Army calls in as clash over Friday prayer in Hailakandi

May 11, 2019, at 01:38 pm

Guwahati, May 11 (IBNS): The Army has been called to maintain peace following the communal clash took place in southern Assam’s Hailakandi town, which led one person died and 14 others injured on Friday.

Navjot Singh Sidhu compares PM Modi with bride, BJP hits back

May 11, 2019, at 01:34 pm

New Delhi, May 11 (IBNS): Inviting a sharp criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Punjab minister and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a bride who pretends to work.

Guwahati youth wins hearts by making way for an ambulance stuck in busy traffic jam

May 11, 2019, at 01:07 pm

Guwahati, May 11 (IBNS): A 26-year-old youth of Assam’s Guwahati won hearts of many people after he made way for an ambulance stuck in busy traffic at Guwahati’s busy GS road by cycling.

Quota for SC/ST is not opposed to meritocracy, rules Supreme Court

May 11, 2019, at 01:02 pm

New Delhi, May 11 (IBNS): Holding that the merit of a person should not be judged through examinations, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the quota for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe is not opposed to meritocracy, media reports said.

Life remains crippled for 2nd day in Sopore against killing of ISJK militant

May 11, 2019, at 12:48 pm

Baramulla, May 11 (UNI) Normal life remained crippled for the second day on Saturday in Sopore in this north Kashmir district against the killing of a local militant in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s Shopian.

With a 'Divider Modi' cover story by late Pak politician's son, TIME's second article hails Indian PM as 'best hope for economic reform'

May 11, 2019, at 12:13 pm

While a TIME Magazine's cover story- written by Aatish Taseer- painted Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the country's "Divider in chief", a different article of the same publication hailed the politician as the "best hope for economic reform" in the south  Asian country.

Kashmir: Government constitutes FFCs to look into irregularities & scams

May 11, 2019, at 11:39 am

Srinagar, May 11 (UNI): The Jammu and Kashmir Government has decided to constitute Fact Finding Committees (FFCs), headed by senior officers, to look into irregularities in different departments between 2010 to 2018, an official spokesman said.

Kashmir: Srinagar-Jammu highway remains closed for third day stranding 8,000 vehicles

May 11, 2019, at 11:37 am

Srinagar, May 11 (UNI): About 8,000 vehicles were stranded at different places on Srinagar-Jammu national highway which remained closed for the third day on Saturday due to landslides and continued shooting stones, official sources said.

Pitroda's 1984 remarks out of line: Rahul Gandhi

May 10, 2019, at 11:27 pm

New Delhi, May 10 (UNI): Cracking the whip against overseas Indian Congress chief Sam Pitroda for his remarks on 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said Pitroda's comments were “absolutely and completely out of line and not appreciated".

Atishi Pamphlet row: AAP sends legal notice to BJP, Gautam Gambhir

May 10, 2019, at 10:42 pm

New Delhi, May 10 (UNI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday sent a legal notice to BJP and it’s East Delhi Lok Sabha candidate Gautam Gambhir in connection with derogatory pamphlet against it’s party nominee Atishi from the same parliamentary seat.

Odisha: ASI team visits Sun temple and Jagannath temple to assess Fani damage

May 10, 2019, at 09:46 pm

Bhubaneswar, May 10 (UNI): A high-level team of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) officials led by DG ASI, Usha Sharma today visited the Jagannath Temple in Puri and Sun Temple, Konark, to assess the nature and quantum of damage caused by cyclone Fani.

SC fixes August 15 as new deadline for Ayodhya settlement

May 10, 2019, at 09:42 pm

New Delhi, May 10 (UNI): Supreme Court on Friday gave mediation efforts three months more to arrive at an amicable settlement of the Ramjanambhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute that is believed to have arisen out of the 16th century razing of the temple at the birthplace of Lord Ram.

Congress sees terror through religious lens: Javadekar

May 10, 2019, at 09:01 pm

Bhopal, May 10 (UNI): Firing a fusillade at the Congress camp, Union human resource development minister Prakash Javadekar alleged on Friday that the party compared religion with terror, tried to label Hindu society as anarchist and attempted to make the expression “saffron terrorism” sink in.

Amit Shah slams Congress for corruption, nepotism

May 10, 2019, at 08:21 pm

Hisar, May 10 (UNI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah lambasted the Congress party for encouraging a culture of corruption, nepotism and cronyism in Haryana by the previous chief ministers who snatched land from farmers to give it away to the family members of the Congress president.

