TMC leaders Partha, Firhad seek sternest action against Bidhannagar Mayor Sabyasachi Dutta
Jul 08, 2019, at 10:38 pm
Kolkata, Jul 8 (UNI) West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee on Monday made it clear that nobody is above party and said Bidhannagar Municipality Mayor Sabyasachi Dutta has been tarnishing the Trinamool image.
Woman gang-raped in Andhra Pradesh, four held
Jul 08, 2019, at 09:56 pm
Kakinada, Jul 8 (UNI) A woman sweeper of the municipal school in Ragampet area of this port city in Andhra Pradesh was allegedly gang-raped by four youth in the early hours of Monday, police said.
Two missing Tamil Nadu fishermen rescued, search continues for other two
Jul 08, 2019, at 09:37 pm
Ramanathapuram, July 8 (UNI): Two of the four fishermen, who had gone missing on the high seas, were rescued on Monday, while a frantic search operation to trace the remaining other two fishermen by the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is under way for the fourth consecutive day.
Karnataka rebel MLAs head to Goa from Mumbai
Jul 08, 2019, at 09:16 pm
Mumbai, July 8 (IBNS): Karnataka’s rebel Congress and JD(S) MLAs who had been camping at a hotel here after tendering their resignations left for Goa on Monday evening as Congress workers demonstrated outside the hotel, media reports said.
Man allegedly rapes his 12-year-old daughter in Andhra Pradesh
Jul 08, 2019, at 09:12 pm
Eluru, Jul 8 (UNI) In an inhuman incident, a man allegedly raped his 12-year-old daughter and impregnated her at Buttayagudem village in West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh, police on Monday said.
CM KCR instructs building of dedicated drinking water reservoir for Greater Hyderabad
Jul 08, 2019, at 08:11 pm
Hyderabad, July 8 (UNI): Telangana chief minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao has instructed the officials concerned to construct a dedicated drinking water reservoir for Greater Hyderabad to mitigate the drinking water problem in the twin cities.
Andhra govt giving top priority to welfare of farmers: CM Jagan
Jul 08, 2019, at 07:56 pm
Kadapa July 8 (UNI): Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said his government was giving top priority to the welfare of farmers and announced extension of loans to farmers on “zero” per cent interest, implementing Rythu Bharosa scheme, establishment of cold storages and quality testing centres.
Karnataka: BJP calls for CM's resignation, calls statewide strike
Jul 08, 2019, at 07:34 pm
Bengaluru, July 8 (UNI): Opposition leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly B.S. Yeddyurappa, who is also BJP state president, today said that his party will hold a statewide agitation on Tuesday demanding the resignation of chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy since the Congress-JDS Coalition Government has plunged into minority.
Hope good sense prevails in Odisha Govt and it allows Ayushman Bharat, says BJP MP
Jul 08, 2019, at 07:17 pm
New Delhi, July 8 (UNI): Bureaucrat-turned politician Aparajita Sarangi, a first-time BJP lawmaker from Bhubaneswar on Monday said Odisha should avail the benefits of the Modi government's flagship scheme 'Ayushman Bharat' and hoped that good sense would prevail on the state government.
India slams UN Rights Office report on Kashmir, says it legitimises terrorism with false narrative
Jul 08, 2019, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS): The Indian government has reacted strongly and lodged a diplomatic protest against the new report by the UN Office of the High Commission for Human Rights on Jammu and Kashmir and said it was 'false'.
Maharashtra: Robbers decamp with jewellery, other items worth Rs 20 lakh in Kolhapur
Jul 08, 2019, at 06:04 pm
Kolhapur, Jul 8 (UNI) Police registered a case against unknown robbers, who broke open a two-storeyed bungalow and robbed gold ornaments, silver articles and a new luxury car, total worth Rs 20 lakh on early Monday morning at Balaji Park in Jaragnagar Nagar, a sub-urb of the city.
Madhya Pradesh: Youth immolates self before SP’s office
Jul 08, 2019, at 06:01 pm
Chhatarpur, MP, July 8 (UNI) A 36-year-old – who poured petrol over himself and set it afire on Monday in front of the Police Superintendent’s office here – was rescued by law-enforcement personnel who doused the blaze and rushed the youngster to the District infirmary where he is battling for life on account of sustaining 90 per cent burns, police said.
Two militants arrested with explosives in Manipur
Jul 08, 2019, at 05:14 pm
Guwahati, July 8 (IBNS): Security forces have arrested two militants of Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF) with ammunition and explosives in Manipur's Imphal East district.
Uttar Pradesh: Father-son killed in road mishap
Jul 08, 2019, at 04:58 pm
Barabanki, Jul 8 (UNI) A man and his son were killed in a road mishap at the Lucknow-Sultanpur highway in this district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday.
Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi for first time since defeat in Lok Sabha polls on July 10
Jul 08, 2019, at 04:52 pm
New Delhi/Amethi Jul 8 (UNI) For the first time after the defeat in the Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Amethi, a constituency which is considered as Gandhi family bastion, on July 10.
Two die in road mishap in Solan
Jul 08, 2019, at 04:50 pm
Solan, Jul 8 (UNI) Two persons died on the spot when a private car in which they were travelling rolled down into deep gorge near Aambad Kothi village on Solan – Rajgarh road under Sadar police station in this district, on Monday.
Himachal Pradesh: Two killed, four injured in separate accidents in Chamba
Jul 08, 2019, at 04:47 pm
Shimla, Jul 8 (UNI) Two people were killed and four others sustained injuries in separate road accidents in Chamba district, police sources informed on Monday.
No shortage of bullet proof jackets, says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Jul 08, 2019, at 04:46 pm
New Delhi, Jul 8 (UNI) The Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday informed the Rajya Sabha that there was no shortage of Bullet Proof(BP) jackets for the defence personnel.
Agra bus accident: Congress condoles loss of lives; Priyanka Gandhi Vadra terms it 'shocking'
Jul 08, 2019, at 04:42 pm
New Delhi, Jul 8 (UNI) The Congress has condoled the death of 29 persons in a bus accident that occurred in the Yamuna Expressway, early Monday morning.
Madhya Pradesh Politics: Independent MLA says he will soon be minister
Jul 08, 2019, at 04:38 pm
Bhopal, July 8 (UNI) Independent legislator Surendra Singh – who is extending support to Madhya Pradesh’s ruling Congress – claimed on Monday that he is to be elevated as minister.
PUBG: Teen commits suicide after family prevents him from playing the game
Jul 08, 2019, at 04:33 pm
Hyderabad, July 8 (IBNS): A teen boy in Haryana's Jind district suspected to have committed suicide after his mother purportedly scolded him for playing Player Unknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), media reports said on Monday.
CISF jawan served D-Voter notice in Assam
Jul 08, 2019, at 04:20 pm
Guwahati, July 8 (IBNS): After Md. Sanaullah, an ex-army who was declared as a foreigner by the Foreigners’ Tribunal, another Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawan in Assam has been served notice as a Doubtful Voter (D-Voter)
Jul 08, 2019, at 03:52 pm
New Delhi, Jul 8 (UNI) Lok Sabha on Monday took up the general discussion on Budget presented on the floor of the House on July 5 with the Congress member Shashi Tharoor complimenting Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for being second woman in history to present the annual fiscal proposals but also slammed her presenting a 'Trishanku Budget'.
Muslim woman alleges that landlord asked her to vacate house after she joined BJP
Jul 08, 2019, at 03:49 pm
Aligarh, July 8 (IBNS): A woman has alleged that her landlord directed to vacate the house after she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh Aligarh city, media reports said on Monday.
Kolkata: 30 percent of KMC water wasted daily
Jul 08, 2019, at 03:43 pm
Kolkata, Jul 8 (UNI) At a time when several parts of the country are facing acute water crisis 30 per cent of the precious commodity is wasted daily in this city.
Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa to visit Russia
Jul 08, 2019, at 03:40 pm
New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS): Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa PVSM AVSM YSM VM ADC, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of the Air Staff is embarking on a bilateral goodwill visit to Russia from July 9 to 12, officials said.
Delhi Police crime branch rescues 333 children so far in the year
Jul 08, 2019, at 03:37 pm
New Delhi, Jul 8 (UNI ) The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of Delhi Police has rescued 333 children since the beginning of this year till date, police said on Monday.
Bihar: Dreaded Maoist arrested
Jul 08, 2019, at 03:25 pm
Hajipur, Jul 8 (UNI) Police arrested a dreaded Maoist from a bus stand under Jandaha police station area in Vaishali district last night.
Madhya Pradesh: Amid 'Gau Mata Ki Jai' cries, villagers thrash 25 people over alleged cow smuggling
Jul 08, 2019, at 02:58 pm
Bhopal, July 8 (IBNS): Over 100 villagers thrashed 25 people, tied them with a rope and paraded them to police station in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district for allegedly transporting cows to Maharashtra, media reports said.
BJP killing democracy: Congress' Adhir Chowdhury over Karnataka crisis; Rajnath replies
Jul 08, 2019, at 01:47 pm
New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS): Raising the crisis over the Congress-Janata Dal Secular (JDS) government in Karnataka, Congress' leader of the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of poaching MLAs and said the saffron party is "killing democracy".