals between Congress leaders and two accused in the 2G and NSEL scams, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said it was the Rahul Gandhi-led party's 'capital creation scheme' from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FLXXuw FP Staff

RRB JE Exam Date fake; Railways yet to announce schedule of first stage test for Junior Engineer recruitment

A notice claiming that 27 May is the starting date for the first stage CBT for the recruitment of Junior Engineers by the RRB is fake from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2UeGMLV FP Staff

MHA issues notice to Mamata Banerje's nephew Abhishek's wife for 'hiding' Thai nationality in PAN application

The MHA in the letter to Mamata's nephew Abhishek Banerjee's wife also asserted that if no reply is received within 15 days from the date of issue of this notice then appropriate decision in the matter would be taken on merit on the basis of available records by the Central Government. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2K291sw Press Trust of India

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised: The story of rise and rise of Hindu nationalism in syncretic South Kanara

For more than three decades now, South Kanara has gained a reputation as the Sangh Parivar's laboratory. People unfamiliar with coastal Karnataka believe it is responsible for the growth of radical right-wing organisations like Hindu Yuva Sene, Bajrang Dal and Ram Sene, which propagate a form of divisive, hate-fuelled politics, using love jihad and gauraksha as instruments of coercion. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2U5hyzA Greeshma Kuthar

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 1: Hedgewar sends emissary to Mangalore, an RSS shakha is born

It is the locus of origin for Hindutva in South Kanara, and describes one end of a long and ragged timeline that has scribbled its way to present day coastal Karnataka, which has transformed into a bastion of the Sangh. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2CP7Gzl Greeshma Kuthar

BITSAT 2019: List of test cities released; slot booking window will be open from 5 April

BITSAT 2019 exam is conducted by BITS Pilani for admitting students in integrated first degree programmes at BITS Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad Campus. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2TRgevs FP Staff

Silent killer arsenic slowly poisoning crores of people in West Bengal as successive govts fail to address issue

West Bengal accounts for 1.04 crore out of India's 1.48 crore population harmed by arsenic. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FIyFOY Atonu Choudhurri

'We've been reduced to a vote bank': Overworked and underpaid, Jharkhand's Shiksha Mitras fume as govt puts them on poll duty

The Shiksha Mitras were appointed in Jharkhand as ad hoc teachers to combat the dearth of regular teachers in the rural areas and ensure that SSA achieves its target from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2uDt4D2 Saurav Roy

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan gives impetus to BMC's solid waste management efforts; Mumbaikars laud scheme

The size, diversity, and burgeoning population of Mumbai together present their own challenges in implementing waste-to-energy initiatives. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2UpScf2 Devyani Nighoskar

Ganga water quality has worsened due to untreated sewage, govt should have prioritised clean-up project, says chief of NGO

Sankat Mochan Foundation, which has been monitoring the quality of the Ganga water for over three decades, found in its latest study that levels of faecal coliform bacteria had risen substantially, while levels of dissolved oxygen had dropped. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2WJMFOc Rashme Sehgal

Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad tomorrow: Farmers, Adivasis offer Congress chief chance to prove he can deliver on poll promises

Wayanad farmers bear the brunt of the free-trade treaties that the successive Union governments have signed with various countries and regional partners. It has opened the door for cheap farm produces, especially spices, from these countries resulting in a price crash. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2uJXp34 K Jayaprakash

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Bihar profile: Patna Sahib, Darbhanga among key seats with NDA hoping to capture state

There are 40 Lok Sabha and 243 Assembly constituencies in the state. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YtwPJ9 FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Telangana profile: TRS bastion Medak, AIMIM stronghold Hyderabad feature among state's 17 seats

Telangana Rashtra Samiti, founded in 2001 by K Chandrashekhara Rao, holds a majority in the state. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2HsBo18 FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Jammu and Kashmir profile: Baramulla, Anantnag among key seats; NC, PDP hope to regain significance

The northernmost state of the country, Jammu and Kashmir, sends six members to the Parliament and none of these seats is reserved. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2uwRM8c FP Research

Voters rate Modi govt 'below average' on governance, says ADR report, holds to account all of India's political class