Curtains on campaigning in 59 Lok Sabha seats across seven states

May 10, 2019, at 08:11 pm

New Delhi, May 10 (UNI): Campaign for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections to be held on Sunday, covering 59 constituencies across seven states, came to an end on Friday evening.

Six dead, two injured in road accident

May 10, 2019, at 07:53 pm

Palghar, May 10 (UNI) At least six people died and two others were injured in a road accident on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway on Friday.

One dead, several others injured in building collapse in Manipur

May 10, 2019, at 07:50 pm

Guwahati, May 10 (IBNS): One person died and several others injured after a building was collapsed in Manipur’s Imphal on Friday.

Sam Pitroda says sorry for 1984 remark as Congress distances itself from it

May 10, 2019, at 07:38 pm

New Delhi, May 10 (IBNS/UNI): Indian Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda has apologised for his "hua to hua" remark on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots that had invited criticism from the BJP and a warning from his own party.

Kashmir: Two drug peddlers arrested, heroin, cash recovered in Srinagar

May 10, 2019, at 06:18 pm

Srinagar, May 10 (UNI) Two drug peddlers were arrested along with heroin and cash by a police naka party in summer capital, Srinagar on Friday, police spokesman said.  

PM Narendra Modi tears into Congress manifesto

May 10, 2019, at 06:17 pm

Shimla, May 10 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday teared into Congress manifesto and lashed out at the party for promising to withdraw Armed Force Special Powers Act and repeal sedition law.

Six hurt in clashes with security forces in Srinagar

May 10, 2019, at 06:12 pm

Srinagar, May 10 (UNI) Six youth were injured when security forces fired pellets and burst teargas shells to disperse protestors after Friday prayers in downtown Srinagar.

15 persons injured in communal clash in Assam’s Hailakandi town, curfew imposed

May 10, 2019, at 06:08 pm

Guwahati, May 10 (IBNS): At least 15 people were injured during a communal clash that took place in Assam’s Hailakandi town on Friday.

Man murders wife and her lover in Lohardaga later surrenders himself

May 10, 2019, at 04:18 pm

Lohardaga, May 10 (UNI) A man beat to death his wife and her lover in Rampur Mahua Toli under Sadar Police Station area of this district and later surrendered before the police after executing the crime.

Three brothers arrested by security forces in central Kashmir

May 10, 2019, at 04:14 pm

Srinagar, May 10 (UNI) Security forces arrested three brothers in the wee hours of Friday from a village in central Kashmir district of Badgam, official sources said.

Mangaluru: Police arrest a rowdy sheeter after shooting him in leg

May 10, 2019, at 04:13 pm

Mangaluru, May 10 (UNI) Police have arrested a notorious rowdy sheeter, Gowrish, after opening fire at him in self defence and injuring on his leg, here on Thursday night.

Supreme Court refuses to regularise contractual teachers in Bihar

May 10, 2019, at 04:11 pm

New Delhi, May 10 (UNI) In a big setback to approximately 3.5 lakh contractual teachers in Bihar, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to regularise their jobs.

Atishi pamphlet row: Sisodia to file defamation against BJP leader Gautam Gambhir

May 10, 2019, at 04:02 pm

New Delhi, May 10 (UNI) The political blame game over a reportedly 'derogatory' pamphlet against AAP East Delhi Lok Sabha candidate Atishi which the party claimed was circulated by her rival BJP nominee Gautam Gambhir is getting ugly with senior AAP leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday saying defamation case will be against Mr Gambhir.

Kolkata Police to be deployed in sixth phase election duty

May 10, 2019, at 04:00 pm

Kolkata, May 10 (UNI) The city police will finally engage themselves in the election duty after the Centre has decided to step up security in West Bengal for the eight seats going to polls in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections on Sunday.

Bengal: Toofanganj OC injured in police-villagers fighting over cattle lifting in Cooch Behar

May 10, 2019, at 03:58 pm

Toofanganj, May 10 (UNI) The officer-in-charge of Toofanganj police station Soumalya Aich was today injured during police-villagers clashes at Chatrampur village in Cooch Behar district over disputes of cattle lifting in which some police vans were vandalised and few journos covering the event were thrashed.

Maharashtra: Youth shot at by wife’s kin

May 10, 2019, at 03:52 pm

Pune, May 10 (UNI) A 20-year-old youth was shot at Jangli Maharaj road here by his wife’s uncle since he was unhappy with their inter-caste marriage.