LS polls: Modi reaches out to Rahul Gandhi, Big B, Virat Kohli and Khans to motivate voters
Mar 13, 2019, at 09:00 pm
New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appealed to various important personalities from sportsmen to politicians to Bollywood stars with an appeal to encourage more voters to exercise their electoral rights in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
BJP names Priyanka Gandhi in land deal, Jaitley mocks at 'clever business' acumen
Mar 13, 2019, at 07:33 pm
New Delhi, Mar 13 (UNI) In the run up to the general elections wherein Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is expected to boost the Congress prospects in eastern Uttar Pradesh, the BJP on Wednesday dragged Congress president Rahul Gandhi's sister into a land deal linked to the arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari.
Congress MLA Kalidas Kolambkar to join BJP
Mar 13, 2019, at 07:16 pm
Mumbai, Mar 13 (UNI) The Congress MLA Kalidas Kolambkar is in the midst of switching political sides as he is eulogizing the Chief Minister Devendar Fadnavis for accepting his proposals of developmental works and completing the same.
Arun Jaitley takes a dig at 'clever business' acumen of Vadra
Mar 13, 2019, at 07:14 pm
New Delhi, Mar 13 (UNI) Making a veiled attack on Robert Vadra for supposedly showing “clever business” acumen, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday suggested that the Congress should not throw stones on others on defence deals as many skeletons would come out from their cupboard as well.
Two held with smack in Kaithal
Mar 13, 2019, at 07:10 pm
Kaithal, Mar 13 (UNI) The police have arrested two drug peddlers and seized 60 gms of smack from their possession.
DNA evidence proves youth guilty of raping minor, convicted & imposed Rs 20k fine
Mar 13, 2019, at 07:06 pm
Mumbai, Mar 13 (UNI) A Special Court here on Tuesday convicted a 27-year-old man under the relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences(POCSO) Act and imposed a fine of Rs 20,000, stated the order copy on Wednesday.
Army 'deserter' killed by unidentified gunmen in south Kashmir
Mar 13, 2019, at 07:04 pm
Srinagar, Mar 13 (UNI) A person, who was declared deserter by the Army in September last year, was on Wednesday killed by unidentified gunmen in south Kashmir district of Pulwama.
TMC allotted one LS seat, AIADMK all set to contest 20 seats
Mar 13, 2019, at 06:42 pm
Chennai, Mar 13 (UNI) The ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday clinched the alliance pact with Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) led by former Shipping Minister G K Vasan for the next month's Lok Sabha polls.
Smoke reported from Delhi Metro coach at Pragati Maidan, passengers deboarded
Mar 13, 2019, at 06:36 pm
New Delhi, Mar 13 (UNI): Minor smoke was reported on Wednesday from a Delhi Metro coach at Pragati Maidan station (Noida bound) and as a precaution, passengers were deboarded at Akshardham Metro station.
Gujarat: Three dead, five injured in collision of ST and luxury bus
Mar 13, 2019, at 06:27 pm
Ahwa, Mar 13 (UNI) At least 3 passengers, two of a government run State Transport bus and one of a private luxury bus, died while five others were injured in a head on collision of the vehicles on Wednesday in Saputara area of Dang district in South Gujarat.
Majithia inducts 10 new members in YAD core committee
Mar 13, 2019, at 06:25 pm
Chandigarh, Mar 13 (UNI) The Shiromani Akali Dal general secretary (in charge Youth Wing) S Bikram Singh Majithia on Wednesday inducted ten new members into the core committee of Youth Akali Dal (YAD).
Drugs worth Rs 18 lakh seized, two held in Palghar
Mar 13, 2019, at 06:23 pm
Palghar, Mar 13 (UNI) Two persons have been arrested for allegedly smuggling contraband drug worth Rs 18 lakh in a four-wheeler, District Rural Police on Wednesday.
Truth in Rafale deal will put Modi in jail : Rahul Gandhi
Mar 13, 2019, at 06:20 pm
Nagercoil (Tamil Nadu), Mar 13 (UNI/IBNS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said truth in the Rafale aircraft deal would take Prime Minister Narendra Modi to jail.
Two persons arrested while selling off elephant tusk
Mar 13, 2019, at 06:16 pm
Udupi, Mar 13(UNI) The CID sleuths of the Forest department have arrested two persons in the town, when they were allegedly trying to sell off an Elephant tusk weighing over two and half Kgs.
CPI urges ECI to conduct assembly polls in J&K
Mar 13, 2019, at 06:11 pm
New Delhi, Mar 13 (UNI) Communist Party of India (CPI) on Wednesday urged Election Commission to take a call on the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir and counting of VVPATs at least in constituencies where Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are challenged.
