CWC turns down Rahul Gandhi’s offer to resign, authorises him to restructure party
May 25, 2019, at 04:32 pm
New Delhi, May 25(UNI) The Congress Working Committee, the highest decision making body of the Congress, on Saturday turned down Rahul Gandhi's offer to quit as party president and authorised him to restructure the party in wake of its dismal performance in the Lok Sabha elections, sources said.
Sri Lankan president likely to attend Narendra Modi's oath-taking ceremony
May 25, 2019, at 04:30 pm
Colombo, May 25 (IBNS): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena is expected to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oath-taking ceremony next week, media reports said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Soldier commits suicide with service weapon
May 25, 2019, at 03:55 pm
Srinagar, May 25 (UNI) A soldier allegedly committed suicide with his service weapon inside a camp in north Kashmir district of Baramulla on Saturday, official sources said.
Crucial CWC ends, discusses Lok Sabha poll debacle
May 25, 2019, at 03:53 pm
New Delhi, May 25 (UNI) Amid demands from various quarters to fix responsibility for the massive setback in the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the crucial meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), party's highest decision making body, to analyse the poll debacle, ended on Saturday.
Maharashtra court sets free man convicted under Arms Act
May 25, 2019, at 03:51 pm
Thane, May 25 (UNI) A Maharashtra court has granted liberty to a 43-year old man who was convicted under the Arms Act of 1959 and also imposed Rs 10,000 fine on him, as the court deemed him as 'a law abiding person'.
May 25, 2019, at 03:46 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, May 25 (UNI/IBNS) Kerala Coast was put on high alert following Intelligence reports that 15 ISIS terrorists set off to Minicoy island, Lakshadweep from Sri Lanka.
President Ram Nath Kovind dissolves 16th Lok Sabha with immediate effect
May 25, 2019, at 03:37 pm
New Delhi, May 25 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday dissolved the 16th Lok Sabha with immediate effect.
Time for Congress to get an Amit Shah: Mehbooba Mufti
May 25, 2019, at 03:24 pm
Srinagar, May 25 (IBNS): After the Congress suffered yet another crushing defeat in the hands of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti said the time has come when the Congress needs someone like saffron party president Amit Shah.
May 25, 2019, at 03:06 pm
New Delhi, May 25 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's landslide victory in the Lok Sabha polls will strengthen ties between India and Japan, The Japan Times said in an opinion piece.
Punjab government is running an anti-farmer policy: Farmers Union
May 25, 2019, at 01:25 pm
Moga, May 25 (UNI): Seven farmer organisations in Punjab, in a meeting held here on Saturday, accused the state government for running an anti-farmer policy and not waiving off farmer loans.
NDA lawmakers set to formally elect Narendra Modi as parliamentary party leader
May 25, 2019, at 01:21 pm
New Delhi, May 25 (UNI): Stage is set for scripting a new page in the life of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
After setback in Lok Sabha polls, Mamata Banerjee calls emergency meeting
May 25, 2019, at 01:01 pm
Kolkata, May 25 (IBNS): After receiving a rude shock from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee called an emergency meeting at her Kalighat residence in south Kolkata on Saturday.
PM Modi to seek blessings from mother Heeraben in Gujarat tomorrow
May 25, 2019, at 12:42 pm
New Delhi, May 25 (IBNS): After registering a landslide victory in the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fly off to his home state Gujarat on Sunday to meet his mother Heeraben and seek her blessings.
#CongressBachaoRahulHatao trends on Twitter amid speculations of Rahul Gandhi's resignation
May 25, 2019, at 12:02 pm
New Delhi, May 25 (IBNS): Amid speculations of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's resignation after the poll fiasco, #CongressBachaoRahulHatao starts trending on micro-blogging site Twitter.
Choose between me and Sidhu: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh's message to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi
May 25, 2019, at 11:17 am
Chandigarh, May 25 (IBNS): The infighting in Punjab politics is growing as Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has asked Congress High Command to choose between him and party leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, media reports said.
May 25, 2019, at 11:12 am
Meerut, May 25 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rajendra Agrawal registered a significant victory against the BSP candidate in Meerut Lok Sabha seat who had once announced cash reward for the terrorists who had killed journalists of French satirical weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo.
