Deoria: SI suspended after trader shot dead
Mar 17, 2019, at 10:44 pm
Deoria, Mar 17 (UNI) Gauribazar police station in-charge Bhupendra Singh was suspended for dereliction of duty on Saturday after a trader was shot dead in his shop on Sunday.
Kerala: Police arrest 422 in 'Operation Bolt'
Mar 17, 2019, at 10:40 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 17 (UNI) About 422 people were arrested in the first day of the raid in connection with 'Operation Bolt,' launched by Kerala Police to counter activities of drug mafia and goons in this city.
New Delhi: Holi celebrated in Chinese Embassy
Mar 17, 2019, at 10:39 pm
New Delhi, Mar 17 (UNI) China's Ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui on Sunday extended greetings to the people of the nations of India and China, on the festival of colours - 'Holi'.
Punjab: Illicit liquor seized, 2 arrested
Mar 17, 2019, at 10:34 pm
Phagwara, Mar 17 (UNI) The Goraya Police have seized 10,400 litres of illicit liquor and arrested two people in this connection near village Atta in this district of Punjab.
Hyderabad: Two girl students commit suicide
Mar 17, 2019, at 10:28 pm
Hyderabad, Mar 17 (UNI) In separate incidents, two girl students aged 13 and 17 committed suicide, when their parents warned them against using cell phones.
Kerala: Two killed, 5 hurt in road accident
Mar 17, 2019, at 10:20 pm
Kannur, Mar 17 (UNI) Two persons were killed while five others sustained injuries when two cars in which they were travelling collided at Mundayad near Varam, here on Sunday morning.
Narendra Modi did what Manmohanji couldn't : Nirmala Sitharaman
Mar 17, 2019, at 10:17 pm
Kolkata, Mar 17 (UNI/IBNS) Defence Minsiter Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi did what former PM Manmohan Singh couldn't during the latter's tenure as the leader of the nation.
Government announces national mourning on Monday following demise of Goa CM Manohar Parrikar
Mar 17, 2019, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi, Mar 17 (UNI/IBNS) The Government on Sunday announced national mourning on Monday following the demise of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.
BREAKING: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar dies after prolonged illness
Mar 17, 2019, at 08:32 pm
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister and former defence minister Manohar Parrikar passed away on Sunday after battling prolonged illness. He was 63. Parrikar was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer in Feb last year.
Congress to go alone in Arunachal Assembly polls
Mar 17, 2019, at 04:04 pm
Itanagar, Mar 17 (UNI) Congress in Arunachal Pradesh will fight the forthcoming Assembly elections alone.
116 tribal voters joined BJP in Tripura district
Mar 17, 2019, at 04:02 pm
Ambassa (Tripura), Mar 17 (UNI) In total 116 tribal voters from 39 left supporter families have joined BJP last night at remote Nakashipara area under 45 Kamalpur Assembly Constituency in the bordering subdivision of kamalpur in Dhalai district here.
Former Congress leader & Odisha MLA Behera joins BJP
Mar 17, 2019, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi, Mar 17 (UNI) Odisha MLA Prakash Chandra Behera on Sunday joined the BJP giving the saffron party a major booster in the coastal region in the state.
Sushma Swaraj reaches Maldives
Mar 17, 2019, at 03:56 pm
Male, Mar 17 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday reached Maldives for her two-day tour to the island nation.
Congress has no real issues to campaign against PM Modi: Jaitley
Mar 17, 2019, at 03:04 pm
New Delhi, Mar 17 (IBNS): Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said the Congress is creating fake issues for the election campaign as they have no real criticism against the government.
Hundreds of vehicles leave Jammu for Kashmir, snow clearance opn starts on Mughal road
Mar 17, 2019, at 02:30 pm
Srinagar, Mar 17 (UNI): Hundreds of vehicles, including those carrying essentials and passengers, left Jammu for Kashmir valley on Sunday morning as only one-way traffic continued on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway due to bad road condition.
