No anti-incumbency against BJP in LS elections: Goa CM Pramod Sawant
Apr 08, 2019, at 05:25 pm
Panaji, Apr 8 (UNI) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday claimed that there was no incumbency factor in the Lok Sabha elections in spite of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) being in power at the Centre.
Maharashtra: Unaccounted cash of Rs 62.68 lakh seized, one detained in Kolhapur
Apr 08, 2019, at 05:23 pm
Kolhapur, April 8 (UNI) A 28-year-old man was detained after Rs 62.68 lakh in cash was allegedly recovered when the car he was driving was stopped for security check along Pune-Kolhapur National Highway at Shiroli Checknaka in Hatkanangale tehsil here on Monday.
Rahul Gandhi is a burden on opposition: Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das
Apr 08, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Ranchi, Apr 8 (UNI) Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today hit back on Congress president Rahul Gandhi and said he was not only a burden for his own party but now has become a burden for the opposition also.
Minority community & majority of voters are with BJP: Goa CM Pramod Sawant
Apr 08, 2019, at 05:18 pm
Panaji, Apr 8 (UNI) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday claimed that all the five candidates of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including two contesting Lok Sabha election, are getting good response from the voters, including from minority community, who are well aware about the vision of Narendra Modi-led government.
Gangster joining Congress neither deliberate nor condonable: Preneet Kaur
Apr 08, 2019, at 05:16 pm
Patiala, Apr 8 (UNI) Asserting zero tolerance to criminalisation of politics, the Congress candidate from Patiala Preneet Kaur, on Monday clarified that the joining of an alleged gangster in the party was neither deliberate nor condonable.
'Ache Din' seen only by rich people of India: Siddaramaiah
Apr 08, 2019, at 05:11 pm
Bengaluru, Apr 8 (UNI) Criticising that in the last five years of BJP rule at the Center only people belonging to Rich were benefited and the poor left on the lurch in the country, former Chief minister and Chairman of the JD(S)-Congress Co-Ordination committee, Siddaramaiah has charged that Prime minister Narendra Modi had waived bank loan of the Industrialists to the tune of over Rs 3.5 lakh crore but refused to write off farm loans to help farmers who are in distress.
Puducherry: Man arrested under POCSO Act
Apr 08, 2019, at 05:09 pm
Puducherry, Apr 8 (UNI) A 57-year-old man was arrested under POCSO Act on charges of sexually harassing a 16-year-old girl at Muthialpet here.
Change imminent at Centre: Mamata Banerjee
Apr 08, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Nagrakata, Apr 8 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the BJP has failed to keep its promises in the last five years and a change is imminent at the Centre.
Apr 08, 2019, at 05:05 pm
Bengaluru, Apr 8 (UNI) Former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader R Ashok today predicted that Congress would trigger the fall of the coalition government in the State as people were disillusioned with the JD(S)-Congress tie-up to usurp power that had resulted in skirmishes between the leaders of the two parties that is spilling over to the joint campaign for the coming Lok Sabha polls.
BJP manifesto is another set of jumla: Arvind Kejriwal
Apr 08, 2019, at 04:52 pm
New Delhi, Apr 8 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday described the Bharatiya Janata Party's manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls as another set of 'jumla' (false promise).
RSS had no role in picking candidates for LS polls in Karnataka: BJP leader K S Eshwarappa
Apr 08, 2019, at 04:50 pm
Bhagalkot, Apr 8 (UNI) Strongly refuting the charges of the KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao that RSS was involved in the selection of the BJP nominees to contest in the General elections, BJP leader K S Eshwarappa said “RSS is an independent institution, which teaches about Hindutva and propagate its values”.
Punjab: Temple priest found murdered in Kartarpur
Apr 08, 2019, at 04:39 pm
Jalandhar, Apr 8 (UNI) Tension prevailed in Kartarpur town after a 50-year-old priest of Baba Balaknath temple in Khatika Mohalla was murdered early Monday morning.
Apex court order should set to rest controversy around EVMs: Former CEC SY Quraishi
Apr 08, 2019, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi, Apr 8 (UNI) Welcoming Monday's Supreme Court order to increase random sampling of EVMs using VVPAT from the one per assembly segment to five, former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi said that the controversy should be laid to rest and not assume the dimensions of a prestige issue.
UK court rejects Indian businessman Vijay Mallya's request to appeal against extradition order
Apr 08, 2019, at 04:25 pm
London, Apr 8 (IBNS): In a major development, a judge in the appeals court of the high court on Monday rejected fugitive Indian liquor baron Vijay Mallya's written appeal against an extradition order.
Kashmir: Youth killed in scuffle over water between 2 villages in Shopian
Apr 08, 2019, at 04:22 pm
Srinagar, Apr 8 (UNI) A youth was killed in a scuffle over water between two villages on Monday in south Kashmir district of Shopian.
