State funeral of Manohar Parrikar: Thousands join procession

Mar 18, 2019, at 05:50 pm

Panaji, Mar 18 (IBNS): Thousands joined to pay their last tributes as the last rites of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was performed in Panaji on Monday.

Moga: Police solve snatching case, two people arrested

Mar 18, 2019, at 05:29 pm

Moga, Mar 18 (UNI) Moga Police claimed to have cracked a snatching case with the arrest of two persons on Monday.

Constant efforts for Urdu language promotion: Indresh Kumar

Mar 18, 2019, at 05:27 pm

New Delhi, Mar 18 (UNI) The government is making constant efforts for the promotion of Urdu language, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Indresh Kumar said on Monday.

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to contest two Assembly seat

Mar 18, 2019, at 05:25 pm

Bhubaneswar, Mar 18 (UNI/IBNS) In a big surprise BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik on Monday brought eight new faces in nine Lok sabha seats, retained six ministers in their respective assembly seat and induct several new faces in the Assembly seats with the release of party candidates for 9 Lok sabha and 54 Assembly seats here.

Goa: Final journey of CM Manohar Parrikar begins from Kala Academy to Miramar

Mar 18, 2019, at 05:23 pm

Panaji, Mar 18 (UNI/IBNS) The final journey of late Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who passed away on Sunday, began from Kala Academy to Miramar where final rites are to be performed.

Narendra Modi pays tributes to Manohar Parrikar

Mar 18, 2019, at 05:18 pm

Panaji, Mar 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday visited Panaji and paid tributes to Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.

Prime Minister of Guinea calls on the President Kovind

Mar 18, 2019, at 04:42 pm

New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS): Dr Ibrahima  Kassory  Fofana, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Guinea called on the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday.

Bahour: Miscreants breaks temple hundi

Mar 18, 2019, at 04:38 pm

Puducherry, Mar 18 (UNI/IBNS) Bahour police are on the look out for miscreants who broke the Hundi of the Bhoologamariyamman temple at Bahour near here and decamped with the booty.

Congress should not create any confusion: Akhilesh Yadav

Mar 18, 2019, at 04:16 pm

Lucknow, Mar 18 (UNI/IBNS) Following Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati's tweet, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav also hit out at the Congress, after the latter's announcement on leaving seven seats for the SP-BSP-RLD alliance in Uttar Pradesh.

#LokSabhaElection: RMP to support UDF candidate in Vatakara

Mar 18, 2019, at 04:13 pm

Kozhikode Mar 18 (UNI/IBNS) Revolutionary Marxist Party ( RMP) will support the United Democratic Front (UDF) in Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency.

Uttar Pradesh: IIllicit liquor worth lakhs seized

Mar 18, 2019, at 04:06 pm

Basti, Mar 18 (UNI) Illegal liquor amounting to around Rs 48 lakhs rupees was seized in this district, police said on Monday.

Bihar: Criminals loot pick-up van and commodities worth lakhs of rupees

Mar 18, 2019, at 04:03 pm

Hajipur, Mar 18 (UNI) Unidentified criminals looted a pick-up van and various commodities worth nearly Rs 40 lakh loaded on it on Mahatma Gandhi bridge under Industrial police station area in Vaishali district late last night.

Mumbai: Snag hits Western Railway services

Mar 18, 2019, at 03:53 pm

Mumbai, Mar 18 (UNI) The Western Railway(WR) service has been affected due to some unknown reasons on Monday morning owing to which several suburban trains were running late by 10-15 minutes.

Bihar: Notification for first phase of Lok Sabha election to four seats issued

Mar 18, 2019, at 03:47 pm

Patna, Mar 18 (UNI) The process of filing nominations for the first phase of Lok Sabha election involving four out of 40 seats and one assembly seat in Bihar scheduled on April 11 commenced with the issuance of notification today.

Jammu and Kashmir: CASO in Pulwama called off, several injured in clashes

Mar 18, 2019, at 03:37 pm

Srinagar, Mar 18 (UNI) Security forces called off Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) launched on Monday morning in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, where clashes erupted and internet mobile service was suspended as a precautionary measure.

Jammu and Kashmir: 13-year-old boy goes missing from Sopore

Mar 18, 2019, at 03:31 pm

Srinagar, Mar 18 (UNI) A 13-year-old boy was reported missing since Sunday morning in the apple township of Sopore in north Kashmir district of Baramulla.

