Lok Sabha polls: All arrangements in place for vote counting in Kashmir
May 22, 2019, at 04:11 pm
Srinagar, May 22 (UNI) All arrangements have been put in place for the smooth conduct of counting of votes on Thursday for Lok Sabha election in Kashmir valley, which sends three representatives to Parliament.
India believes in efficacy of multilateralism: Sushma Swaraj
May 22, 2019, at 04:06 pm
Bishkek, May 22 (UNI) India stressed once more on Wednesday that it is firmly opposed to unilateralism and protectionism in global trade, and called for a rules-based, open and inclusive multilateral trading system, centred around the World Trade Organization.
Jammu and Kashmir: Drug peddler arrested, heroin recovered in Srinagar
May 22, 2019, at 04:04 pm
Srinagar, May 22 (UNI) A drug peddler was arrested on Wednesday and heroin recovered from his possession in the summer capital Srinagar, a police spokesman said.
Four people arrested on charges of murdering a 37 year-old man
May 22, 2019, at 03:59 pm
Bengaluru, May 22 (UNI) Police have nabbed four people on charges of murdering a 37 year-old Umesh who was running a Kabab shop in the city on May 12-2019.
Maharashtra: Cop held for graft in Aurangabad
May 22, 2019, at 03:58 pm
Aurangabad, Maharashtra, May 22 (UNI) The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a Kotwal while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 from the complainant, the ACB said on Wednesday.
Barring parts of south, life returns to normal in Kashmir
May 22, 2019, at 03:52 pm
Srinagar, May 22 (UNI) Life returned to normal on Wednesday in Kashmir valley after remaining crippled for a day due to a strike called by separatists on the death anniversaries of Mirwai Moulvi Muhammad Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone.
All eyes on West Bengal as exit polls challenge Mamata Banerjee
May 22, 2019, at 03:49 pm
Kolkata, May 22 (UNI) The outcome of the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal - arguably the most exciting that went to polls in seven phases from April 11 to May 19 - will be out on Thursday, with the fate of 466 candidates from 42 seats to be decided.
Three killed as unidentified vehicle hits bike in Maharashtra
May 22, 2019, at 03:44 pm
Beed (Maharashtra) May 22 (UNI) Three members of a family were killed after their motorcycle was hit by an unidentified vehicle on Beed-Parli road of this district in Marathwada region.
Election Commission rejects Opposition's demand on VVPAT
May 22, 2019, at 03:42 pm
New Delhi, May 22 (IBNS): The Election Commission (EC) has rejected the Opposition's demand to tally the Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips before the beginning of the counting process, media reports said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Soldier martyred during training, two others injured in Mendhar
May 22, 2019, at 03:35 pm
Jammu, May 22 (UNI) An Army jawan got martyred and two others suffered injuries during a training activity along the Line of Control in Mendhar sector of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Uttar Pradesh: Two killed in road mishap in Auraiyya
May 22, 2019, at 03:33 pm
Auraiyya, May 22 (UNI) Two people were killed and a woman sustained critical injuries after an unidentified vehicle rammed into a moped in the Ajitmal police station area of this district in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday morning.
Don't get upset due to false propaganda of fake exit polls: Rahul Gandhi urges Congress workers
May 22, 2019, at 02:53 pm
New Delhi, May 22 (IBNS): Barely a day ahead of the Lok Sabha election results, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged his party workers not to get upset by the exit polls, which have predicted a second term for Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Supreme Court stays BJP candidate Arjun Singh's arrest till May 28
May 22, 2019, at 02:28 pm
New Delhi, May 22 (UNI): In a major relief to the Bharatiya Janata Party's Barrackpore candidate in West Bengal, Arjun Singh, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed his arrest till May 28 in all the cases allegedly slapped against him by the West Bengal Police.
Braving exit poll results that indicate a Modi return, anti-BJP forces continue hectic parleys
May 22, 2019, at 01:39 pm
New Delhi, May 22 (IBNS): Despite all exit polls indicating a Narendra Modi wave in the Lok Sabha polls, several conflicting anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) forces are trying to pose ready for an alternative to the present regime once the election results come out on May 23.
In a bid to unite non-BJP parties, Chandrababu Naidu meets Deve Gowda, Kumaraswamy
May 22, 2019, at 11:16 am
Bengaluru, May 22 (UNI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, who is spearheading a campaign to unite non-Bharatiya Janata Party parties across the country, met former Prime minister H D Deve Gowda and Karnataka Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy.
