Cabinet approves issue of notifications for general elections

Mar 13, 2019, at 02:16 pm

New Delhi, Mar 13(UNI): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the 'General Elections to the Lok Sabha 2019' for issuance of statutory notifications under sub-section(2) of Section 14 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

India hopes to make forward movement on Kartarpur talks

Mar 13, 2019, at 02:11 pm

New Delhi, Mar 13(UNI): India on Wednesday expressed hope that forward movement will be made in talks with Pakistan for the Kartarpur Sahib corridor on Thursday.

Modi's policies setting Kashmir on fire: Rahul Gandhi in Tamil Nadu

Mar 13, 2019, at 01:50 pm

Chennai, Mar 13 (IBNS): Addressing the youth in Tamil Nadu's capital city, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday blamed the polices of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for the ongoing crisis of cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.

Mamata goes all out to target 42 seats to her kitty from Bengal

Mar 13, 2019, at 01:10 pm

Kolkata, Mar 13 (UNI) Stormy petrel of West Bengal politics Mamata Banerjee hasvowed to make a clean sweep of all the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in her state going to polls in seven phases commencing April 11.

Three of a family killed in a road accident in Hassan district

Mar 13, 2019, at 12:54 pm

Hassan, Mar 13 (UNI) Three members from the same family, including a woman, were killed on the spot and four others sustained serious injuries when the car in which they were travellling colided with a State road transport bus near Lakshmidevaranahalli village in Arasikere taluk in Hassan district of Karnataka, in the wee hours on Wednesday.

From Rahul-Mamata to Deepika-Alia, Narendra Modi urges all for higher voter turnout

Mar 13, 2019, at 12:51 pm

New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS): From politicians to film actors to sportsmen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged all sections of people to encourage higher voter turnout in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, which will be held in Apr-May.  

Foreign Secy Gokhale meets David Hale: Discusses Indo-Pacific, bilateral issues

Mar 13, 2019, at 12:16 pm

New Delhi/Washington, Mar 13 (UNI): Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale, who is on a three day visit to the United States, met the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale on Tuesday and held Foreign Office Consultations.

Parihar killing : NIA conducts raid in Kishtwar

Mar 13, 2019, at 11:59 am

Jammu, Mar 13 (UNI) A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted raids in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir in connection with killings of BJP leader Anil Parihar and his brother Ajit Parihar.

#GoBackRahul trends on Twitter as Congress chief visits Tamil Nadu

Mar 13, 2019, at 11:42 am

Chennai, Mar 13 (IBNS): #GoBackRahul is trending on micro-blogging site Twitter as Congress president Rahul Gandhi is set to address a meeting in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.

Militant hideout busted, one held in south Kashmir

Mar 13, 2019, at 11:14 am

Anantnag, Mar 13 (UNI): Security forces busted a militant hideout, arrested one person and recovered arms and ammunition in south Kashmir district of Kulgam, a police Spokesperson said here on Wednesday.

BJP may become single largest party : Sharad Pawar

Mar 13, 2019, at 10:50 am

Mumbai, Mar 13 (IBNS): In a surprising comment from a leader who is fighting the upcoming Lok Sabha polls to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has predicted the saffron outfit might emerge as the single largest party, media reports said.

JeM is a threat to regional stability and peace: US

Mar 13, 2019, at 09:03 am

Washington, Mar 13 (IBNS): The United States on Wednesday said Jaish-e-Mohammed or JeM is a threat to 'regional stability and peace'.

Students protest CCTV inside examination hall, write paper sitting on verandah

Mar 12, 2019, at 11:10 pm

Sambalpur, Mar 12 (UNI): As many as 68 college students, including 24 girls, today protested against the CCTV cameras installed inside the examination hall and instead of sitting inside the hall, sat on the verandah of the college and resorted to all unfair means in the Plus Two examination.

ED clarifies on action taken against Nirav Modi

Mar 12, 2019, at 10:57 pm

New Delhi, Mar 12 (UNI): Refuting the media reports that the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) had confirmed to Indian Authorities by March, 2018 that Nirav Modi was in UK, the Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said that no such formal or informal communication was received by them from UK authorities in March, 2018 or at a later date informing that he was in UK.

