Maharashtra: Congress MLA Kalidas Kolambkar was seen at NDA's rally in Mumbai. Speaking to media, he said, "I'm angry from Congress as no work could happen in my constituency. I'll leave Congress & support those who work. I came here to listen to their speech. I used to come to Atal Bihari Vajpayee's speeches as well."
WWE wrestler Dalip Singh Rana, popularly known by his ring name 'The Great Khali', on Friday joined the campaign of BJP's Jadavpur constituency candidate Anupam Hazra.
Election Commission bars Nadia BJP District President Mahadev Sarkar from holding any public meeting, road show, public rally & interviews in media in connection with ongoing elections, for 48 hours from 4 pm on April 26 till 4 pm on April 28.
Krishna District: Accident averted as a keyman identified a broken railway line just before 17479 Puri Tirupati Express was about to pass & immediately alerted the driver to stop the train in Bhairava patnam village. Train passed after temporary repair work.
Indian Navy: One officer dead during fire fighting ops onboard aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya in Karwar, Karnataka. Navy has ordered a Board of Inquiry to probe the incident. Fire was controlled by its crew preventing any serious damage to the warship’s combat capability.
Indian Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda defends Priyanka Gandhi's decision of not contesting from Varanasi. He said, "It (not contesting from Varanasi) was Priyanka ji's decision, she has other responsibilities. She thought rather than concentrating on one seat she should focus on the job she has at hand. So, that decision was her and she decided it."
According to reports, Sri Lanka's president Maithripala Sirisena says prosecuting military intelligence officials after civil war weakened national security. The government should take responsibility for Easter attacks after weakening the intelligence service.
Three major explosions were heard at Port Talbot's Tata steelworks in South Wales on Friday. As soon as the incident was reported, emergency services were rushed to the spot in Port Talbot.
New Delhi, April 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Mumbai on Friday to hold public meetings. Modi will also hold several public meetings in Madhya Pradesh on the same day. On Thursday, the Prime Minister asserted saying that his commitment was to "India first" and his government had given a response to terrorists "in their own language", in a reference to the IAF strike at Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror camps in Pakistan's Balakot. At LatestLY we bring to you the latest news updates from the field of politics, education, economics, entertainment and sports. Catch all the live updates here. Lok Sabha ELections 2019 Results Predictions: Hapur Bookies See Narendra Modi Returning, but With Fewer Seats.
In Goa, a fatal accident was averted on Thursday evening after boat operators and lifeguards rescued nearly 20 persons who were sailing in a recreational boat, which started taking in water near Bat island located off the port town of Vasco. According to a report by IANS, the incident occurred on Thursday evening, after the boat carrying the passengers developed a leak due to adverse sea conditions, putting their lives in danger. Sri Lanka Blasts: Names Of Churches And Hotels That Were Attacked On Easter Sunday.
Days after the serial blasts in Sri Lanka, the island nation revised down the toll in Easter Sunday bloodbath to "about 253" even as Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando resigned accepting responsibility for the attack and security forces continued a search for accomplices of the suicide bombers.
The Sri Lankan government also banned the use of all drones and unmanned aircraft within the Sri Lankan airspace with effect from Thursday and also kept its new visa-on-arrival programme on hold due to the security situation in the island nation.
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