Jammu and Kashmir: Restrictions lifted in down town, SeK in Srinagar
May 22, 2019, at 09:45 am
Srinagar, May 22 (UNI) Curfew like restrictions imposed in down town and Shehar-e-Khas (SeK), Srinagar to prevent any demonstration on the death anniversaries of Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone were lifted on Wednesday.
Bike riding on rail track halts train for 20 minutes
May 22, 2019, at 09:43 am
Thiruvananthapuram, May 22 (UNI) A young man with a woman pillion rider rode his bike on the Railway track leading to a 20 minute halt of Chennai-Guruvayur Express near Parasala on Sunday midnight.
May 22, 2019, at 09:01 am
New York, May 22 (IBNS): The damage done to Libya will already take “years to mend” but unless fighting around the capital Tripoli stops, the country risks “descending into a civil war which could lead to the permanent division of the country”.
Jammu and Kashmir: Militant reportedly killed in Kulgam encounter
May 22, 2019, at 08:52 am
Srinagar, May 22 (UNI) A militant was reportedly killed on Wednesday by security forces in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the south Kashmir district of Kulgam, official sources said.
Opposition demands VVPATs to be considered first before counting
May 22, 2019, at 12:07 am
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): Twenty-two opposition parties have unitedly demanded to the Election Commission that the VVPAT (Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail) machines be considered first before the counting of votes.
Ahead of counting, Amit Shah hosts dinner for NDA allies
May 21, 2019, at 11:44 pm
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): Two days ahead of the counting, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Tuesday evening reached out to all allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), with a special dinner.
Assam police CID busts illegal call centre, arrests 37 persons
May 21, 2019, at 10:05 pm
Guwahati, May 21 (IBNS): The Assam Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) busted an illegal call centre in Guwahati and arrested 37 persons including nine women on the charge of cheating people in the name of the unauthorised call centre.
Police arrest prime accused of the Guwahati blast
May 21, 2019, at 09:53 pm
Guwahati, May 21 (IBNS): The Assam police finally arrested the main accused of the Guwahati grenade blast on Tuesday.
Naidu's 'mission' continues, reaches Bengaluru to meet Gowdas
May 21, 2019, at 09:48 pm
New Delhi, May 21 (UNI): Amid fresh clashes that erupted in the JD(S)-Congress alliance after exit polls gave an upper hand to the BJP in Karnataka in the Lok Sabha polls and Chief Minister Kumaraswamy backing out from the meeting of opposition parties, held on Tuesday, TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is reaching out to the top brass of the JD(S).
Exit polls result planted to demoralise opposition before result: Bihar Grand Alliance
May 21, 2019, at 07:36 pm
Patna, May 21(UNI): Grand Alliance leaders in Bihar on Tuesday described the predictions made in exit polls for Lok Sabha elections as "planted" and an attempt to demoralise opposition leaders before the results to be declared on May 23.
Sunil Joshi murder case having Pragya Singh Thakur's name to reopen
May 21, 2019, at 07:08 pm
Bhopal, May 21 (UNI): Madhya Pradesh Public Relations, Law and Legislative Affairs Minister PC Sharma averred on Tuesday that Dewas District’s approximately decade-old Sunil Joshi homicide case would be examined, experts consulted and the law will take its own course in the matter.
Bengal Lok Sabha violence: Apex court puts ball in HC
May 21, 2019, at 06:19 pm
New Delhi, May 21 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a PIL filed by an independent candidate Ramu Mandi against the Election Commission of India appointment of two retired bureaucrats, Vivek Debey and Ajay Nayak, as special observers in the Lok Sabha election in Bengal, which was marked by violence, bloodshed and mayhem.
Road mishap claims seven lives in Gujarat
May 21, 2019, at 06:10 pm
Anand, May 21 (UNI) As many as seven people died on the spot and six were injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a mini truck near Gambhira Chowkadia, in this district of Central Gujarat on Tuesday, police said.
Mueenul Haq appointed Pak High Commissioner to India
May 21, 2019, at 06:03 pm
New Delhi, May 21 (UNI) Career diplomat Mueen ul Haq is the new High Commissioner of Pakistan to India.