In battle between Didi and Modi, "expiry PM" wins round one in Bengal
May 25, 2019, at 11:04 am
Kolkata, May 24 (UNI) It was a battle between "speed-breaker" and "expiry". And "expiry" won!
Youth murdered for illicit relation
May 25, 2019, at 10:56 am
Kolhapur, May 25 (UNI): A 30 year-old man was murdered on late Friday night after being hit by stone at Bhendvade village in Hatkanangale tehsil of this district for having illicit relation with a woman.
Maharashtra: One person dies due to sunstroke
May 25, 2019, at 10:31 am
Aurangabad, May 25 (UNI): A 40-year-old farm labour from Sonijawala village in Beed district died due to sunstroke.
Surat building fire: Death toll touches 19
May 25, 2019, at 07:37 am
Surat, May 25 (IBNS): The death toll in the fire incident, which broke out at a coaching centre in Gujarat's Surat city, has touched 19, media reports said on Saturday.
PM Narendra Modi government bans terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
May 25, 2019, at 06:29 am
New Delhi, May 25 (IBNS): A day after PM Narendra Modi-led NDA registered a massive victory in the Lok Sabha polls, the Indian government has banned Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) which is blamed for carrying out the terror attack at a cafe in Dhaka city in 2016.
Sparks fly between RJD and Congress after complete rout in election
May 24, 2019, at 11:18 pm
Patna, May 24 (UNI): A day after the humiliating defeat of grand alliance's candidates in Bihar in Lok Sabha election, a senior state Congress leader on Friday floated the idea of his party deserting the alliance precipitating crisis in the alliance.
Dignified return of Kashmiri Pandits, restoration of peace is priority: Farooq Abdullah
May 24, 2019, at 10:49 pm
Jammu, May 24 (UNI): National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday said that his party’s priority is the dignified return of Kashmiri Pandits to their homeland and restoration of peace.
Man bets 12 lakh on TDP; commits suicide after party loses
May 24, 2019, at 10:11 pm
Eluru May 24 (UNI): A man, who staked Rs 12 lakh on Telugu Desam Party coming to power again, committed suicide by consuming pesticide at Velivennu village in Undajavaram Mandal in West Godavari district on Friday.
President asks PM Modi to continue till new govt takes charge
May 24, 2019, at 10:02 pm
New Delhi, May 24 (UNI): A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance swept to a landslide victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, paving the way for Mr Narendra Modi to become the Prime Minister for a second consecutive term, the process of formation of the new government gathered steam with the Union Cabinet recommending to President Ram Nath Kovind dissolution of the 16th House of the People.
Shatrughan Sinha congratulates PM, says BJP was 'mine too'
May 24, 2019, at 09:31 pm
New Delhi, May 24 (UNI): Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha, who contested on a Congress ticket and lost, on Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the massive victory recorded by the BJP in the just concluded Lok Sabha polls.
Paswan says his prediction on Lok Sabha results proven true
May 24, 2019, at 09:19 pm
Patna, May 24 (UNI): Union Minister and LJP president Ramvilas Paswan today said that he was not a 'weather scientist' but his predictions on NDA bagging all 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar proved almost true as NDA candidates emerged victorious in 39 seats in the state.
Manipur: Assam Rifles nab two arms dealers
May 24, 2019, at 08:53 pm
Guwahati, May 24 (IBNS): Security forces apprehended two arms dealers with a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Manipur on Friday.
We will see the end of Mamata Banerjee's government: BJP MP Arjun Singh
May 24, 2019, at 08:27 pm
Kolkata, May 24 (IBNS): The BJP sounded its war cry in Bengal saying it will beat Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress to form the government in the state. The BJP has this time won an unprecedented 18 seats of the 42 Lok Sabha seats from the state.
Surat building fire leaves 18 students dead, Modi condoles
May 24, 2019, at 08:27 pm
Surat, May 24 (IBNS): At least 18 students were killed in a massive fire that broke out at a coaching centre in Gujarat's Surat city on Friday.