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| | To stop 'Modi juggernaut', Cong may contest on 250 seats in 2019 elections: Sources | | | | NEW DELHI, June 16 (Agencies): In order to stop the Narendra Modi-led BJP from winning the second consecutive term at the Centre, the Congress party under Rahul Gandhi might contest the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha elections on a lesser number of seats. According to sources, the Congress party is expected to contest the crucial general elections on 250 seats – the lowest since Independence.
If the sources are to be believed, this is being done to accommodate more non-BJP parties as part of its ongoing efforts to stitch a 'grand alliance' or 'mahagathbandhan' of like-minded parties to oust the saffron party from power.
The Rahul Gandhi-led party is believed to have prepared a blueprint on seat-sharing with other political parties for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The AK Antony-led committee... |  | |
| | | Air India plane gets stranded in Delhi due to sandstorm in Chandigarh | | | | NEW DELHI, June 14 (Agencies): An Air India flight from Mumbai to Chandigarh was stranded in Delhi on Thursday due to a sandstorm raging in the north Indian city.
News agency ANI reported that the plane did not get permission to reach Chandigarh because visibility had dropped due to an intense sandstorm here. While conditions have been hazy even in Delhi, visibility has not been affected to an extent which would cause flight delays and cancellations.
Several parts of north and north-western India is currently in the grips of a severe dust storm due to sand-bearing winds blowing in from Rajasthan. This has also led to pollutant levels - especially in Delhi - reaching alarming levels.... | | |
| | | Nirav in UK seeking political asylum: Report | | | | NEW DELHI, June 11 (Agencies): Absconding diamantaire Nirav Modi has fled to the UK where he is claiming political asylum, according to a media report on Monday.
Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi are being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate for allegedly cheating the Punjab National Bank, the country's second largest lender, to the tune of more than $2 billion.
Meanwhile, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday approached the Interpol seeking a red corner notice against Nirav Modi.
The duo and others are also being probed by other central agencies after the fraud came to light this year following a complaint by the PNB that they allegedly cheated the nationalised bank to the tune of over Rs 13,000 crore, with the purported involvement of a few employees of th... | | |
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