Election Commissioner Lavasa stays away from meetings of poll body on MCC issues
May 18, 2019, at 02:02 pm
New Delhi, May 18 (UNI): Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa has stayed away from meetings of the poll panel on deciding violations of the Model Code of Conduct as he claimed that his "minority decisions were not recorded", sources said.
Chandrababu Naidu to meet Mayawati, Akhilesh to discuss post-poll scenario today
May 18, 2019, at 01:10 pm
Lucknow, May 18(UNI): Telugu Desam Party chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu will rush to Lucknow on Saturday to meet Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav over a possible tie-up and the emergence of Third front in the post-poll scenario.
Open to support front which will give Odisha special status: BJD
May 18, 2019, at 12:34 pm
Bhuvneshwar, May 18 (IBNS): Changing its stance of maintaining equal distance from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has said it is now open to support any front which will grant special status to Odisha, media report said.
PM Modi visits Kedarnath Temple, offers prayers to Lord Shiva
May 18, 2019, at 11:47 am
Kedarnath, May 18 (IBNS): After finishing his campaigns for the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Kedarnath Temple in Uttarkhand on Saturday.
No job in Assam without knowledge of Assamese or other indigenous language: Assam Sahitya Sabha
May 18, 2019, at 11:19 am
Guwahati, May 18 (IBNS): An influential and century old organisation of Assam, Assam Sahitya Sabha has issued a diktat that, no job in Assam without knowledge of Assamese or other indigenous language of the state.
Uttar Pradesh: Road accident kills five, injures 24
May 18, 2019, at 10:45 am
Unnao, May 18 (UNI): At least five people were killed while 24 others sustained injuries,when a luxury bus overturned after hitting a tractor trolley in Bangarmau area of the district on Agra-Lucknow Expressway early on Saturday morning.
Kashmir: Two militants killed in Pulwama encounter
May 18, 2019, at 10:28 am
Srinagar, May 18 (UNI): Two militants were killed by security forces in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Pulwama district of north Kashmir on Saturday, official sources said.
May 17, 2019, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (UNI): Barely a week before the Lok Sabha poll results are declared, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu has stepped up his efforts to stitch together an alliance against Narendra Modi-led BJP to form the next government.
Attack on Muslim cleric who slammed Trinamool candidate Nusrat Jahan for temple run
May 17, 2019, at 10:06 pm
Kolkata, May 17 (IBNS): Muslim cleric Maulana Sharif Pirzada Mohammed Khobayeb Amin, who had slammed Trinamool Congress candidate from West Bengal's Basirhat, Nusrat Jahan, for doing a temple run, was allegedly attacked by the party, media report said.
Complaint filed against PM Modi over his remarks on Rajiv Gandhi
May 17, 2019, at 09:29 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (UNI): Ajay Agrawal, a Delhi-based Supreme Court lawyer, also a petitioner in the Bofors case, has filed a complaint against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for alleged derogatory remarks against the former Premier late Rajiv Gandhi during his address at different public meetings in Uttar Pradesh earlier this month.
Showing up is half the battle: Rahul Gandhi takes dig at Narendra Modi's press conference
May 17, 2019, at 08:20 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi took a dig at Narendra Modi's press conference, where the Prime Minister didn't answer journalists' questions, saying "showing up is half the battle".
Brown sugar worth Rs 3.14 crore seized in Manipur
May 17, 2019, at 06:09 pm
Guwahati, May 17 (IBNS): Security forces have seized huge quantity of brown sugar worth more than Rs 3 crore in Manipur’s Moreh town along Indo-Myanmar border on Thursday.
Election Commission's role in this poll is biased: Rahul Gandhi
May 17, 2019, at 05:49 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday addressed a press conference here and said the Election Commission's role during the Lok Sabha polls was 'biased'.
Uttar Pradesh: Woman sets herself, two kids ablaze
May 17, 2019, at 05:23 pm
Muzaffarnagar, May 17 (UNI) A woman set herself and her two children ablaze in the Budhana area of this district in Uttar Pradesh on Friday.
Bihar: Two drunk youths arrested with firearms
May 17, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Muzaffarpur, May 17 (UNI) Police arrested two drunkards with firearms on Sukul Road under Town police station area in Muzzafarpur district today.