Priya Dutt, Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar files nomination
Apr 08, 2019, at 04:20 pm
Mumbai, Apr 8 (UNI) Indian National Congress leader Priya Dutt and Bollywood actor Urmila Marondkar, who recently joined the INC, here on Monday filed the nomination papers from the Mumbai North Central and Mumbai North constituency respectively for the Lok Sabha elections.
Apr 08, 2019, at 04:18 pm
Barrackpore, Apr 8 (UNI) Tension ran high in front of Bhatpara municipality office at Kakinara in North 24 Parganas as supporters of ruling Trinamool Congress and opposition BJP shouted slogans against each other after a secret ballot following a no-confidence motion was passed to oust sitting chairman and BJP candidate from Barrackpore Arjun Singh.
Bihar: Six cops injured in road mishap
Apr 08, 2019, at 04:14 pm
Motihari, Apr 8 (UNI) At least six police personnel were injured, one of them seriously, when their vehicle was hit by a truck near Manarbarji mutt under Mehsi police station area in East Champaran district late last night.
Won't allow Citizenship Amendment Bill: Mamata Banerjee hits out at BJP
Apr 08, 2019, at 02:55 pm
Kolkata, Apr 8 (IBNS): Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s poll promise to enact Citizenship Amendment Bill after returning to power, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she will not allow it to happen.
Moving forward with one mission, one direction: PM Modi after releasing BJP's poll manifesto
Apr 08, 2019, at 02:42 pm
New Delhi, Apr 8 (UNI): Asserting that the manifesto of the BJP for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections reflects the ‘true spirit of democracy’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the government was moving forward with ‘one mission, one direction’.
Supreme Court increases number of EVMs for VVPAT counting
Apr 08, 2019, at 02:01 pm
New Delhi, Apr 8 (UNI): The Supreme Court on Monday increased the number of EVMs for physical VVPAT counting from one constituency to five for legislative constituencies, after hearing a petition filed by 21 opposition parties seeking to equate the EVM counting with VVPAT.
Apr 08, 2019, at 01:29 pm
New Delhi, Apr 8 (UNI): BJP will explore all options to facilitate the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, the party said on Monday and sought to reach out to traders and farmers for the crucial 2019 general elections by promising that farmers' income will be doubled by 2022.
Apr 08, 2019, at 01:22 pm
New Delhi, Apr 8 (UNI): India was not in a position to make experiment with adventurism of failed ideas, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday.
NDA government at Centre failed to keep promises : Congress leader Sachin Pilot
Apr 08, 2019, at 12:55 pm
Hyderabad, Apr 8 (UNI): Rajashthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot has deplored that the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre had failed to keep its promises to the people.
Kerala: Overturn of car leads to death of five
Apr 08, 2019, at 12:48 pm
Kottayam, Apr 8 (UNI): Five persons were killed and another was critically injured after a car in which they were travelling overturned after it rammed into a house near the Manathoor church Junction along the Pala-Thodupuzha state highway in this district on Sunday evening.
Madras HC quashes GO for land acquisition for Salem-Chennai 8-lane Green corridor project
Apr 08, 2019, at 12:47 pm
Chennai, Apr 8 (UNI): The Madras High Court on Monday quashed the Tamil Nadu Government Order (GO) for acquiring lands for the Rs 10,000 crore eight-lane Salem-Chennai expressway Green Corridor Project.
Political clash in Mandya ahead of Lok Sabha polls injures three JD(S) workers
Apr 08, 2019, at 12:44 pm
Mandya, Apr 8 (UNI): With election campaign coming to a boil ahead of Apr 18 phase polls in 14 Lok Sabha segments in Karnataka, the state is witnessing political skirmish and it turned worse when Janata Dal (Secular) and supporters of independent candidate Sumalatha clashed in Mandya segment leaving three JD(S) workers injured.
Tamil Nadu: Tension prevails following vandalisation of Periyar’s statue
Apr 08, 2019, at 12:39 pm
Pudukottai, Apr 8 (UNI): Tension prevailed in Aranthangi town of Pudukottai district, after unidentified miscreants allegedly vandalized the statue of social activist and rationalist leader EV Ramasamy, also popularly called as “Periyar” here on Monday.
BJP releases Lok Sabha poll manifesto, Amit Shah refers to PM Modi's tenure as golden period
Apr 08, 2019, at 12:18 pm
New Delhi, Apr 8 (IBNS): Speaking at the release of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Lok Sabha poll manifesto on Monday, party chief Amit Shah referred to the five-year rule of the saffron party under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a golden period.
BJP releases manifesto for Lok Sabha polls
Apr 08, 2019, at 11:59 am
New Delhi, Apr 8 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released its manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, which will begin on Apr 11.