Four terrorists killed during gun battle with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir

Apr 01, 2019, at 08:29 am

New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): At least four suspected terrorists were killed during a gun battle with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Monday, media reports said.

Kamal Hassan's MNM promises statehood for Puducherry if elected

Mar 31, 2019, at 10:57 pm

Puducherry, Mar 31 (UNI): Makkal Neethi Mayyam (MNM) founder actor Kamal Hassan on Sunday night promised to secure statehood for Puducherry if the party candidate M.A.S. Subramanian was elected to the Lok Sabha from the lone Puducherry seat.

Mamata to start electioneering from April 4

Mar 31, 2019, at 10:32 pm

Kolkata, Mar 31 (UNI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee today said she will kick off her poll campaigning from April 4 and address nearly 100 rallies across the state over 40 days.

Kejriwal equates PM to tumour that needs removing, Mamata challenges Modi to debate

Mar 31, 2019, at 09:47 pm

Vizag, Mar 31 (IBNS): Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday equated the situation in the country to a person with a tumour said if someone had a tumour, it had to be removed.

Yogi attacks Priyanka for calling Ram Janambhoomi a 'disputed land'

Mar 31, 2019, at 09:26 pm

Lucknow, Mar 31 (UNI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday asked Congress general secretary in charge of Eastern UP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to clarify why Ram Janmabhoomi was a disputed land and why she had not worshiped of Ram Lalla during her visit to Ayodhya recently.

Capabilities of armed forces unquestionable: PM Modi

Mar 31, 2019, at 09:12 pm

New Delhi, Mar 31 (UNI): Speaking over the Balakot air strikes by Indian Air Force, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed confidence in the armed forces of the nation and said that their capabilities were unquestionable.

Rahul only one among 20 Congress candidates: Pinarayi Vijayan

Mar 31, 2019, at 09:01 pm

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 31 (UNI): Refering to the Congress president's candidature from Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday said Rahul Gandhi was just one among the 20 Lok Sabha candidates of Congress-led United Democratic Front in the state.

Mamata, Kejriwal, Naidu show of Grand Alliance strength in Vizag

Mar 31, 2019, at 08:52 pm

Visakhapatnam, Mar 31 (UNI): At a time when the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Allinace) is grappling with dithering and dissension, leaders of the various non-BJP political parties geared up here on Sunday in a show of strength and support of Chandra Babu Naidu’s Telgu Desam Party ahead of the April 11 Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh.

Islamic scholars issue 'fatwa' against govt schemes that provide interest on deposits

Mar 31, 2019, at 08:41 pm

New Delhi, March 31 (IBNS): A group of 200 Islamic scholars from across the country have declared a "fatwa" against schemes such as the Centre's Sukanya Samriddhi Account Yojana for girls that provide interest on the money deposited in the bank, The Times of India said.

Nagaland: NPF support to Congress is issue based

Mar 31, 2019, at 07:45 pm

Kohima, Mar 31 (UNI): The regional party of Nagaland, the Naga People’s Front (NPF), has said that its decision to support Congress candidate K.L. Chishi in the upcoming Lok Sabha election was issue based, but decision will not change the stand of the party’s regionalism nor will it mean forging an alliance with the Congress.

J&K: FIR against those who failed to deposit arms ahead of polls

Mar 31, 2019, at 07:30 pm

Jammu, Mar 30 (UNI): The Kishtwar district magistrate has directed all the licensed weapon holders to deposit their weapons at their local police stations.

Confident of Congress victory: Ghulam Nabi Azad

Mar 31, 2019, at 07:26 pm

Faridabad/Palwal, Mar 31 (UNI): AICC general secretary and Haryana in-change Ghulam Nabi Azad has said he is confident of a Congress victory in the Lok Sabha elections after travelling throughout the state during his Parivartan Yatra.  

Key suspect held in sexual assault, murder of six-year-old at Thudiyalur

Mar 31, 2019, at 07:22 pm

Coimbatore, Mar 31 (UNI) Police on Sunday arrested a 32-year-old man for raping and killing a six-year-old child at Kasthoorinayakan Pudhur village near here.

Madhya Pradesh: Arms factory busted

Mar 31, 2019, at 07:16 pm

Shivpuri, MP, Mar 31 (UNI) Three pistols, two other firearms, some ammunition and a large quantity of implements and material have been appropriated when law enforcement authorities busted a weapons factory in the vicinity of a citadel in Paragarh – following a tip-off – under a campaign against such units in view of the general election.

Puducherry: Teacher held for sexually assaulting his students, staff

Mar 31, 2019, at 07:13 pm

Puducherry,Mar 31 (UNI) Puducherry CB CID police registered a case against a government school teacher at Keezhoor village near villianur here for sexually assaulting his female students and staff.

