Sri Lanka serial bomb blasts: Bodies of people from Karnataka arrive at airport
Apr 24, 2019, at 05:08 pm
Bengaluru, Apr 24 (UNI) The bodies of those killed in the serial bomb blast in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 21, brought by special flight at Kempegowda International Airport here, according to the Deputy Secretary State Protocol Vijay Mahantesh, who is also the Director of the State Hospitality Organisation.
Jammu and Kashmir: Bus accident leaves 15 injured in Doda
Apr 24, 2019, at 05:02 pm
Jammu, Apr 24 (UNI) As many as 15 people injured when a boulder hit a bus near Thathri in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
Indonesia issues stamp on Ramayan to mark 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations
Apr 24, 2019, at 04:59 pm
Jakarta, Apr 24 (UNI) Indonesia has released a special stamp on Ramayana, commemorating the 70th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations with India.
Rahul Gandhi promises separate budget for farm sector if Congress comes to power
Apr 24, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Lakhimpur Kheri, Apr 24 (UNI) Promising to address the issue of distress in the farm sector, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that the party will bring a separate budget for farmers if it comes to power.
PM Narendra Modi made the people of country secured: Amit Shah
Apr 24, 2019, at 04:56 pm
Munger, Apr 24 (UNI) BJP president Amit Shah today asserted that people of the country were safe now from the external assault after Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated several effective steps for it.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wishes Sachin Tendulkar on birthday
Apr 24, 2019, at 03:51 pm
Kolkata, Apr 24 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wished India's batting icon and former Rajya Sabha member Sachin Tendulkar on his birthday.
Five Rohingya girls along with a broker on the way to Karimganj arrested along Assam-Tripura border
Apr 24, 2019, at 03:34 pm
Guwahati, Apr 24 (IBNS): Five Rohingya girls, who were on the way to Assam, have been arrested by police along Assam-Tripura border on Wednesday.
Delhi police arrest Rohit Shekhar Tiwari's wife for his murder
Apr 24, 2019, at 03:06 pm
New Delhi, Apr 24 (UNI) The Delhi police on Wednesday arrested Rohit Shekhar Tiwari's wife Apoorva Shukla on charges of his murder.
Congress MLA J N Ganesh who assaulted MLA Anand Singh gets bail
Apr 24, 2019, at 02:53 pm
Bengaluru, Apr 24 (UNI): Karnataka High Court today granted conditional bail to Kampli Congress MLA J N Ganesh who was accused of allegedly attacking his fellow party MLA Ananda Singh in a resort in the city, after he spent over 90 days in judicial custody.
If elected, would work to bring back Bengal's culture and heritage: BJP leader Chandra Bose
Apr 24, 2019, at 02:23 pm
Subhas Chandra Bose's grandnephew Chandra Bose is up for a Lok Sabha battle on BJP's ticket in Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's bastion, Dakshin Kolkata. Though he had to suffer a loss against Banerjee in Bhabanipore in the 2016 Assembly polls, Bose is confident in winning the south Kolkata seat this time. In an exclusive chat with IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh, the saffron leader shares his plans for his constituency
PM Modi reacts to Twinkle Khanna's posts on social media, 'Mrs Funnybones' replies
Apr 24, 2019, at 01:13 pm
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS): In a non-political chat with actor Akshay Kumar in the election season, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reacted to the Bollywood star's wife Twinkle Khanna's social media posts targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader.
Apr 24, 2019, at 12:56 pm
New Delhi, Apr 24: The electoral landscape of Delhi in the Lok Sabha elections may be dotted with political heavyweights and celebrities fielded by BJP and Congress but in the three-cornered contest in the National capital in the seven Parliamentary seats, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party feels that it has an edge over mainstream parties due to its people-centric policies and its record of clean governance.
Manipur: Repoll taking place smoothly
Apr 24, 2019, at 12:41 pm
Imphal, Apr 24 (UNI): Repolling is underway in 12 polling stations of Inner Manipur Parliamentary constituency (IMPC) on Wednesday.
Delhi alliance will take place if Kejriwal drops Haryana condition: Rahul Gandhi
Apr 24, 2019, at 12:38 pm
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi has said that the alliance between his party and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) can still take place if AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal drops condition of including Haryana.
After being denied ticket, BJP MP Udit Raj joins Congress
Apr 24, 2019, at 12:20 pm
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS): After being denied ticket to contest the Lok Sabha polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s MP from North-west Delhi constituency, Udit Raj, joined the Congress on Wednesday.