Pulwama: Grenade attack on CRPF bunker, no injury
May 22, 2019, at 09:50 am
Srinagar, May 22 (UNI) Militants hurled a hand grenade towards security forces guarding a bank in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, official sources said on Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Restrictions lifted in down town, SeK in Srinagar
May 22, 2019, at 09:45 am
Srinagar, May 22 (UNI) Curfew like restrictions imposed in down town and Shehar-e-Khas (SeK), Srinagar to prevent any demonstration on the death anniversaries of Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone were lifted on Wednesday.
Bike riding on rail track halts train for 20 minutes
May 22, 2019, at 09:43 am
Thiruvananthapuram, May 22 (UNI) A young man with a woman pillion rider rode his bike on the Railway track leading to a 20 minute halt of Chennai-Guruvayur Express near Parasala on Sunday midnight.
May 22, 2019, at 09:01 am
New York, May 22 (IBNS): The damage done to Libya will already take “years to mend” but unless fighting around the capital Tripoli stops, the country risks “descending into a civil war which could lead to the permanent division of the country”.
Jammu and Kashmir: Militant reportedly killed in Kulgam encounter
May 22, 2019, at 08:52 am
Srinagar, May 22 (UNI) A militant was reportedly killed on Wednesday by security forces in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the south Kashmir district of Kulgam, official sources said.
Opposition demands VVPATs to be considered first before counting
May 22, 2019, at 12:07 am
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): Twenty-two opposition parties have unitedly demanded to the Election Commission that the VVPAT (Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail) machines be considered first before the counting of votes.
Ahead of counting, Amit Shah hosts dinner for NDA allies
May 21, 2019, at 11:44 pm
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): Two days ahead of the counting, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Tuesday evening reached out to all allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), with a special dinner.
Assam police CID busts illegal call centre, arrests 37 persons
May 21, 2019, at 10:05 pm
Guwahati, May 21 (IBNS): The Assam Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) busted an illegal call centre in Guwahati and arrested 37 persons including nine women on the charge of cheating people in the name of the unauthorised call centre.
Police arrest prime accused of the Guwahati blast
May 21, 2019, at 09:53 pm
Guwahati, May 21 (IBNS): The Assam police finally arrested the main accused of the Guwahati grenade blast on Tuesday.
Naidu's 'mission' continues, reaches Bengaluru to meet Gowdas
May 21, 2019, at 09:48 pm
New Delhi, May 21 (UNI): Amid fresh clashes that erupted in the JD(S)-Congress alliance after exit polls gave an upper hand to the BJP in Karnataka in the Lok Sabha polls and Chief Minister Kumaraswamy backing out from the meeting of opposition parties, held on Tuesday, TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is reaching out to the top brass of the JD(S).
Exit polls result planted to demoralise opposition before result: Bihar Grand Alliance
May 21, 2019, at 07:36 pm
Patna, May 21(UNI): Grand Alliance leaders in Bihar on Tuesday described the predictions made in exit polls for Lok Sabha elections as "planted" and an attempt to demoralise opposition leaders before the results to be declared on May 23.
Sunil Joshi murder case having Pragya Singh Thakur's name to reopen
May 21, 2019, at 07:08 pm
Bhopal, May 21 (UNI): Madhya Pradesh Public Relations, Law and Legislative Affairs Minister PC Sharma averred on Tuesday that Dewas District’s approximately decade-old Sunil Joshi homicide case would be examined, experts consulted and the law will take its own course in the matter.
Bengal Lok Sabha violence: Apex court puts ball in HC
May 21, 2019, at 06:19 pm
New Delhi, May 21 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a PIL filed by an independent candidate Ramu Mandi against the Election Commission of India appointment of two retired bureaucrats, Vivek Debey and Ajay Nayak, as special observers in the Lok Sabha election in Bengal, which was marked by violence, bloodshed and mayhem.
Road mishap claims seven lives in Gujarat
May 21, 2019, at 06:10 pm
Anand, May 21 (UNI) As many as seven people died on the spot and six were injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a mini truck near Gambhira Chowkadia, in this district of Central Gujarat on Tuesday, police said.
Mueenul Haq appointed Pak High Commissioner to India
May 21, 2019, at 06:03 pm
New Delhi, May 21 (UNI) Career diplomat Mueen ul Haq is the new High Commissioner of Pakistan to India.