Jammu and Kashmir: Special police officer shot dead in Shopian

Mar 16, 2019, at 03:51 pm

Shopian, Mar 16 (IBNS): Unknown gunmen shot dead a special police officer in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian area on Saturday, media reports said.

Sushma Swaraj to visit Maldives tomorrow

Mar 16, 2019, at 03:41 pm

New Delhi, Mar 16 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be paying a visit to Male, Maldives from 17-18 March 2019 at the invitation of H.E. Mr. Abdulla Shahid, Foreign Minister of Maldives., officials said.

J&K Governor condemns New Zealand mosque shootings

Mar 16, 2019, at 02:34 pm

Jammu, Mar 16 (UNI): Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Saturday condemned shooting at Mosques in New Zealand.

UP: BJP's Prayagraj MP resigns, to contest from Samajwadi Party

Mar 16, 2019, at 02:04 pm

Lucknow, Mar 16 (IBNS): Continuing the trend of switching sides in the election season, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Prayagraj, Shyama Charan Gupta, on Saturday resigned as the party member, media reports said.

JDS leader Danish Ali joins Mayawati's BSP

Mar 16, 2019, at 01:45 pm

New Delhi, Mar 16 (IBNS): In a surprising move ahead of the national polls, Janata Dal Secular (JDS) leader Danish Ali on Saturday joined former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), media reports said.

Guwahati, Mar 16 (IBNS): Assam BJP MP Ram Prasad Sarmah has resigned from the party.

Mar 16, 2019, at 12:53 pm

Senior BJP leader Ram Prasad Sarmah, who represented the Tezpur parliamentary constituency, has resigned from the party after he knew that, his name was not included in the candidate panel list for the Tezpur constituency.

BJP CEC set to opt for new faces in many constituencies for 1st phase of polls

Mar 16, 2019, at 12:42 pm

New Delhi, Mar 16 (UNI): The BJP Central Election Committee (CEC) will meet in the national capital on Saturday and is likely to release its first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls.

PM tweets, launches video campaign 'Main Bhi Chowkidar'

Mar 16, 2019, at 11:32 am

New Delhi, Mar 16 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled a unique campaign 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' video trying to take potshots at Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his personal attack against him.

Two held for murdering girl in Rajasthan's Sikar

Mar 16, 2019, at 11:27 am

Sikar, Mar 16 (UNI): Two people were arrested on the charges of murdering a girl in Sikar district of Rajasthan, police said on Saturday.

Congress releases third list of candidates for Lok Sabha polls

Mar 16, 2019, at 11:05 am

New Delhi, Mar 16 (IBNS): The Congress has released their third list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, which is scheduled to be held between Apr 11 and May 19.

New Zealand mosques attacks: Nine Indian origin people missing

Mar 16, 2019, at 08:53 am

Christchurch, Mar 16 (IBNS): Nine Indian origin people went missing following the attacks on two mosques in New Zealand's Christchurch city on Friday that left the nation shocked, officials said.

New Zealand mosques attacks: Nine Indian-origin people missing

Mar 16, 2019, at 12:34 am

Christchurch, Mar 15 (IBNS): Nine Indian-origin people are missing after the deadly attacks on two mosques in New Zealand's Christchurch city which left at least 49 people killed, media reports said.

Assam Guv stresses on increased awareness to combat liquor consumption menace

Mar 15, 2019, at 10:53 pm

Guwahati, Mar 15 (IBNS): Close on the heels of the hooch tragedy that the Assam has recently faced, Excise Minister Parimal Shuklabaidya met Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi at Raj Bhavan in Guwahati on Friday and apprised him of a sequel of measures that Excise Department has undertaken in the aftermath of the tragedy which took several precious lives.

Bengal BJP chief nearly courted controversy by his remarks on TMC's Tollywood candidates

Mar 15, 2019, at 10:33 pm

Kolkata, Mar 15 (IBNS): West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Dilip Ghosh on Friday almost struck a row when he nearly justified the online trolls of two Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha candidates from the world of showbiz- actresses Mimi Chakraborty and Nusrat Jahan.

Ahead of Lok Sabha polls BSF seizes Rs 20 lakh, apprehends three in Meghalaya

Mar 15, 2019, at 10:03 pm

Guwahati, Mar 15 (IBNS): Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Border Security Force (BSF) troops apprehended three persons with Rs 20 lakh cash in Meghalaya’s West Khasi Hills district on Thursday, officials said on Friday.

