Kashmir: Curfew imposed in Srinagar, restrictions in major towns
May 24, 2019, at 12:16 pm
Srinagar, May 24 (UNI): Curfew has been clamped in Srinagar while elsewhere in the Kashmir valley, restrictions were imposed in major towns and tehsil headquarters on Friday as a precautionary measure following clashes last night after the death of chief of Ansar Gazwatul Hind Zakir Musa in an encounter by security forces in Pulwama.
Jammu-bound stranded vehicles to ply on Kashmir highway
May 24, 2019, at 12:14 pm
Srinagar, May 24 (IBNS): Only one-way traffic will continue on Srinagar-Leh National Highway and historic 86-km-long Mughal road, linking Shopian in south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region, the official told UNI.
Kashmir: Educational institutions closed, IUST, KU postpone exams
May 24, 2019, at 12:09 pm
Srinagar, May 24 (UNI): All educational institutions were closed as a precautionary measure on Friday in the Kashmir Valley, where clashes erupted on Thursday night after reports about the death of Ansar Gazwatul Hind chief Zakir Musa in an encounter by security forces in Pulwama.
Encounter in Tral ends, Zakir Musa's body handed over to family
May 24, 2019, at 12:07 pm
Srinagar, May 24 (UNI): An encounter, which ensued between militants and security forces on Thursday night in Tral area of Pulwama district of south Kashmir, ended on Friday morning after over 12 hours with the killing of chief of Ansar Gazwatul Hind Zakir Musa.
Lok Sabha poll results: Congress candidate Vaithilingam wins Pondy seat
May 24, 2019, at 11:57 am
Puducherry, May 24 (UNI): Congress candidate V Vaithilingam on Friday declared elected from Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency by defeating his nearest N R Congress rival K Narayanasamy by a margin of 1,97,025 votes.
JD (S) MP Prajwal Revanna expresses desire to resign
May 24, 2019, at 11:53 am
Mandya, May 24 (UNI): The newly elected Lok Sabha member, Prajwal Revanna, who was declared elected as the JD(S) candidate in the Hassan Lok Sabha seat, on Thursday, have decided to quit the membership in favour of his grandfather and former Prime minister H D Deve Gowda.
Defeat of Kanhaiya Kumar sends out a message as Javed-Shabana-Swara fail to bail him out
May 24, 2019, at 11:50 am
Patna, May 24 (IBNS): The battle of Begusarai, which was seen by many as the fight between the David and the Goliath, remained in Bharatiya Janata Party's favour as its firebrand leader Giriraj Singh defeated his opponent Kanhaiya Kumar to make his way to the Parliament. But this was no ordinary constituency with the liberal brigade of India throwing their weight behind the JNU student leader slapped with sedition charges and seen as one of the challengers of Modi rule.
Lok Sabha poll results: Nitin Gadkari wins Nagpur seat
May 24, 2019, at 11:39 am
Nagpur, May 24 (UNI): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday defeated his nearest rival Nana Patole of the Congress by a comfortable margin of 2,16,009 votes in Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency.
Shiv Sena wrests two seats from NCP, Shetkari Sanghstana in Kohlapur
May 24, 2019, at 11:38 am
Kolhapur, May 24 (UNI): Bhartiya Janata party (BJP) -Shiv Sena (SS) alliance wrested two seats of the district--Kolhapur and Hatkanangale while BJP succeed to retain the lone Sangli Lok Sabha seat in neighbouring Sangli district by defeating Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Kolhapur and Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghstana in Hatkanangale and Sangli parliamentary constituencies.
PM Modi calls on LK Advani after BJP scripted landslide victory
May 24, 2019, at 11:18 am
New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS): After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) scripted a landslide victory in the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on party veteran Lal Krishna Advani on Friday.
Lok Sabha poll results: BJP-Shiv Sena wins 8 seats in Vidarbha
May 24, 2019, at 10:52 am
Nagpur, May 24 (UNI): Riding on its winning spree across the country, the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance has also dominated the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra by winning 8 out of the 10 seats in the region while Congress managed to grab only 1.
Khamosh: People of Patna Sahib tells Shatrughan Sinha in LS poll verdict
May 24, 2019, at 10:22 am
New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS): The 'Bihari Babu' of Indian cinema, Shatrughan Sinha, who shifted side just before the Lok Sabha polls, was rejected by the people of his own state this time as Ravi Shankar Prasad of the Bharatiya Janata Party defeated him to make his way to the Parliament.
Verdict 2019: At the end of obscene pamphlet war, Gautam Gambhir sends opponents outside the park
May 24, 2019, at 10:14 am
New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS): Sending his opponent outside the park, BJP leader and former cricket icon Gautam Gambhir won the Lok Sabha polls from East Delhi seat and made his way to the Parliament quite comfortably.
