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Lucknow, May 27: Hinting that she’s not ready for any compromises seat sharing, BSP supremo Mayawati has warned the non-NDA parties that her party would prefer to go alone in 2019 Lok Sabha polls if alliance aspirants hesitate to give respectable number of seats. Addressing the party’s national executive meeting, Mayawati said though talks on alliance with parties in UP and other states were on

Muscat, May 26: Cyclone Mekunu which hit Oman’s coastal province of Dhofar claimed at least two lives and unleashed widespread destruction in the sultanate. On Friday, a 12-year-old girl died after wind swept her against a wall. A second citizen died on Saturday after his vehicle drifted away in Dhofar, Omani police said on Twitter. The police called on residents “to stay indoors” as the cyclone

New Delhi, MAY 26: On the fourth anniversary of his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today listed its achievements, saying that over the last four years, development had become a "vibrant mass movement". "On this day in 2014, we began our journey of working towards India's transformation," he wrote on Twitter. "Over the last four years, development had become a vibrant mass movement, with

New Delhi, MAY 26: On the fourth anniversary of his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today listed its achievements, saying that over the last four years, development had become a "vibrant mass movement". "On this day in 2014, we began our journey of working towards India's transformation," he wrote on Twitter. "Over the last four years, development had become a vibrant mass movement, with

New Delhi, May 26: A sub-committee set up by the National Commission for Minorities will meet on June 14 to hear all stakeholders in connection with a plea seeking granting of minority status to Hindus in seven states and a Union Territory (UT). Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the sub-committee is currently consulting and studying issues as raised in the plea and that no final

Washington, May 26: A teacher at an Indiana middle school where a student opened fire with two handguns is being hailed as a hero after reportedly helping to subdue the shooter in his classroom. Jason Seaman, 29, a former football player at Southern Illinois University and a 13-year-old female student were wounded by gunfire in the shooting, which broke out around 9 a.m. on Friday morning at a

New Delhi, May 26: The BJP will launch a fortnight-long programme to mark the fourth anniversary of the Modi government, with its president Amit Shah leading an exercise to reach out to one lakh personalities from different walks of life to highlight its achievements. The programme will start on May 27, in which all ministers -- both from the Centre and BJP-ruled states, MPs, MLAs, mayors and all

Kolkata, May 26: Wonder man from Afghanistan Rashid Khan produced an all-round effort to guide Sunrisers Hyderabad to a 13-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the second qualifier and take the visitors to the final of the Indian Premier League season 11 here today. Rashid (34 not out off 10) first played a late cameo with the bat to help Sunrisers overcome a wobbly start and post a challenging

New Delhi, May 25: Some passengers of an Air India Delhi-Rajkot flight were left aggrieved on Friday at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here after the airline denied boarding to them on the ground that the flight was overbooked. The airlines did not allow some passengers to board the Rajkot-bound flight scheduled for around 5 pm from here. Confirming the incident, an Air India spokesperson

Samba, May 25: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday announced that the state government will provide jobs to family members of those who lost their lives in recent ceasefire violations by Pakistan. Talking to media, the Chief Minister expressed her grave concern over the killings of civilians in cross-border shelling and said that the discussions are on, to build Border Bhavan