No trouble in any state as far as alliances are concerned: Congress

Mar 15, 2019, at 09:32 pm

New Delhi, Mar 15 (UNI): Denying that it was facing any problem as far as stitching alliances was concerned, the Congress on Friday said that there was no trouble in any state on forging alliances.

Kerala: Congress to announce candidates list tomorrow

Mar 15, 2019, at 09:30 pm

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 15 (UNI): The Congress in Kerala will announce their candidates for the Lok Sabha polls on Saturday.

LS polls results will make Modi as PM once again: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Mar 15, 2019, at 09:28 pm

Guwahati, Mar 15 (IBNS): Assam Finance Minister and convenor of the BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that people across the country want Narendra Modi as a Prime Minister for the second time and this Lok Sabha election will reflect the same.

Bengal: Left announces first candidate list for Lok Sabha polls

Mar 15, 2019, at 08:54 pm

Kolkata, Mar 15 (IBNS): The Left on Friday announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal.

ECI convenes meeting of Multi-Departmental Committee on election intelligence

Mar 15, 2019, at 08:24 pm

New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora along with Election Commissioners Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra on Friday held a meeting of Multi Departmental Committee on Election Intelligence.  

Narendra Modi condemns New Zealand mosques attacks

Mar 15, 2019, at 07:43 pm

New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condemned the attacks on two churches in New Zealand's Christchurch city which left at least 49 people killed.

New Zealand mosques attacks: Indian High commission offers assistance

Mar 15, 2019, at 06:42 pm

New Delhi, Mar 15 (UNI/IBNS) The Indian High Commission in New Zealand on Friday said it is keeping a "close watch" on the developments after shootings at two mosques in Christchurch in which 49 people were killed and at least 20 wounded and offered to assist any Indian who needs it.

Attack on 2 mosques in New Zealand barbaric, highly condemnable: JKPCC chief

Mar 15, 2019, at 06:25 pm

Srinagar, Mar 15 (UNI) Condemning the attack on two mosques in New Zealand, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President G A Mir termed the attack as cowardly, mindless and barbaric.

Drug peddler arrested, 2 kg charas, bhung recovered in Srinagar outskirts

Mar 15, 2019, at 06:17 pm

Srinagar, Mar 15 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir police in its drive against the drug menace arrested a peddler and recovered about two kg of charas and bhung in the city outskirts, a police spokesman said Friday evening.

Former Minister Y S Vivekananda Reddy murdered

Mar 15, 2019, at 06:14 pm

Kadapa Mar 15 (UNI) Former Minister and YSRCP leader Y S Vivekananda Reddy was stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants when he was alone in his house in Pulivendula town in this district on Thursday night.

Pt Nehru sowed seeds of dynastic politics by elevating Indira to top post: Jaitley

Mar 15, 2019, at 06:12 pm

New Delhi, Mar 15 (UNI) The "seeds" of dynastic politics was sown by the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, senior BJP leader and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday and maintained he had ignored the claims of many other senior leaders when Indira Gandhi was pushed as his successor.

2 drug peddlers nabbed; heroin, banned pills seized

Mar 15, 2019, at 06:08 pm

Chandigarh, Mar 15 (UNI) Haryana Police has arrested two persons and seized 25 gram 60 milligram heroin, 300 banned pills and 18 vial of restricted drug in Sirsa district.

Rahul Gandhi slams Naveen for looting chit fund and mining scam money, assures action if voted to power

Mar 15, 2019, at 06:06 pm

Baragarh, Mar 15 (UNI/IBNS) Accusing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of looting the public money, Congress President Rahul Gandhi today said all the perpetrators of chit fund and mining scam in Odisha will be taken to task.

Indian origin man shot during Christchurch mosques attacks, claims Asaduddin Owaisi

Mar 15, 2019, at 05:49 pm

Christchurch, Mar 15 (IBNS): An Indian origin man was shot in the Christchurch mosques attacks incidents which left New Zealand shocked on Friday.

Senior Citizens to be given special emphasis in Elections : CEO

Mar 15, 2019, at 05:32 pm

Shimla, Mar 15(UNI) Chief Electoral Officer of the State, Devesh Kumar on Friday said that in the view of relevance and special needs of the senior citizens in the State, participation of this important category in the Lok Sabha Election-2019 would be enhanced through various awareness programmes.