Puducherry: Police resorts to mild lathicharge to disperse mob

Apr 13, 2019, at 04:58 pm

Puducherry, Apr 13 (UNI) Police resorted to a mild lathicharge to disperse a mob agitating in front of a private medical college on the Villippuram road near here on Saturday.

Arrack shop ransacked in Puducherry

Apr 13, 2019, at 04:50 pm

Puducherry, Apr 13 (UNI) An arrack shop at Sanjeevi Nagar, in Puducherry area on Puducherry –Tamil Nadu border was ransacked by a mob on Friday night.

Will not air non-certified content in NaMo TV, BJP assures ECI

Apr 13, 2019, at 04:49 pm

New Delhi, Apr 13 (UNI) Weeks after controversy erupted over the surreptitious launch of NaMo TV, a 24 hour DTH (Direct – to Home) channel service to telecast Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech and programmes of the ruling party, the BJP has assured Election Commission that it will air only pre-authorised content.

Postal department employee dies of heart attack during election training in Gujarat

Apr 13, 2019, at 04:47 pm

Ahmedabad, Apr 13 (UNI) A government employee died of heart attack during an election-related training event here on Saturday, police said.

Maharashtra: Woman, son killed in road accident in Kolhapur

Apr 13, 2019, at 04:44 pm

Kolhapur, Apr 13 (UNI) A woman and her son were killed and six others injured when a car in which they were travelling rammed into a roadside tree in Harali village of this district of Maharashtra on Saturday.

Kashmir: Raped by father, girl commits suicide in Bandipora

Apr 13, 2019, at 04:42 pm

Srinagar, Apr 13 (UNI) A girl on Saturday committed suicide by consuming poison after allegedly being raped by her father in north Kashmir district of Bandipora.

Lata Mangeshkar congratulates PM Narendra Modi for being awarded with Order of St Andrew the Apostle

Apr 13, 2019, at 04:38 pm

Mumbai, Apr 13 (IBNS): Veteran Indian singer Lata Mageshkar on Saturday congratulated PM Narendra Modi for being awarded with the Order of St Andrew the Apostle, the highest order of the Russian Federation.

Don’t fall prey to Congress promises: BJP leader Anurag Thakur

Apr 13, 2019, at 04:35 pm

Hamirpur (HP), Apr 13 (UNI) Calling upon the people not to fall prey to the promises made by the Congress leaders and workers, sitting MP and BJP candidate for the Hamirpur Lok Sabha seat Anurag Thakur has expressed optimism that the party would sweep the elections in the state and form its government at the Centre once again.

Narendra Modi is biggest victim of 'political intolerance': Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Apr 13, 2019, at 04:29 pm

New Delhi, Apr 13 (UNI) Union Minister and senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been the “biggest victim of political intolerance”.

Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti appeal Sushma Swaraj to facilitate return of MBBS student body from Bangladesh

Apr 13, 2019, at 04:27 pm

Srinagar, Apr 13 (UNI) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday appealed External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to facilitate return of mortal remains of a Kashmiri girl, who was pursuing MBBS in Bangladesh.

BJP lashes out at Azam Khan for his 'Bajrang Ali' remarks

Apr 13, 2019, at 04:18 pm

New Delhi, Apr 13 (UNI) The BJP on Saturday lashed out at Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan for trying to spread the name 'Bajrang Ali' and said such an attempt nakedly displays disrespect to both Hinduism and Islam.

British envoy to India pays tributes to those who died in Jallianwala Bagh tragedy

Apr 13, 2019, at 04:12 pm

Amritsar, Apr 13 (IBNS): As the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy touched 100 years, British High Commissioner to India Dominic Asquith on Saturday visited the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial in Amritsar visited the memorial and paid tributes to those who lost their lives in the firing incident that had left the countrymen shocked.

Punjab: Drug peddler lands in police net, contraband seized

Apr 13, 2019, at 04:04 pm

Phagwara, Apr 13 (UNI) The Goraya Police have arrested a drug peddler here and seized 300 gms of heroin from his possession.

Attempt being made to create hatred between followers of Ali and Bajrangbali: Mayawati

Apr 13, 2019, at 03:52 pm

Lucknow, Apr 13 (UNI) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday said that an attempt was being made to create hatred between followers of Bajrangbali and Ali.

Rahul Gandhi, Capt Amarinder Singh pay homage to martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh

Apr 13, 2019, at 03:43 pm

Amritsar, Apr 13 (UNI) Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder paid homage to the martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy, whose centenary is being observed on Saturday.

