Panaji bypoll: Congress candidate Atanasio Monserrate files nomination

Apr 26, 2019, at 02:45 pm

Panaji, Apr 26 (UNI): Former Goa Education Minister Atanasio Monserrate on Friday filed nomination papers as Congress candidate for Panaji bypoll to be held on May 19, 2019.

DMK's MK Stalin demands Tamil Nadu govt to probe sexual assault complaint in Perambalur dist

Apr 26, 2019, at 02:44 pm

Chennai, Apr 26 (UNI): DMK President M.K.Stalin on Friday demanded the AIADMK government to probe the sexual assault complaint in Perambalur district where innocent women were allegedly lured to a lodge with promise of job interviews, sexually abused them and then forced for further sexual favours to a ruling party leader. In a statement issued here, Mr Stalin said a complaint was lodged by an advocate P Arul with Perambalur police on Sunday last and the affected women were not voicing out their trauma for fear of social repercussion.

AAP's Atishi files complaint against BJP candidate Gautam Gambhir for possessing two Voter IDs

Apr 26, 2019, at 02:27 pm

New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi has filed a complaint against cricketer-turned politician Gautam Gambhir for allegedly possessing two Voter ID cards in two separate constituencies.

PM Modi files nomination from Varanasi amid display of NDA strength

Apr 26, 2019, at 01:41 pm

Varanasi, Apr 26 (IBNS): At a time the Congress is receiving brutal attacks from Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi displayed the strength of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) while filing his nomination from Varanasi constituency of the same state on Friday.

Supreme Court refuses to lift EC's ban on release of Narendra Modi's biopic

Apr 26, 2019, at 12:39 pm

New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has refused to lift the Election Commission (EC)'s ban on the release of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's biopic, PM Narendra Modi, media reports said.

Fire breaks out at Gwalior railway station canteen, no casualties

Apr 26, 2019, at 12:17 pm

Gwalior, Apr 26 (IBNS): A fire broke out at the railway station canteen in Gwalior on Friday, media reports said.

PM Modi files nomination from Varanasi

Apr 26, 2019, at 11:53 am

Varanasi, Apr 26 (IBNS): A day after holding a mega roadshow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday filed his nomination from Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi to contest the Lok Sabha polls.

Justice Indu Malhotra replaces Justice Ramana in panel probing sexual harassment charges against CJI

Apr 26, 2019, at 11:23 am

New Delhi, Apr 25 (UNI): Justice Indu Malhotra will replace the three member in-house panel, which will inquire into the sexual harassment allegations leveled by the former junior staff of CJI Ranjan Gogoi against him, after the recusal of Justice N V Ramana from the committee.

Kolkata: Fire breaks out in multi-storey commercial building, no casualty so far

Apr 26, 2019, at 11:07 am

Kolkata, Apr 26 (IBNS): A fire broke out in a multi-storey building near Exide More in Kolkata on Friday.

Jharkhand: Maoists destroy BJP office in Harihargunj of Palamu by bomb blast

Apr 26, 2019, at 10:38 am

Daltonganj, Apr 26 (UNI): Ultras belonging to the proscribed CPI (Maoists) have destroyed the BJP office located at the old bus stand under Harihargunj Police Station area of the Palamu district by executing a bomb blast.

Kashmir: Highway through for one-way only, vehicle to ply from Srinagar to Jammu

Apr 26, 2019, at 10:36 am

Srinagar, Apr 26 (UNI): Despite intermittent rain during the night, the National Highway, connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country was through for one-way traffic and vehicles will ply on Friday from Srinagar to Jammu.

Suspected Maoists destroy BJP office in Palamu by bomb blast

Apr 26, 2019, at 10:10 am

Daltonganj, Apr 26 (UNI) Suspected ultras belonging to the proscribed CPI (Maoists) have destroyed the BJP office located at the old bus stand under Harihargunj Police Station area of the Palamu district by executing a bomb blast.

Jammu Accident: Man riding scooty hit by bus, dies

Apr 26, 2019, at 10:06 am

Jammu, Apr 26 (UNI) A man died after a scooty he was riding was hit by a bus here in Gandhi Nagar area, police said on Friday.  

Bihar: Senior government officer arrested on graft charge

Apr 26, 2019, at 09:48 am

Gaya, Apr 26 (UNI) Vigilance sleuths caught sub divisional officer of Gaya (Sadar) Suraj Kumar Sinha red handed when he was accepting bribe of Rs 2 lakh here on Wednesday.

