Modi visits Rahul Gandhi's Amethi, says AK-203 rifles to help security forces to fight terrorists

Mar 03, 2019, at 07:26 pm

Amethi, Mar 3 (IBNS): Visiting Congress president Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha constituency Amethi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the AK-203 rifles to be manufactured in the newly-launched Kalashnikov rifles unit in Uttar Pradesh will give strength to India security forces in their fight against terrorism.

Social media speculation rife on JEM chief Masood Azhar's death; no official confirmation

Mar 03, 2019, at 07:19 pm

Islamabad/New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS): Social media is buzzing with news that Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar may have died even as there has been no official confirmation from any authority in Pakistan.

Prayagraj Kumbh Mela 2019 makes it to Guinness World Records

Mar 03, 2019, at 07:15 pm

New Delhi, Mar 3 (UNI): Prayagraj Kumbh Mela 2019 has been placed in the Guinness World Records in three sectors.

BJP president Amit Shah to visit Telangana on Mar 6

Mar 03, 2019, at 06:19 pm

Hyderabad, Mar 3 (UNI) BJP National President Amit Shah will visit Telangana on March 6.

Make sure saffron does not disappear from Kashmir: Omar Abdullah

Mar 03, 2019, at 06:15 pm

Srinagar, Mar 3 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said more care should be taken that saffron does not disappear from the Valley.

Arvind Kejriwal's AAP hopes to re-do 2014 in 2019 LS polls in Punjab

Mar 03, 2019, at 06:12 pm

Moga , Mar 3 (UNI/IBNS) Winning four seats in 2014 Lok Sabha polls and all from Punjab only, the Adami Party(AAP) hopes that the people of the state may bless it again in the coming Lok Sabha polls. 

LG Kiran Bedi visits Odaperi Tank

Mar 03, 2019, at 06:03 pm

Puducherry, Mar 3 (UNI/IBNS) Puducherry Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi on Sunday visited the Odaperi Tank at Karayampathur and Periya eri in Panayadikuppam near here as part of a review mission of water bodies on water levels post the monsoon to continue with the crusade “Mission Puducherry Water Rich”.

LS poll campaign in Maharashtra: BJP holds 'Vijay Sankalp Rally' in 3 Assembly constituencies

Mar 03, 2019, at 06:00 pm

Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Mar 3 (UNI/IBNS) The BJP organised motorcycle rallies here on Sunday in three Assembly constituencies-Aurangabad West,Aurangabad Central,and Aurangabad East. 

PM Modi is trying to hide his failures behind events happening in Kashmir: Mayawati

Mar 03, 2019, at 05:49 pm

Lucknow, Mar 3 (IBNS): Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said he is trying to hide his failures behind the tension and sad events happening in Jammu and Kashmir where 40 Indian paramilitary forces personnel were killed in a terror attack.

J&K Guv, CS greet people on Mahashivratri

Mar 03, 2019, at 05:38 pm

Jammu, Mar 3 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Sunday extended his warm greetings to the people on the auspicious occasion of Mahashivratri, which is celebrated by Kashmiri Pandits as Hairath.

Hundreds of BJP supporters arrested during bike rallies across Bengal to mark Vijay Sankalp Diwas

Mar 03, 2019, at 05:10 pm

Kolkata, Mar 3 (UNI) Defying no rally order across West Bengal, hundreds of BJP activists have been detained after reports of scuffles with the policemen in which many have been wounded over Vijay Sankalp Diwas processions on bikes across the state, official reports coming from several districts reached here said today.

Jammu and Kashmir: SSB Jawan among two killed in Ramban

Mar 03, 2019, at 05:06 pm

Jammu, Mar 3 (UNI/IBNS) A Jawan of Sashastra Seema Bal among two persons killed in separate incidents in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Indo-Pak relationship: Samjhauta Express to leave for Pakistan tonight

Mar 03, 2019, at 05:03 pm

New Delhi, Mar 3 (UNI) Samjhauta Express will resume its operations from Indian side on Sunday night and proceed for Attari border.

After rally in Patna, Narendra Modi leaves for Amethi

Mar 03, 2019, at 03:54 pm

New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Amethi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh after addressing a rally in Patna city in Bihar which was also attended by state Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

UP CM slams opposition leader ahead of PM Modi's Amethi visit

Mar 03, 2019, at 03:46 pm

Lucknow, Mar 3(UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday flayed Congress, Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samajwadi Party for neglecting development in the state.

