Kashmir: PoK resident arrested near LoC in Kupwara
May 18, 2019, at 04:58 pm
Baramulla, May 18 (UNI) A resident of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) was arrested near the Line of Control (LoC) in the frontier district of Kupwara, official sources said on Saturday.
Maharashtra: Asst Sub inspector gets 1 year RI in bribe case
May 18, 2019, at 04:55 pm
Thane, May 18 (UNI) City assistant sub inspector of police attached to the Kopri police station of Thane city was awarded 12 months rigorous imprisonment in graft case on Friday.
Uttar Pradesh: Minors among five killed in road mishap
May 18, 2019, at 04:51 pm
Unnao, May 18 (UNI) At least five passengers were killed while 24 others sustained serious injuries when a private bus turned turtle at the Agra-Lucknow expressway in the Bangarmau Kotwali area of this district in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.
Kashmir: Security force burst teargas shells to disperse demonstrators in Pulwama
May 18, 2019, at 04:47 pm
Srinagar, May 18 (UNI) Security force burst teargas shells and resorted to lathicharge to disperse demonstrators who were pelting stones to disrupt Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Three HM militants killed in Pulwama encounter
May 18, 2019, at 04:20 pm
Srinagar, May 18 (UNI) Three militants of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) were killed on Saturday by security forces in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Pulwama district of north Kashmir, a police spokesman said.
17 jails in Telangana closed since 5 years due to drop of prisoners: Official
May 18, 2019, at 04:18 pm
Hyderabad, May 18 (UNI) The prisons department in Telangana has closed down 17 out of 49 jails in the state during the last five years due to considerable drop in the number of prisoners coming to the jails.
Narendra Modi visits Kedarnath, shares image on social media
May 18, 2019, at 04:10 pm
Kedarnath, May 18 (IBNS): As the country is gearing up to vote in the last phase of the Lok Sabha Polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently visiting Kedarnath and offered prayers to the deity.
Sonakshi Sinha urges votes to vote for her father Shatrughan Sinha
May 18, 2019, at 04:06 pm
Mumbai, May 18 (IBNS): Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha on Saturday urged voters to vote for her father Shatrughan Sinha who is contesting from Patna Sahib seat in Bihar.
Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter ensues in Sopore during CASO
May 18, 2019, at 04:01 pm
Baramulla, May 18 (UNI) Encounter ensued on Saturday between militants and security forces during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in apple township of Sopore in this north Kashmir district, official sources said.
Bengaluru: Two youth who were walking suspiciously in metro tunnel arrested
May 18, 2019, at 03:59 pm
Bengaluru, May 18 (UNI) Two youth who were walking suspiciously on Namma Metro tracks on Friday night have been arrested by the police.
Jammu and Kashmir: Historic Jamia Masjid opens in Srinagar for devotees
May 18, 2019, at 03:57 pm
Srinagar, May 18 (UNI) Historic Jamia Masjid was open on Saturday after remaining closed as a precautionary measure for devotees on Friday, when separatists had called for a general strike against civilian and militant killings during this Holy month of Ramadhan.
Bihar: Elaborate security arrangement for 7th phase Lok Sabha election
May 18, 2019, at 03:53 pm
Patna, May 18 (UNI) Elaborate security arrangements have been made for the 7th and last phase of Lok Sabha elections to eight seats in Bihar.
Bihar: Maoist killed in police encounter
May 18, 2019, at 03:40 pm
Gaya, May 18 (UNI) A Maoist was killed in fierce gun battle between jawans of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)`s Cobra battalion and extremists in Latua forest under Latua police station area in Gaya district in the wee hours today.
Cracks wide open in poll body as Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa skips meeting
May 18, 2019, at 03:05 pm
New Delhi, May 18 (UNI): Amid widespread criticism from opposition parties that the Election Commission is working at the behest of ruling BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa reportedly skipped meetings on deciding violation of Model Code of Conduct, citing his 'minority decisions going unrecorded', sources said.
Will Varanasi create history like Rae Bareli in 1977, Mayawati tweets hitting out at Modi
May 18, 2019, at 03:00 pm
Lucknow, May 18(UNI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Saturday urged the people to follow the ideology of peace and harmony of Lord Buddha which the country strongly needs.
