BJP will get landslide victory in Gorakhpur: Ravi Kishan

Apr 17, 2019, at 05:12 pm

Lucknow, Apr 17 (UNI) Terming the Samajwadi Party (SP)-Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) alliance a flop show, actor turned politician Ravi Kishan said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would get landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections in Gorakhpur.

Rs 1.50 lakh unaccounted cash recovered in Assam’s Karimganj

Apr 17, 2019, at 05:09 pm

Guwahati, Apr 17 (IBNS): Ahead of polling for the second phase of Lok Sabha election, police and flying squad team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) recovered Rs 1.50 lakh unaccounted cash from a vehicle in Assam’s Karimganj districton Tuesday.

Puducherry: Girl commits suicide three days before her marriage

Apr 17, 2019, at 04:57 pm

Puducherry, Apr 17 (UNI) A girl allegedly committed suicide just three days before her marriage on Tuesday.

Haryana: Four of family killed in car-truck collision

Apr 17, 2019, at 04:55 pm

Fatehabad, Apr 17 (UNI) Four members of a family, including two children, were killed and four others sustained serious injuries in a car-truck collision near Dariyapur village in the district early on Wednesday morning.

Bihar: Huge consignment of spirit seized

Apr 17, 2019, at 04:49 pm

Khagaria, Apr 17 (UNI) Police seized huge consignment of spirit in Jaiprabha locality under Chautham police station area in Khagaria district today.

TikTok is no longer available on Apple, Google stores after Indian government's direction

Apr 17, 2019, at 04:46 pm

New Delhi, Apr 17 (IBNS): IT majors Google and Apple have apparently removed popular social media app TikTok from the Play Store and App Store respectively after the Indian government directed them to do so as there were allegations that the app is a source of cultural degradation.

IT raids on Kanimozhi: P Chidambaram accuses IT Dept of being ‘partial’

Apr 17, 2019, at 04:43 pm

New Delhi, Apr 17 (UNI) A day after the income tax raided the residence of DMK leader Kanimozhi, senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday charged the IT authorities of being ‘partial’.

Ram Nath Kovind was made President because of his caste: Ashok Gehlot

Apr 17, 2019, at 04:40 pm

Jaipur, Apr 17 (UNI) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday has landed himself in a controversy by saying that Ram Nath Kovind was made the President just before the Gujarat elections to appease the Dalit community.

Rahul Gandhi visits stream in Wayanad where his father Rajiv Gandhi's ashes were immersed

Apr 17, 2019, at 04:38 pm

New Delhi, Apr 17 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday visited Wayanad and offered prayers in memory of his late family members.

Malegaon blasts accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur joins BJP, may contest LS polls against Digvijaya Singh

Apr 17, 2019, at 04:07 pm

Bhopal, Apr 17 (IBNS):  Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur on Wednesday visited Bhopal and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Chase away central forces with brooms: TMC lawmaker tells people

Apr 17, 2019, at 03:35 pm

Kolkata, Apr 17 (IBNS): At a time when West Bengal is gearing up to vote in the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls, a member of CM Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress party was caught on camera urging workers and voters to chase away central forces with 'brooms'.

Congress abused me because I come from backward class: PM Modi

Apr 17, 2019, at 03:11 pm

Madha, Apr 17 (IBNS): Launching a scathing attack on the Opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the Congress has abused him because he comes from a backward class.

Ashok Gehlot triggers row, says Ram Nath Kovind appointed as President for his caste

Apr 17, 2019, at 02:07 pm

Jaipur, Apr 17 (IBNS): Triggering row ahead of the second phase of Lok Sabha polls, Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said Ram Nath Kovind was appointed as the President for his caste, media reports said.

Rahul Gandhi visits Thirunelli Temple in Kerala's Wayanad

Apr 17, 2019, at 01:10 pm

Wayanad, Apr 17 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday visited the Thirunelli Temple in Kerala's Wayanad, the second seat from where the opposition leader is contesting the Lok Sabha elections.

After Ferdous, Bangladeshi actor Noor in row for participating in Trinamool rally

Apr 17, 2019, at 12:39 pm

Kolkata, Apr 17 (IBNS): After Ferdous Ahmed, another Bangladeshi actor Gazi Abdun Noor is in the news for campaigning for West Bengal's ruling party Trinamool Congress with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lodging a complaint with the Election Commission.

