Friday prayers allowed in Jamia Masjid after 2 weeks
Mar 15, 2019, at 04:31 pm
Srinagar, Mar 15 (UNI) Friday prayers were offered in the historic Jamia Masjid on Friday after being disallowed for two weeks as a precautionary measure to avoid any law and order problem.
Heroine worth Rs 40 lakh seized in Kolkata, 2 criminals with arms and ammunition arrested
Mar 15, 2019, at 04:27 pm
Kolkata, Mar 15 (UNI) Heroine wroth Rs 40 lakh was seized while a man was about to deliver the white power weighing 700 gm, and elsewhere police arrested two arms dealers along with arms andammunition from Maidan area.
I am part and parcel of BJP: S M Krishna
Mar 15, 2019, at 04:24 pm
Bengaluru, Mar 15 (UNI) Former External Affairs Minister and BJP leader S M Krishna today said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s contribution to the nation for the past five years is widely known and people at large may have already formulated their stand ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha Elections.
Central forces to patrol from tomorrow;TMC launches dharna
Mar 15, 2019, at 04:19 pm
Kolkata, Mar 15 (UN) The first company of BSF, scheduled to reach Kolkata today, will begin patrolling city streets from tomorrow, ahead of the May 19 Lok Sabha polls.
Pakistan response on India’s demands on Kartarpur Corridor inadequate: Amarinder
Mar 15, 2019, at 04:11 pm
Chandigarh, Mar 15 (UNI) Expressing disappointment at Pakistan’s response to various issues raised by New Delhi during the first meeting on the Kartarpur Corridor, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday urged Islamabad to be more amenable and responsive to India’s demands, keeping in view the interests of the devotees seeking to pay obeisance at the historic Gurdwara across the border.
Nashik: Leopard kills three-year-old
Mar 15, 2019, at 04:03 pm
Nashik, Mar 15 (UNI/IBNS): A toddler has died in a leopard attack at Parmori Shivar of Dindori taluka in this Maharashtra district, police said on Friday.
Three-time Congress MP Arvind Sharma joins BJP
Mar 15, 2019, at 02:30 pm
New Delhi, Mar 15 (UNI): Three-time Congress MP from Karnal, Arvind Sharma joined the BJP in presence of Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday.
Mar 15, 2019, at 02:27 pm
Kolkata, Mar 15 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has directed the West Bengal administration to ensure resumption of the screening of filmmaker Anik Dutta's political satire Bhobishyoter Bhoot (Ghosts of the Future) after it was withdrawn from the state's big screens suddenly by the Mamata Banerjee administration without citing any reason, the filmmaker confirmed on Friday. The film was released after a due certification and was running full show on the first day.
2019 Battle: Change & ‘new faces’ are talk of the town in Odisha politics
Mar 15, 2019, at 01:07 pm
New Delhi, Mar 15 (UNI): The political scenario in Odisha is heading for major surprises and virtual topsy-turvy turnaround and this is bound to happen for reasons more than one.
Three arrested with illegal arms on Assam-Arunachal border
Mar 15, 2019, at 11:17 am
Guwahati, Mar 15 (IBNS): Ahead of the Lok Sabha election, police arrested three persons and seized illegal arms from them at Bandardewa along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on Thursday evening.
Huge quantity of illegal liquor seized in Assam’s Biswanath district
Mar 15, 2019, at 11:13 am
Guwahati, Mar 15 (IBNS): Ahead of the Lok Sabha election, police and Assam state excise department officials have seized a huge quantity of illegal liquor in north Assam’s Biswanath district in the past 48 hours.
Man shot dead in south Kashmir
Mar 15, 2019, at 10:22 am
Srinagar, Mar 15 (UNI): Unidentified gunmen killed a 36-year-old man after his abduction from his house in south Kashmir district of Pulwama , official sources said on Friday.
Amritsar trends on Twitter after netizens say they heard 'loud sounds'
Mar 15, 2019, at 09:16 am
Amritsar, Mar 15 (IBNS): Hastag #Amritsar started trending on Twitter on the wee hours of Friday after several netizen claimed that they heard 'two loud sounds' in the city.
India presses for visa-free corridor to Kartarpur pilgrims
Mar 14, 2019, at 11:36 pm
New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS): India on Thursday demanded that Indian pilgrims should have absolutely smooth, easy, convenient and unrestricted access to the historic and holy site of Kartarpur.
