Karvan-e-Aman bus remains suspended for fourth week

Mar 25, 2019, at 09:46 am

Srinagar, Mar 25 (UNI) The Karvan-e-Aman bus, operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) remained suspended for the fourth consecutive week on Monday, official sources said.

Uttar Pradesh: Bus catches fire, 4 dies

Mar 25, 2019, at 09:43 am

Mainpuri, Mar 25 (UNI) At least four people were burnt alive while several others sustained injuries when a passenger AC bus caught fire at Agra-Lucknow expressway in Karhal Tehsil, here, early on Monday.

Kashmir: Three Jaish militants arrested

Mar 25, 2019, at 09:36 am

Srinagar, Mar 25 (UNI) Three militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were arrested by security forces in the Kashmir valley, a police spokesman said, here, on Monday.

BJP-Shiv Sena alliance for 'Hindutva', says Fadnavis

Mar 24, 2019, at 11:44 pm

Kolhapur, Mar 24 (UNI): Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnvis has said that Bhartiya Janata Party ( BJP) and Shiv Sena entered into an alliance for 'Hindutva' and not only for to gain power.

BJP's 'telescopic' view on Rahul Gandhi's nomination papers

Mar 24, 2019, at 11:18 pm

New Delhi, Mar 24 (UNI): Even as Congress leaders have given a hint that party president Rahul Gandhi is 'considering' suggestions to contest from a second seat in South India besides Amethi, the BJP on Sunday sought to mount pressure on him saying "a telescopic view" will be maintained on his nomination papers.

Sushma seeks report on conversion of Hindu girls in Pakistan

Mar 24, 2019, at 10:27 pm

New Delhi/Islamabad, Mar 24 (UNI) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday directed Indian High Commissioner in Pakistan Ajay Bisaria to send a report on the abduction of two Hindu girls in Sindh region. Sources said a diplomatic note had been also sent to Pakistan on the matter.

Four family members drown in Tunga river

Mar 24, 2019, at 09:46 pm

Chikkamagaluru, Mar 24 (UNI): Four members of a family drowned in the Tunga river at Vidyaranyapura in Sringeri Taluk in the district on Sunday.

Congress slams 'bogus blogger' Arun Jaitley over 'dynasty' remark

Mar 24, 2019, at 09:31 pm

New Delhi, Mar 24 (UNI): Hitting back at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for blaming the party's current travails on its dynastic character, the Congress on Sunday said the latest attack by Jaitley was a "cheap Cover Up Exercise" for the NDA's colossal failures of the past five years.

Bihar: BJP leaves seats lost in 2014 to JD(U)

Mar 24, 2019, at 08:56 pm

Patna, Mar 24 (UNI): Bihar NDA has moved cautiously in seat-sharing deal among its allies for Lok Sabha election as BJP avoided contesting seats which it lost in the 2014 poll and instead left them for its ally JD(U).

Congress will win election if it contests in Pakistan: Ram Madhav

Mar 24, 2019, at 08:20 pm

Guwahati, Mar 24 (IBNS): BJP general secretary Ram Madhav on Sunday hit out at Congress leaders over their comments on the IAF airstrikes in Balakot and said the Grand Old Party would win if they contested elections in Pakistan.

PM Modi, Amit Shah, Yogi Adityanath to address poll rallies in Bengal

Mar 24, 2019, at 08:02 pm

Kolkata, Mar 24 (UNI): The BJP West Bengal unit has decided to organise rallies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party president Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath during the seven phases of polling in the state.

Congress failed to put pressure on Pakistan after 26/11: Sushma

Mar 24, 2019, at 07:40 pm

Noida, Mar 24 (UNI): Taking a dig at Congress for failing to exert enough international pressure on Pakistan after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said the Modi government took the matter to the international level after the February 14 Pulwama terror strike and the retaliatory air strikes proved the country's ability to defend its borders.

#LokSabhaPoll2019: Congress can perhaps win in Pakistan, says Ram Madhav

Mar 24, 2019, at 07:11 pm

Guwahati, Mar 24 (UNI) BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav today alleged that the Congress is using Pakistan as a poll plank, questioning whether the Opposition party was speaking for India or for the neighbouring country.

Five forest guards hurt in tiger attack

Mar 24, 2019, at 07:08 pm

Sulthan Bathery Mar 24 (UNI) Five forest guards were injured, one of them seriously, when a tiger attacked them in Chemanam near here on Sunday.

#LokSabhaPoll2019: AIADMK releases additional manifesto

Mar 24, 2019, at 07:06 pm

Chennai, Mar 24 (UNI) The ruling AIADMK on Sunday released an additional manifesto for the April 18 Lok Sabha polls, blaming the then ruling Congress-DMK combine for the genocide in Sri Lanka during the final phase of the ethnic war and promised action against all those involved in it.