Shiv Sena candidate booked for spreading maliciously edited video against party MP Ravindra Gaikwad

Apr 17, 2019, at 10:06 am

Osmanabad, Apr 17 (UNI) A case was booked against Shiv Sena candidate here on Tuesday in connection to a maliciously edited video clip aimed at defaming the party MP Ravindra Gaikwad. 

Shashi Tharoor demands probe into accident causing his head injury

Apr 17, 2019, at 09:38 am

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 16 (UNI) Congress-led UDF candidate Shashi Tharoor, contesting from the Lok Sabha seat here, on Tuesday demanded a probe into the accident in which he sustained head injury at a temple on April 15.

Voters will suffer electric shock if they press second button on EVM machine: Chhattisgarh Congress leader warns

Apr 17, 2019, at 09:28 am

Raipur, Apr 17 (IBNS):  Chhattisgarh Congress MLA Kawasi Lakhma has triggered a controversy by allegedly scaring voters that if they press the second button on the EVM machine while exercising their franchise during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections then they will suffer electric shock.

Indian government directs Apple, Google to take down TikTok from app stores

Apr 17, 2019, at 08:07 am

New Delhi, Apr 17 (IBNS): The Indian government has directed IT giants Google and Apple to take down popular Chinese short-video mobile application TikTok from their app stores after there were allegations that the app is a source of cultural degradation.

EC and IT are part of Modi tie-up: Kanimozhi accuses after IT raids

Apr 17, 2019, at 07:44 am

Thoothukudi, Apr 17 (UNI) DMK candidate for Thoothukudi Lok Sabha constituency Kanimozhi on Tuesday night accused that the "Election Commission and Income Tax (IT) were part of Modi tie-up".

Pune: Congress releases manifesto by professional 'chowkidar'

Apr 16, 2019, at 11:20 pm

Pune, Apr 16 (UNI): The city unit of the Congress party on Tuesday released its manifesto at the hands of real 'chowkidar' (watchman) here.

BJD govt promoting goonda raj, spreading rumours against me: PM Modi

Apr 16, 2019, at 10:49 pm

Bhubaneswar, Apr 16 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused the BJD government led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of spreading lies and rumours against him

Working with lenders to keep airline in air: Jet Airways CEO to staff

Apr 16, 2019, at 10:41 pm

New Delhi, Apr 16 (UNI): Cash-strapped airline Jet Airways on Tuesday informed its employees that the airline has been working with the Indian lenders to provide all the support required to keep the airline in the air.

Meghalaya govt to appeal in Supreme Court on trapped miners

Apr 16, 2019, at 10:05 pm

Shillong, April 16 (UNI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday said that his government will appeal to the Supreme Court to call off the rescue operation inside the illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district.

Bangladeshi actor accused of campaigning for Trinamool asked to leave India

Apr 16, 2019, at 10:01 pm

Kolkata, Apr 16 (UNI/IBNS): India has asked Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed to leave the country immediately as he was found electioneering for West Bengal-ruling Trinamool Congress.

Rohit Shekhar Tiwari, who fought to prove he was Congress leader ND Tiwari's son, brought dead to hospital

Apr 16, 2019, at 09:30 pm

New Delhi, Apr 16 (UNI): Rohit Shekhar Tiwari, son of former Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister N.D. Tiwari, was brought dead to a private hospital here, police said on Tuesday.

Cancelling election 'murder of democracy', says DMK leader

Apr 16, 2019, at 08:59 pm

Chennai, Apr 16 (UNI): Minutes after the Election Commission (EC), after getting the approval of President Ram Nath Kovind, countermanded the election to Vellore Lok Sabha seat following seizure of a huge sum of money, DMK treasurer and former minister Durai Murugan termed it "a murder of democracy" and threatening tactics of the BJP-led NDA at the Centre.

Sheila Dikshit likely to contest Lok Sabha polls from East Delhi

Apr 16, 2019, at 08:12 pm

New Delhi, Apr 16 (IBNS): Senior Congress leader and former chief minister Sheila Dikshit is expected contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election from East Delhi constituency, media reports said.

Election Commission cancels April 18 poll in Vellore Lok Sabha constituency

Apr 16, 2019, at 08:03 pm

New Delhi, Apr 16 (IBNS/UNI): The Election Commission on Tuesday cancelled the election to the Vellore Lok Sabha seat that was scheduled to take place on April 18.

Chandrababu Naidu bats for postal ballot system, seeks DMK support

Apr 16, 2019, at 07:46 pm

Chennai, Apr 16 (UNI): Telugu Desam party (TDP) supremo and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday demanded scrapping of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and reverting back to the ballot paper system of voting.