Uber cab driver who handed over passenger to cop over 'anti-CAA conversation' awarded by Mumbai BJP

Feb 08, 2020, at 06:26 pm

Mumbai/IBNS:  The Mumbai unit of the BJP on Saturday awarded a cab driver who gained national attention by reporting a passenger to cops assuming from the phone conversation that the person was planning something against the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

Delhi Assembly Polls: Voting percentage remains low at 42.29 pc

Feb 08, 2020, at 04:58 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Polling in Delhi Assembly elections remained significantly low with 42.29% voter turnout recorded till 4pm.

Rahul Gandhi meant it metaphorically: Shashi Tharoor on 'Modi will be beaten with sticks' remark

Feb 08, 2020, at 04:42 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A day after Narendra Modi wittily replied to Rahul Gandhi's statement where he had said the Prime Minister "will be beaten by youth with sticks", Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday defending his party colleague saying the remark was just a metaphor.

Punjab: Three-storey building collapses in Mohali, several feared trapped

Feb 08, 2020, at 04:21 pm

Mohali/IBNS: Several people are feared to be trapped under the debris as a  three-storey building that collapsed in Punjab's Mohali district on Saturday, media reports said.

Kolkata: Four held for allegedly gang-raping minor girl

Feb 08, 2020, at 03:26 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Police on Friday night arrested four persons for allegedly gang-raping a seventh standard student in west Kolkata's Mominpore area, reports said on Saturday.

Delhi polls: Hope people will vote for development and won't get distracted, says Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Feb 08, 2020, at 03:18 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Casting his vote in the Delhi assembly elections which is underway, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday said she hoped people will vote for development without getting distracted by non-issues.

Amid slow voting, high profile voters urge Delhites to come out and vote

Feb 08, 2020, at 02:35 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid sluggish start, high profile voters in the national capital urged the Delhites to come out and vote. Till 1:30 pm an average voter turnout of 27.04% was recorded.

Delhi Assembly Polls: Voting picks up, many political leaders exercise their franchise

Feb 08, 2020, at 01:08 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: After a slow start, voting in Delhi is gradually picking up with 15.57% voter turnout recorded at 12 noon for the 70-member Delhi assembly.

Assembly polls: Sonia, Priyanka, Rahul, Manmohan cast their vote

Feb 08, 2020, at 12:52 pm

New Delhi, Feb 8 (UNI) Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi, party's general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, leader Rahul Gandhi and former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday exercised their franchise for the 2020 Delhi Assembly polls.

Delhi Polls: Taapsee Pannu votes with family

Feb 08, 2020, at 12:34 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu on Saturday cast her vote for the Delhi Assembly elections 2020 along with her family, and said that every vote counts.

Delhi Assembly Polls: 6.43 pc voter turnout recorded till 1100 hrs

Feb 08, 2020, at 12:19 pm

New Delhi, Feb 8 (UNI) An estimated voter turnout of 6.43 per cent was recorded till 1100 hrs in Delhi Assembly elections on Saturday as balloting continued with a fight between the ruling AAP and the BJP with Congress playing a third fiddle.

Delhi Polling Day: Capital's elites lead from front

Feb 08, 2020, at 11:53 am

New Delhi, Feb 8 (UNI) As the polling for the 70-member Delhi Assembly got underway on Saturday morning, the high and mighty of the national capital led the people from the front.

Sharp shooter involved in Hindutva leader murder arrested in UP

Feb 08, 2020, at 11:51 am

Lucknow, Feb 8 (UNI) A sharp shooter, who allegedly killed the Hindutva leader Ranjeet Bachchan in the state capital on Sunday last, was arrested in the wee hours of Saturday, police said here.

Sixth sense says BJP will form govt in Delhi: state BJP chief Manoj Tiwari

Feb 08, 2020, at 11:50 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The people of Delhi will bless the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and elect a BJP government according to my sixth sense, said BJP state chief Manoj Tiwari near a polling booth on Saturday as the national capital continued to vote in the 70-seat Delhi Assembly polls.

