I shall combat water woes: Narendra Modi
May 17, 2019, at 04:48 pm
Khargone, MP, May 17 (UNI) Touching upon a vital natural resource issue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi confidently averred on Friday that during the next half a decade he would make endeavours towards scotching the water crisis that is the bane of a large portion of the country.
Uttar Pradesh: Minors drown in Jaunpur
May 17, 2019, at 04:46 pm
Jaunpur, May 17 (UNI) Two young girls drowned while bathing in the Barsathi area of this district in Uttar Pradesh on Friday.
Congress leader Reshma Padekanur dies
May 17, 2019, at 04:40 pm
Vijayapura, May 17(UNI) Former JDS District President and Congress leader Reshma Padekanur was found dead near Kolhar bridge and the police suspect that the deceased was murdered before the body was thrown near the bridge.
110 out of 716 candidates contesting Lok Sabha polls 2019 have criminal cases
May 17, 2019, at 04:37 pm
Kolkata, May 17 (UNI) The Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) on Friday stated that at least 110 out of 716 women candidates - about 15 per cent - contesting the Lok Sabha elections this year have criminal cases against them.
Jammu and Kashmir: Friday prayers not allowed in Jamia Masjid in Srinagar
May 17, 2019, at 04:02 pm
Srinagar, May 17 (UNI) Friday prayers were not allowed in the first week of holy month of Ramazan in Jamia Masjid in downtown Srinagar as all roads leading to the historic mosque were closed as a precautionary measure to prevent any demonstration.
Naxals call for bandh in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli
May 17, 2019, at 04:00 pm
Nagpur, May 17 (UNI) The Naxals in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district have called for a bandh on May 19 to protest the killings of two fellow women in an encounter last month,sources said.
Nepal: Two Indian climbers die on Everest, Makalu
May 17, 2019, at 03:57 pm
Kathmandu, May 17 (UNI) At least two Indian climbers died while descending from the summit of Mt Everest and Mt Makalu Thursday night, according to the expedition organiser.
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu greets nation on Buddha Purnima
May 17, 2019, at 03:54 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has greeted the people on the auspicious occasion of ‘Buddha Purnima’.
I will never forgive Sadhvi Pragya for insulting Bapu: Narendra Modi
May 17, 2019, at 03:24 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): Amid controversy over her comment where she glorified Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as a 'patriot', Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he will not be able to forgive Sadhvi Pragya for insulting the founding father of the country.
'Modilie' new word, says Rahul, Oxford Dictionaries disagrees
May 17, 2019, at 02:30 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Oxford Dictionaries has replied to a Rahul Gandhi tweet in which he said Modilie is a new word and said their dictionaries did not have it.
BJP disciplines Pragya Singh Thakur, Anant Kumar Hegde & Naleenkumar Kateel for Godse comments
May 17, 2019, at 01:59 pm
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The BJP has sought explanations from its leaders Pragya Singh Thakur, Anant Kumar Hegde and Naleenkumar Kateel for their controversial statements concerning Nathuram Godse within 10 days.
Militant arrested in Assam’s Karbi Anglong, arms seized
May 17, 2019, at 12:52 pm
Guwahati, May 17 (IBNS): Security forces arrested a militant of the newly floated Tiwa Liberation Army (TLA) with arms and ammunition in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district last night.
BJP sitting MP Naleenkumar Kateel adds to Nathuram Godse row
May 17, 2019, at 12:49 pm
Udupi, May 17 (UNI): Sitting BJP Mangaluru Lok Sabha member Naleenkumar Kateel had said while Nathuram Godse killed one person, former Prime Minister Rajeev Gandhi was responsible for the death of over 17,000 people.
West Bengal: BJP leader with Rs 24 lakh arresed from poll-bound South 24 Parganas
May 17, 2019, at 12:47 pm
Kolkata, May 17 (UNI): Police have arrested a BJP leader and three others, including two women, with more than Rs 24 lakh in cash during a check at the poll-bound South 24 Parganas last night.
Curfew continues for second day in Bhadarwah, mobile Internet snapped
May 17, 2019, at 12:00 pm
Jammu, May 17 (UNI): The curfew in violence-hit Bhadarwah town of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir remained clamped for second consecutive day after a man was shot dead by assailants.
