Jindal Stainless Foundation signs MoU with NABARD to increase farmers' incomes
May 22, 2019, at 07:57 pm
New Delhi, May 22 (IBNS): Marching forward in its commitment to augment farmer’s incomes, Jindal Stainless Foundation (JSF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in New Delhi. The MoU will intensify ‘Project Krishi Unnati’, an ongoing CSR initiative of Jindal Stainless Foundation aimed at doubling farmers’ incomes.
IAF test fires BrahMos missile from Sukhoi
May 22, 2019, at 07:30 pm
New Delhi, May 22 (UNI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday successfully fired the BrahMos air version missile from its frontline Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft.
Farmers protest against GAIL pipeline, hydrocarbon exploration project
May 22, 2019, at 07:24 pm
Nagapattinam, May 22 (UNI): Farmers and agricultural labourers on Wednesday took out a novel protest by staging a demonstration on the cotton field and holding pesticide bottles to protest against laying of pipeline by the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) at Mukkarumbur village in Mayiladuthurai taluk of Nagapattinam district.
May 22, 2019, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi, May 22 (IBNS): The Ministry of Home Affairs has alerted the State Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police regarding possibility of eruption of violence in different parts of the country in connection with the counting of votes on Thursday.
AgustaWestland case: ED files supplementary chargesheet
May 22, 2019, at 05:37 pm
New Delhi, May 22 (UNI) Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday filed a supplementary chargesheet against Sushen Mohan Gupta in AgustaWestland Money Laundering case.
Bihar: Huge consignment of foreign liquor seized
May 22, 2019, at 05:35 pm
Chhapra, May 22 (UNI) Police seized huge consignment of foreign liquor worth nearly Rs 40 lakh from a truck and arrested its driver under Ekma police station area in Saran district today.
Police detain Hindu Mahasabha leader for celebrating Godse's birthday
May 22, 2019, at 05:28 pm
Mangaluru, May 22(UNI) The District police have arrested Hindu Mahasabha leader Rajesh, for allegedly celebrating the birth annviersary of the Mahathma Gandhi assassin Nathuram Godse, here on Wednesday.
Maharashtra govt mulls to roll out group farming scheme soon
May 22, 2019, at 05:11 pm
Kolhapur, May 22 (UNI) Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrakant Patil on Wednesday said that the government has resolved to implement group farming scheme in the state as well as collective system for marketing.
Brahmos Air missile launched from Su-30 MKI Aircraft
May 22, 2019, at 05:01 pm
New Delhi, May 22 (IBNS): Today, IAF successfully fired the BrahMos air version missile from its frontline Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft. The launch from the aircraft was smooth and the missile followed the desired trajectory before directly hitting the land target.
May 22, 2019, at 04:50 pm
Guwahati, May 22 (UNI) Stage is set for counting of votes for the 14 Lok Sabha seats of Assam tomorrow.
Two Chinese tourists die in car crash in NW Cambodia: police
May 22, 2019, at 04:48 pm
Phnom Penh, May 22 (Xinhua/UNI) Two Chinese tourists had died in a car crash in northwestern Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province, a local traffic police chief said on Wednesday.
UP: Two killed as MP's car rams bike in Bareilly
May 22, 2019, at 04:45 pm
Bareilly, May 22 (UNI) Two people were killed when Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Munquad Ali's convoy's car rammed into a motorcycle at the Bara bypass Lalpur chauraha in the Izzatnagar area of this district in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.
Odisha: Harassed by local youths and sarpanch, a septuagenarian commits suicide
May 22, 2019, at 04:35 pm
Kendrapara, May 22 (UNI) Harassed by local villagers and unable to get justice from the police, a septuagenarian committed suicide by consuming poison.
Jammu and Kashmir: Youth killed in road accident in Srinagar
May 22, 2019, at 04:31 pm
Srinagar, May 22 (UNI) A youth was killed and another was injured in a road accident in the summer capital, Srinagar on Wednesday.
Goa to host Hindu Rashtra convention from May 27
May 22, 2019, at 04:30 pm
Kolhapur, May 22 (UNI) To fulfill 'Vishwa Kalyankari Hindu Rashtra' (World welfare Hindu Nation), on behalf of Hindu Janjagruti Samiti, 'Astham' Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Rashtra Adhiveshan, will be held at Shree Ramnath Devasthan at Ponda in Goa from May 27 to June 8.
