West Bengal crime: Smuggled gold worth Rs 8 Cr seized in Siliguri and six persons arrested from Manipur

May 14, 2019, at 05:01 pm

Siliguri, May 14 (UNI) Smuggled gold worth Rs 8 crore from Myanmar have been seized from six persons, arrested from a bus in this commercial town of north Bengal, the gateway of northeast, sources at the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) said here today.

Jammu and Kashmir: Woman commits suicide as son fails in class 12th in Samba

May 14, 2019, at 04:57 pm

Jammu, May 14 (UNI) A woman committed suicide after her son failed in class 12th examination in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police sources said on Tuesday.

Maharashtra: Shiv Sena corporator booked for demanding bribe

May 14, 2019, at 04:55 pm

Thane, May 14 (UNI) A 26-year-old Shiv Sena Corporator was booked by the Anti-Corruption Bureau(ACB) on Tuesday on the alleged charge of demanding bribe of Rs 1.50 lakh from a civic contractor.

Double Murder Case: SIT arrests two local CPI(M) leaders

May 14, 2019, at 04:53 pm

Kasaragod, May 14 (UNI) Special Investigating Team (SIT) of the crime branch wing of the Kerala Police on Tuesday arrested two local leaders of the CPI(M) in connection with the Periya double murder case.

BJP brigade virtually lays siege to central Kolkata with maiden roadshow of chief Amit Shah

May 14, 2019, at 04:51 pm

Kolkata, May 14 (UNI) The saffron brigade virtually laid a siege to Esplanade, Dharmatalla and parts of central Kolkata hours before the maiden roadshow of BJP president Amit Shah as thousands of party supporters wearing saffron turbans and colourful dresses took to the roads bringing vehicular traffic to a standstill.

Jharkhand: Four ultras including sub zonal commander of JPC awarded five years imprisonment

May 14, 2019, at 04:49 pm

Daltonganj, May 14 (UNI) A local court in the Palamu district has today awarded five years of imprisonment to four ultras including a sub zonal commander of the Jharkhand Prastuti Commitee (JPC).

Four killed in road mishap in Ambedkarnagar

May 14, 2019, at 04:46 pm

Ambedkarnagar, May 14 (UNI) Four people, including a journalist, were killed in a road accident near Khapura in the Sammanpur area of this district in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.

Stage set for Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's roadshow

May 14, 2019, at 04:42 pm

Varanasi, May 14 (UNI) Stage is set for Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's roadshow on Wednesday in Varanasi - where Congress nominee Ajay Rai is taking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Five Rohingya Muslims arrested in Guwahati

May 14, 2019, at 02:08 pm

Guwahati, May 14 (IBNS): Five Rohingya Muslims including a woman were arrested by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) at Guwahati railway station on Tuesday.

Jet Airways India Ltd Deputy CEO and CFO resigns

May 14, 2019, at 01:57 pm

Mumbai, May 14 (UNI): Jet Airways CFO and deputy CEO Amit Agarwal has resigned from the company for personal reasons, the airline said on Tuesday.

Hindu family donates land for Muslim burial ground

May 14, 2019, at 01:48 pm

Guwahati, May 14 (IBNS): Setting a good example of inter-faith amity, a Hindu family in Assam’s Lakhimpur district has donated their land for Muslim burial ground.

BJP's show of strength in Kolkata today, Amit Shah will hold roadshow

May 14, 2019, at 01:36 pm

Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): With the political heat soaring in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is going to show its strength in the state with its national president Amit Shah holding a roadshow here on Tuesday.

SC orders release of BJP activist arrested for sharing Mamata's morphed picture, asked to apologise

May 14, 2019, at 01:17 pm

New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has ordered release of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activist Priyanka Sharma who was arrested for sharing a morphed picture of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee but also asked her to apologise immediately, media reports said.

PM Modi's government is a sinking ship: Mayawati

May 14, 2019, at 12:02 pm

Lucknow, May 14 (IBNS): A day after hitting out at the Prime Minister by dragging his personal life and referring to his wife, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has termed the Narendra Modi government as a "sinking ship".

On The Campaign Trail: I am unstoppable, says Tollywood star Mimi Chakraborty

May 14, 2019, at 11:13 am

Actress-turned politician Mimi Chakraborty is fighting the Lok Sabha polls from the iconic Jadavpur constituency in West Bengal as a Trinamool Congress candidate. She is pitted against the BJP's Anupam Hazra and a heavyweight Left Front candidate, former city mayor Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya. Ahead of the polls in Jadavpur on May 19, IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh hits the heat and dust of a campaign trail with the Tollywood star to know more..

