More than 80% cast vote in final phase of Assam polls
Apr 23, 2019, at 09:56 pm
Guwahati, Apr 23(UNI): Over 80 per cent polling has been recorded in the third and final phase Lok Sabha election in Assam today, with the final figure likely to go up further.
PM post can't be bought with Narada, Sarada money: Modi jibe at Mamata
Apr 23, 2019, at 09:29 pm
Asansol, Apr 23 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday charged Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee of setting party leaders and supporters against the central forces for poll duty and election body in the wake of changing mood of voters across the state.
BJP fields Sunny Deol from Gurdaspur, Kirron Kher from Chandigarh
Apr 23, 2019, at 09:11 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (UNI): BJP on Tuesday fielded actor Sunny Deol from Gurdaspur and renominated sitting MP Kirron Kher from Chandigarh seat in Punjab, according to the fresh list released by the party on Tuesday.
Lok Sabha election: One killed in Bengal violence as nation votes in third phase
Apr 23, 2019, at 08:27 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, Apr 23 (IBNS): The third and largest phase of the national election on Tuesday recorded 63.24 percent voters' turnout with West Bengal witnessing massive violence in which at least one person was killed.
Man sent to jail for six months for molesting school girl
Apr 23, 2019, at 08:15 pm
Nanded, Apr 23 (UNI): A man was awarded six months imprisonment and fined Rs 2,500 after he was held guilty for molesting school girl, under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, here on Tuesday.
Rahul's 'personal assurance' of filling 22 lakh govt posts in a year
Apr 23, 2019, at 08:12 pm
Shahdol, MP, Apr 23 (UNI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi provided a “personal assurance” on Tuesday that approximately 22 lakh vacant government positions would be filled within a year of his party assuming the reins at the Centre.
Saudi Arabia executes 37 citizens convicted in terror cases
Apr 23, 2019, at 08:09 pm
Riyadh, Apr 23 (Xinhua): Saudi Arabia executed on Tuesday 37 citizens convicted in terror cases, the Ministry of Interior said.
EC orders repoll in nine Odisha booths on April 25
Apr 23, 2019, at 07:54 pm
Bhubaneswar, Apr 23 (UNI): Re-polling will be held in nine booths of Odisha on April 25, chief electoral officer Surendra Kumar said here today.
Bar Modi from campaigning for 72 hours: Congress appeals to EC
Apr 23, 2019, at 07:37 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (UNI): The Congress on Tuesday demanded that the Election Commission bar Prime Minister Narendra Modi from campaigning for 48 to 72 hours for violating the Model Code of Conduct by taking out a long procession and delivering a speech after casting his vote in THE Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency.
AAP to release manifesto on Apr 25: Gopal Rai
Apr 23, 2019, at 07:24 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (UNI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Gopal Rai on Tuesday announced that the party would release its central manifesto on April 25.
Congress will sweep all 7 LS seats in Delhi: Sheila Dikshit
Apr 23, 2019, at 07:08 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (UNI): Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Sheila Dikshit, who filed her nomination papers for the North East Delhi Lok Sabha seat on Tuesday said, the party will sweep all the seven LS seats in the national capital, and will form a government at the Centre.
BJP, Congress harmed UP: BSP chief Mayawati
Apr 23, 2019, at 06:21 pm
Hardoi, Apr 23 (UNI) Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of not honouring its electoral promises on the one hand, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on the other hand held Congress responsible for the youth leaving Uttar Pradesh for better job opportunities to other places.
Congress's South Delhi candidate Vijender Singh files nomination
Apr 23, 2019, at 06:16 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (UNI) Olympic medallist Vijender Singh who was announced as the Congress candidate for South Delhi constituency has filed his nomination for the Lok Sabha polls on Tuesday.
Lok Sabha Polls: Gautam Gambhir files nominations from East Delhi parliamentary constituency
Apr 23, 2019, at 06:10 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS): Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday filed his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls from the East Delhi parliamentary constituency.
Punjab Accident: 5 including 4 family members injured
Apr 23, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Phagwara,Apr 23 (UNI) Five persons including four members of a family sustained serious injuries in a collision between a truck and a Nawanshahr bound car near Chiherru on National Highways on Tuesday morning.
Woman voter dies after collapsing in queue due to fatigue
Apr 23, 2019, at 05:29 pm
Kannur, Apr 23 (UNI) A Sexagenarian woman voter died after she collapsed due to fatigue when she was standing in a queue to cast her vote at Chockli near Thalassery on Tuesday.