It turned out that for all 31 categories of performance, across urban and rural voters, the performance of the ruling government was rated 'below average' in the ADR survey. According to the survey, the top two priorities of the 2017 survey remained the same in 2018 - Better Employment Opportunities and Better Hospitals/Primary Healthcare Centers from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FWt6MX Partha P Chakrabartty

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Puducherry profile: Congress likely to pull out all the stops to retain lone seat

Puducherry district covers most of the areas coming under the Union Territory. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2UPTgGc FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Uttarakhand profile: Garhwal, Almora among key seats; Congress hopes to regain past glory

Currently, all five parliamentary seats are held by the Bharatiya Janata Party, which also enjoys a majority in the state. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2ugeLo2 FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Chhattisgarh profile:Congress seeks to repeat Assembly poll performance to pip BJP in Maoist-hit state

In the 2018 Assembly election, Congress knocked off the ruling BJP in the state elections and won 68 out of 90 seats. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FrvLwT FP Research

#MeToo allegations hit Teach For India; multiple women step forward with accounts of sexual harassment

As of 19 October, at least five #MeToo stories have emerged on Twitter involving Teach For India, known as India's leading non-profit organisation in education from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2q1Uv7k Neerja Deodhar

Bihar Board Result 2019: Board invites applications for scrutiny of class 12 scores

Bihar Board implemented Marks Moderation policy this year which helped state toppers to manage a score more than 90 percent marks. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2WKk3nT FP Staff

US spares Pakistan from punitive measures despite its role in State-sponsored terrorism against India

State-sponsored terrorism could be recited as a form of asymmetric warfare, redefining the concept of conflict amongst the nations. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FWxonH Arhan Bagati

Shivaji Maharaj Death Anniversary 2019: Twitterati marks 339 years since Maratha king's demise, pays tribute

Sending out a message to stop crimes against women, the Maharashtra Information Centre's tweet spoke about how Shivaji was a "dependable supporter of women and their honour", one who opposed "violence, harassment of women." from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OH4WbV FP Staff

How Narendra Modi managed money: A look at the funds disbursed by Centre for Clean Ganga, Gram Jyoti Yojana

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Congress manifesto promises on net neutrality, right to privacy, regulations on fake news are iterative at best

India to purchase 24 advanced maritime helicopters from US for $2.4 bn, choppers expected curb Chinese influence in Indian Ocean region

The sale of the helicopters, at an estimated cost of $2.4 billion, will improve the security of a major defensive partner which continues to be an important force for political stability, peace, and economic progress in the Indo-Pacific and South Asia region from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2WFcSxb Press Trust of India

Legal reforms in Congress manifesto for Lok Sabha election 2019: A mix of necessary, needless and niggardly promises

Congress Manifesto of 2019 ahead of Lok Sabha election has proposed an interesting set of ideas for legal, judicial and institutional reforms. Are campaign manifestos just a laundry list of changes made to please many without angering more, or are they offering a vision of hope to these with a bleak present? from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2K5ddYG Alok Prasanna Kumar

Lok Sabha Election 2019; Model Code of Conduct Watch: I&B ministry tells EC 'NaMo TV' is BJP-funded ad platform

Lok Sabha Election 2019; Model Code of Conduct Watch: The Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry, in a reply to the Election Commission's notice, has said that 'NaMo TV' is an advertisement platform, that cost of which is being borne by the BJP. The Election Commission had sought a response from the ministry on the 24-hour TV channel 'NaMo TV' based on a complaint filed by the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2VfI8CK FP Staff

TS inter results 2019: Telangana State Board to announce result of Intermediate exams soon; check score on bie.telangana.gov.in

The Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TSBIE) is set to announce the results for 1st and 2nd year of TS Intermediate examination 2019. The Telangana Board will declare the Inter results on its official websites at bie.telangana.gov.in and results.cgg.gov.in. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2I8xwlo FP Staff

Lok Sabha Election 2019; Model Code of Conduct Watch: EC seeks response from I&B ministry over 'NaMo TV' after AAP, Congress file complaint

Lok Sabha Election 2019; Model Code of Conduct Watch: The Election Commission has sought a response from the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry on the 24-hour TV channel 'NaMo TV' based on a complaint filed by the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2HUyNgE FP Staff