May 24, 2019, at 10:10 am
Washington, May 24 (IBNS): Promising that 'great things are in store for India-US relationship, American President Donald Trump wished Indian PM Narendra Modi after his party Bharatiya Janata Party registered a thumping victory in the Lok Sabha polls.
Narendra Modi 'thanks' Rahul Gandhi for wishing him over Lok Sabha poll victory
May 24, 2019, at 09:53 am
New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS): At the end of months of campaigning which witnessed several rounds of war of words, Narendra Modi, who is set to become the PM for a second straight term, thanked his key opponent Rahul Gandhi after he wished him for the poll victory.
Giriraj Singh defeats Kanhaiya Kumar by 4.20 lakh votes' margin in Begusarai
May 23, 2019, at 10:52 pm
Begusarai, May 23 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Giriraj Singh on Thursday defeated fireband CPI candidate Kanhaiya Kumar from the Begusarai seat in Bihar by a margin of over four lakh votes.
Will continue working Delhi people: Kejriwal after accepting defeat
May 23, 2019, at 10:05 pm
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS/UNI): Accepting defeat in all the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi, which went in favour of BJP, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the party will continue to work for the people of the national capital.
AP Assembly Election: Chandrababu Naidu resigns, Guv accepts
May 23, 2019, at 09:54 pm
Amaravati, May 23 (UNI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu submitted his resignation letter to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Governor E S L Narasimhan on Thursday evening.
I vow never to act with bad intention or for myself, says Modi in impassioned victory speech
May 23, 2019, at 09:08 pm
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Amid frantic chants of "Modi,Modi", Narendra Modi, who is basking in the glory of his emphatic return as the Prime Minister of the country for the straight second term, addressed a mammoth gathering of jubilant party workers from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters on Thursday evening and said the victory is that of people and democracy who rose over every division to exercise their franchise in the true spirit of 21st century India.
Assam CM says NDA victory a reflection of people's faith in PM Modi's leadership
May 23, 2019, at 08:29 pm
Guwahati, May 23 (IBNS): Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal has thanked the people of Assam for their decisive mandate towards the NDA in the Lok Sabha election, the results of which are being declared today.
BJP creates record in NE, leads in 17 of 25 seats
May 23, 2019, at 08:25 pm
Guwahati, May 23 (IBNS): Apart from the other parts of the country, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is also going to create a new history in the North East as the saffron party is looking to surpass its last Lok Sabha election tally in the region.
BJP's victory is a result of people's love: Amit Shah
May 23, 2019, at 08:20 pm
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): As the NDA is set to return to power for a second consecutive term with a thumping majority, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Thursday credited the victory of his party to people's love.
Modi arrives at BJP headquarters, to address workers soon
May 23, 2019, at 07:35 pm
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Narendra Modi, who is set to return as the Prime Minister of India, arrived at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters on Thursday evening. Party president Amit Shah spoke first slamming the opposition for their negative campaign.
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I accept verdict of the people of India: Rahul Gandhi
May 23, 2019, at 07:19 pm
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi has accepted defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, the results of which are coming out today.
Kumaraswamy convenes informal Cabinet meeting tomorrow
May 23, 2019, at 07:10 pm
Bengaluru, May 23 (UNI): Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, rattled with the poll debacle in the Lok Sabha elections after coalition partners finished with a poor result batting just one seat apiece in the Lok Sabha elections for which counting was taken up on Thursday, convened an informal Cabinet meeting here on Friday.
NC to sweep Kashmir, BJP to bag Ladakh seat
May 23, 2019, at 07:03 pm
Srinagar, May 23 (UNI): The National Conference (NC) is set to win all three seats in Kashmir valley while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken a massive lead in the Ladakh parliamentary constituency seat.
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Reports of Rahul Gandhi resigning from party president post incorrect: Congress
May 23, 2019, at 06:48 pm
New Delhi, May 23 (UNI): The Congress on Thursday termed as "mischievous" and "incorrect" the reports of party president Rahul Gandhi's resignation from the post.
Modi removes 'Chowkidar' prefix from his Twitter
May 23, 2019, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has removed the "Chowkidar" prefix from his Twitter handle name.
Imran Khan wishes PM Modi on Lok Sabha election win
May 23, 2019, at 06:17 pm
Islamabad, May 23 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan wished his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on his win in the Lok Sabha elections.
Modi leads NDA to thumping victory in Lok Sabha polls, set to return as PM for second term
May 23, 2019, at 05:56 pm
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Five years since he first came to power at the Centre, it seems the Modi magic still works wonder. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA to another resounding victory in the Lok Sabha polls on Thursday.