News in Pics: March 19, 2019

Written By: Kritika Vaid | Updated: Mar 19, 2019, 5:17 PM

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News in Pics: March 19, 2019

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: AAP Rules Out Possibilty of Alliance With Congress in Delhi, Announces Candidates For All Seven Seats — Lok Sabha Elections 2019: AAP Rules Out Possibilty of Alliance With Congress in Delhi, Announces Candidates For All Seven Seats

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has made it clear that it would go solo in the national capital and that there would be no alliance with the Congress. This development came a day after the AAP party declared its candidate for the seventh Lok Sabha seat in Delhi. On Sunday, the party declared its last candidate in Delhi, with a senior leader saying the announcement was made seeing the Congress’s “irresponsible and indecisive” attitude towards an alliance.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Priyanka Gandhi Offers Prayers at Vindhyavasini Devi Temple, Dargah of Khwaja Janab Ismail Chisti — Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Priyanka Gandhi Offers Prayers at Vindhyavasini Devi Temple, Dargah of Khwaja Janab Ismail Chisti

Congress General Secretary for UP East Priyanka Gandhi offers prayers at Vindhyavasini Devi temple in Mirzapur. Earlier today she also visited Sita Samahit Sthal in Bhadohi and Dargah of Khwaja Janab Ismail Chisti.

Rishi Kapoor Looks Hale And Hearty as he Poses With Wife Neetu, Niece Karisma And Brother Randhir Kapoor — Rishi Kapoor Looks Hale And Hearty as he Poses With Wife Neetu, Niece Karisma And Brother Randhir Kapoor

Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor has been in the US for medical treatment for quite some time now, and he has been visited by many of his colleagues from the film industry and by his family members too. The latest visitors he had were his brother and veteran actor Randhir Kapoor and his niece Karisma Kapoor. Rishi looked hale and hearty as he posed for a picture with them and his wife Neetu.

Lionel Messi Led- Argentina Train in Real Madrid’s Facility Ahead of Venezuela Friendly — Lionel Messi Led- Argentina Train in Real Madrid’s Facility Ahead of Venezuela Friendly

In what was a rare sight, Barcelona skipper Lionel Messi trained at Real Madrid’s facilities ahead of his international duties. Messi will feature for Argentina when they take to the field against Venezuela in a South American derby fixture later this week. The preparations for the upcoming Copa Ameria have begun and the Argentina side will aim to finally win a tournament after major upsets in recent occasions across various competitions, where they have failed to win a trophy.

Suresh Prabhu Tells Ministry of Civil Aviation to Hold Emergency Meeting on Grounding of Flights by Jet Airways — Suresh Prabhu Tells Ministry of Civil Aviation to Hold Emergency Meeting on Grounding of Flights by Jet Airways

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday directed the Secretary to a hold emergency meeting on the grounding of flights by Jet Airways, its advance bookings, cancellation, refunds and safety issues, if any. Prabhu has also asked the Secretary to get a report on Jet Airways’ compliance issues immediately from Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Earlier today, there was speculative news in media that DGCA had called all airlines to discuss over airfare hikes due to major Jet Airways flight cancellations and Pakistan airspace closure. This news is wrong, clarified DGCA sources.

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval Addresses 80th Raising Day Celebrations of CRPF Personnel, Says Strong Action on Terror Will Continue — National Security Advisor Ajit Doval Addresses 80th Raising Day Celebrations of CRPF Personnel, Says Strong Action on Terror Will Continue

India’s National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval said the country’s strong action on terror, including on those who support it, will continue. Speaking at the 80th Raising Day celebrations of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) where he was the chief guest, Doval said, “India will continue to act against terrorism and supporters of terrorist and the time and location will be decided by the leadership.” Paying homage to the CRPF security personnel who lost their lives in the Pulwama terror attack, Doval said, “The country will never forget the sacrifices made by them”.

China Calls 2008 Mumbai Terror Attack ‘Notorious’ — China Calls 2008 Mumbai Terror Attack ‘Notorious’

China has described as “one of the most notorious terror attacks” the 2008 Mumbai killings for which Pakistan was blamed. The statement was made in a white paper called “The Fight Against Terrorism and Extremism and Human Rights Protection in Xinjiang” released by the Chinese government on Monday. In the chapter “International Counter-terrorism Exchanges and Cooperation”, the white paper bracketed the Mumbai attack with the 2005 London bombings that killed 52 people, the Paris 2015 attack which left 132 dead and the 2017 Sinai mosque attack that killed 235 people.

3 Killed, 9 Injured After Gunman Opens Fire on Tram in Utrecht; Police Suspect ‘Possible Terrorist Motive’ — 3 Killed, 9 Injured After Gunman Opens Fire on Tram in Utrecht; Police Suspect ‘Possible Terrorist Motive’

Three people were killed and nine were injured after gunman opened fire inside a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday. Police said that the attacker reportedly a native of Turkey fled the scene by car. “A shooting occurred on the #24oktoberplein in #Utrecht. The incident has been reported at 10.45 hour. Multiple people have been injured. The surrounding area has been cordoned off and we are investigating the matter,” Utrecht Police said. “The police is investigating the shooting at the #24oktoberplein in Utrecht this morning. An possible terrorist motif is part of the investigation,” the police added.

Holi Contest: Sing Bollywood Songs, Make Tik Tok Videos And Win Gift Hampers — Holi Contest: Sing Bollywood Songs, Make Tik Tok Videos And Win Gift Hampers

Holi- the festival of colours is just around the corner and we are all prepped up for it. This year, Holi is on Thursday, March 21 and Indian Railways (IRCTC) has something amazing for you. There is a special contest for people who love Bollywood music. The Holi Contest by IRCTC (Holi With IRCTC) wants people to sing their favourite Bollywood Holi songs and upload videos on the TikTok app (earlier was known as musically).

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