Government announces national mourning on Monday following demise of Goa CM Manohar Parrikar
Mar 17, 2019, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi, Mar 17 (UNI/IBNS) The Government on Sunday announced national mourning on Monday following the demise of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.
BREAKING: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar dies after prolonged illness
Mar 17, 2019, at 08:32 pm
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister and former defence minister Manohar Parrikar passed away on Sunday after battling prolonged illness. He was 63. Parrikar was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer in Feb last year.
Congress to go alone in Arunachal Assembly polls
Mar 17, 2019, at 04:04 pm
Itanagar, Mar 17 (UNI) Congress in Arunachal Pradesh will fight the forthcoming Assembly elections alone.
116 tribal voters joined BJP in Tripura district
Mar 17, 2019, at 04:02 pm
Ambassa (Tripura), Mar 17 (UNI) In total 116 tribal voters from 39 left supporter families have joined BJP last night at remote Nakashipara area under 45 Kamalpur Assembly Constituency in the bordering subdivision of kamalpur in Dhalai district here.
Former Congress leader & Odisha MLA Behera joins BJP
Mar 17, 2019, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi, Mar 17 (UNI) Odisha MLA Prakash Chandra Behera on Sunday joined the BJP giving the saffron party a major booster in the coastal region in the state.
Sushma Swaraj reaches Maldives
Mar 17, 2019, at 03:56 pm
Male, Mar 17 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday reached Maldives for her two-day tour to the island nation.
Congress has no real issues to campaign against PM Modi: Jaitley
Mar 17, 2019, at 03:04 pm
New Delhi, Mar 17 (IBNS): Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said the Congress is creating fake issues for the election campaign as they have no real criticism against the government.
Hundreds of vehicles leave Jammu for Kashmir, snow clearance opn starts on Mughal road
Mar 17, 2019, at 02:30 pm
Srinagar, Mar 17 (UNI): Hundreds of vehicles, including those carrying essentials and passengers, left Jammu for Kashmir valley on Sunday morning as only one-way traffic continued on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway due to bad road condition.
Matter will be resolved: Chinese envoy on Masood Azhar
Mar 17, 2019, at 02:15 pm
New Delhi, Mar 17 (IBNS): Days after China once again blocked India's move to designate as global terrorist Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief and recent Pulwama attack mastermind Masood Azhar at the UN Security Council (UNSC), Chinese envoy Luo Zhaohui has assured that the matter would be resolved.
PM Modi changes Twitter name to 'Chowkidar Narendra Modi'
Mar 17, 2019, at 12:55 pm
New Delhi, Mar 17 (IBNS): A day after launching the "Main Bhi Chowkidar" campaign on the social media, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday added a prefix "Chowkidaar" to the title of his Twitter account.
Amid Manohar Parrikar's failing health, Congress stakes claim to form govt in Goa
Mar 17, 2019, at 11:50 am
Panaji, Mar 17 (IBNS): Amid reports of failing health of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, the Congress has staked claim to form the government in the state.
LS polls: BJP may drop Shatrughan Sinha as LS candidate
Mar 17, 2019, at 11:12 am
New Delhi, Mar 17 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may drop actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha as the Lok Sabha candidate for Bihar's Patna Sahib constituency and give the ticket to Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad instead, media reports said.
Five Indians among 50 killed in New Zealand mosques attack
Mar 17, 2019, at 10:15 am
New Delhi, Mar 17 (IBNS): The deadly gun attacks on two mosques of New Zealand left five Indians among 50 killed on Friday, the Indian High Commission informed on Sunday.
BS Yeddurappa calls on BJP senior leader S M Krishna ahead of selection of candidates for LS Polls
Mar 16, 2019, at 09:49 pm
Bengaluru, Jan 16 (UNI/IBNS) The BJP Karnataka Unit President B S Yeddyurappa on Saturday called on senior party leader and former External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and said he discussed the political situation leading to the April Lok Sabha elections in the state and on the possible selection of party candidates.
Mar 16, 2019, at 09:38 pm
New Delhi, Mar 16 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that world class drugs with unwavering quality at very affordable prices is the need of hour.
