UP: Rai Bareli registers 3 pc higher polling this time

May 07, 2019, at 04:53 pm

Rai Bareli, May 7 (UNI) Famous as the Indian National Congress's bastion in the country, the Rai Bareli parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh recorded higher polling percentage as compared to the earlier Lok Sabha polls, in the voting that took place on Monday.

Foreign Currency worth Rs 3 cr seized from passenger at RGIA

May 07, 2019, at 04:43 pm

Hyderabad, May 7 (UNI) Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Personnel in Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad near here has seized foreign currency worth Rs 3 crore from a Dubai-bound Passenger during checks, on Tuesday.

Get ready for another five years of Modi rule: Amit Shah

May 07, 2019, at 04:42 pm

Ghatal, May 7 (UNI) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah on Tuesday said it doesn't matter if West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee consider Modiji as Prime Minister and asked her to get ready for another five years of Modi rule.

Delhi High Court quashes FIR registered against MLA Somnath Bharti

May 07, 2019, at 04:38 pm

New Delhi, May 7 (UNI) Delhi High Court on Tuesday quashed an FIR registered against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Somnath Bharti under the provisions of domestic violence.

Puducherry: Mill Worker commits suicide

May 07, 2019, at 04:33 pm

Puducherry, May 7 (UNI) A worker of the now defunct Anglo-French Textile mills here allegedly committed suicide by injecting poison to himself on Monday night.

Kashmir: Property worth crores of rupees destroyed in Srinagar fire

May 07, 2019, at 04:32 pm

Srinagar, May 7 (UNI) Property worth crores of rupees was destroyed in a devastating fire incident in summer capital, Srinagar, in the wee hours of Tuesday, official sources said.

Agartala: Young mother and child recovered in distress condition

May 07, 2019, at 04:29 pm

Agartala, May 7 (UNI) A local court of Kamalpur in Dhalai district yesterday sent a three-year-old girl to home while her mother was asked to sent for psychological counselling and treatment, as both of them were found in distress condition under a cowshed.

Kashmir: Over 700 students participate in district Jeet-Kune-Do event in Anantnag

May 07, 2019, at 04:20 pm

Srinagar, May 7 (UNI) Over 700 students, including girls, participated in a three-day district championship of Jeet-Kune-Do Martial Arts in south Kashmir district of Anantnag.

Rahul Gandhi accuses Narendra Modi of being a Chowkidaar for Anil Ambani

May 07, 2019, at 04:18 pm

Chaibasa, May 7 (UNI) Congress president Rahul Gandhi today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being a chowkidar for a thief like Anil Ambani.

Meghalaya: Poisonous mushroom kills two children

May 07, 2019, at 04:14 pm

Shillong, May 7 (UNI) Two children died and five others are seriously ill after consuming wild mushrooms in a remote village in Meghalaya, a health official said on Tuesday.

Bihar: Teacher killed in road mishap, two others injured

May 07, 2019, at 04:10 pm

Ragjir, May 7 (UNI) A woman teacher was killed and two others were injured in a head-on collision between their auto rickshaw and a pick-up van near Telia Khanda village under Deepnagar police station area in Nalanda district today.

Bengal: Post-poll violence continues, half-a-dozen sustain injuries

May 07, 2019, at 04:08 pm

Kolkata, May 7 (UNI) An elector, identified as Md Akbar, was shot at Sreerampur, some BJP supporters sustained bomb injuries in Bongaon and a minor boy was injured when bomb exploded near his home at Barasat, as reports of post, poll-violence came from different parts where the 5th phase polling ended in West Bengal's three districts on Monday.

Puducherry: Police bust robbery gang ; 3 held

May 07, 2019, at 04:03 pm

Puducherry, May 7(UNI) Police busted a robbery gang, which used to divert the attention of the people and rob cash they withdraw from banks here, and arrested three persons in this connection.

Puducherry: Woman held in connection with husband’s death

May 07, 2019, at 04:01 pm

Puducherry, May 7 (UNI) Police arrested a woman on Tuesday in connection with the death of her husband.

Enforcement Directorate seizes assets worth Rs 1.46 cr from Delhi minister kin

May 07, 2019, at 03:58 pm

New Delhi, May 7 (UNI) Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized assets worth Rs 1.46 crore under section 37A of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) in the case of Delhi-based businessman Harish Gahlot for holding foreign assets equivalent of Rs 1.46 crore in the United Arab Emirates in contravention of Section 4 of the Act, ED officials said on Tuesday.

