Uttar Pradesh: Eight killed in explosion at illegal fireworks factory

Feb 23, 2019, at 06:20 pm

Bhadohi, Feb 23 (UNI) At least eight people were killed in an explosion that occurred in an illegally-operated fireworks factory in the Chairi police station area in this district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.

Maharashtra: Four dead, 20 seriously injured as bus rams into tanker in Ahmednagar

Feb 23, 2019, at 06:13 pm

Aurangabad, Feb 23 (UNI) Four passengers died while other 20 sustained serious injuries on Saturday when the bus in which they were travelling hit a milk tanker at Kagoni Phata in Nevasa taluka of Ahmednagar district.

One held on cyber crime charges

Feb 23, 2019, at 06:10 pm

Hyderabad, Feb 23 (UNI) The cyber crime police have arrested a person for cheating people on the pretext of providing insurance policies with huge maturity benefits in a very short period.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to sit on indefinite hunger strike for Delhi's full statehood

Feb 23, 2019, at 05:59 pm

New Delhi, Feb 23 (IBNS): Delhi Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said he will sit on indefinite hunger strike from Mar 1 in demand for full statehood of Delhi.

Mirwaiz condemns nocturnal crackdown on JeI leadership, Malik

Feb 23, 2019, at 05:50 pm

Srinagar, Feb 23 (UNI) Condemning the nocturnal crackdown on Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leadership and workers and arrest of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Mohammad Yaseen Malik, moderate Hurriyat Conference (HC) chief Mirwaiz Moulvi Omar Farooq said force and intimidation will only worsen the situation in the valley.

Jammu and Kashmir: 4 CRPF personnel among 9 injured in Baramulla road accident

Feb 23, 2019, at 05:45 pm

Baramulla, Feb 23 (UNI/IBNS) Nine persons including four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured in a road accident in this north Kashmir Saturday afternoon, official sources said.

Abu Dhabi to host 46th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

Feb 23, 2019, at 05:09 pm

New Delhi, Feb 23 (IBNS): The 46th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation will be held in Abu Dhabi on Mar 1 and 2, 2019, officials said. 

Amid high-volage tension, PM dares Imran to prove his words on fight against poverty

Feb 23, 2019, at 04:48 pm

Tonk, Rajasthan, Feb 23 (UNI/IBNS) :Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dared his Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan to stick to his own words as a 'Pathan' and dedicate all efforts to fight poverty and illiteracy in the two countries.

Four killed in explosion in UP house

Feb 23, 2019, at 04:02 pm

Bhadohi, Feb 23 (UNI/IBNS) Four people were killed following a powerful explosion which ripped through his house in the Chairi police station area in this district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.

Our fight is for Kashmir and not against Kashmiris: Narendra Modi

Feb 23, 2019, at 04:00 pm

Tonk, Feb 23 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday warned against targeting Kashmiri people across the nation and said the fight of the nation was for Kashmir and not against 'Kashmiris'.

Give up differences, work together for victory in elections: Naidu to cadre

Feb 23, 2019, at 03:52 pm

Amaravati, Feb 23 (UNI/IBNS) : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP national president N Chandrababu Naidu asked TDP cadres to give up their differences and work together for the victory of the party in the upcoming Lok Shabha elections.

Fire near Bangalore air show leaves 300 vehicles gutted

Feb 23, 2019, at 03:50 pm

Bangalore, Feb 23 (IBNS): A massive fire gutted around 300 vehicles at the parking lot of the venue of the air show in Bengaluru on Friday, officials said.

PM says NDA has replaced hesitation with hope, obstacles with optimism

Feb 23, 2019, at 03:41 pm

New Delhi, Feb 23 (UNI/IBNS) :Into the election season and more often under attack for not delivering, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sought to show mirror to the enemy camp and claimed that his government has been able to replace UPA's corruption with high growth rate and hesitation in governance with hope.

For the first time OIC invites India, Sushma Swaraj to attend

Feb 23, 2019, at 02:40 pm

New Delhi, Feb 23 (UNI/IBNS) : India on Saturday accepted the invitation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend the 46th session of council of foreign ministers of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on March 1 and 2 in Abu Dhabi.

NC organises protest march against attack on Kashmiris

Feb 23, 2019, at 02:16 pm

Srinagar, Feb 23 (UNI) The National Conference (NC) on Saturday organised a protest march in Srinagar against attacks on Kashmiris, including students, in different parts of the country, after 44 CRPF personnel dead on February 14 at Awantipora on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway.

