Don’t fall prey to Congress promises: BJP leader Anurag Thakur

Apr 13, 2019, at 04:35 pm

Hamirpur (HP), Apr 13 (UNI) Calling upon the people not to fall prey to the promises made by the Congress leaders and workers, sitting MP and BJP candidate for the Hamirpur Lok Sabha seat Anurag Thakur has expressed optimism that the party would sweep the elections in the state and form its government at the Centre once again.

Narendra Modi is biggest victim of 'political intolerance': Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Apr 13, 2019, at 04:29 pm

New Delhi, Apr 13 (UNI) Union Minister and senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been the “biggest victim of political intolerance”.

Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti appeal Sushma Swaraj to facilitate return of MBBS student body from Bangladesh

Apr 13, 2019, at 04:27 pm

Srinagar, Apr 13 (UNI) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday appealed External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to facilitate return of mortal remains of a Kashmiri girl, who was pursuing MBBS in Bangladesh.

BJP lashes out at Azam Khan for his 'Bajrang Ali' remarks

Apr 13, 2019, at 04:18 pm

New Delhi, Apr 13 (UNI) The BJP on Saturday lashed out at Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan for trying to spread the name 'Bajrang Ali' and said such an attempt nakedly displays disrespect to both Hinduism and Islam.

British envoy to India pays tributes to those who died in Jallianwala Bagh tragedy

Apr 13, 2019, at 04:12 pm

Amritsar, Apr 13 (IBNS): As the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy touched 100 years, British High Commissioner to India Dominic Asquith on Saturday visited the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial in Amritsar visited the memorial and paid tributes to those who lost their lives in the firing incident that had left the countrymen shocked.

Punjab: Drug peddler lands in police net, contraband seized

Apr 13, 2019, at 04:04 pm

Phagwara, Apr 13 (UNI) The Goraya Police have arrested a drug peddler here and seized 300 gms of heroin from his possession.

Attempt being made to create hatred between followers of Ali and Bajrangbali: Mayawati

Apr 13, 2019, at 03:52 pm

Lucknow, Apr 13 (UNI) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday said that an attempt was being made to create hatred between followers of Bajrangbali and Ali.

Rahul Gandhi, Capt Amarinder Singh pay homage to martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh

Apr 13, 2019, at 03:43 pm

Amritsar, Apr 13 (UNI) Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder paid homage to the martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy, whose centenary is being observed on Saturday.

Congress to present separate Budget for Agriculture, if voted back to power: Rahul Gandhi

Apr 13, 2019, at 03:39 pm

Kolar, Karnataka, Apr 13 (UNI) AICC President Rahul Gandhi today slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reeling out a series of lies upon the people of the country, betraying the farming community and said " if elected to power Congress will correct all wrong doings of the BJP government and come out with a separate Budget for Agriculture along with Union Budget from the year 2019-20.

Uttar Pradesh: Three killed, four injured in road mishap

Apr 13, 2019, at 03:36 pm

Lakhimpur Kheri, Apr 13 (UNI) Three people died and four others sustained serious injuries after a speeding car rammed into a tree before hitting a truck at the Paliya National Highway in Phulbehar area district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, police said.

Piyanka Gandhi Vadra to campaign in Assam tomorrow

Apr 13, 2019, at 03:13 pm

Guwahati, Apr 13(UNI) Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi is scheduled to attend her first election rally in Assam tomorrow.

Amid row over Smriti Irani's degree, Arun Jaitley rakes up academic credentials of Rahul Gandhi

Apr 13, 2019, at 02:25 pm

New Delhi, Apr 13 (UNI) Amid fresh controversy on educational qualification of BJP leader Smriti Irani, senior leader and Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday sought to turn the table and said 'academic credentials' of Congress president Rahul Gandhi too has been debated.

Manipur police seize huge quantity of WY tablets worth Rs 25 lakh along Indo-Myanmar border

Apr 13, 2019, at 01:19 pm

Guwahati, April 13 (IBNS): The Manipur police seized a huge quantity of contraband drugs worth Rs 25 lakh in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district along Indo-Myanmar border on Friday.

PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi in Karnataka today for poll campaign

Apr 13, 2019, at 11:24 am

Bengaluru, Apr 13 (IBNS): Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi will campaign in Karnataka for the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 on Saturday.

Kashmir: Two militants killed in gunfight with security forces in Shopian

Apr 13, 2019, at 10:58 am

Srinagar, Apr 13 (IBNS): Two militants were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, media reports said.

