Balakot airstrikes are an ‘election stunt’: Mehbooba Mufti

Mar 19, 2019, at 11:23 pm

Jammu, Mar 19 (UNI): Asserting that things are happening as per the script, former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday termed the Balakot airstrikes as ‘election stunt’.

India, Pakistan discuss Kartarpur corridor technicalities

Mar 19, 2019, at 11:12 pm

New Delhi, Mar 19 (UNI): India and Pakistan on Tuesday held a meeting of technical experts to discuss issues related to the Kartarpur corridor.

Karnataka building collapse: Two dead, 30 feared trapped under debris

Mar 19, 2019, at 11:05 pm

Dharwad, Mar 19 (IBNS): Two people have died and nearly 30 are feared trapped under the debris of an under-construction building that collapsed in this Karnataka district on Tuesday afternoon, media reports said.

Anti-Maoist drive in Bihar ahead of Lok Sabha election

Mar 19, 2019, at 10:16 pm

Patna, Mar 19 (UNI): A massive anti-Maoist drive has been launched in four extremist dominated Lok Sabha constituencies going to the poll in the first phase of election on April 11.

Ex-Supreme Court judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose is India's first Lokpal

Mar 19, 2019, at 10:09 pm

New Delhi, Mar 19 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday cleared the appointment of retired Supreme Court judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose as the country's first Lokpal or the anti-corruption ombudsman.

CBI doing everything to extradite Nirav Modi

Mar 19, 2019, at 09:50 pm

New Delhi, Mar 19 (UNI/IBNS): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is taking all necessary steps to expedite the extradition process of fugitive Nirav Modi, sources said on Tuesday.

ECI asks social media platforms to come up with code of conduct

Mar 19, 2019, at 09:08 pm

New Delhi, Mar 19 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India on Tuesday had in-depth interactive session with representatives of various Social Media Platforms and Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) on the usage of social media ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019.

BJP floor test in Goa Assembly tomorrow

Mar 19, 2019, at 08:50 pm

Panaji, Mar 19 (UNI) The BJP-led coalition government in Goa will go for a floor test in the state Assembly on Wednesday with Goa governor Mridula Sinha calling a day-long session of the House.

Nirav Modi spotted again in London

Mar 19, 2019, at 07:31 pm

London, Mar 19 (IBNS): Billionaire diamond merchant Nirav Modi, who is wanted in India in the Rs 13,600 crore PNB scam, was spotted by the media in London for the second time in this month.

One killed, several trapped as under-construction building collapses in Karnataka

Mar 19, 2019, at 07:28 pm

Dharwad, Mar 19 (IBNS): At least one person has died and several are trapped under the debris of an under-construction building that collapsed in this Karnataka district on Tuesday, media reports said.

Add Pappu prefix, we will not object to it: Anil Vij

Mar 19, 2019, at 06:33 pm

New Delhi/Chandigarh, Mar 19 (IBNS): BJP minister in Haryana Anil Vij on Tuesday suggested Congress workers to add 'Pappu' prefix to their Twitter name.

Kolkata: Youth with Rs 2 lakh fake notes arrested

Mar 19, 2019, at 06:01 pm

Kolkata, Mar 19 (UNI) A youth from Malda has been arrested with fake notes of Indian currencies of Rs 2 lakh during trade from Moulali in central part of the city, weeks after two persons arrested with Rs 8 lakh fake notes from Chandi chowk, also in the heart of this metropolis.

Kolkata: Three persons held with fake passports from airport

Mar 19, 2019, at 05:58 pm

Kolkata, Mar 19(UNI/IBNS)Three individuals have been detained by the immigration buraeu officials at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport with fake passports.

Pune: Man held for manufacturing fake liquor

Mar 19, 2019, at 05:48 pm

Pune, Mar 19 (UNI) A 45-year-old man was arrested here on Tuesday for allegedly possessing fake liquor in huge quantity and selling it to the students as well as techies, informed the State Excise Department.

Seven militants of banned ULFA-I surrender in Assam with huge cache of arms

Mar 19, 2019, at 05:46 pm

Guwahati, March 19 (IBNS): Seven hardcore militants of banned United Liberation Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I) surrendered before the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Assam’s Tinsukia district on Monday, officials said on Tuesday. 

West Bengal: TMC panchayat leader in Murshidabad murdered, EC seeks report from DM

Mar 19, 2019, at 05:45 pm

Domkol, Mar 19 (UNI) Trinamool Congress leader and panchayat executive of Domkol Altaf Sheikh (46) was murdered while returning home on a motorbike after attending an election rally near his home on Monday night, police investigating the crime said today.

