Ex-minister Virendra Singh joins BJP
Mar 30, 2019, at 04:46 pm
Lucknow, Mar 30(UNI) The ruling BJP has once again dent into the citadel of the Samajwadi Party and Mahagathbandan in western Uttar Pradesh, when a former minister and MLC Choudhury Virendra Singh joined the party in presence of state chief minister Yogi Adityanath and party president Mahendra Nath Pandey on Saturday.
Ex-Congress Minister Sham Lal joins BJP in Jammu
Mar 30, 2019, at 04:44 pm
Jammu, Mar 30 (UNI) Former Minister and senior Congress leader Sham Lal Sharma on Saturday joined the BJP here at party headquarters.
Asom Gana Parishad names candidates for two remaining LS seats
Mar 30, 2019, at 04:42 pm
Guwahati, Mar 30 (UNI) The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), which is an ally of the BJP-led coalition in Assam, has announced its second and last list of candidates for the ensuing General Elections.
Body of doctor from Karnataka who died in US all set to arrive in two days
Mar 30, 2019, at 04:40 pm
Raichur, Karnataka, Mar 30 (UNI) The body of the city-based doctor who was found dead in a suspicious manner in New Jersey, USA, will reach India within two days, Raichur Superintendent of Police D Kishore Babu here on Saturday.
Karnataka: School teacher suspended for campaigning for BJP on social media
Mar 30, 2019, at 04:36 pm
Kalaburagi, Mar 30 (UNI) A government primary school head master was suspended on Saturday for posting and Election campaigning on Social media.
Lok Sabha Poll: Thane to have maximum number of all-women, disabled friendly polling booths
Mar 30, 2019, at 04:33 pm
Thane, Mar 30 (UNI) Efforts are being done to increase the number of all-women and disabled friendly polling booths in the district, the district election officer and the district collector Rajesh Narvekar.
Uttar Pradesh: Wanted criminal arrested after encounter in Saharanpur
Mar 30, 2019, at 04:31 pm
Saharanpur, Mar 30 (UNI) A notorious criminal carrying reward of Rs 25,000 on his head was arrested after encounter with police in Sadar Kotwali area, police said here on Saturday.
Huge consignment of liquor seized from ‘dry’ Bihar
Mar 30, 2019, at 04:28 pm
Hajipur, Mar 30 (UNI) Police seized huge consignment of foreign liquor from an agriculture field at Sirsaramrai village under Lalganj police station area in Vaishali district late last night.
Ruling BJD suffers another jolt as veteran party MP Arjun Sethi resigns
Mar 30, 2019, at 04:22 pm
Bhubaneswar, Mar 30 (UNI) Ruling Biju Janata Dal in Odisha today suffered a jolt when party’s sitting MP from Bhadrak Arjun Charan Sethi, also former Union Minister, today resigned from the primary membership of the party.
Punjab: Woman murdered by unknown assailants in Phagwara
Mar 30, 2019, at 04:08 pm
Phagwara, Mar 30 (UNI) An elderly woman was reportedly murdered by some unknown assailants at her residence in local Adarsh Nagar locality.
Mar 30, 2019, at 03:59 pm
New Delhi, Mar 30 (IBNS): Ex-BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav, who was sacked from his service few years ago, on Saturday said he will contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat.
Corruption is the fevicol that binds Mahagathbandhan: PM Modi
Mar 30, 2019, at 03:24 pm
Guwahati, Mar 30 (IBNS): Participating in the election campaign trail for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Arunachal Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said 'corruption' is the fevicol (an Indian gum) which is binding the Mahagathbandan led by the Congress.
Amit Shah files nomination in Gandhinagar amid show of strength by NDA
Mar 30, 2019, at 02:47 pm
Gandhinagar, Mar 30 (IBNS): Amid the show of strength by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Gujarat's Gandhinagar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Saturday filed his nomination for the Lok Sabha Election 2019.
Akhilesh Yadav gives new candidate in Gorakhpur, Kanpur after Nishad Party ends alliance with SP
Mar 30, 2019, at 02:24 pm
Lucknow, Mar 30 (UNI): Countering the announcement of Nishad Party to leave the Mahagathbandan on Friday night, Samajwadi Party in a swift move replaced the sitting member Praveen Nishad with former legislator Ram Bhual Nishad from the prestigious Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat on Saturday.