Fire in Navi Mumbai building, none injured

Feb 08, 2020, at 11:19 am

Thane, Feb 8 (UNI) A fire broke out in the residential flats of a high-rise at Seawood of Navi Mumbai on Saturday.

Delhi Polls: PM Narendra Modi urges people to cast votes 

Feb 08, 2020, at 09:05 am

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged people of the national capital to vote in record numbers for the Delhi Assembly polls.

Delhi Assembly polls: Voting begins

Feb 08, 2020, at 08:26 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid tight security, voting to elect a new assembly in Delhi commenced on Saturday.

Maharashtra Crime: Two arrested for cheating overseas job-seekers

Feb 08, 2020, at 07:45 am

Thane/UNI: Navi Mumbai police arrested two people on alleged charges of cheating overseas job seekers to several lakh.

Delhi to vote to elect a new assembly today

Feb 08, 2020, at 07:23 am

New Delhi/IBNS: At the end of fierce election campaigns, Delhi is all set to vote to elect a new Assembly on Saturday.

CAA: Women protesters in Deoband reject Darul Uloom clerics' appeal to end protest

Feb 07, 2020, at 11:45 pm

Deoband/IBNS: While the entire country is talking about the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) by women and children at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh since Jan 27, another protesting group comprising women at the Islamic seminary of Deoband in Uttar Pradesh on Friday rejected the clerics' appeal to withdraw their stir.

PM Modi did nothing for Bihar but still Nitish appreciating him:Tejaswi

Feb 07, 2020, at 10:42 pm

Patna/UNI: Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and leader of the opposition in Assembly Tejaswi Prasad Yadav on Friday took potshots at Nitish Kumar for applauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he did nothing for the state but still the Chief Minister is appreciating him.

Two knocked down by train in Andhra Pradesh

Feb 07, 2020, at 09:59 pm

Eluru/UNI: Two people were knocked down by a train at CRR College here in Andhra Pradesh on Friday, railway officials said.

Modi doesn't behave like Prime Minister: Rahul Gandhi on 'Tubelight' jibe

Feb 07, 2020, at 09:01 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Responding to Narendra Modi's 'tubelight' jibe at him, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the Prime Minister does not know how to behave holding such high stature.

Uber driver calls police to arrest passenger for being communist

Feb 07, 2020, at 08:37 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: An Uber driver in Mumbai allegedly called police after he overheard a passenger he was driving talk about anti-CAA protests and urged to arrest him.

Three people arrested in connection with Srinagar grenade attack

Feb 07, 2020, at 08:21 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Three people, including a student, were arrested during the last 24 hours in connection with a grenade attack in the summer capital, Srinagar, a senior police officer said here on Friday.

50 Lakh fine, 5-year jail term for advertising fairness creams: Narendra Modi govt makes strong proposal

Feb 07, 2020, at 06:40 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Promoters and advertisers of fairness creams might face more stringent penalties in the future with the proposed amendment to increase penalties, making netizens welcome the step.

Non-bailable warrant against Congress leader Hardik Patel in sedition case

Feb 07, 2020, at 05:59 pm

Ahmedabad/UNI: A local court here on Friday issued a fresh non-bailable warrant against former convener of Patidar quota agitation outfit Patidar Anamat Aandolan Samiti (PAAS) and Congress leader Hardik Patel.

We request Modi govt to restore Kashmir statehood soon: Young Kashmiri leader Mir Junaid

Feb 07, 2020, at 05:16 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: While attacking the erstwhile political leadership of the Abdullahs and Muftis in Jammu and Kashmir, young  Kashmiri leader Mir Junaid has urged the Narendra Modi government to restore statehood of J&K, which was bifurcated into two Union Territories- Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh- on Aug 5 last year along with the abrogation of Article 370.

Pro-CAA rally: BJP leaders including Kailash Vijayvargiya detained in Kolkata

Feb 07, 2020, at 05:09 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders including Kailash Vijayvargiya, who were holding a pro-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) rally, were arrested in south Kolkata on Friday.

Bodo Accord added a new chapter in the book of peace : PM Modi

Feb 07, 2020, at 04:51 pm

Guwahati/IBNS:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Bodo Peace Accord added a new chapter in the book of peace.