TDP MLA Sandra to join TRS

Mar 03, 2019, at 03:43 pm

Hyderabad, Mar 3 (UNI) In a set back to the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Sathupally MLA Sandra Veeraiah has decided to join the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS).

Congress MLAs likely to join BJP in Karnataka

Mar 03, 2019, at 03:36 pm

Bengaluru, Mar 3 (UNI) Three Congress MLAs, including former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, are likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of the prime minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to Karnataka on March 6.

Two dead in a road accident near Salal Dam in Reasi

Mar 03, 2019, at 03:33 pm

Jammu, Mar 3 (UNI) Two people died when their car skidded off and turned turtle near Salal Dam in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.

JD-S supremo Devegowda says his party is flexible on seat sharing with Congress to defeat BJP in LS polls

Mar 03, 2019, at 03:29 pm

Mangaluru, Mar 3 (UNI/IBNS) Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (S) supremo H D Devegowda on Sunday said that to defeat the BJP in Karnataka in the coming Lok Sabha elections his party will take a flexible stand on seat sharing formula that is being worked out between his party and the Congress.

Kupwara encounter:Yogi Adityanath condoles death of 2 CRPF jawans from state; announces solatium

Mar 03, 2019, at 03:24 pm

Lucknow, Mar 3 (UNI/IBNS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday mourned the demise of two CRPF personnel from the state in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.

2 militants, 5 SF personnel killed in 48-hour-long Handwara encounter

Mar 03, 2019, at 03:19 pm

Srinagar, Mar 3 (UNI) Two militants and five security force personnel, including a CRPF Inspector, were killed and five other jawans injured in over 48-hour-long encounter, which ended on Sunday, at Handwara in frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara.

Sitting BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh Savitri Bai Phule joins Congress

Mar 03, 2019, at 03:02 pm

Lucknow, Mar 3 (IBNS): Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls,  sitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha lawmaker from Bahraich Savitri Bai Phule joined the Congress on Sunday.

Hyderabad: Woman commits suicide

Mar 03, 2019, at 02:51 pm

Hyderabad, Mar 3 (UNI/IBNS) A newly married woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping from a five-storied building at Sushma Sai Nagar in Vanasthalipuram here on Sunday.

PM Modi slams opposition leaders for questioning the surgical strike conducted by Indian security forces

Mar 03, 2019, at 02:20 pm

Patna, Mar 3 (IBNS): Coming down to Patna city, where he shared the stage with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after a long time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attacked the opposition leaders for 'questioning' the surgical strike conducted by the Indian Air Force on terror camp across the Line of Control last week.

Maharashtra: Teenager held for abducting boy in Thane

Mar 03, 2019, at 01:49 pm

Thane, Mar 3 (UNI/IBNS) A 17-year-old girl was detained for allegedly kidnapping a boy in this district of Maharashtra for a ransom of Rs 6 lakh, police said on Sunday.

‘Centre for Disability Sports’ to be set up at Gwalior

Mar 03, 2019, at 01:43 pm

New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS): A‘Centre for Disability Sports’will be set up at Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh.

Gadkari to lay foundation stone for Rs 515 crore worth national highway projects in Bundelkhand

Mar 03, 2019, at 01:38 pm

New Delhi, Mar 3 (UNI): Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari will be in Jhansi on Sunday to lay the foundation stone for National Highways projects worth nearly Rs 515 crore in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh.

Modi shares election rally stage with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar after a decade

Mar 03, 2019, at 01:22 pm

Patna, Mar 3 (UNI/IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a stage with Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for the first time in a decade at an election rally at Gandhi Maidan here today.

Kashmir is a matter strictly internal to India: MEA on OIC resolution

Mar 03, 2019, at 12:30 pm

New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) Responding to a resolution on Kashmir by the Organisation of Islamic States (OIC), India has said that Jammu and Kashmir is a matter strictly internal to India.

Not in race for PM post, want to make the Prime Minister: Akhilesh

Mar 03, 2019, at 12:18 pm

New Delhi, Mar 2 (UNI) While expressing confidence that the BJP would be thrown out of power in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Saturday that he is not in the race for the PM's post.