President Ram Nath Kovind confers Padma awards
Mar 16, 2019, at 09:33 pm
New Delhi, Mar 16 (UNI): President Ramnath Kovind on Saturday conferred three Padma Vibhushan, six Padma Bhushan and 48 Padma Shri Awards at a Civil Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
First BRICS Sherpa meeting held in Brazil
Mar 16, 2019, at 09:28 pm
New Delhi, Mar 16 (IBNS): The first BRICS Sherpa meeting under the Presidency of Brazil was held in Curitiba, Brazil between 14-15 March 2019, MEA confirmed.
Christchurch mosques attack should be warning to world: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Mar 16, 2019, at 09:27 pm
New Delhi, Mar 16 (IBNS): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said the Christchurch mosques attack, which killed 49 people, should be a warning to the world that "hatred is never benign".
Rajasthan: Five cops injured as police jeep overturns
Mar 16, 2019, at 08:24 pm
Alwar, Mar 16 (UNI) At least five policemen were injured when their speeding jeep overturned in this district of Rajasthan on Saturday.
Rajasthan: Two held for murdering girl in Sikar
Mar 16, 2019, at 08:21 pm
Sikar, Mar 16 (UNI/IBNS) Two people were arrested on the charges of murdering a girl in this district of Rajasthan, police said on Saturday.
Punjab: Flames engulf 30 temporary shops, 7 shanties
Mar 16, 2019, at 08:18 pm
Phagwara, Mar 16 (UNI/IBNS) More than 30 temporary shops and seven shanties of migrants have been gutted in a fire, which broke out in Kalsi Nagar market of Phillaur.
Atwal will be SAD candidate from Jalandhar: Sukhbir
Mar 16, 2019, at 08:15 pm
Jalandhar, Mar 16 (UNI) Former Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker and senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Charanjit Singh Atwal will contest from Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency.
Four members of a family commit suicide in AP
Mar 16, 2019, at 08:07 pm
Ongole, Mar 16 (UNI) Four members of a family, including two children, committed suicide by consuming pesticide in their house at Alli Nagaram village in Komarole mandal in Prakasham district in Andra Pradesh on Saturday.
Lawyers in Kolhapur to go on strike from Mar 25 to Apr 1
Mar 16, 2019, at 07:50 pm
Kolhapur, Mar 16 (UNI) To intensify the ongoing agitation for a circuit bench in Kolhapur, lawyers in this district have decided to abstain from daily judicial proceedings from March 25 to April 1.
Chennai: 1.25 kg gold seized at airport, woman passenger held
Mar 16, 2019, at 07:24 pm
Chennai, Mar 16 (UNI) Customs officials on Saturday seized 1.25 kg gold worth Rs 40 lakh from a woman passenger, who arrived from Sharjah, at the Anna International airport here.
JD (U) leader's house burgled in Bihar
Mar 16, 2019, at 07:16 pm
Gaya, Mar 16 (UNI) Properties worth lakhs of rupees were stolen from the house of a JD (U) leader in Gewal Bigha locality under Rampur police station area here late last night.
Central forces start route-marching Kolkata, ECI takes stocks of poll preparedness in Bengal
Mar 16, 2019, at 07:14 pm
Kolkata, Mar 16 (UNI) As Deputy Election Commissioner Sudip Jain began taking stock of the poll preparedness and overall law and order situation across West Bengal, the Central para-military forces today began routemarching the city streets to instill confidence among the people for 7-phase general elections commencing April 11 for 42 Parliamentary seats.
Three kids drown in a water pit
Mar 16, 2019, at 07:05 pm
Anantapur, Mar 16 (UNI) In a tragic incident, three kids including two siblings, drowned in a water pit at Hamali colony on the outskirts of the city on Saturday.
Jawan injured in landmine blast; ceasefire violation on LoC in Poonch
Mar 16, 2019, at 07:03 pm
Jammu, Mar 16 (UNI) An Army man was injured in a landmine explosion, while Pakistan violated ceasefire along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
PDS rice worth Rs 2.28 lakh seized
Mar 16, 2019, at 06:58 pm
Eluru, Mar 16 (UNI) The Vigilance and Enforcement department officials seized Rs 2.28 lakh worth 12,680 Kilograms of rice, meant for Public Distribution Scheme (PDS) and while being transported illegally in a truck at Sivapuram village in Chintalapudi Mandal of West Godavari district on Saturday.