Running truck catches fire in Manipur

Mar 27, 2019, at 05:23 pm

Guwahati, Mar 27 (IBNS): A running truck caught fire at Jiribam area in Manipur on Tuesday evening.

Kolkata Metro project delayed due to non-cooperation from state government: RVNL CMD Pradeep Gaur

Mar 27, 2019, at 05:00 pm

Ahmedabad, Mar 27 (UNI) Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of Rail Vikas Nigam, Pradeep Gaur on Wednesday said that the project has been unduly delayed due to non-cooperation from the state government and other local bodies like the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.

ECI transfers three IPS officers in AP ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Mar 27, 2019, at 04:58 pm

Amaravati, Mar 27 (UNI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) transferred three IPS officers in Andhra Pradesh and the transfers would come into effect immediately.

Puducherry: Youth arrested for raping a girl

Mar 27, 2019, at 04:52 pm

Puducherry, Mar 27 (UNI) Police on Wednesday arrested a youth on the charges of raping a 22-year-old girl.

Nagaland government declares April 11 as paid holiday

Mar 27, 2019, at 04:36 pm

Guwahati, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Nagaland government has declared Apr 11 as a paid holiday in view of Lok Sabha election.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra campaigns in Amethi

Mar 27, 2019, at 04:33 pm

Amethi, Mar 27(UNI) Congress general secretary of Uttar Pradesh east Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday held a brief road show in her brother and Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s constituency Amethi, where she appealed the booth workers to pull up their socks to ensure Congress victory.

Former Punjab SSP Charanjit Sharma sent to eight-day judicial custody

Mar 27, 2019, at 04:27 pm

Faridkot, Mar 27 (UNI) Two days after the court of Faridkot judicial magistrate first class (JMIC) Ekta Uppal had sent former Punjab SSP Charanjit Sharma to police remand, the court on Wednesday extended his remand to further eight days.

Wish Narendra Modi on World Theatre Day: Rahul Gandhi tweets after PM addresses the nation

Mar 27, 2019, at 04:25 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi made a veiled attack on PM Narendra Modi after he addressed the nation over the Mission Shakti issue and wished him on 'World Theatre Day'.

Actress Urmila Matondkar joins Congress ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Mar 27, 2019, at 03:02 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): After veteran Jaya Prada joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a day ago, another representative from the film fraternity, Urmila Matondkar, joined Congress on Wednesday.

Six die in cracker unit blast in Tamil Nadu

Mar 27, 2019, at 02:48 pm

Tiruvarur, Mar 27 (UNI): Six employees of a firecracker manufacturing unit were killed in an explosion at Mannai Nagar near Mannargudi in this district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.

Mamata Banerjee, Mayawati slam PM Modi for politicising Mission Shakti

Mar 27, 2019, at 02:46 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): Two prominent Opposition leaders - Mamata Banerjee and Mayawati - slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly trying to gain political points through the success of Indian scientists in shooting down a live satellite by an anti-satellite missiles.

BJP to win two Assembly seats uncontested in Arunachal Pradesh

Mar 27, 2019, at 02:43 pm

Guwahati, Mar 26 (IBNS): A fortnight before voting for the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly election, the Bharatiya Janata Party got its first victory in the North Eastern frontier state by winning two its MLAs uncontested.

Gunmen kill man in south Kashmir’s Shopian

Mar 27, 2019, at 02:28 pm

Srinagar, Mar 27 (UNI): Unidentified gunmen on Wednesday afternoon killed a man in south Kashmir district of Shopian, official sources said.

#MissionShakti trends as India joins elite club with anti-satellite missile capability

Mar 27, 2019, at 01:54 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS/UNI): Scaling up defence capability in the outer space, India on Wednesday achieved a rare capability by joining the big league of the US, China and Russia and successfully tested an anti-satellite (ASAT) missile.