Congress leaders in Goa visit Raj Bhavan to stake claim to form govt

Mar 18, 2019, at 02:55 pm

Panaji, Mar 18 (UNI): While Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders were holding deliberations with alliance partners to arrive at consensus for candidate for Chief Minister's post in Goa, Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly Chandrakant 'Babu' Kavlekar on Monday arrived at Raj Bhavan at Dona Paula near the city to stake claim to form government.

Swearing-in of new Goa CM may be after 3 pm: Vinay Tendulkar

Mar 18, 2019, at 02:22 pm

Panaji, Mar 18 (UNI) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Goa unit President Vinay Tendulkar on Monday said that new Chief Minister of the state will be sworn-in after 3 pm.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj meets Maldives Home Minister

Mar 18, 2019, at 01:17 pm

Male (Maldives), Mar 18 (UNI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday held talks with Maldives Home Minister Imran Abdulla and discussed ways to boost bilateral ties.

Assam transgender community to boycott Lok Sabha polls if govt fails to implement their demands

Mar 18, 2019, at 01:14 pm

Guwahati, Mar 18 (IBNS): The transgender community of Assam will boycott the upcoming Lok Sabha elections if the government doesn’t come ahead and implement the recently published revised state policy for development of the transgender community in the state.

AP Assembly Election: BJP drops 13 sitting MLAs including three ministers in candidate list

Mar 18, 2019, at 01:11 pm

Guwahati, Mar 18 (IBNS): Aiming to tackle the present situation in Arunachal Pradesh triggered by the Permanent Residence Certificates (PRCs) issue, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded few new faces as the party candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.

Lok Sabha Election: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra embarks on her Ganga yatra in UP

Mar 18, 2019, at 12:14 pm

Prayagraj, Mar 18 (UNI): Congress chief for eastern Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Monday embarked upon her three-day Ganga yatra from Prayagraj to Varanasi after worshiping at the Hanuman temple and at Sangam.

Union cabinet condoles Manohar Parrikar's demise, approves resolution

Mar 18, 2019, at 12:09 pm

New Delhi, Mar 18 (UNI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the demise of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar at Panaji and approved observing one day national mourning on Monday.

No BSP-Congress alliance anywhere in the country: Mayawati

Mar 18, 2019, at 11:53 am

Lucknow, Mar 18 (IBNS): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Monday clearly stated her party is having no alliance with Congress for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, a day after the oldest political outfit left seven seats in Uttar Pradesh for the alliance between BSP and Samajwadi Party (SP).

Lok Sabha election: Cong to go solo in Bengal, fumes at Left

Mar 18, 2019, at 11:24 am

Kolkata, Mar 18 (IBNS): Amid rift with Left over an alliance in West Bengal for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, state Congress unit said the party will fight polls in all 42 seats in the eastern state of India.

Nitin Gadkari meets alliance partners in Goa: No breakthrough to name Manohar Parrikar's successor

Mar 18, 2019, at 09:56 am

New Delhi/Panaji, Mar 18 (UNI/IBNS) Faced with a tough job to find an immediate successor to the former Goa Chief Minister Manohor Parrikar, who expired on Sunday evening, Union Minister and former BJP national president Nitin Gadkari held talks with his party MLAs and leaders of regional parties the Maharastrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) and Goa Forward Party at Panaji.

Last rites of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to be performed today

Mar 18, 2019, at 08:55 am

Panaji, Mar 18 (IBNS): The last rites of Chief Minister and former Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will be held in Goa on Monday.

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar dies, Indian leaders mourn

Mar 17, 2019, at 11:52 pm

Panaji, Mar 17 (IBNS): Ending his battle against pancreatic cancer, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who kept serving as the leader of his region even with his deteriorating health conditions, passed away on Sunday. He was 63.

Don't let BJP’s empty words fool you: Kamal Nath

Mar 17, 2019, at 11:39 pm

Chhindwara, Mar 17 (UNI): Campaigning on his home turf, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath on Sunday ‘cautioned’ the electorate against being beguiled by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s announcements and “false” promises.

Mumbai: Several illegal political outdoor ads pulled down

Mar 17, 2019, at 10:46 pm

Mumbai, Mar 17 (UNI) Around 11,558 illegal political outdoor advertisements across Mumbai Suburban District have been taken down to strictly adhere to the norms of electoral Model Code of Conduct in accordance with the 17th Lok Sabha polls,informed an election official.