No alliance with AAP in Delhi, Congress announces officially

Apr 12, 2019, at 11:11 pm

New Delhi, Apr 12 (IBNS): After rounds of speculations and talks, the Congress party on Friday officially announced that it is not forming an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi.

Jet Airways suspends international operations till April 15

Apr 12, 2019, at 10:42 pm

New Delhi, Apr 12 (UNI): Cash-strapped airline Jet Airways on Friday announced the suspension of its international operations till April 15.

Congress asks EC to ban participation of BJP leaders in Ramnavami programmes

Apr 12, 2019, at 10:37 pm

Patna, Apr 12 (UNI): Congress today demanded from the Election Commission to ban participation of leaders of political parties in functions to be organised on the occasion of Ramnavami.

Assam registers 78.23 percent voting in first phase

Apr 12, 2019, at 10:30 pm

Guwahati, Apr 12 (IBNS): An estimated of 78.23 percent of the 76,03,458 voters in five Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam exercised their franchise during the first phase of Lok Sabha polls on Thursday.

Congress fields Manish Tewari from Anandpur Sahib, Jyotiraditya Scindia from Guna

Apr 12, 2019, at 10:22 pm

New Delhi, Apr 12 (UNI): The Congress on Friday fielded AICC spokesperson Manish Tewari from the Anandpur Sahib seat of Punjab and AICC general secretary for Uttar Pradesh West Jyotiraditya Scindia from his traditional seat of Guna in Madhya Pradesh.

BJP will replicate Tripura in Kerala: Modi

Apr 12, 2019, at 09:22 pm

Kozhikode, Apr 12 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that Kerala would be the second Tripura for the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Will win again with record margin: Shatrughan Sinha

Apr 12, 2019, at 08:53 pm

Patna, Apr 12 (UNI): Congress candidate from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency Shatrughan Sinha today claimed that like in previous elections, he would win this Lok Sabha election from Patna Sahib constituency with record margin.

Will win all seven seats in Delhi: AAP

Apr 12, 2019, at 08:41 pm

New Delhi, Apr 12 (UNI): Hitting out at the Congress for deciding not to go for an alliance with it in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi party on Friday said that it will defeat the other parties on all seven seats and the Congress' deposit will be forfeited in the national capital.

BJP trying to take credit for sacrifices made by security forces: Azad

Apr 12, 2019, at 08:05 pm

Jammu, Apr 12 (UNI): Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday said the BJP was trying to take credit on the achievements and sacrifices of India's armed forces, something no government in the past has done for vote bank politics.

Only 9 Jet Airways aircraft in operation, Suresh Prabhu steps in to minimise passenger inconvenience

Apr 12, 2019, at 07:51 pm

New Delhi, Apr 12 (UNI): Civil aviation minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday directed secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola to review and take necessary steps in debt-ridden Jet Airways row.

Tibetan leader Dalai Lama discharged from hospital

Apr 12, 2019, at 06:20 pm

New Delhi, Apr 12 (UNI) The Tibetan spiritual head, the Dalai Lama, on Friday morning was discharged from a Delhi hospital, three days after being admitted with a chest infection.

Narendra Modi thanks Russian President Vladimir Putin after he was awarded Order of St Andrew

Apr 12, 2019, at 05:31 pm

New Delhi, Apr 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked Russian president Vladimir Putin after the country awarded him with Order of St Andrew.

Maneka Gandhi caught on camera referring to Muslim voters in her speech in Sultanpur

Apr 12, 2019, at 05:22 pm

Sultanpur, Apr 12 (IBNS): At a time when the nation is voting in the general polls, Union Minister and senior BJP leader Maneka Gandhi has triggered a controversy when she was caught on camera allegedly asking the people of the Muslim community to vote for her or else she may not be inclined to be responsive to their requests.

Lok Sabha elections: 36 poll personnel walk 15 kms inside dense forest fearing Maoist attack

Apr 12, 2019, at 05:12 pm

Bhubaneswar, Apr 12 (UNI) Fearing Maoists attack, as many as 36 polling officials deployed in six polling booths in Banda Ghati area of Malkangiri distict had to walk down 15 km inside dense forest after the polling yesterday and reached the Malkangiri district headquarter this morning.

Not allowing nomads to take their cattle to Kashmir insensitive decision, Mehbooba Mufti

Apr 12, 2019, at 05:10 pm

Srinagar, Apr 12 (UNI) Seeking revocation of an order issued by the state administration directing nomads, Gujjar and Bakerwals not to take their cattle from Jammu to Kashmir, former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said it was an insensitive decision.