Top stories at 12 pm, Feb 11: Polling starts for first phase in UP; Rahul Gandhi slams PM Narendra Modi over his Google remark; Bangladesh in trouble already, lose 3 wickets in first session on Day 3

From first phase polling in UP to Bangladesh losing 3 quick wickets by the start of game on day 3, here are the top stories of February 11 by 12pm

By: News Desk |
February 11, 2017 12:10 pm

Tags: Uttar Pradesh,

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2017 Phase 1 Live Updates: What has PM Narendra Modi done for UP in last 2.5 years, asks Rahul Gandhi

Voting in 73 constituencies of the politically crucial Uttar Pradesh is underway. It is likely to be a four-cornered contest as main protagonists SP-Congress combine, BJP, BSP and RLD are expecting a strong show in the western part of state which has seen a spate of communal violence in the past. Read More

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2017: PM Narendra Modi likes to peep in other’s bathroom, says Rahul Gandhi

The first phase of polling for Assembly Elections 2017 has commenced in Uttar Pradesh while the newly formed duo of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi addressed media in a joint press conference in Lucknow where Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Google remark and said that he loves spending time over surfing the internet or peeping into someone’s bathroom. Read More

Bangladesh in trouble already, lose 3 wickets in first session on Day 3

No surprises in the first session of Day 3. Bangladesh batsmen fail to hold their ground as they lost 3 wickets in first session only. A stupid runout of in-form batsman Tamim Iqbal just threw his wicket away, in an attempt to take a second run, from there it went downhill for the visitors. Yadav took off from where he left and took the wicket of Mominul Haque. Ishant Sharma got the wicket of Mahmudullah on the very first delivery of his spell. Bangladesh will have to fight harder in order to avoid follow on. Read More