Militant attack injures National Conference activist in south Kashmir

May 14, 2019, at 10:34 am

Srinagar, May 14 (UNI/IBNS): A National Conference (NC) activist wounded after militants shot at him in south Kashmir district of Shopian, official sources said on Tuesday.

Train service resumes in north Kashmir after a day

May 14, 2019, at 10:23 am

Srinagar, May 14 (UNI): Train service resumed on Tuesday morning after remaining suspended for a day due to security reasons in north Kashmir following protests against the rape of a three-year-old girl in Sumbal, Bandipora district.

Kashmir: Wanted Jaish militant arrested in Srinagar

May 14, 2019, at 10:18 am

Srinagar, May 14 (UNI): A wanted militant of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) was arrested by a Special team of Delhi police with the assistance of state police from outskirts of Srinagar, official sources said on Tuesday.

Maharashtra: Two youths drowned in Jalna district

May 14, 2019, at 10:05 am

Jalna (Maharashtra) May 14 (UNI) Two teen-aged boys were drowned here in Jalna district of Maharashtra on Monday evening.

Local Area Network restored in Kolkata Airport

May 14, 2019, at 10:02 am

Kolkata, May 14 (UNI) The Local Area Network at Kolkata Airport has been restored at around 0230hrs today. 

AAP leader Atishi asked to file evidence against Gautam Gambhir in ID case

May 13, 2019, at 11:24 pm

New Delhi, May 13 (UNI): Metropolitan magistrate Viplav Dabas, on Monday, after hearing a complaint case filed by East Delhi Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi Marlena against cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir in a two ID case, directed her to file the concerned documents and record before summoning evidence before the court by May 31.

Priyanka Gandhi strafes Modi on radar remark

May 13, 2019, at 10:57 pm

Indore, MP, May 13 (UNI): Employing sarcasm as a political weapon in the context of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent technology-related comment, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra quipped on Monday that the Premier’s “understanding of radar” resulted in the populace comprehending the truth regarding him.

Three FIRs including one against BJP candidates filed for disturbance during polling

May 13, 2019, at 10:26 pm

Patna, May 13 (UNI): An FIR was registered against BJP candidate Sanjay Jaiswal while two more FIRs were lodged at Ghodasahan police station in East Champaran district on Monday in connection with BJP candidate`s bodyguard open fire to ward off an attack by a mob laced with wooden sticks allegedly having links with a particular party.

Lashkar associates nabbed with AK-47, magazines, cash in Ramban

May 13, 2019, at 10:03 pm

Jammu, May 13 (UNI): In a joint operation, police and army personnel on Monday arrested two associates of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Priyanka Gandhi holds roadshow in Indore

May 13, 2019, at 09:34 pm

Indore, May 13 (UNI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra held a roadshow here on her maiden political visit to Madhya Pradesh.

Odisha govt set to repair houses damaged in cyclone Fani

May 13, 2019, at 09:19 pm

Bhubaneswar, May 13 (UNI): The Odisha government will provide new houses to those people whose houses were completely or substantially damaged in the cyclone Fani recently.

Mamata, Derek slam Amit Shah for 'Kangal Bangla' jibe

May 13, 2019, at 08:33 pm

Kolkata, May 13 (IBNS/UNI): After Amit Shah's remark that Mamata Banerjee has turned Sonar (golden) Bangla into Kangal (beggar) Bangla, the West Bengal Chief Minister called the Bharatiya Janata Party chief "fathead" and said all they (BJP leaders) know is to start riots.

BSF arrests two cattle smugglers with six cattle from Indo-Bangladesh border

May 13, 2019, at 08:20 pm

Guwahati, May 13 (IBNS): The Border Security Force (BSF) troops have apprehended two cattle smugglers along with six cattle in Assam's South Salmara Mankachar and West Bengal's Coochbehar districts along with Indo-Bangladesh border.

Delhi Women's Commission says UP govt yet to register window gang-rape FIR

May 13, 2019, at 07:49 pm

New Delhi, May 13 (UNI): Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal on Monday said the Uttar Pradesh government was yet to register an FIR and make arrests in the matter of a widow in Moradabad who had set herself on fire last month after she was gang-raped and sold for Rs 10,000 by her parents and later allegedly turned away by Hapur Police.

Lok Sabha polls: Varanasi to witness three-pronged electoral battle

May 13, 2019, at 07:41 pm

Varanasi, May 13 (UNI): The city of Baba Vishwanath is again in the limelight due to the candidature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.