Congress to present separate Budget for Agriculture, if voted back to power: Rahul Gandhi

Apr 13, 2019, at 03:39 pm

Kolar, Karnataka, Apr 13 (UNI) AICC President Rahul Gandhi today slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reeling out a series of lies upon the people of the country, betraying the farming community and said " if elected to power Congress will correct all wrong doings of the BJP government and come out with a separate Budget for Agriculture along with Union Budget from the year 2019-20.

Uttar Pradesh: Three killed, four injured in road mishap

Apr 13, 2019, at 03:36 pm

Lakhimpur Kheri, Apr 13 (UNI) Three people died and four others sustained serious injuries after a speeding car rammed into a tree before hitting a truck at the Paliya National Highway in Phulbehar area district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, police said.

Piyanka Gandhi Vadra to campaign in Assam tomorrow

Apr 13, 2019, at 03:13 pm

Guwahati, Apr 13(UNI) Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi is scheduled to attend her first election rally in Assam tomorrow.

Amid row over Smriti Irani's degree, Arun Jaitley rakes up academic credentials of Rahul Gandhi

Apr 13, 2019, at 02:25 pm

New Delhi, Apr 13 (UNI) Amid fresh controversy on educational qualification of BJP leader Smriti Irani, senior leader and Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday sought to turn the table and said 'academic credentials' of Congress president Rahul Gandhi too has been debated.

Manipur police seize huge quantity of WY tablets worth Rs 25 lakh along Indo-Myanmar border

Apr 13, 2019, at 01:19 pm

Guwahati, April 13 (IBNS): The Manipur police seized a huge quantity of contraband drugs worth Rs 25 lakh in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district along Indo-Myanmar border on Friday.

PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi in Karnataka today for poll campaign

Apr 13, 2019, at 11:24 am

Bengaluru, Apr 13 (IBNS): Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi will campaign in Karnataka for the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 on Saturday.

Kashmir: Two militants killed in gunfight with security forces in Shopian

Apr 13, 2019, at 10:58 am

Srinagar, Apr 13 (IBNS): Two militants were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, media reports said.

No alliance with AAP in Delhi, Congress announces officially

Apr 12, 2019, at 11:11 pm

New Delhi, Apr 12 (IBNS): After rounds of speculations and talks, the Congress party on Friday officially announced that it is not forming an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi.

Jet Airways suspends international operations till April 15

Apr 12, 2019, at 10:42 pm

New Delhi, Apr 12 (UNI): Cash-strapped airline Jet Airways on Friday announced the suspension of its international operations till April 15.

Congress asks EC to ban participation of BJP leaders in Ramnavami programmes

Apr 12, 2019, at 10:37 pm

Patna, Apr 12 (UNI): Congress today demanded from the Election Commission to ban participation of leaders of political parties in functions to be organised on the occasion of Ramnavami.

Assam registers 78.23 percent voting in first phase

Apr 12, 2019, at 10:30 pm

Guwahati, Apr 12 (IBNS): An estimated of 78.23 percent of the 76,03,458 voters in five Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam exercised their franchise during the first phase of Lok Sabha polls on Thursday.

Congress fields Manish Tewari from Anandpur Sahib, Jyotiraditya Scindia from Guna

Apr 12, 2019, at 10:22 pm

New Delhi, Apr 12 (UNI): The Congress on Friday fielded AICC spokesperson Manish Tewari from the Anandpur Sahib seat of Punjab and AICC general secretary for Uttar Pradesh West Jyotiraditya Scindia from his traditional seat of Guna in Madhya Pradesh.

BJP will replicate Tripura in Kerala: Modi

Apr 12, 2019, at 09:22 pm

Kozhikode, Apr 12 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that Kerala would be the second Tripura for the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Will win again with record margin: Shatrughan Sinha

Apr 12, 2019, at 08:53 pm

Patna, Apr 12 (UNI): Congress candidate from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency Shatrughan Sinha today claimed that like in previous elections, he would win this Lok Sabha election from Patna Sahib constituency with record margin.

Will win all seven seats in Delhi: AAP

Apr 12, 2019, at 08:41 pm

New Delhi, Apr 12 (UNI): Hitting out at the Congress for deciding not to go for an alliance with it in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi party on Friday said that it will defeat the other parties on all seven seats and the Congress' deposit will be forfeited in the national capital.