Pakistan 'deeply concerned' over space debris from India's ASAT test, says 'military dimension' of move can't be overlooked

Pakistan on Tuesday expressed "deep concern" over the assessment of international experts on the threats resulting from space debris generated by the recently conducted Anti-Satellite missile (ASAT) test by India from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2WFugBZ Press Trust of India

BHU student shot dead inside campus; police arrests four, claims it was case of 'personal enmity'

A Banaras Hindu University (BHU) student was shot at in front of his hostel inside the campus on Tuesday evening and he later succumbed to his injuries, police said from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2WK0DPR Asian News International

Congress leader Ramya Haridas files police complaint against Kerala CPM's A Vijayaraghavan for 'sexist' and 'lewd' remarks

Congress candidate from Kerala's Alathur constituency Ramya Haridas has filed a police complaint against CPM's A Vijayaraghavan for making 'sexist' and 'lewd' remarks against her. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2TRGGF7 FP Staff

Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, voters rate Modi govt 'below average' on governance issues; reduces current regime to a compromise choice

Amid calls for Indus' geopolitical weaponising, a reminder of how climate change has affected the river in the past

In the days following the Pulwama attack, one suggestion for retaliation has been to "cut off" the waters of the Indus to downstream Pakistan. Can we 'turn off' the tap though? After all, the Indus (and her tributaries) are mighty rivers - the annual flow of the Indus is estimated to be upwards of 200 cubic kilometres. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2HUu8ex Mridula Ramesh

Congress leader Ramya Haridas files police complaint against CPM's A Vijayaraghavan for 'sexist' and 'lewd' remarks

Election Commission approves release of Narendra Modi biopic, says censor board must take a call on movie now

The Election Commission has reportedly decided to not stay the release of the biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which has been at the centre of controversy this election season. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FTeCNJ FP Staff

India sends note verbale to Pakistan, seeks consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, repatriation of 10 prisoners

India on Tuesday sent a note verbale to Pakistan, urging it to make necessary arrangements for an immediate release and repatriation of 10 Indian prisoners who had completed the prison sentence in Pakistani jails from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2WGLWNx Asian News International

BHU student shot dead inside campus; police arrest four, claim it was case of 'personal enmity'

Lok Sabha Election 2019; Model Code of Conduct Watch: AAP complains against BJP for using commercial vehicles for Delhi campaign

Lok Sabha Election 2019; Model Code of Conduct Watch: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) filed a Model Code of Conduct (MCC) violation complaint against BJP accusing it of advertising on commercial taxis in the run-up to the general elections. AAP alleged that some public service vehicles are being used for political advertisement by BJP and were spotted plying in Delhi. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2WFDsq7 FP Staff

Congress promise to repeal criminal defamation, sedition nonsense, impractical, says jurist Soli Sorabjee

Noted jurist Soli Sorabjee has dubbed as nonsense and "impractical the promises made by the Congress in its election manifesto that it would repeal the colonial-era laws on criminal defamation and sedition if voted to power in the upcoming general election. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2WCvU7i Press Trust of India

Daily Bulletin: Modi, Mamata Banerjee to kick-start West Bengal campaigns; BJP slams Congress election manifesto; day's top stories

Today's top stories: Narendra Modi and Mamata Banerjee will kick start their West Bengal campaigns at same time; the BJP has slammed the Congress's election manifesto as dangerous; Donald Trump has threatened to shut the US-Mexico border; and more. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2uHdpCP FP Staff

Narendra Modi to interact with first-time voters on Sunday; PM asks party leaders to run campaign to connect with them

Narendra Modi has often referred to first-time voters, who number close to nine crore, and asked party leaders to run a campaign to connect with them. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OJfVl8 Press Trust of India

Jet Airways crisis deepens: With 15 more planes grounded for lease rental defaults, airline has just 20 aircraft in operation now

With the latest development, With this, the number of Jet Airways planes grounded on account of lease rental defaults alone touched 69 from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2I9hDeC Press Trust of India

Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Nisar Tantray, mastermind behind 2017 Lethpora CRPF camp attack, deported to India

