Mamata Banerjee hits streets a day after Amit Shah held mega roadshow in Kolkata
May 15, 2019, at 10:24 pm
Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): A day after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah held a mega roadshow here, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee hit the streets in a show of strength on Wednesday.
Election Commission's reward for Modi for breaking Vidyasagar statue: Mamata
May 15, 2019, at 09:45 pm
Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday evening said the ending campaigning a day ahead of schedule was the Election Commission's reward for Narendra Modi for smashing a statue of Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar.
Poll campaign in Bengal cut short as EC cracks whip following violence
May 15, 2019, at 08:48 pm
New Delhi, May 15 (UNI/IBNS): Election Commission of India on Wednesday cut short the campaign in West Bengal by almost a day from 10 pm on Thursday for the Lok Sabha elections in the state for the seventh and final phase of the polls on May 19. The move followed unprecedented violence in a roadshow of BJP national president Amit Shah a day ago.
TMC sees 'outsiders' plot' behind violence in Amit Shah's Kolkata rally, submits video footage to EC
May 15, 2019, at 08:44 pm
New Delhi, May 15 (UNI): Calling BJP president Amit Shah a ‘liar’ and alleging that that clash erupted in Kolkata on Tuesday was a ‘plot by outsiders’ led by the BJP, the Trinamool Congress on Wednesday approached Election Commission and submitted video footage of the ‘attack’ as proof.
Bengal turns battleground for Lok Sabha 2019, BJP holds back to back rallies with PM, Yogi
May 15, 2019, at 08:37 pm
Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): It seems like Bengal has become the prime battleground of the Lok Sabha election 2019 with the Bharatiya Janata Party resorting to an intense and eventful last leg of campaign over a period of two days continuously ahead eyeing 23 out of the 42 seats in the state.
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“I spoke the historic truth,†says Kamal Haasan on Hindu extremism remarks
May 15, 2019, at 08:20 pm
Madurai, May 15 (UNI): Despite coming under severe criticism for his ‘Hindu extremism’ remarks, an unrelenting Kamal Haasan on Wednesday continued to maintain his stand saying he had only spoken about what was a “historic truth”.
Amid anti-Modi slogans, Priyanka stages roadshow in Varanasi
May 15, 2019, at 07:36 pm
Varanasi, May 15 (UNI): Days before the crucial polling for parliamentary constituency of Varanasi - from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking re-election - Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday staged a roadshow here.
NCP youth members beat up teen for posting lewd comments against Supriya Sule
May 15, 2019, at 07:18 pm
Kolhapur, May 15 (UNI): The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) students wing members here on Wednesday reportedly beat up an 18-year-old for allegedly posting lewd comments on a Facebook video of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule.
May 15, 2019, at 06:49 pm
Diamond Harbour, West Bengal: Attacking West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Avishek Banerjee vehemently at a rally in Diamond Harbour in West Bengal on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the reign of terror and cries of revenge on the BJP would soon be answered with change in power by the state's people.
Maharashtra: Senior citizen gets life imprisonment for rape on minor domestic
May 15, 2019, at 06:15 pm
Nanded, May 15 (UNI) A sessions court here on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to a senior citizen for raping a minor domestic help at his residence in Dattanagar area of city in June last year and then impregnating her.
Maharashtra: Woman social welfare officer, clerk held for graft
May 15, 2019, at 06:09 pm
Aurangabad, Maharashtra, May 15 (UNI) The Anti Corruption Bureau here on Wednesday arrested a woman social welfare officer and her aide clerk on the alleged charges of accepting Rs 5,000 as bribe from the complainant.
Assam: Muslim man defies curfew to help Hindu neighbour
May 15, 2019, at 06:07 pm
Guwahati, May 15 (UNI) At a time when Hailakandi district of southern Assam was under curfew following communal clashes, a small-time Muslim autorickshaw driver stood out by lending a helping hand to his Hindu neighbour, putting his own life in peril.
BJP supporter shouts ‘Vande Mataram’ slogans at Congress PC
May 15, 2019, at 06:03 pm
New Delhi, May 15 (UNI) High drama was witnessed on Wednesday at a press conference of the Congress party as a self-professed BJP supporter raised slogans of ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Bharat Mata ki jai’ before he was shepherded out by security personnel.
A day after Kolkata violence, Mamata Banerjee holds roadshow
May 15, 2019, at 05:56 pm
Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): A day after BJP chief Amit Shah's roadshow turned violent, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is participating in a roadshow which is taking place on the same route in Kolkata on Wednesday.
We don't need outsiders, says Yogi Adityanath in Kolkata on Amit Shah rally violence
May 15, 2019, at 05:44 pm
Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday rejected Trinamool Congress party's claims that outsiders had joined the BJP roadshow in Kolkata on Tuesday which turned violent and said the party has enough workers in the state and did not need to make such a move.
