Pre-poll violence rocks Odisha as it goes to poll for third phase in six LS and 42 Assembly seats
Apr 22, 2019, at 07:34 pm
Bhubaneswar, Apr 22 (UNI) Pre-poll violent incidents were reported in many parts of Odisha leading to the arrest of former minister and sitting BJD MLA Pradeep Maharathi today as the state goes to polls tomorrow in third phase in six Lok Sabha and 42 Assembly seats.
BJP's Harsh Vardhan files nomination from Chandni Chowk
Apr 22, 2019, at 07:32 pm
New Delhi, Apr 22 (UNI): Amid presence of large number of supporters, BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate from Chandni Chowk and Union science and technology minister Harsh Vardhan filed his nomination papers at the deputy commissioner's office in Alipur, on Monday.
Delhi: Six AAP candidates file nominations for Lok Sabha polls
Apr 22, 2019, at 07:29 pm
New Delhi, Apr 22 (UNI): Six candidates of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) - Pankaj Gupta, Atishi, Gugan Singh, Raghav Chadha, Dilip Pandey and Brajesh Goel - have filed their nominations on Monday for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Delhi.
Administration should not be crippled in the name of election code: Naidu
Apr 22, 2019, at 07:28 pm
Amaravati, Apr 22 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said that the administration of the state should not be crippled in the name of election code of conduct and asked elected representatives to focus of drinking water scarcity and other problems.
Pak too not kept their nuclear bomb for Eid: Mehbooba to Modi
Apr 22, 2019, at 07:23 pm
Srinagar, Apr 22 (UNI) Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing nuclear bombs to earn the credentials of a true patriot, President of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday said it is disturbing that Gandhi’s India is baying for blood.
Distributing shoes an insult to Amethi: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacks at Smriti Irani
Apr 22, 2019, at 06:36 pm
Amethi, Apr 22 (IBNS): Congress' eastern Uttar Pradesh chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday attacked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Amethi candidate Smriti Irani over the latter's distribution of shoes among people.
Vistara airline flayed for posting and then deleting image of Kargil war hero GD Bakshi
Apr 22, 2019, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi, Apr 22 (IBNS): Full service carrier Vistara on Monday found themselves in a controversy after they proudly posted and then deleted image of retired major general G.D. Bakshi, who was traveling with them, after a certain section of the netizens- dubbed as pseudo-liberals- criticised the airline for the post.
No democracy in West Bengal, says Amit Shah reacting to report of barring Hindu community to vote
Apr 22, 2019, at 06:28 pm
Kolkata, Apr 22 (IBNS): Reacting to the news report claiming that the Hindu community at a village in Raiganj was stopped from voting by the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Monday said there is no democracy in the Mamata Banerjee-ruled eastern state.
Seven Indians die in Sri Lankan blasts, confirm officials
Apr 22, 2019, at 06:28 pm
Colombo, Apr 22 (IBNS): Two more Indians have died in the series of blasts that rocked Sri Lanka on Sunday, taking the figures to seven, officials said on Monday.
Kashmir: JRL call for strike on Tuesday against NIA action on separatists
Apr 22, 2019, at 05:43 pm
Srinagar, Apr 22 (UNI) Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Monday called for a general strike on Tuesday in protest against alleged ill-treatment to separatist leaders, including Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Mohammad Yaseen Malik by NIA and Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Allahabad: Congress fields Yogesh Shukla against BJP's Rita Bahuguna Joshi
Apr 22, 2019, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi, Apr 22(UNI) Congress on Monday announced its candidates from three Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, including Yogesh Shukla from Allahabad.
Uttar Pradesh: Unaccountable cash recovered in Jhansi
Apr 22, 2019, at 05:35 pm
Jhansi, Apr 22 (UNI) An unaccountable amount of Rs 3,65,000 was recovered from a trader during a regular check conducted by Kotwali police in this dictrict of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Monday.
Moga: Gang of vehicle thieves busted
Apr 22, 2019, at 05:28 pm
Moga, Apr 22 (UNI) The Jalandhar police on Monday arrested two persons with a stolen car by cracking a gang of vehicle thieves in the state.
FIR registered against Kanhaiya Kumar and 17 others
Apr 22, 2019, at 05:26 pm
Begusarai, Apr 22 (UNI) An FIR was registered against CPI candidate from Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency Kanhaiya Kumar and 17 others at Garhpura police station in the district last night for allegedly manhandling some people on showing black flags to him.