Absconding Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Nisar Tantray was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Delhi after being deported from UAE from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2K0fPqS FP Staff

IRCTC releases Indian Railways' list of summer special trains as holiday season approaches

The IRCTC released a list of Summer Special trains that will be run by Indian Railways to clear the extra rush during the holiday season and facilitate hassle-free trips for travellers from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2uFqlJl FP Staff

Separatist leader Shabir Shah generated funds from Pakistan to create unrest in J&K, ED tells Delhi court

The Enforcement Directorate told a Delhi court that jailed Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah generated funds from Pakistan and other countries to carry out unrest in the Valley from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FIj80o Press Trust of India

Narendra Modi asks if there has been a single incident of Hindu terror in years: While instances may be few, they are not unheard of

Although never mobilised to the extent to which Islamist terrorist outfits like the Al-Quaeda have been, Hindu terror has made its presence felt in isolated pockets and in varying degrees of brutality in the last three decades itself. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2UdkHgY FP Staff

Congress manifesto banks on Chhattisgarh formula to replicate Hindi heartland victories in LS polls

At the launch of the Congress manifesto, one thing that stood out was the confidence with which Rahul Gandhi took charge from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2UwdbNG Debobrat Ghose

Despite crackdown, Pathalgadi movement survives in Jharkhand, may result in low voter turnout in Khunti, Arki, Murhu blocks

Several of the villages in Jharkhand's Villagers Arki, Murhu, and Khunti blocks which supported the Pathalgadi movement are likely to witness low voter turnout during the Lok Sabha polls for 14 seats in the state from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2K0lcGx Team 101Reporters

'Lobbying by India' may push Pakistan into FATF blacklist, says Shah Mahmood Qureshi; next review in June

Pakistan could be blacklisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) due to 'lobbying by India', Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2JYSkya Press Trust of India

Narendra Modi at Wardha: PM's divisive speech deserves attention of EC, misses mark on Rahul Gandhi

As per one newspaper, Narendra Modi used the word 'Hindu' eight times and the phrase 'Hindu terror' five times. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2WD5iTO Suhit K Sen

EC writes to Indian Railways over 'chowkidar' cups, PM's picture on tickets; raises concerns over enforcing MCC

The Election Commission on Tuesday called the Railways' approach towards enforcing the model code of conduct "lackadaisical" after allegations that poll norms were violated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's picture on tickets and the slogan "Main Bhi Chowkidar" on tea cups. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2uF59TN Press Trust of India

Firstpost Editor's Picks: Congress manifesto, Joe Russo interview, Anand-Carlsen rivalry; today's must-read stories

The Congress, as expected, has picked up the most relevant economic talk points to frame its 2019 poll manifesto - unemployment, agriculture crisis and poverty alleviation. Of all the promises, Rahul Gandhi's much-hyped Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY) stands out. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FQy6lc FP Staff

Amit Shah's relentless pursuit of victory could prove as key as PM's popularity to BJP's chances in Lok Sabha polls

Shah, as party president, is relentless. He maintains a punishing schedule and puts the entire organisational structure of the world's largest political party through an equally strenuous exercise. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2JZQ4XE Sreemoy Talukdar

Yogi Adityanath dismisses Congress manifesto as 'bundle of lies', attacks Opposition over handling of national security

Adityanath said during the tenure of UPA from 2004-2014, several terror attacks were termed "Hindu terror". "Thousands of soldiers were injured in stone-pelting in Kashmir in this period," he claimed. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Ur03Js Press Trust of India

How Narendra Modi managed money: A look at the funds disbursed by the Centre for Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao

AAP government challenges Delhi High Court order allowing private unaided schools to hike fees without permission

The Delhi government order was selectively applied to private schools which were on government land and as per a 'land clause' in the lease agreement, they needed to seek prior approval of the DoE before hiking fees from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FUXIyB Press Trust of India

Lok Sabha polls: Revival of Mandya sugar mills talked up even as Karnataka farmers lament rising debts, rusting factories

In this politically charged region, which is also the 'sugar bowl of Karnataka', a lot depends on how convincing the politicians' promises about reviving the struggling sugar industry are. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FTxSuO Deena D'Silva