Mumbai foot overbridge collapse leaves five dead, several injured
Mar 14, 2019, at 10:01 pm
Mumbai, Mar 14 (IBNS): At least five people died while 29 got hurt after a foot overbridge near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) Railway Station in Mumbai collapsed on Thursday evening during a rush hour, media reports said.
Mumbai: Foot overbridge collapses near CSMT railway station, injures 16
Mar 14, 2019, at 08:45 pm
Mumbai, Mar 14 (IBNS): At least 16 people were injured after a foot overbridge near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) Railway Station in Mumbai collapsed on Thursday evening, media reports said.
Lok Sabha polls: Oppositions move SC demanding safety of EVMs
Mar 14, 2019, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS): Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, 21 opposition parties on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking more safety norms for the Electronic Voting Machines.
DRDO successfully test fires Man Portable Anti Tank Guided Missile
Mar 14, 2019, at 07:11 pm
New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS): In a major boost for Army, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired indigenously developed, low weight, fire and forget Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) for the second time on Thursday in the ranges of Rajasthan desert.
SC reserves order on leaked documents in Rafale deal case
Mar 14, 2019, at 06:47 pm
New Delhi, Mar 14 (UNI): Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on the preliminary objections and claims of privilege over the leaked documents in Rafale deal case.
Smriti Irani misused MPLAD funds, says Congress, demands her resignation
Mar 14, 2019, at 06:38 pm
New Delhi, Mar 14 (UNI): Accusing Union textiles minister Smriti Irani of corruption in spending the MPLAD funds, the Congress party on Thursday demanded that she should be sacked from cabinet and an FIR be registered.
India presses for visa-free travel for Kartarpur pilgrims
Mar 14, 2019, at 06:28 pm
New Delhi/Attari, Mar 14 (UNI): India on Thursday pressed for visa-free travel for Kartarpur pilgrims.
Congress will dedicate separate ministry for fisheries: Rahul
Mar 14, 2019, at 06:19 pm
Thrissur, Mar 14 (UNI): Launching the election campaign in Kerala, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said his party was committed to form a separate ministry for fisheries, guarantee minimum wages for all and write off agricultural loans of distressed farmers.
Opposition demands action against Odisha minister for "offering bribe" to voters
Mar 14, 2019, at 06:11 pm
Bhubaneswar, Mar 14 (UNI): Opposition BJP and the Congress today demanded that the Election Commission not let Odisha health minister Pratap Jena from contesting the election amid allegations of offering bribe to voters to ensure the victory of a BJD candidate in clear violation of the Model Code of Conduct.
First Kartarpur talks 'cordial', next meeting on April 2 at Wagah
Mar 14, 2019, at 06:07 pm
New Delhi/Attari, Mar 14 (UNI): The first meeting to discuss the modalities and the draft agreement for facilitation of pilgrims to visit Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib using the Kartarpur Corridor was held at Attari on Thursday in a "cordial environment".
Man held in Kolkata with Rs 30 lakh cash
Mar 14, 2019, at 04:58 pm
Kolkata, Mar 14 (IBNS): Police have arrested a 46-year-old man from MG Road under Burrabazar police limits for carrying a huge amount of cash.
West Bengal: BJP claims Trinamool attack on party workers
Mar 14, 2019, at 04:16 pm
Kolkata, Mar 14 (IBNS): The BJP in West Bengal has accused ruling Trinamool Congress activists of attacking its party members in two separate incidents in Burdwan and Islampur on Wednesday and Thursday.
Mar 14, 2019, at 03:37 pm
Mandya, Karnataka, Mar 14 (UNI): Former Prime Minister and JDS national president H.D. Deve Gowda today claimed that it was Congress-JDS that gave strength to Congress to pave way to scuttle the dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make India free from Congress ("Congress-mukt Bharat").
Fadnavis and Uddhav's joint rally in Aurangabad on Mar 17
Mar 14, 2019, at 03:31 pm
Aurangabad, Mar 14 (UNI): Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadanvis and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray will jointly address the Sena-BJP Marathwada level workers at Srihari pavilion here on March 17.
Seems Rahul Gandhi happy over China's move at UNSC: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Mar 14, 2019, at 02:53 pm
New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS): Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi for mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's diplomacy with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said the Congress president seems to be happy at China's move to block the proposal of designating Pakistan-based militant organisation chief Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) Masood Azhar as a global terrorist at the UN Security Council (UNSC).
Congress leader Tom Vadakkan joins BJP
Mar 14, 2019, at 02:20 pm
New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS): In a jolt to Rahul Gandhi, top Congress leader Tom Vadakkan on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the General Elections, which will begin on Apr 11.