In promising Bharat Ratna for Veer Savarkar, BJP pushes hardliner Hindutva

Oct 15, 2019, at 04:34 pm

New Delhi, Oct 15 (UNI) Anti-Pakistan rhetoric, hardcore nationalism and abrogation of Article 370 were already major poll issues in Maharashtra often brushing aside economic slowdown and farmers' suicides, but the BJP on Tuesday added yet another emotive issue - Bharat Ratna for Veer Savarkar.

Tributes paid to ex-Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam on his 88th birth anniversary

Oct 15, 2019, at 04:25 pm

Rameswaram, Oct 15 (UNI) Floral tributes were paid to former President Dr Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam on his 88th birth anniversary at his home town here on Tuesday.

Murshidabad triple murder case: CID arrests prime accused Utpal Behra

Oct 15, 2019, at 04:20 pm

Jiaganj, Oct 15 (UNI) Seven days after the entire family of Bandhu Prakash Pal (35), a teacher, his pregnant wife Beauty and their six-year-old son Angan were brutally murdered at their residence, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID ) on Tuesday arrested the main accused for his alleged involvement in the crime.

Farooq Abdullah's sister, daughter detained in Srinagar

Oct 15, 2019, at 04:15 pm

Srinagar: Security officials on Tuesday detained former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah’s sister and daughter who were protesting against the central government's move of scrapping Article 370 in the region.

Maharashtra Assembly polls: BJP releases manifesto today

Oct 15, 2019, at 04:07 pm

Mumbai, Oct 15 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released their party's poll manifesto, Sankalp Patra, here for Assembly elections in Maharashtra.

BSP chief Mayawati hints at embracing Buddhism

Oct 15, 2019, at 04:04 pm

Nagpur, Oct 15 (UNI) BSP chief Mayawati hinted at following in footsteps of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, she has made up mind to free herself from Hinduism and convert to Buddhism.

BJP MLA calls Telangana CM "Hitler", urges him to soften stand

Oct 15, 2019, at 03:41 pm

Hyderabad: The BJP has accused Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao of being a tyrant over his stance on the ongoing RTC strike in Telangana.

Ink thrown on Union Minister Ashwini Chaubey

Oct 15, 2019, at 03:38 pm

Patna, Oct 15 (UNI) In an embarrassment for Union Minister of state for Health Ashwini Kumar Chaubey, a man threw ink on him on the premises of Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) here on Tuesday.

Murshidabad Triple Murders Case: Police arrests prime accused, says murder motive revenge

Oct 15, 2019, at 01:56 pm

Jiaganj, Oct 15 (UNI) The Criminal Investigation Department (CID ) has arrested the prime accused in the Murshidabad's triple murders case, seven days after the entire family of  Bandhu Prakash Pal (35), a teacher,  his pregnant wife Beauty and their six-year-old son Angan were brutally murdered in their rented house while the entire state was celebrating Dasami on October 8.

Man with Rs. 90 lakh deposit in PMC Bank dies after protest

Oct 15, 2019, at 01:50 pm

Mumbai: A man, who had a deposit of Rs. 90 lakh in the crisis-hit Punjab Maharashtra Cooperative Bank (PMC), died on Monday hours after participating at a protest organised by the distressed customers of the bank, media reports said.

Ayushman Bharat benefitted over 50 lakh people: PM Modi

Oct 15, 2019, at 12:51 pm

New Delhi, Oct 15 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lauded the efforts made in the health sector as India achieved a major milestone of providing benefit to over 50 Lakh people under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme.

Rajnath says Congress lost elections for its poor language, refuses to comment on ML Khattar

Oct 15, 2019, at 11:52 am

Mumbai: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has claimed that Congress lost the general elections earlier this year for its abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but refused to comment on the recent indecorous words used by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar against Sonia Gandhi.

Mathura: Two Bangladeshi living illegally arrested

Oct 15, 2019, at 10:16 am

Mathura, Oct 14 (UNI) Local police have arrested two Bangladeshi nationals, arrested from Kosikalan area, police said here on Monday.

Muslim community need to understand the idea of secularism: VBA chief Prakash Ambedkar

Oct 15, 2019, at 10:10 am

Aurangabad, Oct 15 (UNI) Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Adv Prakash Ambedkar said that Muslim community should understand that this assembly election is their last chance to establish of secularism arrangement in the state and appealed them to keep the religion aside and opt secular principal of VBA to fight the election.