Your tenure is over: Narendra Modi targets Mamata Banerjee during Basirhat rally
May 15, 2019, at 05:18 pm
Basirhat, May 15 (IBNS): As poll campaigning reached feverish pitch under the shadow of a violent clash a day ago in Kolkata, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Basirhat area of West Bengal on Wednesday and targeted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee saying her days are nearly over.
Man kills his two daughters, on the run: police
May 15, 2019, at 05:14 pm
Panchkula, May 15 (UNI) A man allegedly killed his two daughters on Wednesday at Garakhnath village in Panchkula, Haryana, police said.
Bihar: Maoists set aflame two vehicles of private company
May 15, 2019, at 04:30 pm
Gaya, May 15 (UNI) Dreaded Maoists opened fire and torched two vehicles of a private road construction company after the company management refused to meet their demand of extortion near Sankhwa village under Barachatti police station area in Gaya district late last night.
TMC hatched conspiracy to eliminate Amit Shah: BJP Spokesman
May 15, 2019, at 04:25 pm
Shimla, May 15(UNI) National Spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Syed Shahnawaz Hussein alleged that Trinmool Congress hatched conspiracy to eliminate BJP President Amit Shah however he had narrow escape due to timely action by Centre Reserve Paramilitary Forces during a road show at Kolkata on Tuesday.
Elections in Jammu and Kashmir are more peaceful than in Bengal: Narendra Modi
May 15, 2019, at 04:20 pm
New Delhi, May 15 (IBNS): At a time when Kolkata witnessed violence on Tuesday over the damaging of Vidyasagar's statue in the northern part of the city during a roadshow by BJP chief Amit Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that elections in Jammu and Kashmir remain more peaceful than in West Bengal.
Cannabis worth Rs 6 lakh seized close to Mumbai; one held
May 15, 2019, at 04:05 pm
Thane, May 15 (UNI) A 35-year-old man was arrested and 39.700 kg cannabis worth Rs 6 lakh seized in Mumbra town of this district, police said on Wednesday.
Rae Bareli: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra meets injured MLA, Panchayat members; UP govt denies any role
May 15, 2019, at 04:02 pm
Rae Bareli, May 15 (UNI) Politics over attack on Congress MLA Aditi Singh and district panchayat members was gaining ground with Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra rushing to Rae Bareli to meet the victims on Wednesday.
Tamil Nadu: Three of a family charred to death in AC blast
May 15, 2019, at 04:01 pm
Chennai, May 15 (UNI) Three members of a family were charred to death after the air conditioner exploded following an electric leak at Kaveripakkam near Tindivanam in Villuppuram district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
Tamil Nadu: Two electrocuted to death during procession
May 15, 2019, at 03:59 pm
Chennai, May 15 (UNI) Two people died of electrocution and two others injured during a Mother Mary procession at Allianthal village near Chengam in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
Punjab: 1 killed, 4 injured in separate road accidents
May 15, 2019, at 03:56 pm
Phagwara, May 15 (UNI) A man was killed on the spot while his pillion rider critically injured when their motorcycle was hit by a speeding vehicle near Rawalpindi on Phagwara-Hoshiapur road in this district of Punjab.
Karnataka: Robbers kill two petrol pump workers, flee with cash
May 15, 2019, at 03:51 pm
Belagavi, May 15 (UNI) In a brutal incident, robbers murdered two petrol pump workers and fled with a cash of about Rs 50,000 from the petrol station located between Kittur and Dwara in the district late on Tuesday night.
Three drug peddlers from Kerala arrested, 23 Kg Ganja worth Rs 4.66 lakh seized
May 15, 2019, at 03:49 pm
Bengaluru, May 15 (UNI) Police have nabbed three drug peddlers, natives of Kerala State and 23.3 kg Ganja worth about Rs 4.66 lakh was seized from them during a raid conducted by CCB Special wing sleuths in the city.
Three directors of surgical firm in Maharashtra booked for cheating
May 15, 2019, at 03:47 pm
Thane, May 15 (UNI) Three directors of a Mumbai-based surgical company have been booked for allegedly cheating an insurance company and a bank in this district of Maharashtra.
Maharashtra: Man killed after car falls into pit dug in Thane
May 15, 2019, at 03:43 pm
Thane, May 15 (UNI) A 31-year-old man was killed on Wednesday morning after his car fell into a pit dug up for drainage work here, an official said.
Police arrest two ATM robbers and recover stolen Rs 95 lakh cash from them
May 15, 2019, at 03:41 pm
Bengaluru, May 15 (UNI) Police have nabbed two robbers who had looted ATMs under the guise of repairing it and recovered from them stolen Rs 95 lakhs cash in the City.