CSMT bridge collapse: BMC engineer sent to police custody till 5 April; Bombay HC orders civic body to formulate new policy for FOBs

As assistant civic engineer has been sent to police custody till 5 April by a Magistrate Court in Mumbai in connection with the foot over bridge collapse at CSMT from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2ON6UYF FP Staff

Congress Manifesto 2019: Grand Old Party covers bases in J&K, but misses trick by overlooking plight of Kashmiri Pandits

All eyes would now be peeled for the BJP manifesto, which will probably be released early next week from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FHA6Mo Syed Ata Hasnain

Postal ballots: Who can vote through ETPB, how to get registered and how the voting is done; an explainer

Postal voting is a type of voting in elections whereby Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot Papers (ETPB) are distributed to electors and returned by post, in contrast to electors voting in person at a polling station via an electronic voting system aided by Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). In India, service voters are entitled to the same. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2UdsTxw FP Research

Citizenship issue unlikely to benefit Congress in North East, will only remind voters of party's failure to arrest influx of immigrants

Congress raising the illegal immigrant issue will only help refreshing memory of gory days for Assam, a condition likely to go against the interests of the Grand Old Party in the region. Secondly, it is also likely to remind the voters of the failures of the Congress party in arresting the influx from Bangladesh. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FOqv6j Kangkan Acharyya

NASA's condemnation of India blasting a satellite in low orbit is out of line and absurd

According to the European Space Agency there are another 75,000 more little pieces floating around. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2I4Twh6 Bikram Vohra

Karnataka MLA KS Eshwarappa says BJP won't give tickets to Muslims because they 'don't believe' in saffron party

Former Karnataka deputy chief minister and BJP MLA from Shimoga KS Eshwarappa has urged the Muslims to "believe" the party if they want tickets for the ensuing polls. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2CNoIOi Asian News International

AFSPA withdrawn from three districts of Arunachal Pradesh after 32 years; Act remains in force in areas bordering Myanmar

The controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, which gives sweeping powers to security forces, was partially removed from three of nine districts of Arunachal Pradesh after 32 years from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OFoHRt Press Trust of India

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 2: Arya Samaj picks up Hindu nationalism after Brahmo Samaj fails to unite local communities

The Arya Samaj's activities complemented those of the Brahmo Samaj. Their founder Dayanand Saraswati had devised a purification ceremony through which Muslims and Christians could be reconverted to Hinduism. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YM4IFp Greeshma Kuthar

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Maharashtra profile: Mumbai South, Pune, Baramati key constituencies; state has second highest number of LS seats

In the 2014 General Election, the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance secured 41 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FtYHnO FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Uttar Pradesh profile: In western UP, Muzaffarnagar and SP stronghold Mainpuri among key seats

In the last General Elections in 2014, BJP, riding on a Narendra Modi wave, won all the seats in Western Uttar Pradesh except Mainpuri, Firozabad, Badaun and Mainpuri. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2HEqnJg FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Uttar Pradesh profile: Of 18 seats in Awadh, BJP won in 16 in 2014; Rae Bareli went for Sonia Gandhi

Except for Rae Bareli, which was won by former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, and Kannauj, which was won by Dimple Yadav of the Samajwadi Party, rest were won by the BJP. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2HpKueZ FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Uttar Pradesh profile: BJP dominates 27 out of 29 Purvanchal seats; Rahul's Amethi, Mulayam's Azamgarh exceptions

With places like Ayodhya, Varanasi and Gorakhpur coming under its belt, Purvanchal is not only spiritually but also politically significant -- at least for the BJP. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2TLrXjW FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, West Bengal profile: Alipurduars, Jalpaiguri set for tough fight with BJP keen to make inroads into TMC bastion

Trinamool Congress will be seeking to improve its seat tally, while BJP is looking to make inroads into the unchartered territory. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FiDNYM FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Andaman and Nicobar profile: TMC, Congress will find it hard to dislodge BJP from this island seat

The electoral battle in this island, which is largely inhabited by migrants from mainland India, has been between the BJP and the Congress. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OgOb7j FP Research

Section 144 to be imposed in Gwalior tomorrow to avoid untoward incident in view of last year's protests over SC/ST Protection Act