Indian PM Narendra Modi remembers APJ Abdul Kalam on birth anniversary

Oct 15, 2019, at 09:49 am

New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday remembered former President APJ Abdul Kalam on his birth anniversary.

I feel the Indian economy is doing badly, but don't know what can be done: Nobel in Economics winner Abhijit Banerjee

Oct 15, 2019, at 12:54 am

Boston: Indian-American economist Abhijit Banerjee, who along with his wife Esther Duflo and Michael Kreme, jointly won the Nobel Prize in Economics on Monday “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”, said he thinks that the Indian economy is at the moment doing very badly and the money should go to the poor for its revival though he has no clear prescription for its correction.

India and Netherlands launch 2nd phase of LOTUS-HR for sewage treatment

Oct 14, 2019, at 11:58 pm

New Delhi, Oct 14 (UNI) India and the Netherlands on Monday launched second phase of the Local Treatment of Urban Sewage streams for Healthy Reuse (LOTUS-HR) program jointly by the royal couple Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and the Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr Harsh Vardhan.

Kerala CM urges Centre to not sign RCEP Agreement

Oct 14, 2019, at 11:28 pm

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 14 (UNI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday urged the Centre to desist from its plans to sign the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement.

Driver from Rajasthan killed in firing by gunmen in Kashmir

Oct 14, 2019, at 11:02 pm

Srinagar,Oct 14 (UNI) A driver from Rajasthan was killed on the spot when unidentified gunmen fired at a truck in south Kashmir district of Shopian on Monday evening, official sources said.

Never thought my son would win Nobel as there are other notable works: Abhijit Banerjee's mother

Oct 14, 2019, at 10:23 pm

Kolkata: It's not every day you meet the mother of a Nobel Laureate who is grounded and acknowledges that there are other notable works too besides that of his son.

Case registered against Arunachal BJP MLA on rape charge

Oct 14, 2019, at 09:21 pm

Guwahati: Arunachal Pradesh police have registered a case against a BJP MLA of the state on rape charges.

PM Modi congratulates Abhijit Banerjee for winning Nobel Prize in Economics

Oct 14, 2019, at 08:25 pm

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Indian-American Economist Abhijit Banerjee on being conferred the Nobel Prize in Economics.

Meghalaya CM calls for stringent monitoring to increase revenue collection

Oct 14, 2019, at 08:13 pm

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has called for more stringent monitoring by concerned government departments in order to arrest revenue leakage in the state.

Meghalaya CM calls for stringent monitoring to increase revenue collection

Oct 14, 2019, at 07:42 pm

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has called for more stringent monitoring by concerned government departments in order to arrest revenue leakage in the state.

Sonowal shoots off letter to Centre regarding disinvestment of BPCL

Oct 14, 2019, at 07:23 pm

Guwahati: In view of the purported reports doing rounds for the last few days regarding handing over of the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to private player and the consequent private investment in NRL where in BPCL is the largest shareholder, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday dashed off a letter to the Central Government.

Nagaon petrol pump looting and shooting incident: Assam Police arrest six dacoits with arms

Oct 14, 2019, at 07:15 pm

Guwahati: Police have arrested six dacoits in Assam’s Nagaon district who looted Rs 1.5 lakhs from an employee of a petrol pump.

Kolkata born Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee jointly wins Nobel Prize in Economics

Oct 14, 2019, at 06:12 pm

New Delhi: Indian-American Economist Abhijit Banerjee, along with his wife Esther Duflo and Michael Kreme, jointly won the Nobel Prize in Economics on Monday “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”.

Life of every Kashmiri is important, not telephones, says Guv Satya Pal Malik

Oct 14, 2019, at 06:00 pm

Jammu, Oct 14 (UNI) Asserting that terrorists were using telephone service to mobilise and carry out attacks, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday said that life of every Kashmiri is important and not the telephone.

Uttar Pradesh: LPG explosion kills 13 in Mau, 12 injured

Oct 14, 2019, at 05:58 pm

Mau, Oct 14 (UNI) At least 13 people were killed when an LPG cylinder exploded in a house in Walidpur area of the district on Monday morning. Twelve people were injured in the incident.

Husband murders woman over family dispute in Jammu

Oct 14, 2019, at 05:54 pm

Jammu, Oct 14 (UNI) A married woman was allegedly killed by her husband over family dispute here in Peermitha area, police said on Monday.