Congress' Ahmed Patel congratulates Manmohan Singh for Mission Shakti

Mar 27, 2019, at 01:32 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of the success of Indian scientists in shooting down a live satellite by an anti-satellite missiles appears to have taken a political turn with Congress' senior leader Ahmed Patel's claim of the UPA government's role in it.

Priyanka Gandhi leaves for Rahul's constituency Amethi

Mar 27, 2019, at 01:10 pm

Lucknow, Mar 27 (UNI): Congress general secretary for Uttar Pradesh East Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday left for Amethi in her next leg of campaigning in the state.

India has registered itself as Space Power: PM says in address to nation

Mar 27, 2019, at 12:53 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced the country has registered its name as a "Space Power".

Prime Minister to address the nation soon with ‘an important message’

Mar 27, 2019, at 12:19 pm

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation with an "important message" shortly.

Ex-finance minister P Chidambaram defends Cong's minimum income guarantee poll promise

Mar 27, 2019, at 11:55 am

Chennai, Mar 27 (IBNS): Former Union finance minister and Congress leader P. Chidambaram defended the minimum income guarantee poll promise made by his party president Rahul Gandhi.

Police officer disengaged for violation of Model Code of Conduct in Kishtwar

Mar 27, 2019, at 11:19 am

Jammu, Mar 27 (UNI): A Special Police Officer (SPO) was disengaged for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Modi to address rallies in six states in two days

Mar 27, 2019, at 10:14 am

New Delhi, Mar 27 (UNI): BJP poll strategists have drawn out special campaign roadmap for the four states of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and West Bengal.

BSP supremo Mayawati attacks BJP, Congress; says both are betraying the interests of people

Mar 27, 2019, at 09:57 am

Lucknow, Mar 27 (IBNS): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Wednesday attacked both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress and said both the parties are 'birds of the same feather' in betraying the interests of the people of the country.

Kerala: Four suffer sun stroke

Mar 27, 2019, at 09:55 am

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 26 (UNI) Four people suffered sun stroke in Kerala on Tuesday.

Decision over Sudin Dhavalikar today: CM Sawant

Mar 27, 2019, at 09:51 am

Panaji, Mar 27 (UNI) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that decision over Deputy Chief Minister Sudin Dhavalikar will be taken today.

Goa: 2/3rd of MGP merges into Bharatiya Janata Party

Mar 27, 2019, at 09:42 am

Panaji, Mar 27 (IBNS/UNI) In a late night development ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, two of the three Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) MLAs merged into legislative unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday.

Consulted Raghuram Rajan on minimum income guarantee scheme: Rahul Gandhi

Mar 26, 2019, at 11:57 pm

New Delhi, Mar 26 (IBNS): Justifying his announcement of the Rs 72,000-crore minimum income guarantee scheme for the poorest people in the country, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said he had discussed the same with former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan.

Modi govt 'anti-poor', BJP misleading people on NYAY scheme: Congress

Mar 26, 2019, at 11:08 pm

New Delhi, Mar 26 (UNI): Slamming the BJP and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for calling the Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) scheme proposed by the Congress a 'bluff scheme', the party on Tuesday charged the BJP of misleading people on the scheme.

Sikhs rescued Kashmiri students from mobs, not Modi: Omar Abdullah

Mar 26, 2019, at 10:16 pm

Baramulla, Mar 26 (UNI): Attacking Prime Minister for his delay in condemning the assault by violent mobs on Kashmiri students and traders outside the state following the Pulwama attack, National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah said the students were rescued by the Sikh community instead of Narendra Modi.

Yogi attacks Rahul over Congress stand on terrorism

Mar 26, 2019, at 09:39 pm

Gorakhpur, Mar 26 (UNI): Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said Congress president Rahul Gandhi should express his stand on terrorism as his party’s candidate was seen shouting slogans in favour of Pakistan in Kashmir.

Amit Shah asks Opposition who their PM candidate is

Mar 26, 2019, at 09:21 pm

Moradabad, Mar 26 (UNI): BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday asked the Opposition parties who their PM candidate was.