Matter will be resolved: Chinese envoy on Masood Azhar
Mar 17, 2019, at 02:15 pm
New Delhi, Mar 17 (IBNS): Days after China once again blocked India's move to designate as global terrorist Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief and recent Pulwama attack mastermind Masood Azhar at the UN Security Council (UNSC), Chinese envoy Luo Zhaohui has assured that the matter would be resolved.
PM Modi changes Twitter name to 'Chowkidar Narendra Modi'
Mar 17, 2019, at 12:55 pm
New Delhi, Mar 17 (IBNS): A day after launching the "Main Bhi Chowkidar" campaign on the social media, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday added a prefix "Chowkidaar" to the title of his Twitter account.
Amid Manohar Parrikar's failing health, Congress stakes claim to form govt in Goa
Mar 17, 2019, at 11:50 am
Panaji, Mar 17 (IBNS): Amid reports of failing health of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, the Congress has staked claim to form the government in the state.
LS polls: BJP may drop Shatrughan Sinha as LS candidate
Mar 17, 2019, at 11:12 am
New Delhi, Mar 17 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may drop actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha as the Lok Sabha candidate for Bihar's Patna Sahib constituency and give the ticket to Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad instead, media reports said.
Five Indians among 50 killed in New Zealand mosques attack
Mar 17, 2019, at 10:15 am
New Delhi, Mar 17 (IBNS): The deadly gun attacks on two mosques of New Zealand left five Indians among 50 killed on Friday, the Indian High Commission informed on Sunday.
BS Yeddurappa calls on BJP senior leader S M Krishna ahead of selection of candidates for LS Polls
Mar 16, 2019, at 09:49 pm
Bengaluru, Jan 16 (UNI/IBNS) The BJP Karnataka Unit President B S Yeddyurappa on Saturday called on senior party leader and former External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and said he discussed the political situation leading to the April Lok Sabha elections in the state and on the possible selection of party candidates.
Mar 16, 2019, at 09:38 pm
New Delhi, Mar 16 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that world class drugs with unwavering quality at very affordable prices is the need of hour.
President Ram Nath Kovind confers Padma awards
Mar 16, 2019, at 09:33 pm
New Delhi, Mar 16 (UNI): President Ramnath Kovind on Saturday conferred three Padma Vibhushan, six Padma Bhushan and 48 Padma Shri Awards at a Civil Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
First BRICS Sherpa meeting held in Brazil
Mar 16, 2019, at 09:28 pm
New Delhi, Mar 16 (IBNS): The first BRICS Sherpa meeting under the Presidency of Brazil was held in Curitiba, Brazil between 14-15 March 2019, MEA confirmed.
Christchurch mosques attack should be warning to world: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Mar 16, 2019, at 09:27 pm
New Delhi, Mar 16 (IBNS): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said the Christchurch mosques attack, which killed 49 people, should be a warning to the world that "hatred is never benign".
Rajasthan: Five cops injured as police jeep overturns
Mar 16, 2019, at 08:24 pm
Alwar, Mar 16 (UNI) At least five policemen were injured when their speeding jeep overturned in this district of Rajasthan on Saturday.
Rajasthan: Two held for murdering girl in Sikar
Mar 16, 2019, at 08:21 pm
Sikar, Mar 16 (UNI/IBNS) Two people were arrested on the charges of murdering a girl in this district of Rajasthan, police said on Saturday.
Punjab: Flames engulf 30 temporary shops, 7 shanties
Mar 16, 2019, at 08:18 pm
Phagwara, Mar 16 (UNI/IBNS) More than 30 temporary shops and seven shanties of migrants have been gutted in a fire, which broke out in Kalsi Nagar market of Phillaur.
Atwal will be SAD candidate from Jalandhar: Sukhbir
Mar 16, 2019, at 08:15 pm
Jalandhar, Mar 16 (UNI) Former Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker and senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Charanjit Singh Atwal will contest from Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency.
Four members of a family commit suicide in AP
Mar 16, 2019, at 08:07 pm
Ongole, Mar 16 (UNI) Four members of a family, including two children, committed suicide by consuming pesticide in their house at Alli Nagaram village in Komarole mandal in Prakasham district in Andra Pradesh on Saturday.