Repolling held peacefully in West Tripura
May 12, 2019, at 08:16 pm
Agartala, May 12 (UNI) Repoll to 168 polling stations of 1679 in West Tripura parliamentary constituency was peaceful today that recorded 72.32 per cent polling.
Punjab: Man booked for abducting girl on pretext of marriage
May 12, 2019, at 08:12 pm
Phagwara, May 12(UNI) On a complaint lodged by Manjit Kaur resident of Village Chachoki, the police have registered a case against a resident of the same village on the charges of abducting her daughter.
Nation wants govt with clear mandate under Narendra Modi: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
May 12, 2019, at 08:09 pm
Kolkata, May 12 (UNI): India wants a government with a clear majority under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister and BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said here today.
SAD-BJP alliance will usher in major development: Sunny Deol
May 12, 2019, at 06:50 pm
Pathankot, May 12 (UNI): Actor-turned-politician and BJP's Gurdaspur candidate Sunny Deol on Sunday said that the alliance will usher in winds of major development when voted to power.
12 companies of para military forces in Jalandhar for LS polls on May 19
May 12, 2019, at 06:24 pm
Jalandhar, May 12 (UNI): Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar on Sunday said that 12 companies of Central Para Military Force (CPMF) which includes Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo-Tibet Border Police (ITBP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) would be deployed for free, fair, transparent and peaceful Lok Sabha polls in the district.
Modi trying to run parallel govt in Bengal: Mamata
May 12, 2019, at 06:19 pm
Basanti, May 12 (UNI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged Narendra Modi is trying to run a parallel government in Bengal.
Around 60% polling in MP till 5pm
May 12, 2019, at 06:12 pm
Bhopal, May 12 (UNI): Approximately 60 per cent turnout was recorded until 1700 hrs as exercise of franchise continued on Sunday amid tight security in Bhopal, Guna, Morena, Vidisha, Sagar, Bhind, Gwalior and Rajgarh parliamentary constituencies of Madhya Pradesh under the country’s penultimate and the state’s third phase in this general election.
BJP youth leader arrested for posting morphed image of Mamata Banerjee
May 12, 2019, at 05:00 pm
Kolkata, May 12 (IBNS): A youth leader of Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal has been arrested for posting a morphed photograph of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee drawn from the over-the-top look of Priyanka Chopra at a red carpet event in New York.
Lok Sabha polls: 44.73% voter turnout till 3pm, no major untoward incident
May 12, 2019, at 04:53 pm
Patna, May 12 (UNI): At least 44.73 per cent voters exercised their franchise amid elaborate security cover till 1500 hrs today during the 6th phase of Lok Sabha election in eight constituencies of Bihar even as no major untoward incident had been reported from any constituency so far.
Two suicide cases reported in Aurangabad
May 12, 2019, at 04:14 pm
Aurangabad, May 12 (UNI): Two persons allegedly committed suicides at their residences in the Hudco locality and Bhanudas Nagar here on Saturday.
Sharad Pawar to tour drought-hit Beed in Maharashtra
May 12, 2019, at 04:11 pm
Beed, Maharashtra, May 12 (UNI): Nationalist Congress Party(NCP) chief Sharad Pawar will visit this district on May 13 to interact with the farmers hit hard by the calamitous effects of drought.
Opposition behaving as if my jawans need EC's permission to kill militants: Modi
May 12, 2019, at 03:57 pm
Kushinagar, May 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attacked the Opposition and said they were behaving as if soldiers needed to take the Election Commission's permission before firing at militants.
Sonia Gandhi deputes her aide to oversee Varanasi campaign
May 12, 2019, at 03:19 pm
Varanasi, May 12 (UNI): UPA chairperson and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi has chipped in for the crucial round of campaigning in Varanasi which goes to the polls on the last phase of polling on May 19.
LS poll: BJP candidate Bharati Ghosh attacked and heckled in Bengal
May 12, 2019, at 02:32 pm
Ghatal, WB, May 12 (IBNS): Former IPS officer and once a trusted lieutenant of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Bharati Ghosh, who is contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Ghatal constituency, was on Sunday heckled and attacked during her visit to a poll booth in the sixth round of the national election.
Rahul casts his vote, says love will triumph over hatred
May 12, 2019, at 12:52 pm
New Delhi, May 12 (UNI): Exuding confidence of win of the Congress in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said love, that symbolises the grand old party, would triumph over the hate politics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP.
