Days after flaying party for condoning lumpen elements, Congress leader Priyanka Chaturvedi quits
Apr 19, 2019, at 01:01 pm
New Delhi, Apr 19 (IBNS): Days after hitting out at her own party for reinstating people who had abused her, Congress leader and spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi on Friday resigned from all posts of the grand old political outfit. Media reports said she is likely to join the Shiv Sena.
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Hardik Patel slapped during a rally in Gujarat
Apr 19, 2019, at 12:07 pm
Ahmedabad, Apr 19 (IBNS): Congress leader Hardik Patel was slapped in the middle of a rally in Gujarat's Surendernagar district on Friday morning.
After hitting out at party, Priyanka Chaturvedi removes Congress name from Twitter bio
Apr 19, 2019, at 11:50 am
New Delhi, Apr 19 (IBNS): Days after criticising her own party for inducting people who had abused her, Congress leader Priyanka Chaturvedi has removed all mentions of the outfit from her Twitter bio.
Will Mulayam, Mayawati share political dais today in Uttar Pradesh?
Apr 19, 2019, at 11:32 am
Lucknow, Apr 19 (IBNS): All eyes will be on Uttar Pradesh on Friday to see whether arch-rivals, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati, will share the political dais in Mainpuri as their parties have joined hands to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha polls.
Rajnath Singh to visit Odisha today, address public meetings in Keonjhar, Cuttack and Puri
Apr 19, 2019, at 10:04 am
Lucknow, Apr 19 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Odisha to campaign for the Lok Sabha polls on Friday.
Kashmir: Mobile internet service resumes in Srinagar
Apr 19, 2019, at 09:52 am
Srinagar, Apr 19 (UNI) Mobile internet service was resumed after remaining suspended as a precautionary measure on Thursday, when polling was held in Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency (PC) spread over three central Kashmir districts of Srinagar, Badgam and Ganderbal.
Two senior police officers among several cops injured in violence in Srinagar PC
Apr 19, 2019, at 09:48 am
Srinagar, Apr 19 (UNI) Two senior police officers were among several cops injured during violence on Thursday when polling was held in Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency (PC), spread over three central Kashmir districts of Badgam, Srinagar and Ganderbal.
Train service resumes in Kashmir today
Apr 19, 2019, at 09:21 am
Srinagar, Apr 19 (UNI) Train service resumed on Friday after remaining suspended in the Kashmir valley, where separatists had called for a general strike on Thursday when polling was held in Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency, spread over three central Kashmir districts of Srinagar, Badgam and Ganderbal.
Amid violence in Bengal, 2nd phase of LS poll records 66 pct turnout across India
Apr 18, 2019, at 11:04 pm
New Delhi, Apr 18 (IBNS): The second phase of the Lok Sabha election witnessed a turnout of 66 percent on Monday though it was partly marred by sporadic clashes in West Bengal and Tripura.
People will not forgive Mehbooba for unleashing torments on them, alleges NC
Apr 18, 2019, at 10:52 pm
Anantnag, Apr 18 (UNI): Alleging that the people have lost faith in Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the National Conference (NC) on Thursday said that ‘the people would never forgive Mehbooba Mufti for betraying and berating their verdict in 2014 by forging an alliance with BJP-RSS’.
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Centre suspends LoC trade between J&K and Pak-Occupied Kashmir
Apr 18, 2019, at 08:14 pm
New Delhi, Apr 18 (IBNS): The Centre on Thursday suspended trade with Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir across the Line of Control.
Assam registers 73.32 pct voting in second phase, 74.30 pct turnout in inner Manipur
Apr 18, 2019, at 07:14 pm
Guwahati, Apr 18 (IBNS): An estimated 73.32 percent of the 68,36,496 voters in five Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam exercised their franchise during the second phase of Lok Sabha polls on Thursday.
Lok Sabha Election 2019: 61 per cent polling in phase 2 till 5:30 pm
Apr 18, 2019, at 07:07 pm
New Delhi, Apr 18 (UNI/IBNS): An estimated 61 per cent polling was recorded in second phase of the Lok Sabha elections for 95 seats till 5:30 pm on Thursday.
Milind Deora is the man for South Mumbai: Mukesh Ambani backs Congress leader
Apr 18, 2019, at 06:44 pm
Mumbai, Apr 18 (IBNS): At a time his brother Anil Ambani is getting targeted on a daily basis by the country's oldest political outfit over Rafale, Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani on Thursday openly backed Congress candidate from South Mumbai constituency Milind Deora, as the country is going through a seven-phase General Elections.
Apr 18, 2019, at 05:54 pm
New Delhi, Apr 18 (IBNS): Congress, the country's principal opposition party, raised questions after an IAS officer was suspended by the Election Commission (EC) for checking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's chopper in Odisha's Sambalpur.
Bangladeshi actor Noor who attended Trinamool rally asked to leave India
Apr 18, 2019, at 05:12 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, Apr 18 (IBNS): Bangladeshi actor Gazi Abdun Noor, who was caught in the middle of a row for participating in a Trinamool Congress rally, has been asked to leave India, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sources said.
Shoe hurled at BJP leader to protest Sadhvi candidature from Bhopal
Apr 18, 2019, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi, Apr 18 (UNI): The BJP's choice of 48-year Sadhvi Pragya Thakur in Bhopal was billed out as party's fight against Digvijaya Singh for coining Hindu terror phrase but a supposed Modi critic and a Kanpur based surgeon seems to have turned the tables on Thursday.
Violence marks second-phase Lok Sabha polls in Bengal, CPM candidate Md Salim's car attacked
Apr 18, 2019, at 01:49 pm
Kolkata, Apr 18 (IBNS/UNI): Reports of violence are coming in from several places in Trinamool Congress-ruled West Bengal on the second phase of voting for the Lok Sabha elections.
Maoists trigger IED blast in Chhattisgarh on poll day
Apr 18, 2019, at 01:25 pm
Raipur, Apr 18 (IBNS): A policeman was injured in an IED blast triggered by suspected Maoists in Chhattisgarh on Thursday morning, media reports said.
Speculation over whether Mulayam will share stage with Mayawati in Mainpuri
Apr 18, 2019, at 12:49 pm
Mainpuri, Apr 18 (UNI): Whether Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav will share the stage with BSP president Mayawati on Friday is not confirmed yet, but if he does, it will create a history of sorts.
Hope people not influenced by money being distributed by some parties: Stalin
Apr 18, 2019, at 12:34 pm
Chennai, Apr 18 (UNI): Asserting that people of Tamil Nadu had decided to vote for a change to throw out the AIADMK regime in the state and the BJP-led NDA at the Centre, Opposition DMK president M.K. Stalin on Thursday accused the Election Commission (EC) of 'functioning like an ally of the ruling governments'.
Normal life crippled in central Kashmir due to strike called by separatists
Apr 18, 2019, at 12:29 pm
Srinagar, Apr 18 (UNI) Normal life was on Thursday crippled due to a strike called by separatists in poll-bound central Kashmir, where electorate are casting votes to elect their representative for Srinagar Parliamentary constituency in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections.
30.62 pc polling till 1100 hrs in TN : Sahoo
Apr 18, 2019, at 12:29 pm
Chennai, Apr 18 (UNI) About 30.62 per cent of the total 5.84 crore electorate have exercised their franchise till 1100 hrs as the single phase polling for 38 Lok Sabha constituencies and by-election to 18 Assembly seats began in Tamil Nadu at 0700 hrs on Thursday.
Nirmala Sitharaman, Deve Gowda among early voters in Karnataka
Apr 18, 2019, at 12:23 pm
Bengaluru, Apr 18 (UNI): Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former Prime Minister and JDS supremo H.D. Deve Gowda were among the early voters in the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls taking place across the country today.
Apr 18, 2019, at 12:18 pm
Islampur, Apr 18 (UNI) A TV journalist, Partha Pratim Ghosh and his cameraman Swapan Majumder while covering the election at a booth in Goalpokor under Raiganj Lok Sabha segment in north Bengal were today badly assaulted after their camera was destroyed and identity cards were taken away, even as the ECI has sought a detail report from the district officials.
Shatrughan Sinha's wife Poonam Sinha files nomination from Lucknow
Apr 18, 2019, at 12:06 pm
Lucknow, Apr 18 (IBNS): Actor-turned politician Shatrughan Sinha's wife Poonam Sinha filed her nomination as a Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate from Lucknow constituency of Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha polls on Thursday.
Three SF injured in south Kashmir's militant attacks
Apr 18, 2019, at 11:42 am
Srinagar, Apr 18 (UNI) Three security force personnel were injured in two militant attacks in south Kashmir districts of Pulwama and Kulgam, official sources said here on Thursday.
PM to address Election Rally in T'Puram today
Apr 18, 2019, at 11:37 am
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 18 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an election rally here on Thursday evening.
Returning Officer and DM Dhalai served notice to BJP candidate
Apr 18, 2019, at 11:33 am
Udaipur, Apr 18 (UNI) It has been informed by the East Tripura Returning Officer and Dhalai District Magistrate (DM) Vikas Singh that a notice was served to BJP candidate of East Tripura parliamentary constituency seat for spending election funds exceeding the limit.
Will not let NaMo become PM again: Owaisi
Apr 18, 2019, at 11:30 am
Aurangabad, Apr 18 (UNI) AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said that if voted to power again he would not let Narendra Modi become Prime Minister of India for the second term as the BJP-led NDA government has done little for the betterment of the minorities.