#LokSabhaPoll2019: Chennithala asks LDF to withdraw candidate against Rahul Gandhi

Mar 24, 2019, at 07:00 pm

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 24 (UNI) Opposition leader in Kerala Assembly, Ramesh Chennithala, on Sunday asked whether the Left Democratic Front (LDF) will withdraw their candidate if Congress president Rahul Gandhi contested in Wayanad.

#LokSabhaElection2019: Congress fields Karti Chidambaram from Sivaganga constituency

Mar 24, 2019, at 06:17 pm

New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): The Congress party on Sunday fielded former Union Minister P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram as its candidate from the Sivaganga constituency in Tamil Nadu.

Maharashtra: Four killed, 45 injured in bus accident on Mokhada Trimbakeshwar road

Mar 24, 2019, at 05:59 pm

Thane, Mar 24 (UNI) At least four people were died and 45 others were injured when a private bus that was moving to Palghar from Nashik fell into a deep valley on Sunday, police said.

Kailash Satyarthi calls on politicians, Godmen to promote organ donation

Mar 24, 2019, at 05:43 pm

New Delhi, Mar 24 (UNI) In a bid to promote organ donation across India, Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Sunday called on politicians and Godmen, to promote organ donation in the country.

#LokSabhaElection2019: Aam Aadmi Party announces three candidates for LS polls in Uttar Pradesh

Mar 24, 2019, at 05:38 pm

Lucknow, Mar 24 (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday announced that it will contest three seats in Uttar Pradesh.

Congress govt failed to put pressure on Pakistan after 26/11 terror attack: Sushma Swaraj

Mar 24, 2019, at 05:34 pm

Noida, Mar 24 (UNI) Taking a dig at Congress for failing to exert enough international pressure on Pakistan after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said the Narendra Modi-led government took the matter to the international level after February 14 Pulwama terror strike and the retaliatory air strikes proved the country's ability to defend its borders.

Hospital gangrape case: Staff nurse, 3 wardboys held in Meerut

Mar 24, 2019, at 05:27 pm

Meerut, Mar 24 (UNI) A staff nurse and three ward boys were arrested in connection with the gangrape of a woman patient, who was admitted in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a private hospital here, police said on Sunday.

Punjab: Bike rally against drugs held on Marty's Day

Mar 24, 2019, at 05:18 pm

Chandigarh, Mar 24 (UNI) To commemorate the 88th Martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed-e-Aazm Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, Thumpers Cafe club bikers in association with Special Task Force (STF) of Punjab Police took to the streets from Mohali to Chandigarh to increase awareness about the harmful effects of drug abuse in the state.

Strike hits life in Kashmir

Mar 24, 2019, at 05:06 pm

Srinagar, Mar 24 (UNI) Life was crippled in Kashmir valley on Sunday due to a strike called by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) against ban on Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) and crackdown on Jamat-e-Islami (JeI) after Central government declared it unlawful organisation.

Bihar: Man stabs his younger brother to death

Mar 24, 2019, at 04:38 pm

Begusarai, Mar 24 (UNI) A man stabbed his younger brother to death at Peernagar village under Navkothi police station area in the district today.

#LokSabhaPoll2019: Congress names four more candidates in Chhattisgarh

Mar 24, 2019, at 04:34 pm

Raipur, Mar 24 (UNI) Congress has fielded candidates from four more parliamentary constituencies including Raipur, Rajnandgaon, Bilaspur and Mahasamund for Lok Sabha elections. The party already declared five candidates earlier.

Jammu And Kashmir: Two people injured as hamam pipes explode in mosque in Shopian

Mar 24, 2019, at 04:30 pm

Srinagar, Mar 24 (UNI) Two people were injured after a blast took place due to malfunctioning of hamam pipes in a local mosque in south Kashmir district of Shopian.

#LokabhaElection2019: BJP appoints Uma Bharti as its vice president

Mar 24, 2019, at 04:24 pm

New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party has appointed senior party leader Uma Bharti as its vice-president on Saturday.

Bihar: Milkman shot dead

Mar 24, 2019, at 04:13 pm

Sheikhpura, Mar 24 (UNI) Unidentified criminals today shot dead a milkman near Kamalpur village under Mahuli police outpost area in Sheikhpura district.

Narendra Modi will form govt again : Nirmala Sitharaman

Mar 24, 2019, at 04:07 pm

Hyderabad, Mar 24 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government will be back in the saddle after the upcoming Lok Sabha election, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitaraman said on Sunday.