Jammu and Kashmir: Drug peddler arrested, contraband recovered in Srinagar

Mar 19, 2019, at 05:43 pm

Srinagar, Mar 19 (UNI/IBNS) Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a drug peddler and recovered huge quantity of contraband from him in the summer capital, Srinagar.

Assam: Seven ULFA ultras surrender to security agencies

Mar 19, 2019, at 05:41 pm

Guwahati, Mar 19 (UNI) Seven hardcore ULFA(I) militants, including two bomb experts, have surrendered before security forces in Tinsukia district of eastern Assam, after being cornered by a joint team of army and police in a reserve forest in the district.

Holi: High alert sounded in Uttar Pradesh

Mar 19, 2019, at 05:39 pm

Lucknow, Mar 19 (UNI) High alert has been issued in Uttar Pradesh amid apprehension of violence during the festival of colours in view of the Lok Sabha elections.

Gujarat: Unknown person booked for filming minor

Mar 19, 2019, at 05:33 pm

Ahmedabad, Mar 19 (UNI) A complaint was lodged against an unknown person who tried to film a girl, Vastrapur police informed here on Tuesday.

#LokSabhaPoll: AIMK candidate files nomination on opening day

Mar 19, 2019, at 05:29 pm

Puducherry, Mar 19 (UNI) Akila India Makkal Kazhagam (AIMK) Candidate V Arunachalam filed his nomination papers for the April 18 Puducherry Lok Sabha Election, on the opening day on Tuesday.

After 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' video, Arun Jaitley takes social media campaign to next phase

Mar 19, 2019, at 05:25 pm

New Delhi, Mar 19 (UNI/IBNS) The 2019 parliamentary elections are set be a big time war on social media - at least from BJP's perspective - and none other than party's publicity committee chairman and articulate Arun Jaitley is leading the charge.

#LokSabhaPoll: RLD supremo Ajit Singh to contest from Muzaffarnagar, Jayant from Baghpat

Mar 19, 2019, at 05:23 pm

New Delhi, Mar 19 (UNI) The Rastriya Lok Dal (RLD) on Tuesday released list of candidates for upcoming Lok Sabha Election 2019.

Uttar Pradesh: Two held with 'methanol'

Mar 19, 2019, at 05:20 pm

Saharanpur, Mar 19 (UNI) Two people were arrested with a tanker filled with 'methanol' in the Sarsawa area in this district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday.

CPI-M demands ban on entry of spurious fertilizers, pesticides into Jammu and Kashmir

Mar 19, 2019, at 05:17 pm

Srinagar, Mar 19 (UNI) Expressing serious concern over unchecked import of spurious fertilizers and pesticides in Jammu and Kashmir, the CPI(M) State Secretary Ghulam Nabi Malik has sought prompt action from the government to check the menace.

#LokSabhaPoll: Notification of second phase of elections in Bihar issued

Mar 19, 2019, at 05:14 pm

Patna, Mar 18 (UNI) The second phase of Lok Sabha elections for five seats in Bihar was today set in motion with issuance of notification and filing of nomination papers for these five seats also started, which would go for polling on April 18.

Ganga Yatra: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reaches Mirzapur

Mar 19, 2019, at 05:12 pm

Mirzapur, Mar 19 (UNI/IBNS) With an aim to strengthen the Congress party's prospects in the Lok Sabha elections, Congress General Secretary for eastern Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday reached her next destination Mirzapur in her ongoing 'Ganga Yatra.'

Four dies, 2 hurt as ambulance rams into stationary lorry

Mar 19, 2019, at 05:06 pm

Anantapur, Mar 19 (UNI) Four persons were killed and two others injured, one of them very critically, when an ambulance in which they were travelling rammed into a stationary lorry at Pedavaduguru village on National Highway-44 in this district on Tuesday.

#LokSabhaPoll: DMK manifesto promises probe into Rafale aircraft deal

Mar 19, 2019, at 05:03 pm

Chennai, Mar 19 (UNI/IBNS) The election manifesto of the Opposition DMK in Tami Nadu on Tuesday promised a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Rafale aircraft deal of the present BJP-led NDA government.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra should thank PM for making her Ganga yatra possible: Yogi

Mar 19, 2019, at 04:59 pm

Lucknow, Mar 19 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra should be grateful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his efforts to clean the holy river, thus making her Ganga yatra possible.