Fatehgarh police seize 25 kg gold worth Rs 8.50 cr

Mar 31, 2019, at 07:04 pm

Fatehgarh Sahib, Mar 31 (UNI) Fatehgarh police on Sunday claimed to have seized 25 kg gold worth Rs 8.50 crore. 

Rahul Gandhi is feeling unsafe in Amethi: BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad

Mar 31, 2019, at 06:25 pm

New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday targeted Congress President Rahul Gandhi over his decision to contest the Lok Sabha polls also from Kerala and said he is doing so as he is feeling 'unsafe' in Amethi.

Punjab: Phagwara police solves murder mystery

Mar 31, 2019, at 06:00 pm

Phagwara, Mar 31 (UNI) The Phagwara Police have succeeded to solve the mystery of the murder of the elderly Woman Satnam Kaur within 24 hours and arrested Harjot Kaur resident of Village Daduwal and her accomplice Vikram Singh @ Vikki, resident of Village Sarhali under section 302/34 IPC on the charges of murder. 

Uttar Pradesh: Two dreaded criminals arrested after encounter in Etawah

Mar 31, 2019, at 05:57 pm

Etawah, Mar 31 (UNI) Two dreaded criminals were arrested after encounter with police in Vaidpura area, police said here on Sunday.

Bihar: Brishen Patel joins RLSP

Mar 31, 2019, at 05:36 pm

Patna, Mar 31 (UNI) Former president of Bihar unit of Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) Brishen Patel, who had deserted his party recently, today joined RLSP.

Eliminate the menace of terrorism, tackle climate change, remove social inequalities: Venkaiah Naidu

Mar 31, 2019, at 05:32 pm

New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for concerted efforts to eliminate the menace of terrorism, tackle climate change, remove social inequalities, alleviate poverty and minimize the urban rural divide to build a peaceful, harmonious and happy nation.

IAF's MiG-27 fighter jet crashes in Rajasthan, pilot safe

Mar 31, 2019, at 05:14 pm

New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): An Indian Air Force MiG-27 aircraft crashed in Uttarlai area of Rajasthan on Sunday, officials said.

We will carry out surgical strike on poverty, if voted to power: Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi

Mar 31, 2019, at 05:00 pm

Vijayawada, Mar 31 (UNI) Congress president Rahul Gandhi reiterated that his party would carry out surgical strike on “poverty”, if voted to power and assured to waive agriculture loans to the farmers in Andhra Pradesh and accord Special Category Status (SCS).

Chhapra-Surat Tapti Ganga Express derails, 4 hurt

Mar 31, 2019, at 04:44 pm

New Delhi/Chhapra, Mar 31 (UNI) At least four people were hurt as Chhapra-Surat Tapti Ganga Express derailed at Gautamsthan station, which is just next to Chhapra, on Sunday morning.

Puducherry: Rs 16 lakh seized ahead of LS polls

Mar 31, 2019, at 04:39 pm

Puducherry, Mar 31 (UNI) Grand Bazaar Police here seized a hefty amount of Rs 16 lakh from two people ahead of Lok Sabha Elections.

J&K Food Safety authorities names two brands of packaged drinking water unsafe

Mar 31, 2019, at 04:35 pm

Jammu, Mar 31 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Food Safety Authorities have declared the two packaged drinking water brands being sold in the market under the brand names “AQUA NICE” and “Mc Dowell’s No. 1 Platinum” as unsafe for human consumption.

Punjab: Three drug peddlers held with 345 kg poppy husk

Mar 31, 2019, at 04:30 pm

Jalandhar, Mar 31 (UNI) Commissionerate police on Sunday nabbed three drug peddlers and seized 345 kg poppy husk from their possession.

Jammu and Kashmir: 5 persons arrested with Brown Sugar in Srinagar

Mar 31, 2019, at 04:26 pm

Srinagar, Mar 31 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday arrested five persons alongwith 28 grams of Brown Sugar in the summer capital, Srinagar.

It's me, not my ghost: Sushma Swaraj responds on who tweets for her

Mar 31, 2019, at 04:18 pm

New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who is known for her prompt reply on Twitter when someone asks for help, on Sunday showed her witty side as she gave a straightforward answer to one of the detractors who questioned whether it was the minister herself who answered the tweets.

Suspected militants kill former Zila Parishad member in Arunachal Pradesh

Mar 31, 2019, at 03:34 pm

Guwahati, Mar 31 (IBNS): Ahead of the Lok Sabha and assembly polls in Arunachal Pradesh, suspected militants killed another political leader in the north east frontier state.