Haryana police seize banned drugs, heroin
Jul 02, 2019, at 06:02 pm
Chandigarh, Jul 2 (UNI) In yet another crackdown on drug-peddlers, Haryana Police in separate cases has seized 28,000 prohibited pharma pills and 47 gram heroin in Fatehabad and Sirsa districts. Police has also arrested five persons who were in possession of the prohibited drug.
Kashmiris always welcome Amarnath pilgrims: Mehbooba Mufti
Jul 02, 2019, at 05:59 pm
Srinagar, Jul 2 (UNI) Wishing pilgrims undertaking Yatra to holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said people of Kashmir have always welcomed them wholeheartedly.
Jul 02, 2019, at 05:38 pm
New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS): Slamming his critics, actor-turned-BJP MP Sunny Deol on Tuesday called the controversy around his decision to appoint a “representative” to the Lok Sabha constituency as “extremely unfortunate”.
AP students seeking admission to Delhi University get relief after Vice President’s intervention
Jul 02, 2019, at 05:26 pm
New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has advised the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ to issue an advisory to Boards of Secondary Education or Intermediate of all States to follow a uniform pattern of providing marks to facilitate admissions into Central Universities.
ISKCON invites TMC MP Nusrat Jahan Jain to Rath Yatra programme
Jul 02, 2019, at 05:26 pm
Kolkata, July 2 (IBNS): Days after actress-turned politician Nusrat Jahan Jain called herself a product of inclusive India in a message to Deoband clerics' fatwa (diktat) over her interfaith marriage, global Hindu religious organisation International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has invited the newly-elected Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP to Rath Yatra (pulling of chariot) which will be held on Thursday.
BJP MP Sunny Deol appoints representative, Congress slams him
Jul 02, 2019, at 04:18 pm
New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS): Amid reports that BJP MP Sunny Deol has appointed a representative in his parliamentary constituency Gurdaspur, who would "attend meetings" and follow "important matters" related to the city in his absence, the Congress party has attacked the actor-turned-politician over the move and said he has performed a 'betrayal of highest order' with the people.
Bihar: Elderly person beaten to death
Jul 02, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Hajipur, Jul 2 (UNI) A mob thrashed an elderly person to death by accusing him of being a thief at Akhtiyarpur Patedha village under Sarai police station area in Vaishai district late last night.
Suspected terrorist from Kenya captured in Philippines
Jul 02, 2019, at 04:16 pm
Manila, Jul 2 (Xinhua) Philippine police have detained a Kenyan man suspected to be a member of the Al-Shabaab terror group, police announced on Tuesday. The Philippine National Police (PNP) said in a report that Choclo Abdi Abdullah was arrested at a hotel in Iba town in Zambales, northwest of Manila, on Monday afternoon.
Maharashtra: Water tank collapses in Nashik, 4 dead
Jul 02, 2019, at 04:13 pm
Nashik, Jul 2 (UNI) Four labourers were killed, when a water tank collapsed on them at Dhrvanagar in Satpur area of the city, on Tuesday morning.
BSP chief Mayawati holds review meeting of party
Jul 02, 2019, at 04:12 pm
Lucknow, Jul 2 (UNI) Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Tuesday conducted a review meeting of senior office-bearers of Western Uttar Pradesh and Bundelkhand area to expand the party's base.
Bihar: Elderly couple electrocuted
Jul 02, 2019, at 04:03 pm
Ara, Jul 2 (UNI) A 60-year old person and his wife were killed when they came in contact with high voltage live electric wire at Birampur village under Koelwar police station area in Bhojpur district last night.
Politicisation of WB during discussion of law and order should be avoided: TMC MP Mahua Moitra
Jul 02, 2019, at 03:53 pm
New Delhi, Jul 2 (UNI) AITC member in Lok Sabha Mahua Moitra on Tuesday said the politicisation of West Bengal during the discussion of law and order in the House should be avoided.
Mumbai experiences heaviest rain in 24 hours in a decade, 18 dead
Jul 02, 2019, at 02:35 pm
Mumbai, July 2 (IBNS): Eighteen people died as Mumbai experienced the heaviest rain in a 24-hour time in a decade, media reports said.
He should be expelled: Upset PM Modi reacts to Kailash Vijayvargiya's son's assault of official
Jul 02, 2019, at 02:13 pm
New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS): While Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kailash Vijayvargiya tried to defend his son Akash's beating of official, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave out a clear message on Tuesday that his party will not tolerate such incidents, media report said.