Mamata Didi used to gift me with kurtas every year: PM Modi
Apr 24, 2019, at 11:54 am
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS): A day after launching an unsparing attack on the West Bengal Chief Minister, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday in a non-political chat with actor Akshay Kumar said Mamata Banerjee used to gift him with kurtas and sweets every year.
After one-day closure, Jamia Masjid in Srinagar reopens
Apr 24, 2019, at 11:06 am
Srinagar, Apr 24 (UNI): Historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar reopened for devotees after remaining closed as a precautionary measure to prevent any demonstration on Tuesday, when Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) had called for a general strike to protest against alleged ill-treatment to Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Mohammad Yaseen Malik and other separatist leaders, businessmen and others by National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Enforcement Directorate.
Kashmir: Life returns to normal
Apr 24, 2019, at 10:58 am
Srinagar, Apr 24 (UNI): Life returned to normal on Wednesday after remaining affected due to general in the Kashmir valley, where Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) had called for a general strike to protest against alleged ill-treatment to Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Mohammad Yaseen Malik and other separatist leaders, businessmen and others by National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Enforcement Directorate.
Jammu and Kashmir: Property worth lakhs of rupees destroyed in Sopore fire
Apr 24, 2019, at 10:18 am
Baramulla, Apr 24 (UNI) Property worth lakhs of rupees has been destroyed in a devastating fire in apple township of Sopore in the north Kashmir in wee hours of Wednesday, official sources said.
SC sets up 3-judge panel to look into allegations against CJI Gogoi
Apr 23, 2019, at 11:22 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has set up a three-judge panel to look into the sexual harassment allegations levelled against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.
More than 80% cast vote in final phase of Assam polls
Apr 23, 2019, at 09:56 pm
Guwahati, Apr 23(UNI): Over 80 per cent polling has been recorded in the third and final phase Lok Sabha election in Assam today, with the final figure likely to go up further.
PM post can't be bought with Narada, Sarada money: Modi jibe at Mamata
Apr 23, 2019, at 09:29 pm
Asansol, Apr 23 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday charged Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee of setting party leaders and supporters against the central forces for poll duty and election body in the wake of changing mood of voters across the state.
BJP fields Sunny Deol from Gurdaspur, Kirron Kher from Chandigarh
Apr 23, 2019, at 09:11 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (UNI): BJP on Tuesday fielded actor Sunny Deol from Gurdaspur and renominated sitting MP Kirron Kher from Chandigarh seat in Punjab, according to the fresh list released by the party on Tuesday.
Lok Sabha election: One killed in Bengal violence as nation votes in third phase
Apr 23, 2019, at 08:27 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, Apr 23 (IBNS): The third and largest phase of the national election on Tuesday recorded 63.24 percent voters' turnout with West Bengal witnessing massive violence in which at least one person was killed.
Man sent to jail for six months for molesting school girl
Apr 23, 2019, at 08:15 pm
Nanded, Apr 23 (UNI): A man was awarded six months imprisonment and fined Rs 2,500 after he was held guilty for molesting school girl, under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, here on Tuesday.
Rahul's 'personal assurance' of filling 22 lakh govt posts in a year
Apr 23, 2019, at 08:12 pm
Shahdol, MP, Apr 23 (UNI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi provided a “personal assurance” on Tuesday that approximately 22 lakh vacant government positions would be filled within a year of his party assuming the reins at the Centre.
Saudi Arabia executes 37 citizens convicted in terror cases
Apr 23, 2019, at 08:09 pm
Riyadh, Apr 23 (Xinhua): Saudi Arabia executed on Tuesday 37 citizens convicted in terror cases, the Ministry of Interior said.
EC orders repoll in nine Odisha booths on April 25
Apr 23, 2019, at 07:54 pm
Bhubaneswar, Apr 23 (UNI): Re-polling will be held in nine booths of Odisha on April 25, chief electoral officer Surendra Kumar said here today.
Bar Modi from campaigning for 72 hours: Congress appeals to EC
Apr 23, 2019, at 07:37 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (UNI): The Congress on Tuesday demanded that the Election Commission bar Prime Minister Narendra Modi from campaigning for 48 to 72 hours for violating the Model Code of Conduct by taking out a long procession and delivering a speech after casting his vote in THE Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency.
AAP to release manifesto on Apr 25: Gopal Rai
Apr 23, 2019, at 07:24 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (UNI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Gopal Rai on Tuesday announced that the party would release its central manifesto on April 25.