Opposition in UP bringing Mahaparivartan: Akhilesh Yadav

May 07, 2019, at 03:48 pm

Sant Kabirnagar, May 7 (UNI) Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav here on Tuesday claimed that people have 'enthusiastically' voted for Mahagathbandan in Uttar Pradesh in first five phases of Lok Sabha polls for 'Maha Parivartan' (huge change) in the nations polity.

Maharashtra: Two get 10-yr RI in flesh trade

May 07, 2019, at 03:44 pm

Thane, May 7 (UNI) A local court has awarded ten years rigorous imprisonment to two persons, including a woman sweeper from Mumbai, for pushing minors in sex trade.

By-election to three Legislative Council seats on May 31

May 07, 2019, at 03:39 pm

Hyderabad, May 7 (UNI) Bypoll to three Telangana Legislative Council seats from Local Authorities' Constituencies, will be held on May 31.

Howrah: Firemen rescue seven persons after a dilapidated building collapse; godown gutted

May 07, 2019, at 03:32 pm

Kolkata, May 7 (UNI) Fire Brigade personnel today rescued seven people after they got stuck inside their rooms following collapse of a portico of a dilapidated building at Bandaghat more under Salkia police station in Howrah district.

Modi had shared goddess Kali's picture while wishing on Durga Puja: Mamata takes dig at PM

May 07, 2019, at 03:07 pm

Kolkata, May 7 (IBNS): Countering Prime Minister Narendra Modi's allegations against the Trinamool Congress government for not allowing Durga Puja in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader reminding him of his faux pas last year.

Supreme Court turns down Opposition's request to increase VVPAT counting

May 07, 2019, at 12:52 pm

New Delhi, May 7 (IBNS/UNI): In a jolt to the Opposition, the Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected 21 anti-ruling parties' request to increase the counting of VVPAT (Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail) machines from five to 25 per cent in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis directs his ministers to take stock of drought situation

May 07, 2019, at 11:24 am

Aurangabad, May 7 (UNI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis has directed all the districts guardian minister to tour those districts that are severely affected by droughts and take stock of the situation.

Supreme Court rejects Opposition's VVPAT review plea

May 07, 2019, at 11:20 am

New Delhi, May 7 (IBNS): In a setback for the Opposition, the Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the VVPAT review plea filed by 21 opposition leaders.

Kashmir: Three killed, 5 injured as van plunges into gorge in Ramban's Ramsoo

May 07, 2019, at 10:08 am

Jammu, May 7 (UNI) At least three persons were killed and five injured when a van they were travelling in plunged into a gorge in Ramsoo area of Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Train service re-starts in south Kashmir after four days

May 07, 2019, at 10:06 am

Srinagar, May 7 (UNI) Train service resumed on Tuesday after remaining suspended for security reasons in south Kashmir since Friday, when three Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants, including a top commander were killed in an encounter by security forces in Shopian.

Telangana: Four nabbed with banned chewing tobacco worth about Rs 1.43 cr

May 07, 2019, at 09:45 am

Hyderabad, May 6 (UNI) The North Zone Task Force team has busted the sale of noxious chewing tobacco gang by arresting four persons including the prime accused Avala Abhishek, the proprietor of 7 Hills Tobacco and Manikchanda Pan Masala material, here on Monday and seized huge quantity of banned chewing Tobacco material worth about Rs 1.43 from their possession.

Narendra Modi is right about Rajiv: Fadnavis

May 07, 2019, at 09:42 am

Indore, MP, May 7 (UNI) Giving a fresh twist to an ongoing controversy, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis averred on Monday that though he considers erstwhile premier Rajiv Gandhi a martyr, there is reality in the statement that Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued in Gandhi’s context. 

Two Maoists and four armed militia members surrendered in Andhra Pradesh

May 07, 2019, at 09:40 am

Visakhapatnam, May 7 (UNI) Two Maoists and four armed militia members surrendered before the police here on Monday.

Seven arrested, Rs.20,000 cash seized in Andhra Pradesh

May 07, 2019, at 09:38 am

Kakinada , May 6 (UNI) The city police have conducted a raid on a gambling den near at the port new railway station on Monday and arrested seven persons on the charge of gambling. 

Indian Navy inducts 4th Scorpene class submarine

May 06, 2019, at 11:22 pm

New Delhi, May 6 (UNI): Indian Navy on Monday inducted the fourth scorpene class submarine INS Vela constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited.