Maharashtra: Youth held in sexual assault case

Mar 29, 2019, at 04:02 pm

Thane, Mar 29 (UNI) A 20-year-old man from Rasulabad of Khadipar at Bhiwandi of the district has been arrested for sexually assaulting a minor, a neighbour, the police said.

Assam district develops app for first-time voters

Mar 29, 2019, at 03:32 pm

Guwahati, Mar 29 (UNI) A district in western Assam is going the digital way to attract the first-time voters towards the election process and ensure their participation.

Lok Sabha poll: BJP candidate Sayantan Basu served showcause notice

Mar 29, 2019, at 03:21 pm

Kolkata, Mar 29 (UNI) The Election Commission has served a showcause notice to BJP leader Sayantan Basu, contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Basirhat constituency, for his alleged 'derogatory' statement.

Mamata Banerjee spreading lies over NRC issue: Amit Shah in West Bengal

Mar 29, 2019, at 02:57 pm

Alipurduar, Mar 29 (IBNS): Bringing back the National Register of Citizens (NRC) issue in West Bengal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Friday said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is spreading lies by stating the refugees will be forced to leave the country once the bill will be passed.

PM Modi to campaign in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha

Mar 29, 2019, at 02:40 pm

Amroha, Mar 29 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will campaign in Uttar Pradesh for the second phase of polls in Amroha on Apr 5, sources on Friday said.

Congress fields former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar from Sasaram, Ranjit Ranjan from Supaul

Mar 29, 2019, at 02:34 pm

New Delhi, Mar 29 (UNI): The Congress on Friday fielded senior party leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar from Sasaram-SC Lok Sabha seat of Bihar while Ranjeet Ranjan has been fielded from Supaul Lok Sabha seat of Bihar.

Congress fields Urmila Matondkar from Mumbai North for Lok Sabha polls

Mar 29, 2019, at 02:27 pm

New Delhi, Mar 29 (UNI/IBNS): Congress on Friday fielded actress-turned politician Urmila Matondkar from the Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra.

India to reschedule meet on Kartarpur with Pakistan: MEA

Mar 29, 2019, at 02:24 pm

New Delhi, Mar 29 (UNI): India on Friday said it has rescheduled Apr 2 meet on Kartarpur with Pakistan at Wagah and sought clarifications from Pakistan on key proposals of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor.

PM Modi targets BJD, Congress in Odisha during Lok Sabha poll campaign

Mar 29, 2019, at 12:41 pm

Bhuvneshwar, Mar 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an attack on the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJP) and Congress during his Lok Sabha poll campaign in Koraput on Friday.

Kerala BJP candidate remanded to judicial custody over Sabariamala row

Mar 29, 2019, at 11:27 am

Pathanamthitta, Mar 29 (UNI): Lok Sabha candidate of BJP in Kozhikode, Prakash Babu, has been remanded to judicial custody for 14 days in connection with a case during Sabarimala agitation.

India's fight is against terrorism and not with people of Pakistan: PM Modi

Mar 29, 2019, at 11:06 am

New Delhi, Mar 29 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India has no quarrel against the people of Pakistan and maintained that the country's fight is against terrorism.

BJP will return to power with bigger majority than 2014: PM Modi

Mar 29, 2019, at 10:47 am

New Delhi, Mar 29 (UNI): Expressing confidence that the BJP would win the 2019 Lok Sabha elections with a bigger majority than 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said, NDA would get more than 300 seats this election.

PM Modi to hold rallies in Odisha, Telangana and Andhra today

Mar 29, 2019, at 10:22 am

New Delhi, Mar 29 (UNI): On the second day of his first round of election campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday will carry forward his campaign blitzkrieg at three rallies - one each in Odisha's Koraput, Mahboobnagar in Telangana and Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh.

Jammu And Kashmir: Two militants killed, 5 SF personnel injured in Badgam encounter

Mar 29, 2019, at 09:46 am

Srinagar, Mar 29 (UNI) Two militants were killed and five security force personnel were injured in an encounter which ensued on Friday morning in the central Kashmir district of Badgam.