Kerala: Police rescue 26 cattle which were being transported illegally to slaughter house
May 22, 2019, at 04:26 pm
Mysuru, May 22 (UNI) Police have rescued 26 cattle being illegally transported to slaughter house in Kerala in a canter and arrested two persons in this connection on Wednesday.
Maharashtra: 14 SRPF personnel injured as vehicle turns turtle
May 22, 2019, at 04:15 pm
Nanded, May 22 (UNI) Fourteen State Reserve Police Force(SRPF) personnel sustained injuries when the vehicle carrying them skided off the road nearby Barad in Ardhapur tehsil here on Wednesday.
Lok Sabha polls: All arrangements in place for vote counting in Kashmir
May 22, 2019, at 04:11 pm
Srinagar, May 22 (UNI) All arrangements have been put in place for the smooth conduct of counting of votes on Thursday for Lok Sabha election in Kashmir valley, which sends three representatives to Parliament.
India believes in efficacy of multilateralism: Sushma Swaraj
May 22, 2019, at 04:06 pm
Bishkek, May 22 (UNI) India stressed once more on Wednesday that it is firmly opposed to unilateralism and protectionism in global trade, and called for a rules-based, open and inclusive multilateral trading system, centred around the World Trade Organization.
Jammu and Kashmir: Drug peddler arrested, heroin recovered in Srinagar
May 22, 2019, at 04:04 pm
Srinagar, May 22 (UNI) A drug peddler was arrested on Wednesday and heroin recovered from his possession in the summer capital Srinagar, a police spokesman said.
Four people arrested on charges of murdering a 37 year-old man
May 22, 2019, at 03:59 pm
Bengaluru, May 22 (UNI) Police have nabbed four people on charges of murdering a 37 year-old Umesh who was running a Kabab shop in the city on May 12-2019.
Maharashtra: Cop held for graft in Aurangabad
May 22, 2019, at 03:58 pm
Aurangabad, Maharashtra, May 22 (UNI) The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a Kotwal while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 from the complainant, the ACB said on Wednesday.
Barring parts of south, life returns to normal in Kashmir
May 22, 2019, at 03:52 pm
Srinagar, May 22 (UNI) Life returned to normal on Wednesday in Kashmir valley after remaining crippled for a day due to a strike called by separatists on the death anniversaries of Mirwai Moulvi Muhammad Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone.
All eyes on West Bengal as exit polls challenge Mamata Banerjee
May 22, 2019, at 03:49 pm
Kolkata, May 22 (UNI) The outcome of the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal - arguably the most exciting that went to polls in seven phases from April 11 to May 19 - will be out on Thursday, with the fate of 466 candidates from 42 seats to be decided.
Three killed as unidentified vehicle hits bike in Maharashtra
May 22, 2019, at 03:44 pm
Beed (Maharashtra) May 22 (UNI) Three members of a family were killed after their motorcycle was hit by an unidentified vehicle on Beed-Parli road of this district in Marathwada region.
Election Commission rejects Opposition's demand on VVPAT
May 22, 2019, at 03:42 pm
New Delhi, May 22 (IBNS): The Election Commission (EC) has rejected the Opposition's demand to tally the Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips before the beginning of the counting process, media reports said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Soldier martyred during training, two others injured in Mendhar
May 22, 2019, at 03:35 pm
Jammu, May 22 (UNI) An Army jawan got martyred and two others suffered injuries during a training activity along the Line of Control in Mendhar sector of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Uttar Pradesh: Two killed in road mishap in Auraiyya
May 22, 2019, at 03:33 pm
Auraiyya, May 22 (UNI) Two people were killed and a woman sustained critical injuries after an unidentified vehicle rammed into a moped in the Ajitmal police station area of this district in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday morning.
Don't get upset due to false propaganda of fake exit polls: Rahul Gandhi urges Congress workers
May 22, 2019, at 02:53 pm
New Delhi, May 22 (IBNS): Barely a day ahead of the Lok Sabha election results, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged his party workers not to get upset by the exit polls, which have predicted a second term for Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Supreme Court stays BJP candidate Arjun Singh's arrest till May 28
May 22, 2019, at 02:28 pm
New Delhi, May 22 (UNI): In a major relief to the Bharatiya Janata Party's Barrackpore candidate in West Bengal, Arjun Singh, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed his arrest till May 28 in all the cases allegedly slapped against him by the West Bengal Police.