India, All india, 2nd Jan 2018, News & Stories from India

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India, All india, 02 Jan 2018

Erik Johannes from the Netherlands and his friend from Britain jumped off the moving New Delhi-bound Jan Shatabdi Express soon after it left the platform after finding that they had boarded a wrong train. (Representational Image)

Rajasthan: 2 foreign tourists jump off moving train, 1 dead

Both the tourists jumped off the moving New Delhi-bound Jan Shatabdi Express after finding that they had boarded a wrong train.

02 Jan 2018 9:31 PM

Vinay Moorjani's enquiry call about Bom-Del flight was apparently misconstrued as 'bomb hai' (there is a bomb). (Photo: File)

Mumbai: 'Bom' confused with 'bomb'; Indian-origin CEO of US firm held

45-yr-old Vinod Moorjani was arrested on Sunday for allegedly making a hoax bomb call at the Mumbai International Airport.

02 Jan 2018 9:22 PM

On New Year’s Day, Tharoor expressed his thankfulness to viewers for joining him on Facebook Live; the blunder he made could have been avoided had it not been for that one extra letter. (Photo: PTI)

Twitterati's hearty laugh: Shashi Tharoor falters, 'grammar Nazi' Suhel Seth schools him

Suhel Seth, our dear 'bon vivant' and agony uncle, didn't let go of this chance to call out Tharoor’s mistake using his wit and sarcasm.

02 Jan 2018 9:02 PM

A decomposed body was found hanging from a tree in the forests of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI | File)

Decomposed body of 40-yr-old man found hanging from tree at JNU

Police said the deceased - identified as Rampravesh - was suspected to have committed suicide around six-seven days ago.

02 Jan 2018 7:19 PM

The play, based on Albert Camus’s 'The Just Assassins,' originally known as 'Les Justes,' is a discourse on revolution, and life itself. (Photo: MAD)

A History of Butchers: Youth theatre in city to spur MADness on New Year

MAD, a theatre organisation from Kolkata, is in the city with their production based on Albert Camus's 'Le Justes.'

02 Jan 2018 5:57 PM

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said that the government would like the Congress to maintain the stand it took in the Lok Sabha by not pressing for amendments. (Photo: PTI)

Govt asks Cong to not want changes in triple talaq bill when tabled in RS tomorrow

Lok Sabha has already cleared 'Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill and is likely to be tabled in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

02 Jan 2018 5:10 PM

Koda was held guilty of corruption and conspiracy in allocation of a Jharkhand-based coal block to Kolkata-based company Vini Iron and Steel Udyog Ltd. (Photo: PTI/File)

Delhi HC stays J'khand ex-CM Madhu Koda's imprisonment in coal scam case

The court also stayed the order imposing a Rs 25 lakh fine on Koda and granted him interim bail, with instructions to not leave the country.

02 Jan 2018 2:23 PM

The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, which has already been passed in the Lok Sabha last week, is likely to be taken up in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Triple talaq bill: Congress to consult other opposition parties before taking up in RS

Sources said Ghulam Nabi Azad has convened a meeting of the leaders of his party and other parties in his Parliament chamber on Tuesday.

02 Jan 2018 11:19 AM

BJP MP, Nepal Singh said, 'I didn't intend to disrespect the army. I am saddened. I apologise for my statement but it didn't say anything like this. I had said that scientists are trying to invent such a device, which can avert the bullet so that soldier can be protected.' (Photo: ANI)

Soldiers ought to die, says BJP MP; apologises later

The BJP parliamentarian from Rampur, earlier in the day, sparked a controversy while saying that soldiers ought to die.

02 Jan 2018 11:05 AM

Nasscom said it has flagged its concerns around visa related issues in the US with the senators, Congressmen and the administration, and will engage further in a dialogue over the next few weeks over the proposed legislation. (Photo: File)

Proposed US Bill on H-1B visa has 'onerous conditions', cautions Nasscom

The bill has been passed by the House Judiciary Committee and is now headed for the US senate.

02 Jan 2018 10:45 AM

The Union Minister says the Trump administration's decision on Monday has abundantly vindicated India's stand as far as terror is concerned and as far as Pakistan's role in perpetrating terror is concerned. (Photo: ANI)

India's stand on terror vindicated: MoS on US stand to block aid to Pak

Trump's tweet comes in the wake of the UN-designated terrorist, Hafiz Saeed, looking to contest the 2018 polls in Pakistan.

02 Jan 2018 9:55 AM

The incident took place in Bareilly district where Sanju Devi sold her newborn son for Rs 42,000 so that she could pay for her husband’s treatment. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

UP: Woman sells her newborn for Rs 42,000 for husband’s treatment

Her husband Harswaroop Maurya was injured after a wall collapsed while he was working at a construction site, around three months ago.

02 Jan 2018 8:41 AM

The remarks by Banwari Lal Singhal, an MLA from Alwar, in a Facebook post come ahead of a bypoll to the Alwar parliamentary seat on January 29. (Photo: Facebook)

Muslims will outnumber Hindus by 2030: Rajasthan BJP MLA

Banwari Lal Singhal alleges that Hindus will become secondary citizens if Muslims become lawmakers.

02 Jan 2018 8:26 AM

The Mumbai Police arrested two managers of the '1 Above' pub, but the main accused - the pub's owners - are still at large. ( Photo: File)

Kamala Mills fire: 18-yr-old files petition seeking CBI probe

Garv Sud, urges the court that the culpable homicide charge under Section 304 of IPC to be pressed against the owners of Kamala Mills too.

02 Jan 2018 7:46 AM

Celebratory gunfire is almost a common sight in functions in Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: File)

Madhya Pradesh officer marks birthday in ‘style’, lands in soup

Sources said some local politicians reportedly belonging to both the ruling BJP and Opposition Congress were also present on the occasion.

02 Jan 2018 6:40 AM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo: PTI)

Lucknow sidelined as Gorakhpur takes centrestage

Artists from various fields will perform at the festival that is being touted as the biggest ever in Purvanchal region.

02 Jan 2018 6:34 AM

Former JD(U) President Sharad Yadav (Photo: PTI)

Sharad Yadav extends support to Lalu Prasad

The quantum of punishment for Lalu and 15 other convicted in the fodder scam case will be pronounced on January 3.

02 Jan 2018 6:29 AM

ccording to Singhal, when Hindus progress, they buy cars and houses but when Muslims progress, they buy weapons.

BJP MLA in row after jibe on Muslims

In a Facebook post, Banwari Lal Singhal also said that by increasing their population, Muslims intent to rule in India by 2030.

02 Jan 2018 6:16 AM

The Agreement, which was signed on December 31, 1988 and entered into force on January 27, 1991. (Photo: File)

India, Pakistan exchange 27th consecutive list of nuclear installations

According to the agreement, two countries inform each other of nuclear installations and facilities on January 1 of every year.

02 Jan 2018 5:48 AM

People stand in line to check their names on the first draft of the NRC at Kamrup district of Assam. (Photo: AFP)

Assam prints first legal citizens’ list

The remaining 1.39 crore names are still going through the process of verification.

02 Jan 2018 5:36 AM

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