Section 144 will be imposed on 3 April between 6 am and 12 am in Gwalior to prevent any unpleasant incident, the administration informed on Monday. Section 144 prohibits assembly of more than 4 people in an area. Seven people had died in the violence during the protests over the SC/ST Protection Act last year on this date. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2V8XatL Asian News International

WhatsApp unveils 'Checkpoint Tipline' to tackle fake news ahead of Lok Sabha polls; users can forward messages for verification

WhatsApp on Tuesday unveiled its 'Checkpoint Tipline', where people can check the authenticity of information received as the messaging giant looks to crack down on fake news ahead of the general election in the country. People in India can submit misinformation or rumours they receive to the Checkpoint Tipline on WhatsApp (+91-9643-000-888) from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2CNIERi Press Trust of India

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Nagaland profile: Naga People's Front, NDPP to lock horns for state's lone parliamentary seat

As Nagaland is religiously homogenous, the elections in this state revolve around tribal issues. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Ou0Pjq FP Research

Uttar Pradesh deputy CM Dinesh Sharma mocks 'Garibi Hatao' slogan, says Priyanka Gandhi's kids will continue Congress fight against poverty

Accusing Congress party of "exploiting poor", Sharma said, "It has been 70 years since independence, for 3/4th of its duration there was Congress government. But poverty was not eliminated. Poor became poorer, rich became richer." from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2CPxH1k Asian News International

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Madhya Pradesh profile: Gwalior, Mandsaur, Bhopal key seats with BJP hoping to repeat 2014 feat

Madhya Pradesh, the second largest state in India, has 29 Lok Sabha seats spread across six different regions. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YzY2K3 FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Goa profile: India's smallest state set for clash of titans as BJP, Congress lock horns

The upcoming Lok Sabha election, set to be held on 23 April in the state, will be a litmus test for both the BJP and the Congress. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2WaQ8VF FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Assam profile: Dibrugarh, Gauhati, Tezpur key seats in state with BJP seeking to improve tally

Assam, which became the BJP's gateway to North East after the saffron party came to power for the very first time in 2016, is going to polls in the aftermath of the state-wide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2WfrOC8 FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Arunachal Pradesh profile: Congress, BJP set for battle royale in parliamentary and state polls

A tribal-dominated state, the political battle is expected to be between the Congress and the BJP. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2CHtpZX FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Andhra Pradesh profile: Guntur, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada among key constituencies of state

After the bifurcation of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh has been left with 25 Lok Sabha constituencies and 175 Assembly seats. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2UCGZoA FP Research

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Daman and Diu profile: Congress set for a tough battle with BJP holding seat for two consecutive terms

Spread over a mere 111 square kilometres, this is the second smallest Union Territory after Lakshadweep. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FIDhn3 FP Research

7 Pakistan posts destroyed as Indian Army retaliates to ceasefire violations in Rajouri, Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir

Seven Pakistan posts across the LoC in Rakhchikri and Rawalakote forward areas of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) were destroyed, officials said, adding there have been several causalities on the Pakistan side from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2UeMflZ Press Trust of India

Chitrakoot cow deaths: As shelter grapples with inadequate resources, what gau raksha means on the ground

In the district of Chitrakoot, in Bundelkhand's UP, where in the cow shelter located in Chureh Kesruwa village, more than 100 cows have died in the last few months. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FIDeaR Khabar Lahariya

Pakistan claims three soldiers killed due to Indian Army's 'unprovoked' firing in Rawalakot along LoC

The Pakistan Army said on Tuesday that it lost three soldiers due to "unprovoked" Indian firing across the Line of Control. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Ubi7YW Press Trust of India

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Uttar Pradesh profile: In arid Bundelkhand, BJP thrives in abundance; has all LS, Assembly seats in kitty

While the BSP is set to fight polls in Jalaun and Hamirpur, Samajwadi Party will be contesting from Jhansi and Banda Lok Sabha seats. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OeVixi FP Research

Pakistan hinting at use of F-16 jet in dogfight with India exposes its lies; 'self-defence' a weak argument that doesn't hold

Just last month, Pakistan had reiterated that only JF-17s, and no F-16, were used against India in the 27 February dogfight over Kashmir, which makes the latest mention of the use of F-fighter jets significant. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2UsEjwP FP Staff