Former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar's arrest protection to end in 7 days: SC
May 17, 2019, at 11:40 am
Kolkata, May 17 (IBNS): Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar has seven days to seek protection from arrest by the CBI in the Saradha chit fund case, media reports said.
Kamal Hassan 'not intimidated' by attacks on him for Nathuram Godse remark
May 17, 2019, at 11:12 am
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan today said he was "not intimidated" by those attacking him over his comment that Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse, "independent India's first extremist", was a Hindu.
PM Modi may skip last day of campaign in Varanasi
May 17, 2019, at 10:48 am
Varanasi, May 17 (UNI): All permutation-combination, political speculation and analysis lead to Varanasi, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi may skip last day campaign in his parliamentary segment here on Friday.
BJP's Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur 'apoligises' for her remark on Nathuram Godse
May 17, 2019, at 09:22 am
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): As the Bharatiya Janata Party distanced itself from Pragya Singh Thakur's comment where she termed Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as a "patriot", the party's Bhopal candidate has apologized for the comment.
Guwahati blast: Police arrest two including pro-talk ULFA leader
May 16, 2019, at 11:55 pm
Guwahati, May 16 (IBNS): The Guwahati city police on Thursday arrested two persons including a pro-talk leader of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in connection with Wednesday's grenade explosion in Guwahati.
Probe in Bofors case to continue: CBI
May 16, 2019, at 10:31 pm
New Delhi, May 16 (UNI): The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday said that the probe in the high-profile Bofors kickbacks case will continue.
May 16, 2019, at 09:36 pm
New Delhi, May 16 (UNI): In a sharp attack on the BJP on the statement by its Bhopal candidate Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, describing Nathuram Godse as a ‘True Nationalist’, Congress leader and AICC general secretary for Uttar Pradesh east Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said the nationalistic luminaries of the saffron party should spell out their stand on the statement.
Mamata has no problem with infiltrators, but with security forces: Modi
May 16, 2019, at 08:35 pm
Dum Dum, May 16 (UNI/IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said Mamata Banerjee doesn't have a problem with those who cross the border and come into West Bengal to create chaos, but she has a problem with security forces.
Mamata has no problem with infiltrators, but with security forces: Modi
May 16, 2019, at 08:35 pm
Dum Dum, May 16 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said Mamata Banerjee doesn't have a problem with those who cross the border and come into West Bengal to create chaos, but she has a problem with security forces.
May 16, 2019, at 07:32 pm
Kolkata, May 16 (IBNS) : Bengali's iconic 19th century social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar has taken the centre stage in West Bengal ahead of the last phase of Lok Sabha polls. It is certainly not corruption or communalism anymore, but the blame game over the desecration of Vidyasagar's bust, that is the poll plank for the remaining nine seats that go to the hustings on May 19.
Guwahati blast: Police recover suspected explosive, bomb-making items
May 16, 2019, at 07:18 pm
Guwahati, May 16 (IBNS): Following the Guwahati blast, the city police on Thursday raided a house at Panjabari area here and recovered huge quantity of explosives, arms and ammunition.
Trinamool goons destroyed bust of Vidyasagar: PM Modi in West Bengal
May 16, 2019, at 07:05 pm
Mathurapur, May 16 (UNI): Accusing the West Bengal Government of trying to "destroy evidence", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday alleged TMC goons spread violence and desecrated the bust of iconic social reformer Vidyasagar.
BJP condemns Pragya Singh Thakur's 'patriot Godse' remark, asks to apologise
May 16, 2019, at 06:42 pm
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has distanced itself from its Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur's comment where she termed Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as a "patriot".
Is Mahatma Gandhi anti-national? Omar Abdullah hits out at Pragya's 'patriot Godse' remark
May 16, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Srinagar, May 16 (IBNS): Hitting out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur who called Nathuram Godse a "patriot", former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah questioned whether Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi is an "anti-national".
PM Modi promises to build Vidyasagar's statue, Mamata Banerjee hits back
May 16, 2019, at 04:46 pm
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): Amid the blame game between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday promised to build Bengali's social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's statue days after a bust of the icon was vandalised, media reports said.