4 Russians held, drugs worth Rs 7 lakh seized in Goa

Feb 23, 2019, at 02:07 pm

Panaji, Feb 23 (UNI/IBNS) : Goa Police has arrested four Russians and seized drugs worth Rs seven lakh from them.

Rahul to launch Congress campaign in Karnataka, to attend Parivarthana yathra rally on Mar 9

Feb 23, 2019, at 02:04 pm

Bengaluru, Feb 23 (UNI/IBNS) :In the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) has plans to invite AICC president Rahul Gandhi to address a public meeting at Haveri in the first week of March.

Centre to deploy additional forces in J&K

Feb 23, 2019, at 01:57 pm

New Delhi,Feb 23 (UNI/IBNS) : The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has ordered to deploy 100 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of Pulwama terror attack and prevailing threat perceptions in the state.

Two engineers die in landslide near hydo electric project site in Kishtwar

Feb 23, 2019, at 01:37 pm

Jammu, Feb 23 (UNI/IBNS) : Two engineers have died after they got buried under the debris when a landslide hit at hydro electric project site in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Change is clearly visible in the country, says Narendra Modi at ET Global Business Summit

Feb 23, 2019, at 01:11 pm

New Delhi, Feb 23 (UNI) Enumerating the many achievements of the NDA government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that the BJP led regime came to serve the people of the country and today, the change is clearly visible.

Indigenous 3D printed Fuel System Elbow becomes part for Su-30MKI

Feb 23, 2019, at 01:03 pm

Bengaluru, Feb 23 (UNI) The Su-30 MKI Russian aircraft now built by public sector Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd would be fitted with indigenously certified 3D printed fuel system elbow part for the first time using additive manufacturing technology.

Assam hooch tragedy : Death toll rises to 78

Feb 23, 2019, at 01:01 pm

Guwahati, Feb 23 (IBNS): Death toll due to consumption of spurious liquor in Assam’s Golaghat and Jorhat district has gone up to 78.

Centre sends additional companies of paramilitary forces to Kashmir

Feb 23, 2019, at 11:18 am

Srinagar, Feb 23 (IBNS): At a time the Army is continuing a major crackdown on separatists in the aftermath of Pulwama terror attack, the Centre has sent additional companies of paramilitary forces to Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said.

You can imprison a person but not his ideas: Mehbooba on arrest of HC, JeI leaders

Feb 23, 2019, at 11:04 am

Srinagar, Feb 23 (UNI) Questioning arrest of Hurriyat Conference (HC) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders and workers during night-long raids in the Kashmir valley, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said, 'You can imprison a person but not his ideas'.

JeI chief, spokesman among dozens arrested during night-long raids in Kashmir

Feb 23, 2019, at 11:01 am

Srinagar, Feb 23 (UNI) After withdrawing security and other facilities to separatist leaders, security forces in a major crack down arrested dozens of Hurriyat Conference (HC) leaders and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief and spokesperson, during night-long raids across the Kashmir valley, official sources said on Saturday morning.

Jammu and Kashmir: JKLF chairman Malik arrested in Srinagar

Feb 23, 2019, at 09:08 am

Srinagar, Feb 23 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Mohammad Yaseen Malik has been arrested by police , official sources said.

Dangerous situation between India, Pakistan after Pulwama attack: US President Donald Trump

Feb 23, 2019, at 09:03 am

Washington, Feb 23 (UNI/IBNS) US president Donald Trump has described the current situation between India and Pakistan as “very, very bad” after last week’s Pulwama terror attack which claimed the lives of 44 CRPF soldiers, local media reported on Saturday.

Kerala govt harassing Sabarimala devotees in the name of SC order

Feb 22, 2019, at 11:54 pm

Palakkad, Feb 22 (IBNS): BJP president Amit Shah on Friday said the Kerala government was harassing devotees at Sabarimala in the name of protecting the Supreme Court order.

Assam hooch tragedy: 46 people die in two separate incidents, many hospitalised

Feb 22, 2019, at 11:48 pm

Guwahati, Feb 22 (IBNS): At least 46 people have died and many others hospitalised in two separate incidents of consumption of spurious liquor in Assam’s Golaghat and Jorhat district.

SC to decide on Rafale verdict review on Feb 26

Feb 22, 2019, at 11:05 pm

New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS): Supreme Court on Tuesday will decide on petitions whether its December 14, 2018 verdict of giving the Centre a clean chit on the Rafale deal should be reviewed, media reports said.