Youth kills mother, surrenders to police

Mar 12, 2019, at 10:14 pm

Puducherry, Mar 12 (UNI): A youth allegedly murdered his mother at Krishna Nagar here and surrendered to the police.

China & Pakistan upgrade fighter aircraft used against India in February: Report

Mar 12, 2019, at 10:10 pm

New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS): China and Pakistan are upgrading their jointly-developed JF-17 fighter jet, which was reportedly used by the Pakistani air force in the fight against Indian Air Force last month near the Line of Control.

Mamata's candidate list for Lok Sabha polls is a fusion of glamour, youth and experience

Mar 12, 2019, at 09:40 pm

Kolkata, Mar 12 (IBNS): On a day her former MP Anupam Hazra joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee  came out with a candidate list featuring old horses, youth along and a dash of contemporary Tollywood glamour for the 2019 General Elections.

Opposition defaming Army in quest of votes: UP BJP

Mar 12, 2019, at 09:20 pm

Lucknow, Mar 12 (UNI): Hitting out at Opposition leaders in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP state unit on Tuesday said in the quest of votes, some leaders were defaming the valour of army and questioning the surgical strike.

NPP MLA joins Congress in Arunachal

Mar 12, 2019, at 09:05 pm

Itanagar, Mar 12 (UNI): National People’s Party (NPP) MLA Tanga Byaling came back to the Congress fold here on Tuesday.

Child killed, two others injured in a bomb explosion

Mar 12, 2019, at 08:55 pm

Bhagalpur, Mar 12 (UNI): A child was killed and two other kids critically injured when a bomb exploded at Kabirpur village in Lalamtia police station area in the district today.  

DRDO successfully tests Pinaka guided weapon for the third time

Mar 12, 2019, at 08:31 pm

New Delhi, Mar 12 (UNI) Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO) on Tuesday successfully test-fired Pinaka guided weapon for the third time at Pokharan range in Rajasthan.

Trinamool Congress fields 40.5% women candidates for Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal

Mar 12, 2019, at 08:26 pm

Kolkata, Mar 12 (UNI): Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee today announced the names of the 42 candidates from Bengal for the coming Lok Sabha elections.

Make ethics and excellence as your guiding principles: Vice President

Mar 12, 2019, at 07:58 pm

New Delhi, Mar 12 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has advised the IRS Officer Trainees to make ethics and excellence as their guiding principles.

No truck with Congress in any state, says BSP

Mar 12, 2019, at 07:54 pm

Lucknow, Mar 12 (IBNS): BSP president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati today made it clear her party would not form any truck with the Congress in "any state" for the Lok Sabha elections.

In letter to farmers, Madhya Pradesh CM assures their loans would be waived

Mar 12, 2019, at 07:29 pm

Bhopal, Mar 12 (UNI): Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath has assured cultivators that each and every one of them who had submitted applications would have their loans waived .

TADA was legislated by Rajiv Gandhi regime, Jaitley reminds Congress

Mar 12, 2019, at 07:20 pm

New Delhi, Mar 12 (UNI): Union finance minister and BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Tuesday reminded Congress that the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Prevention Act (TADA) was enacted as a law during Rajiv Gandhi's tenure and lamented that it was repealed by the Narasimha Rao government.

Situation unprecedented in the country : Mamata

Mar 12, 2019, at 06:44 pm

Kolkata, Mar 12 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday described as unprecedented the situation in the country.

Railways to run Holi special train between Kolkata-Puri

Mar 12, 2019, at 06:42 pm

Bhubaneswar, Mar 12 (UNI) Railways has decided to run one pair of special train between Kolkata and Puri to clear additional rush of passengers during Dola Purnima & Holi Festival. 

Now, BJP releases a video of Hafiz Saeed speaking in appreciation of Cong leaders

Mar 12, 2019, at 06:39 pm

New Delhi, Mar 12 (UNI) The BJP on Tuesday sought to counter Congress campaign against Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad that the latter had also in the past referred Pakistan-based JuD chief Hafiz Saeed as 'Hafeezji' saying Prasad was only referring to a video in which the mastermind of 26/11 Mumbai attacks had lauded Congress.

CISF detects half kg gold biscuits at Agartala Airport

Mar 12, 2019, at 06:38 pm

New Delhi, Mar 12 (UNI) The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Monday detected gold biscuits weighing 500 grams at Agartala airpoprt, an official release said here on Tuesday.