Jammu and Kashmir: Gunmen shot Barber in Tral

Mar 29, 2019, at 09:38 am

Srinagar, Mar 29 (UNI) A barber was shot at and critically wounded by unidentified gunmen in Tral area of south Kashmir district of Pulwama, official sources said on Friday.

India has no fight with people of Pakistan, all fight is against terrorism: PM Narendra Modi

Mar 29, 2019, at 09:37 am

New Delhi, Mar 29 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India has no quarrel against the people of Pakistan and maintained that the country's fight is against terrorism.

EC official caught red-handed while accepting bribe in Assam’s Cachar district

Mar 28, 2019, at 10:57 pm

Guwahati, Mar 28 (IBNS): The Assam Police caught an official of Election department red-handed while accepting a bribe in Assam’s Cachar district on Thursday evening.

Rahul Gandhi comes up with plan for entrepreneurs, easy credit, no angel tax

Mar 28, 2019, at 10:36 pm

New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday came up with a plan for budding entrepreneurs by promising them to provide easy credit and remove angel tax.

Only PM Modi and BJP can protect India’s border: Amit Shah

Mar 28, 2019, at 09:39 pm

Guwahati, Mar 28 (IBNS): BJP national president Amit Shah on Thursday said that only Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP-led government can protect India’s border and national security.

Israeli citizens posted in India vote for Israeli parliamentary election to be held on Apr 9

Mar 28, 2019, at 09:21 pm

New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): Israeli citizens posted in India voted on Thursday for the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, ahead of the general elections set to take place in Israel on April 9.

NCW issues notice to SP leader Firoz Khan for his 'sexist' remark against Jaya Prada

Mar 28, 2019, at 09:09 pm

New Delhi, Mar 28 (UNI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday issued a notice to Samajwadi Party leader Firoz Khan and sought an explanation from him for his alleged 'sexist' remarks against Bollywood actor Jaya Prada.

Article 35A dismantling J&K's economy, preventing development: Jaitley

Mar 28, 2019, at 08:02 pm

New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said Article 35A, which prevents a non-permanent resident to own property in the state of Jammu and Kashmir is "constitutionally vulnerable" and has been "dismantling the state's economy."

Journalists should become the voice of the voiceless: Venkaiah Naidu

Mar 28, 2019, at 07:10 pm

New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that for a democratic country like ours to thrive and flourish, our press should be efficient and fearless.

Tej Pratap Yadav quits as RJD student wing president

Mar 28, 2019, at 06:34 pm

Patna, Mar 28 (IBNS): Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav resigned as the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) student wing president on Thursday.

PM Modi flew off without speaking about bringing back black money: Mayawati

Mar 28, 2019, at 06:09 pm

Lucknow, Mar 28 (IBNS): Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who launched Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Lok Sabha poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati said the Prime Minister flew off without speaking about his previous promise of bringing back black money to the country and distributing them among people.

BJP rebel Shatrughan Sinha to join Congress on Apr 6

Mar 28, 2019, at 05:28 pm

New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rebel Shatrughan Sinha is all set to join the Congress party on Apr 6.

CPI-M releases Lok Sabha election manifesto, urges voters to defeat BJP alliance

Mar 28, 2019, at 05:09 pm

New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Thursday released its manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha election and the Left party has urged voters to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance which rules the Centre.

Parts of south Kashmir shut after killing of 3 militants

Mar 28, 2019, at 03:31 pm

Srinagar, Mar 28 (UNI) Normal life was crippled in parts of south Kashmir, where three local militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian on Thursday.

Income tax raids politically motivated, says CM Kumaraswamy

Mar 28, 2019, at 03:13 pm

Mysuru, Mar 28 (UNI): Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy today alleged that the NDA government led by the BJP was utilising official machinery including IT department to create fear in the state on the eve of the Lok Sabha polls by conducting IT raids on the JD(S) ministers and other political leaders.

Sathrughan Sinha meets Rahul; expected to join Congress soon

Mar 28, 2019, at 03:08 pm

New Delhi, Mar 28 (UNI): Amidst speculation of his joining the Congress party, rebel BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday met party president Rahul Gandhi here.