Former cop among two Lashkar militants killed in Shopian encounter
May 12, 2019, at 11:50 am
Srinagar, May 12 (UNI): Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including a cop, who deserted police last year, were killed by security forces in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Shopian district in south Kashmir, official sources said.
Sheila Dikshit, Sisodia, Gambhir cast their vote
May 12, 2019, at 11:11 am
New Delhi, May 12 (UNI): Former Delhi Chief Minister and Congress candidate from North East parliamentary seat Sheila Dikshit, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and BJP nominee from East Delhi Gautam Gambhir were among the early voters who have exercised their adult franchise in the national capital on Sunday.
Arvind Kejriwal urges Delhiites to exercise their voting rights
May 12, 2019, at 10:26 am
New Delhi, May 12 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday appealed to the voters of the national capital to exercise their adult franchise.
Virat Kohli casts his franchise in Gurugram, urges voters to do same
May 12, 2019, at 10:13 am
Gurugram,May 12 (UNI/IBNS): India skipper Virat Kohli was among the early voters who turned up at a polling booth in Gurgaon on Sunday to cast vote.
J&K: Two militants killed in Shopian encounter
May 12, 2019, at 10:06 am
Srinagar, May 12 (UNI): Two militants were killed on Sunday by security forces in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Shopian district in south Kashmir, official sources said.
Polling underway in eight LS seats for sixth phase of election in Bengal
May 12, 2019, at 10:01 am
Kolkata, May 12 (UNI): Polling for the sixth and penultimate phase of the Lok Sabha election to eight Lok Sabha seats of Tamluk, Kanthi, Ghatal, Jhargram, Medinipur, Purulia, Bankura and Bishnupur began at 7 AM under the strict glare of Central Security Forces on Sunday.
Polling commences on a brisk note for sixth phase in Uttar Pradesh
May 12, 2019, at 07:21 am
Lucknow, May 12 (UNI) Polling commenced at a brisk note in 14 Lok Sabha constituencies spread out in 16 districts of Poorvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh in the sixth phase on Sunday.
New Delhi: Three-way battle of ballots begins for 7 LS seats
May 12, 2019, at 07:19 am
Delhi, May 12 (UNI/IBNS) The Capital's 1.43 crore electors commenced exercising their franchise at 13,800 polling stations on Sunday for seven Lok Sabha constituencies of Delhi, in what is seen as a three-way contest between the newbie Aam Aadmi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and Indian National Congress.
Narendra Modi government will get another term: Amit Shah in Patna
May 11, 2019, at 10:32 pm
Patna, May 11 (UNI): BJP president Amit Shah today held an impressive road show in Patna Sahib constituency seeking votes in favour of party candidate and union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad facing a challenge from sitting MP Shatrughan Sinha contesting on Congress ticket after he was denied opportunity by the BJP to contest from this seat with which he remained associated for decades.
Manipur : Security forces apprehend 7 militants, recover huge cache of arms-ammunition
May 11, 2019, at 10:08 pm
Guwahati, May 11 (IBNS): Security forces have apprehended seven militants of three different banned militant groups and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in Manipur.
Islamic State starts referring its operation in Jammu and Kashmir as 'Hind Province'
May 11, 2019, at 05:50 pm
Srinagar, May 11 (IBNS): In a major development, terrorist group Islamic State has declared using the name of "Hind Province" for its operations in Jammu & Kashmir.
Lok Sabha Polls: Some Delhiites complain of missing voter-slips
May 11, 2019, at 05:23 pm
New Delhi, May 11 (UNI) Ahead of polling in Delhi for Lok Sabha, some of the voters are complaining that they have not received voter slips which have been distributed by the booth level officer (BLO).
Lok Sabha Polls: Stage set to hold repoll in 168 booths of West Tripura
May 11, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Agartala, May 11 (UNI) Amid oppositions’ demand for holding fresh poll in all the1679 polling booths of West Tripura parliamentary constituency, Election Commission of India (ECI) is all set to hold repoll in 168 booths across 26 assembly segments out of 30 under the parliamentary seat, tomorrow.
NCW chief criticises Navjot Singh Sidhu for his 'bride' comment against PM Narendra Modi
May 11, 2019, at 05:20 pm
New Delhi, May 11 (IBNS): The National Commission for Women on Saturday criticised Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu for comparing Indian PM Narendra Modi with a bride who pretends to work.
Thousands of streetlights defunct in jammu and Kashmir capital Srinagar, SMC Mayor
May 11, 2019, at 05:19 pm
Srinagar, May 11 (UNI) Thousands of streetlight in the summer capital are defunct and Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has expressed its inability to repair them in the absence of electric division.