Bihar: Four members of a family killed
May 17, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Araria, May 17 (UNI) Four members of a family were killed at Madhopada village under Bairgachhi police outpost in the district late last night.
Uttar Pradesh: Separate road accidents kill 10
May 17, 2019, at 05:15 pm
Lucknow, May 17 (UNI) At least 10 people were killed while four others were injured in two separate road accidents in Deoria and Bulandshahr districts in Uttar Pradesh on Friday.
Will return with full majority: Narendra Modi says while addressing first press conference
May 17, 2019, at 05:12 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): As campaigning for the last phase of the Lok Sabha Polls ended on Friday, Congress President Rahul Gandhi and Narendra Modi addressed separate press conferences in the national capital where the Indian PM expressed his confidence that his government will return with 'full majority'.
Tripura: Father killed his addicted son
May 17, 2019, at 05:12 pm
Agartala, May 17 (UNI) A middle-aged father was arrested last night at Sonaichari village of Belonia in South Tripura for allegedly killing his 18-year-old son Oli Mohan Tripura.
Jammu and Kashmir: All roads leading to historic Jamia Masjid closed
May 17, 2019, at 05:10 pm
Srinagar, May 17 (UNI) All roads leading to historic Jamia Masjid in the down town Srinagar were closed as a precautionary measure to prevent any demonstration on Friday, when separatists have called for a general strike against civilian and militant killings during this Holy month of Ramadhan.
Puducherry CM Narayanasamy condemns Pragya SinghThakur's statement for calling Godse a patriot
May 17, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Puducherry, May 17(UNI) Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Friday condemned the statement of Bhopal Lok Sabha Candidate Pragya Singh Thakur for calling Nathuram Godse a Patriot.
Mangaluru: One person arrested, Rs 1 crore unaccounted cash seized from him
May 17, 2019, at 05:05 pm
Mangaluru, Apr 17(UNI) One person was arrested and Rs One Crore unaccounted cash was seized from him in the city today.
BSP chief Mayawati questions EC's 'impartiality' in PM's Varanasi seat
May 17, 2019, at 05:03 pm
Lucknow, May 17 (UNI) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Friday questioned the 'impartiality' of Election Commission in holding election in Narendra Modi's Varanasi constituency.
MNM condemns attack on Kamal Haasan
May 17, 2019, at 05:00 pm
Puducherry, May 17(UNI) The Puducherry unit of the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) on Friday condemned the hurling of chappal and eggs at the election meeting of Party President Kamal Haasan in Aravakkuruchi of Tamil Nadu on Thursday.
Raipur: Four hundred cases against tribals in Naxal-infested areas reviewed
May 17, 2019, at 04:58 pm
Raipur, May 17 (UNI) As many as 400 cases registered against tribals in Naxal-infested areas of Chhattisgarh, allegedly on flimsy ground during previous regime, are now being reviewed.
J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik urges people of Bhaderwah to remain calm
May 17, 2019, at 04:56 pm
Srinagar, May 17 (UNI) Condemning the killing of a youth allegedly by cow vigilantes in Bhaderwah in Jammu region, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Friday urged people to remain calm and not take law and order in their own hands.
Maharashtra: Water tankers in Thane to have GPS
May 17, 2019, at 04:55 pm
Thane, May 17, (UNI) For effective control and monitoring of drinking water to the villages, the tankers supplying the same to the villages will be fitted with the GPS system, Thane Zilla Parishad CEO Hiralal Sonawane said here on Friday.
Rusted shell found close to Jammu
May 17, 2019, at 04:53 pm
Jammu, May 17 (UNI) Panic gripped residents of Malik Market area here on Friday morning after a rusted shell was found on roadside by some passersby.
BJP flays BSP chief Mayawati for supporting Mamata Banerjee
May 17, 2019, at 04:51 pm
Lucknow, May 17(UNI) BJP on Friday slammed BSP supremo Mayawati for rallying behind West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee after she has violated all democratic norms in the elections, and equating situation of Uttar Pradesh with West Bengal.
Bihar: Polling official killed, four others injured in road mishap
May 17, 2019, at 04:49 pm
Sasaram, May 17 (UNI) A polling official was killed and four others were injured when their jeep overturned on Dinara-Baranv road near Gopalpur village under Dinara police station area in Rohtas district today.