Election Commissioner Lavasa stays away from meetings of poll body on MCC issues
May 18, 2019, at 02:02 pm
New Delhi, May 18 (UNI): Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa has stayed away from meetings of the poll panel on deciding violations of the Model Code of Conduct as he claimed that his "minority decisions were not recorded", sources said.
Chandrababu Naidu to meet Mayawati, Akhilesh to discuss post-poll scenario today
May 18, 2019, at 01:10 pm
Lucknow, May 18(UNI): Telugu Desam Party chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu will rush to Lucknow on Saturday to meet Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav over a possible tie-up and the emergence of Third front in the post-poll scenario.
Open to support front which will give Odisha special status: BJD
May 18, 2019, at 12:34 pm
Bhuvneshwar, May 18 (IBNS): Changing its stance of maintaining equal distance from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has said it is now open to support any front which will grant special status to Odisha, media report said.
PM Modi visits Kedarnath Temple, offers prayers to Lord Shiva
May 18, 2019, at 11:47 am
Kedarnath, May 18 (IBNS): After finishing his campaigns for the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Kedarnath Temple in Uttarkhand on Saturday.
No job in Assam without knowledge of Assamese or other indigenous language: Assam Sahitya Sabha
May 18, 2019, at 11:19 am
Guwahati, May 18 (IBNS): An influential and century old organisation of Assam, Assam Sahitya Sabha has issued a diktat that, no job in Assam without knowledge of Assamese or other indigenous language of the state.
Uttar Pradesh: Road accident kills five, injures 24
May 18, 2019, at 10:45 am
Unnao, May 18 (UNI): At least five people were killed while 24 others sustained injuries,when a luxury bus overturned after hitting a tractor trolley in Bangarmau area of the district on Agra-Lucknow Expressway early on Saturday morning.
Kashmir: Two militants killed in Pulwama encounter
May 18, 2019, at 10:28 am
Srinagar, May 18 (UNI): Two militants were killed by security forces in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Pulwama district of north Kashmir on Saturday, official sources said.
May 17, 2019, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (UNI): Barely a week before the Lok Sabha poll results are declared, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu has stepped up his efforts to stitch together an alliance against Narendra Modi-led BJP to form the next government.
Attack on Muslim cleric who slammed Trinamool candidate Nusrat Jahan for temple run
May 17, 2019, at 10:06 pm
Kolkata, May 17 (IBNS): Muslim cleric Maulana Sharif Pirzada Mohammed Khobayeb Amin, who had slammed Trinamool Congress candidate from West Bengal's Basirhat, Nusrat Jahan, for doing a temple run, was allegedly attacked by the party, media report said.
Complaint filed against PM Modi over his remarks on Rajiv Gandhi
May 17, 2019, at 09:29 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (UNI): Ajay Agrawal, a Delhi-based Supreme Court lawyer, also a petitioner in the Bofors case, has filed a complaint against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for alleged derogatory remarks against the former Premier late Rajiv Gandhi during his address at different public meetings in Uttar Pradesh earlier this month.
Showing up is half the battle: Rahul Gandhi takes dig at Narendra Modi's press conference
May 17, 2019, at 08:20 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi took a dig at Narendra Modi's press conference, where the Prime Minister didn't answer journalists' questions, saying "showing up is half the battle".
Brown sugar worth Rs 3.14 crore seized in Manipur
May 17, 2019, at 06:09 pm
Guwahati, May 17 (IBNS): Security forces have seized huge quantity of brown sugar worth more than Rs 3 crore in Manipur’s Moreh town along Indo-Myanmar border on Thursday.
Election Commission's role in this poll is biased: Rahul Gandhi
May 17, 2019, at 05:49 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday addressed a press conference here and said the Election Commission's role during the Lok Sabha polls was 'biased'.
Uttar Pradesh: Woman sets herself, two kids ablaze
May 17, 2019, at 05:23 pm
Muzaffarnagar, May 17 (UNI) A woman set herself and her two children ablaze in the Budhana area of this district in Uttar Pradesh on Friday.
Bihar: Two drunk youths arrested with firearms
May 17, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Muzaffarpur, May 17 (UNI) Police arrested two drunkards with firearms on Sukul Road under Town police station area in Muzzafarpur district today.