Congress hits out at BJP government on rise in fiscal deficit to 134 per cent
Mar 30, 2019, at 02:05 pm
New Delhi, Mar 30 (UNI): The Congress on Saturday attacked the Narendra Modi government for rise in fiscal deficit to a whopping 134 per cent.
Opposition parties speak like mentor of terrorist outfits: PM Modi
Mar 30, 2019, at 01:53 pm
Itanagar, Mar 30 (UNI): Lashing out at the Opposition for their stand on issues of national importance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said on matters where nation feels proud these parties get rattled and their leaders speak like mentor of terrorist organisations.
Despite IT raids of close associates of JD(S) ministers, poll campaign in full swing in Mysuru
Mar 30, 2019, at 01:39 pm
Mysuru, Mar 30 (UNI): The IT department raids on followers of some JD(S) ministers in Karnataka early this week has not affected the election campaign in Old Mysuru area which gained momentum.
Kashmir: Explosion inside car, no loss of life
Mar 30, 2019, at 01:28 pm
Srinagar, Mar 30 (IBNS): An explosion took place inside a car in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, media reports said.
My father should have done it long ago: Sonakshi on Shatrughan Sinha's quitting BJP
Mar 30, 2019, at 01:02 pm
Mumbai, Mar 30 (IBNS): Reacting to her actor-turned politician father Shatrughan Sinha's resignation from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), actress Sonakshi Sinha said the former saffron leader should have taken the step much before.
Fortunate to contest Lok Sabha election from Gandhinagar: Amit Shah
Mar 30, 2019, at 12:00 pm
Gandhinagar, Mar 30 (IBNS): Addressing a gathering prior to filing nomination to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah on Saturday said he is lucky to get an opportunity to become an MP from Gujarat's Gandhinagar, which was held by stalwarts like late Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani.
Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter ensues between militants and SF in Anantnag
Mar 30, 2019, at 09:52 am
Srinagar, Mar 30 (UNI) An encounter ensued between militants and security forces during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Anantnag on Saturday, official sources said this morning.
Lok Sabha poll: Amit Shah to file his nomination papers today
Mar 30, 2019, at 09:07 am
Gandhinagar, Mar 30 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah will file his nomination from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat on Saturday.
If voted to power, NITI Ayog will be scrapped: Rahul Gandhi
Mar 29, 2019, at 11:44 pm
New Delhi, Mar 29 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that if his party comes to power it will scrap the NITI Ayog which replaced the Planning Commission.
Ex-ISRO chairman receives death threat from Jaish-e-Mohammad
Mar 29, 2019, at 11:29 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 29 (UNI): Former ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair on Friday received a death threat from terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad.
PM Modi did not break poll code with televised speech, says Election Commission
Mar 29, 2019, at 10:54 pm
New Delhi, Mar 29 (IBNS): The Election Commission has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not break the Model Code of Conduct in his televised address to the nation on Wednesday concerning India's successful testing of an anti-satellite missile.
EC is toothless tiger acting without integrity: Mehbooba Mufti
Mar 29, 2019, at 10:49 pm
Srinagar, Mar 29 (IBNS): Reacting to the serving of paper cups by the Indian Railways having Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign line, "Main Bhi Chowkidar", printed on them, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) was a toothless tiger, 'acting selectively, without any integrity'.
London court denies bail to PNB scam-accused Nirav Modi
Mar 29, 2019, at 09:59 pm
New Delhi, Mar 29 (UNI/IBNS): Fugitive businessman Nirav Modi, the main accused in the Rs 13,600 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case, was on Friday denied bail plea by a London court.
50 candidates in fray in second phase poll in Assam
Mar 29, 2019, at 09:32 pm
Guwahati, Mar 29 (IBNS): Fifty candidates remained in fray for second phase polling in five parliamentary constituencies in Assam.
Police, ECI team seize Rs 35 lakh cash from a vehicle in Assam’s Nagaon district
Mar 29, 2019, at 08:35 pm
Guwahati, Mar 29 (IBNS): The Assam police and the surveillance team of Election Commission of India (ECI) have seized Rs 35 lakh cash from a vehicle in central Assam’s Nagaon district and detained four persons in connection with it.
Gujarat BJP president's son caught cheating in exam
Mar 29, 2019, at 08:26 pm
Gandhinagar, Mar 29 (UNI): In what has come as a major embarrassment for the BJP in this election-season, Gujarat BJP president Jeetu Vaghani's son was caught copying in a college examination.