Rajan Anandan to log out of Google India by April-end after eight-year stint; to join Sequoia Capital India

Rajan Anandan will focus on developing Surge into the world's top scale-up program for startups by acting as an investment advisor and mentor at Sequoia Capital India from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2JY0A1x FP Staff

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Dadra and Nagar Haveli profile: BJP holds on to Union Territory seat but Congress poses major challenge

SBI PO 2019 Notification: Online application process for 2,000 vacancies starts today; here's how to apply

State Bank of India (SBI) has released a notification for eligible candidates to fill up 2,000 positions for Probationary Officer (PO) in the organisation from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2CPydwy FP Staff

SC refuses urgent hearing on Hardik Patel's plea to suspend his conviction in 2015 Vispur rioting case

Hardik, 25, had started preparations to contest from Jamnagar on a Congress ticket after joining the party on 12 March and the last date for filing of nominations is 4 April. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2V7Nhg2 Press Trust of India

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Delhi profile: Congress, AAP, BJP set for a triangular fight in all seven NCR seats

There are seven Lok Sabha constituencies and 70 Assembly constituencies in the state. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2I4EKa5 FP Research

Attack on CRPF convoy in Banihal was a 'fidayeen' attack by Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, police says after arrest of Shopian-based accused

The Jammu and Kashmir police said they have arrested the "fidayeen" allegedly belonging to terror outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, accused of attacking the CRPF convey at Banihal town of Ramban on 30 March. The accused has been identified as Owais Ameen, a resident of Shopian, who was arrested within 36 hours of the incident, the police said. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2I6BvPi Asian News International

Mayawati tells Supreme Court her life-size statues in Uttar Pradesh represent 'will of the people'

BSP supremo Mayawati on Tuesday defended in the Supreme Court the construction of life-size statues of herself in Uttar Pradesh, saying they represent the "will of the people". from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2uKBhp3 Press Trust of India

3 Indian-origin consultants charged in H-1B visa fraud in US; trio indicted of submitting 'sham applications'

The defendants allegedly used Nanosemantics to submit fraudulent I-129 petitions and obtain H-1B visas for workers that the defendants could later place at local companies from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2TQXyf4 Press Trust of India

Bharat Electronics in the dock for 'compromising' confidential IAF project, favouring one vendor, BEL's internal inquiry report reveals

An internal inquiry report of Bharat Electronics (BEL) has exposed massive irregularities in the way the contracts were awarded for an IAF project and how it was implemented at 10 locations across the country. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FPlevk Yatish Yadav

Kendriya Vidyalaya (KVS) admission 2019: Registration for Class 2 and above begins at kvsangathan.nic.in; check here to know how to apply

Admissions to Kendriya Vidyalaya (KVS) admission 2019 would be done on the basis of availability in a particular class. Application forms for Class 11 will be issued after the declaration of Class 10 board exam results from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Uc8UiI FP Staff

Ram Nath Kovind in Chile: President holds bilateral talks with counterpart Sebastian Pinera, inks MoUs in mining, culture, disability

President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday discussed wide ranging issues of mutual interest with his Chilean counterpart Sebastian Pinera as the two sides signed three memorandums of understanding in the fields of mining, culture and disability. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YD1dkt Press Trust of India

Lok Sabha election 2019 to be held in 7 phases starting from 11 April: Here is list of the 543 constituencies and dates of polling

The Election Commission of India on Sunday declared the dates for the 17th Lok Sabha election. Spread across seven phases, the election will begin on 11 April and end on 19 May. The counting of votes will be held on 23 May. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2EU70J4 FP Research

'NYAY pro-people, not populist': Congress defends minimum income scheme, seeks to clarify doubts on funding, implementation

In an attempt to clear the air over its much touted Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY) or Minimum Income Support Programme (MISP) scheme, the Congress party has released a FAQ document to dispel the controversies surrounding the scheme. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2WG4rlq FP Staff

Make In India, Ayushman Bharat, Swachh Bharat: NDA campaign likely to showcase flagship programmes to attract voters