Pakistani boat seized off Gujarat coast, Heroin worth more than Rs 400 cr recovered
May 21, 2019, at 05:59 pm
Ahmedabad, May 21 (UNI) The Indian Coast Guard ship on Tuesday intercepted a Pakistani Fishing Boat 'Al-Madina' off Jakhau in Gujarat coast and recovered around 194 packets of suspicious substance, suspected to be Heroin, worth around Rs 400 to 500 crore, from the boat.
PM Narendra Modi arrives at BJP headquarters ahead of NDA meet
May 21, 2019, at 05:56 pm
New Delhi, May 21 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday arrived here at BJP headquarters ahead of the crucial NDA meet, two days before May 23 results to general elections.
Maharashtra: Dacoity case of Vajreshwari temple cracked; five nabbed
May 21, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Thane, May 21 (UNI) Five persons have been arrested in the infamous dacoity case in Vajreshwari Temple, which happened on May 10, police said on Tuesday.
UP: Four medical students killed in road accident on Eastern Peripheral expressway
May 21, 2019, at 05:19 pm
Baghpat, May 21(UNI) Four students of the Sharda University of Greater Noida were killed and a girl was critically injured after their speeding car rammed into a stationary truck in Chandinagar area on Eastern Peripheral expressway in this district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.
Mamata Banerjee remembers Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary
May 21, 2019, at 05:15 pm
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday remembered former Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary.
Teenager girl killed in road mishap
May 21, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Aurangabad, May 21 (UNI) A teenager girl was killed and three others were injured after a motorcycle they were riding on, hit a truck at Mitmita in this district of Maharashtra.
Transgender's decomposed body found in Maharashtra
May 21, 2019, at 05:11 pm
Thane, May 21 (UNI) A decomposed body of a transgender was recovered from a house in Katemanivili of Kalyan of the district, police said on Tuesday.
Kashmir crime: Two drug peddlers arrested in Sopore
May 21, 2019, at 05:10 pm
Baramulla, May 21 (UNI) Two drug peddlers were arrested alongwith codeine phosphate and spasmoproxyvon tablets in apple township of Sopore in this north Kashmir district, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.
NCW demands investigation into Bikaner gang rape incident
May 21, 2019, at 05:07 pm
New Delhi, May 21 (UNI) Taking suo motu cognisance of the gang rape of a married woman in Bikaner in
Bihar: Criminals loot cash from youth
May 21, 2019, at 04:56 pm
Chhapra, May 21 (UNI) Unidentified criminals looted cash from a youth under Manjhi police station area in Saran district today.
Road accident claims life in Himachal Pradesh
May 21, 2019, at 04:53 pm
Shimla, May 21(UNI) A person died on the spot and two injured when a tractor collided with a truck on Chamba-Pathankot National Highway at Chehali (Hadottha) in Himachal Pradesh, police said on Tuesday.
Kashmir: Encounter ensues between militants, security forces in Shopian
May 21, 2019, at 04:46 pm
Srinagar, May 21 (UNI) A fierce encounter ensued between militants and security forces in south Kashmir district of Shopian on Tuesday.
CBI gives clean chit to Mulayam Singh Yadav-Akhilesh Yadav in SC
May 21, 2019, at 04:35 pm
New Delhi, May 21 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court giving a clean chit to the Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and his former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister son Akhilesh Yadav in a disproportionate assets case registered against them.
Separatists' strike hit normal life in Kashmir
May 21, 2019, at 04:33 pm
Srinagar, May 21 (UNI) Normal life was on Tuesday crippled as shops and business establishments were closed and traffic was off the road in the Kashmir Valley due to a strike called by separatists on the death anniversaries of Mirwai Moulvi Muhammad Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone.
Indian climber Keval successfully scales Everest, Lhotse in six days
May 21, 2019, at 04:31 pm
Kathmandu, May 21 (UNI) An Indian climber successfully scaled two mountains above 8,000 metres in just six days this spring season.
Election Commission of India rejects EVM mishandling charges
May 21, 2019, at 04:28 pm
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): Amid reports of alleged EVMs tampering assumes significance as there have been reports from certain places in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar that the EVMs were being transported without security, the Election Commission of India on Tuesday clarified that such allegations are 'false' and 'incorrect'.