Kerala: Case registered against youth under POCSO

Apr 26, 2019, at 09:46 am

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 26 (UNI) Police registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual offence(POCSO) against a youth for sending a nude photo of a girl to her fiance.

Lok Sabha Polls: Narendra Modi to file his nomination papers from Varanasi today

Apr 26, 2019, at 09:43 am

Varanasi, Apr 26 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will file his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh's temple town Varanasi on Friday.

Centre blocking projects for Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

Apr 25, 2019, at 11:09 pm

Durgapur, Apr 25 (UNI): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday charged the Centre with "blocking" projects for Bengal.

Modi holds roadshow in Varanasi, attends aarti before filing nomination

Apr 25, 2019, at 10:53 pm

Varanasi, Apr 25 (IBNS): Amid loud cheer by crowds, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a grand roadshow in Varanasi, the temple town of Uttar Pradesh, from where he will contest for the second time in the 2019 general elections.

Oil tanker catches fire in Assam's Numaligarh

Apr 25, 2019, at 10:28 pm

Guwahati, Apr 25 (IBNS): An oil tanker caught fire on National Highway – 37 at Numaligarh in Assam’s Golaghat district on Thursday evening at around 7-30 pm.

Congress to form next government at Centre: Tarun Gogoi

Apr 25, 2019, at 09:12 pm

Guwahati, Apr 25 (IBNS): With five more phases of the Lok Sabha elections yet to be held, former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that the Congress will form the next government at Centre.

Assam: Karimganj district administration organises appreciation event for first time voters

Apr 25, 2019, at 07:34 pm

Guwahati, Apr 25 (IBNS): To appreciate the first time voters, the Karimganj district administration on Thursday organised an appreciation event for the first time voters at the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Karimganj district in Assam.

Mamata Banerjee did right thing by gifting PM Modi with kurtas: Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh

Apr 25, 2019, at 06:14 pm

Kolkata, Apr 25 (IBNS): Ignoring the jibes by the Left-Congress, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Dilip Ghosh on Thursday supported West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for gifting Prime Minister Narendra Modi with kurtas and sweets.

PM Modi begins mega roadshow in Varanasi

Apr 25, 2019, at 05:39 pm

Varanasi, Apr 25 (IBNS): Amid huge crowd, Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his mega roadshow in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, from where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is fighting the Lok Sabha polls as well.

Only BJP can ensure national security, deliver faster growth, says BJP president Amit Shah

Apr 25, 2019, at 05:30 pm

Ghazipur, Apr 25 (UNI): BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday hit out at the Opposition leaders, saying that people supporting ‘tukde-tukde’ gang will not be able to protect the country and then development will have no meaning.

UP: AAP extends support to grand alliance candidate for Dhaurahra

Apr 25, 2019, at 05:18 pm

Lucknow, Apr 25(UNI): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday extended its support to Arshad Ahmed Siddique, the BSP-SP Dhaurahra candidate in the Lok Sabha elections.

Karnataka: Police resort to lathi charge to disperse protesting mob students

Apr 25, 2019, at 05:15 pm

Raichur, Apr 25 (UNI): Police resorted to lathi charge to disperse a student mob which was protesting against alleged rape and burn of a Engineering Student on April 16.

Election of 2019 is to save India's democracy, Constitution: Kejriwal

Apr 25, 2019, at 03:52 pm

New Delhi, Apr 25 (UNI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the election of 2019 is to save India's democracy and Constitution.

Ex-ACP who worked under Karkare to fight against Sadhvi for Bhopal Lok Sabha seat

Apr 25, 2019, at 03:29 pm

Aurangabad, Apr 25 (UNI): Retired assistant police commissioner (ACP) Riyaz Deshmukh, who worked with late ATS chief Hemant Karkare, has filed his nomination paper against BJP nominee Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur for the Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency.

Air India Boeing 777 catches fire during maintenance

Apr 25, 2019, at 03:06 pm

New Delhi, Apr 25 (UNI): An Air India aircraft caught fire during maintenance at the Delhi airport on Wednesday night.

SC orders probe headed by retired judge into allegations of conspiracy against CJI

Apr 25, 2019, at 02:58 pm

New Delhi, Apr 15 (IBNS): Retired judge Justice A.K. Patnaik will head a probe into an alleged conspiracy to discredit Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, the Supreme Court ordered today.