Priyanka Gandhi meets Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar is hospital
Mar 13, 2019, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS): Congress General Secretary for UP (East) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar in a hospital on Wednesday.
Naxals torch four road construction vehicles in Gadchiroli
Mar 13, 2019, at 05:39 pm
Gadchiroli, Mar 13 (UNI/IBNS) Naxals on Wednesday torched four road construction vehicles in Puske village of this district of Maharashtra.
Palghar lady booked for bid to set companion to flames
Mar 13, 2019, at 05:12 pm
Palghar, Mar 13 (UNI): A woman from Vasai city of this district,allegedly tried to set her 29-year-old friend on blaze after both had a quarrel,stated the Palghar Police Public Relations Officer(PRO) on Wednesday.
One killed in Cylinder explosion
Mar 13, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Hyderabad, Mar 13 (UNI) One person was killed when a cylinder exploded in an apartment in West Marredpally in Secunderabad on Wednesday.
4 injured as scaffolding of under construction Zuari Bridge collapses
Mar 13, 2019, at 05:05 pm
Panaji, Mar 13 (UNI) At least four persons were injured when scaffolding of under construction bridge over river Zuari near Verna, around 15 km away from the city, collapsed on Wednesday.
Family politics is tolerable to 'some' extent: BS Yeddyurappa
Mar 13, 2019, at 04:58 pm
Bengaluru, Mar 13 (UNI/IBNS): Confessing that family-politics should be restricted only to ‘some extent’, Former Chief minister and State BJP president B S Yeddyurappa is opposing it to ‘stretch it too far”.
Congress MLA Umesh Jadhav will be the BJP’s candidate against Mallikarjun Kharge: BS Yeddyurappa
Mar 13, 2019, at 04:52 pm
Bengaluru, Mar 13 (UNI/IBNS) Congress rebel MLA Umesh Jadhav will be the BJP candidate and he will fight against Congress leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge from Kalaburgi (Gulbarga) seat in Karnataka, State unit president B S Yeddyurappa said here on Wednesday.
India pavilion inaugurated at London Book Fair
Mar 13, 2019, at 04:48 pm
London, Mar 13 (IBNS): Sadhana Rout, Director General, Publications Division &Vikram Sahay, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting inaugurated the India Pavilion at London Book Fair on Tuesday.
Mar 13, 2019, at 04:20 pm
Islamabad, Mar 13 (IBNS): Amid denial by Pakistan, a video has emerged where a man, who can be seen wearing Pakistani Army uniform, said that around '200 militants' were killed in the air strike conducted by the Indian Air Force on a terror camp across the Line of Control recently.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra makes her first Twitter posts
Mar 13, 2019, at 03:45 pm
New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS): Priyanka Gandhi Vadra recently made her debut on Twitter and on Tuesday she wrote two messages for the first time on the micro-blogging site.
Envoys of six nations present credentials to President of India
Mar 13, 2019, at 03:22 pm
New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS): Ambassadors of Chile, Bulgaria, the Kyrgyz Republic, Nepal and Montenegro and the High Commissioner of Seychelles presented credentials to the President of India Ram Nath Kovind, at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday.
Cabinet approves issue of Notifications for “General Elections to the Lok Sabha 2019â€
Mar 13, 2019, at 03:18 pm
New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the "General Elections to the Lok Sabha 2019"-for issuance of statutory notifications under under sub-section(2) of Section 14 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951”.
Cabinet approves proposal for accession of India
Mar 13, 2019, at 03:13 pm
New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS): Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for accession of India to (i) The Nice Agreement concerning the International classification of Goods and Services for the purposes of registration of marks, (ii) The Vienna Agreement establishing an International Classification of the figurative elements of marks, and (iii) The Locarno Agreement establishing an International classification for industrial designs.
Will form K'taka govt in 24 hours if BJP wins 22 Lok Sabha seats: Yeddyurappa
Mar 13, 2019, at 03:02 pm
Bengaluru, Mar 13 (IBNS): In another claim by the former Karnataka Chief Minister, BS Yeddyurappa said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form the state government within 24 hours if the saffron outfit bags 22 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, media reports said.
BJP demands central forces at all polling booths, media observer in Bengal
Mar 13, 2019, at 02:35 pm
New Delhi, Mar 13 (UNI): A BJP delegation, including senior Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Nirmala Sitharaman, met the Election Commission here on Wednesday and demanded that West Bengal be declared as super-sensitive state and central forces be deployed at all polling booths.