Jharkhand: 3 killed as truck hits bike in Bundu of Ranchi
Apr 23, 2019, at 05:25 pm
Ranchi, Apr 23 (UNI) Three people, including two women, were killed when the motorcycle they were travelling was hit by a speeding truck in the Taimara Ghati under Bundu Police Station area of this district.
Mysuru: Security tightened at st Philomena Church
Apr 23, 2019, at 05:15 pm
Mysuru, Apr 23(UNI) Following the terror attack at Churches in Sri Lanka which claimed lives of more than 300 innocent people, the district administration has provided high level security to the famous st Philomena Church in the City.
Puducherry: Security tightened to churches after Sri Lanka blasts
Apr 23, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Puducherry, Apr 23 (UNI) Security has been beefed up to the churches here in the wake of the serial bomb blasts in Sri Lanka.
SC directs Gujarat govt to pay Rs 50 lakh compensation to Bilkis Bano
Apr 23, 2019, at 05:09 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (UNI/IBNS) In its interim direction, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Gujarat government to pay a compensation of Rs 50 lakh to Bilkis Yakub Rasool, also known as Bilkis Bano, who was gang-raped in 2002 during the post-Godhra riots.
Anantnag polling: About 11.25 pc voting recorded till 1500 hrs
Apr 23, 2019, at 05:03 pm
Anantnag, Apr 23 (UNI) About 11.25 per cent polling was recorded till 1500 hrs in the first of three phase polling in six of the 16 Assembly segments of Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency (PC) in south Kashmir, amid unprecedented security arrangements, following boycott and strike called by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), on Tuesday.
Lok Sabha Polls: About 47 per cent polling reported in Odisha till 1500 hrs
Apr 23, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Bhubaneswar, Apr 23 (UNI)Odisha recorded an overall per centage of 47 per cent polling till 1500hrs in third phase of election, Chief Electoral office(CEO) sources here said.
Bollywood actor Sunny Deol joins BJP, thanks party for 'warm welcome'
Apr 23, 2019, at 04:30 pm
New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS): Bollywood actor Sunny Deol, who has acted in several memorable patriotic movies in his career like Border, on Tuesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and thanked the party's top leadership for giving him a 'warm welcome'.
Two killed, 36 injured as bus overturns in Uttar Pradesh
Apr 23, 2019, at 04:18 pm
Ghazipur, Apr 23 (UNI) Two people were killed and 36 sustained injuries when a private bus carrying passengers overturned in the Nandganj area in this district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.
Saradha chit fund prime accused Sudipto Sen admitted to Kolkata's SSKM Hospital
Apr 23, 2019, at 04:16 pm
Kolkata, Apr 23 (UNI) Jailed Saradha chit fund prime accused Sudipta Sen has been admitted to government owned SSKM Hospital with problem at his rectum, the medics said on Tuesday.
Lok Sabha Polls: East Tripura recorded about 60% casting votes till 1500 hrs
Apr 23, 2019, at 04:11 pm
Ambassa (Tripura), Apr 23 (UNI) East Tripura parliamentary constituency recorded about 60 per cent casting votes till 1500 hrs, according to primary report which might increase up to 65 or 68 per cent till the accumulation of data from all the assembly segments.
West Bengal poll violence: One person killed in Murshidabad
Apr 23, 2019, at 04:02 pm
Kolkata, Apr 23 (UNI/IBNS): Poll related clashes led to the death of a voter Piarul Abul Kalam during West Bengal's third phase polling in Murshidabad today.
Yadav family members vote in Saifai for Mulayam's historic win
Apr 23, 2019, at 03:51 pm
Saifai, Apr 23 (UNI) The entire Yadav family voted at the model polling booth in a school under Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday, with a commitment for a historic win of Mulayam Singh Yadav, which could probably be his last elections.
Maharashtra government confirms exclusion of 29 villages from VVMC before Bombay HC
Apr 23, 2019, at 03:48 pm
Thane, Apr 23 (UNI) The Bombay High Court on Tuesday received Maharashtra government's confirmatory nod to May 31, 2011 notification which pertains to the exclusion of 29 villages from the Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation(VVMC) limits.
Police seize huge cash ahead of LS polls
Apr 23, 2019, at 03:45 pm
Chhapra, Apr 23 (UNI) Police seized Rs 3 lakh from different police station areas during checking of vehicles in view of Lok Sabha election in Saran district late last night.