Sahitya Akademi winner Durga Khatiwada not named in Assam NRC draft
Jul 02, 2019, at 12:17 pm
Guwahati, July 2 (IBNS): Sahitya Akademi Award winner Durga Khatiwada is among the 1,02,462 people whose names have been dropped from the draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam.
Wall collapses in Mumbai's Malad, 10-year old girl trapped in debris
Jul 02, 2019, at 12:10 pm
Mumbai, July 2 (IBNS): A 10-year-old girl is trapped in debris after a wall collapsed in Mumbai's Malad due to heavy rain late last night, media reports said.
Main runway in Mumbai Airport closed after flight overshot its mark
Jul 02, 2019, at 11:41 am
Mumbai, July 2 (IBNS): The main runway at Mumbai Airport has been closed after a SpiceJet flight overshot its mark while landing last night, media reports said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Three killed, 4 injured as car hits Army vehicle in Samba
Jul 02, 2019, at 09:51 am
Jammu, July 2 (UNI) Three persons including a woman was killed and four others injured when a car in which they were travelling hit an Army crane near Ghagwal in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Heavy rains lash Mumbai, 16 dead
Jul 02, 2019, at 09:04 am
Mumbai, July 2 (IBNS): As heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai, 16 death have been reported in rain-related accidents in the city, media reports said.
Congress may get new boss in Madhya Pradesh
Jul 01, 2019, at 11:19 pm
Bhopal, July 1 (UNI): Even as a phase of resignations continues in the wake of the Congress rout in the 17th general election, the party’s Madhya Pradesh unit may witness a change of guard in the not-too-distant future.
Pakistan: 3 Taliban militants killed in police raid
Jul 01, 2019, at 10:44 pm
Islamabad, Jul 1 (UNI): Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police in Gujarat district of Pakistan's east Punjab province foiled a terror plot on Monday by gunning down three Taliban militants of a proscribed organisation, local Urdu TV channel ARY News reported.
CPI(M) local leader arrested for cheating pensioners
Jul 01, 2019, at 10:15 pm
Kannur, Jul 1 (UNI): Police arrested a CPI (M) local leader for cheating social welfare pensioners by not distributing their monthly pension in this district.
Naveen seeks Modi’s intervention to stop Polavaram project
Jul 01, 2019, at 10:01 pm
Bhubaneswar, Jul 1 (UNI): Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today urged Prime minister Narendra Modi to give appropriate directions to stop the construction work of the Polavaram project immediately until all the pending issues were resolved.
Bhagwat and top six RSS leaders join Twitter
Jul 01, 2019, at 09:40 pm
Nagpur, Jul 1 (UNI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, along with six top leaders of BJP's ideological mentor, joined the microblogging site Twitter on Monday.
Shah to visit Gujarat on July 3 and 4, first time after return of Modi govt to power
Jul 01, 2019, at 09:08 pm
Gandhinagar, Jul 1 (UNI): Union home minister Amit Shah on July 3 and 4 will make his first visit to home state Gujarat after the return of Narendra Modi government to power.
Kashmir is still an integral part of India because of Nehru: Azad
Jul 01, 2019, at 08:49 pm
New Delhi, Jul 1 (UNI) Lambasting at the treasury bench in Rajya Sabha, Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday attacked those who accused first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru for Kashmir issue and said it was because of him that Kashmir is still an integral part of India.
BJP slams Gehlot for 'fanatic nationalism' remark
Jul 01, 2019, at 08:41 pm
New Delhi, Jul 1 (UNI): The BJP on Monday attacked Rajasthan chief minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot for saying that the saffron party's win in recent elections was due to "fanatic nationalism".
Doctors are our pride, without them many lives would have been lost: Mamata Banerjee
Jul 01, 2019, at 05:53 pm
Kolkata, Jul 01 (UNI) On the occasion of Doctors’ Day today, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee felicitated eminent doctors with the Bishista Chikitshak Award at a ceremony at SSKM Hospital, saying, " Doctors are our pride, without them many lives would have been lost. "
Uttar Pradesh: BJP booth president shot dead
Jul 01, 2019, at 05:43 pm
Aligarh, Jul 1 (UNI) Bharatiya Janata Party booth president and trader Rajesh Varshney aka Bittu was allegedly shot dead by car-borne assailants in the Akrabad area of this district in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said on Monday.
Mehbooba Mufti grieved over Kishtwar road accident
Jul 01, 2019, at 05:41 pm
Srinagar, Jul 1 (UNI) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and President Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti has expressed grief and sorrow over the tragic road accident in Kishtwar in which at least 35 people have been killed.