Karnataka: Two teen-aged students feared drowned
Apr 22, 2019, at 05:18 pm
Bidar, Karnataka, Apr 22 (UNI) Two teen-aged students feared drowned in Karanja river near Belahali village of Bhalki taluk in the districts in the early hours of Monday while trying to take selfie.
Bihar: Two killed in road mishap
Apr 22, 2019, at 05:14 pm
Chhapra, Apr 22 (UNI) Two people were killed when their motorcycle was hit by a truck under Isuapur police station area in Saran district late last night.
I will do my best to fulfill responsibility given to me: Congress leader Sheila Dikshit
Apr 22, 2019, at 05:13 pm
New Delhi, Apr 22 (UNI) Former Chief Minister and Congress candidate from North East Delhi Sheila Dikshit on Monday said she will do her best to fulfill the responsibility given to her.
Case registered against five people for outraging woman's modesty on social media
Apr 22, 2019, at 05:09 pm
Puducherry,Apr 22(UNI) Puducherry CBCID police on Monday registered cases against five persons including two government employees in a case pertaining to lowering the dignity of a widow by spreading false information on Whats app.
Nirmala Sitharaman criticises Congress for their security report
Apr 22, 2019, at 05:07 pm
New Delhi, Apr 22 (UNI) Lashing out at the Congress on Monday, the BJP said whether they want the government to compromise country's territory and negotiate with the neighbouring country even as terror continues.
China, India should be 'sensitive' to each other's concerns: Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale
Apr 22, 2019, at 05:04 pm
Beijing, Apr 22 (UNI) India on Monday conveyed to China that both sides should be “sensitive to each other’s concerns” while implementing decisions taken by their leaders.
PM Narendra Modi biopic : EC submits detailed report in Supreme Court
Apr 22, 2019, at 05:02 pm
New Delhi, Apr 22 (UNI) The Election Commission (EC) on Monday filed its detailed report on the release of the Modi biopic, in a sealed cover to the Apex Court.
BJP alone can face Mamata: Amit Shah
Apr 22, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Howrah, Apr 22 (UNI) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah on Monday said CPI(M) and Congress can’t face Mamata Banerjee, only BJP alone can do it.
Indian maritime forces on high alert following terror attacks in Sri Lanka
Apr 22, 2019, at 04:56 pm
Rameswaram, Apr 22 (UNI) The Indian maritime forces were kept on high alert along the South-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu after a string of powerful bomb attack that killed more than 200 people in Sri Lanka on Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Mysterious blast cause panic, sentry fire in air in Sopore no injury
Apr 22, 2019, at 04:54 pm
Baramulla, Apr 22 (UNI) Panic gripped in apple township of Sopore due to mysterious blast followed by aerial firing by a sentry on Monday, official sources said.
Islamic State operative's wife reveals vital information to NIA: Sources
Apr 22, 2019, at 04:51 pm
Nagpur, Apr 22 (UNI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has found startling information about a new terror organisation, Harkat-ul- Harb-e-Islam, a branch of global terror outfit ISIS, after interrogating Nehnuma Bashid, wife of a ISIS operative Mohammad Abdullah Bashid, sources said.
Truck carrying cash, other items caught fire; Mehbooba Mufti allege cash being used for distribution
Apr 22, 2019, at 04:49 pm
Srinagar, Apr 22 (UNI) Former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday demanded a thorough investigation to ascertain how and why trucks are being used to carry cash for poll distribution a day before polls in Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency on Tuesday.
Congress leaders have created conspiracy to topple alliance govt: BJP
Apr 22, 2019, at 04:45 pm
Mangaluru, Apr 22 (UNI) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Karnataka Minister C T Ravi today said that fall of the Congress-JD(S) Coalition government in the State is imminent as Congress leaders have hatched a conspiracy to bring down the one-year-old alliance government in the State.
Lalu facing worse behaviour than Indian prisoners In Pakistani jail : Tejaswi Yadav
Apr 22, 2019, at 04:43 pm
Patna, Apr 22 (UNI) RJD led grand alliance today accused BJP and JD (U) of being hand in gloves for ill-behaviour meted out to RJD chief Lalu Prasad jailed after his conviction in a case saying the latter was subjected to harassment worse than Indian prisoners facing in Pakistani jails.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief Shibu Soren files nomination
Apr 22, 2019, at 04:41 pm
Dumka, Apr 22 (UNI) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha president and party candidate from Dumka Shibu Soren today filed his nominations here.
Won't attribute any statement to SC in future: Rahul Gandhi
Apr 22, 2019, at 04:37 pm
New Delhi, Apr 22 (UNI) Expressing regret over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday told the Supreme Court that he would abstain from attributing any statements to the court, in future.