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched many schemes and policies since BJP came to power in 2014. In his five year tenure, Modi launched many beneficiary programmes including the Jan Dhan Yojna, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Atal Pension Yojana and the latest addition in the list being his pet healthcare scheme, Ayushman Bharat. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2ETL1Cb FP Research

Election Commission's cVIGIL app empowers citizens to expose poll code violations, helps authorities take quick action

To quickly identify cases of violation of the Model Code of Conduct, the Election Commission has come up with an app called cVIGIL to empower citizens to report violations through videos and photos. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Uqot2x FP Research

Photo voter slip no longer standalone ID document during polls, says EC: Here are the other documents you can take

With the Lok Sabha elections not too far away, the Election Commission has said photo voter slips will no longer be used as the standalone identification document during elections. Voters will have to carry any of the twelve approved identity cards to the polling station. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2IIWBFC FP Research

How to register to vote in India as an NRI voter; visit nvsp.in and fill Form 6A to enroll yourself

You can enrol as an overseas (NRI) voter if you are: A citizen of India, absent from the country owing to employment, education etc, has not acquired citizenship of any other country and are otherwise eligible to be registered as a voter in the address mentioned in your passport. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2TuQxpb FP Research

'New India will never allow it': Arun Jaitley slams Omar Abdullah over call for separate 'president', 'prime minister' in Jammu and Kashmir

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday hit out at former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah for demanding to revive the post of Wazir-e-Azam and Sadar-e-Riyasat in Kashmir, saying that New India would never allow this to happen. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2CPNI7H Asian News International

Pulwama aftermath: Jammu and Kashmir Police form special panel to upgrade security on Jammu-Srinagar highway

Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Dilbag Singh Monday said a study group has been set up to suggest measures to strengthen security along the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar highway, following the Pulwama terror attack. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2U9DUA1 Press Trust of India

Narendra Modi biopic to release tomorrow, but EC still awaits BJP's response to Opposition's plea against film

The producers of the Narendra Modi biopic, which is slated for release on 5 April, have already replied to the EC notice on the oppositions' complaint against the film. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FQUo7t Press Trust of India

Narendra Modi biopic to release on Friday, but EC still awaits BJP's response to Opposition's plea against film

Lok Sabha Election 2019, Punjab profile: BJP-SAD likely to face tough challenge from Congress; Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala key seats

Mission Shakti has created 400 pieces of debris, endangered space station: NASA

Risk of collision with the ISS has increased by 44 percent over 10 days: NASA Chief. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2OH8cnY Agence France-Presse

Lok Sabha Election 2019; Model Code of Conduct Watch: Rajasthan governor Kalyan Singh's call for Modi's re-election violation of poll code, says EC

Lok Sabha Election 2019; Model Code of Conduct Watch: The Election Commission has found Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh's remark that Narendra Modi should be re-elected as the Prime Minister violative of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). The commission will write to President Ram Nath Kovind to bring it to his notice. Singh had courted controversy last week when he told reporters in Aligarh that everyone wants Modi to win and that it's necessary for the country that he is re-elected. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FOW69e FP Staff

Five-year-old, BSF sub-inspector killed in shelling along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch; 14, including 9 civilians, injured

A five-year-old girl and a BSF sub-inspector were killed on Monday as Pakistan Army resorted to mortar shelling and firing of small arms on villages and army posts while 14 others were injured in the cross-border firing from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2U9wfSh Sameer Yasir

World Autism Awareness Day 2019 today: Stigmatisation, lack of awareness still remain leading challenges

On the night of 2 April, don't be startled to see the world up blue because the international community joins in every year this day to celebrate the World Autism Day by lighting up hundreds of thousands of landmarks, buildings, homes and communities around the world, with blue lights. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FKaApT FP Staff

'Mahatma Gandhi and Narendra Modi are poles apart in thought, actions': Sevagram Ashram trustee after PM skips visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taunted Mahatma Gandhi by skipping Sevagram Ashram from his itinerary, a trustee of the ashram, the Mahatma's home for a decade, said on Monday. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2VeNhLi Press Trust of India

Daily Bulletin: Narendra Modi to hold rallies in Bihar, Odisha; Congress to release election manifesto; day's top stories