India, All india, 13th Jan 2019, News & Stories from India

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Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal. (Photo: File | Twitter | @AamAadmiParty)

'Kejriwal won’t contest Lok Sabha polls, wants to focus on Delhi': AAP

AAP said Arvind Kejriwal will not be contesting from Varanasi in Lok Sabha elections, but party will field a strong candidate for the seat.

13 Jan 2019 6:10 PM

The report stated that these 44 strategically roads along the India-China border will be constructed at a cost of nearly Rs 21,000 crore. (Photo: File | PTI)

44 ‘strategically important’ roads to be built along India-China border

Govt will also build over 2,100 km of axial and lateral roads in Punjab and Rajasthan, abutting Pakistan.

13 Jan 2019 5:56 PM

Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the 'CVC should be sacked or tender his resignation', but the 'CVC must go'. (Photo: File | PTI)

‘Acted like puppet in hands of govt’: Cong seeks CVC’s exit over CBI row

Congress also alleged that CVC K V Chowdary is being made to 'act like a puppet' to avoid any probe into the Rafale case.

13 Jan 2019 5:40 PM

Uddhav Thackeray said, 'I have heard words like 'patak denge' from someone. One who will trounce the Shiv Sena is yet to be born.' (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

‘One to defeat Shiv Sena is yet to be born’: Sena chief takes jibe at Amit Shah

Uddhav Thackeray also asked how BJP could build Ram temple when it has allies like Nitish Kumar and Ram Vilas Paswan opposing it.

13 Jan 2019 5:23 PM

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Office received an anonymous mail on January 9 following which the mail was forwarded to Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik. (Photo: File | PTI)

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's daughter gets special security after threat mail

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's office has received an anonymous e-mail that threatened his daughter to kidnap her, sources said.

13 Jan 2019 4:56 PM

Kamal Nath said in a statement Saturday that after he learnt about the incident, he directed the officials to revoke Tiwari's suspension. (Photo: File | PTI)

MP CM Kamal Nath says he forgives teacher who called him 'daku'

The suspension of a school headmaster for making derogatory comment about MP CM Kamal Nath has been revoked on his instructions.

13 Jan 2019 4:15 PM

Congress on Sunday declared it will contest all the 80 Lok Sabha seats from Uttar Pradesh on its own. (Photo: File | Twitter | @INCIndia)

Left out of SP-BSP alliance, Congress to contest all 80 LS seats in UP

However, Congress said if any secular party is willing to go with it, then it will be accommodated.

13 Jan 2019 3:34 PM

PM Modi released a commemorative coin as part of the 350th birth anniversary celebrations of 10th Sikh guru Guru Gobind Singh. (Photo: ANI)

‘A mistake took place in 1947’: PM’s Kartarpur dig at Congress

After releasing coin on Guru Gobind Singh, PM Modi slammed Congress for 1984 riots that happened after Indira Gandhi's assassination.

13 Jan 2019 2:34 PM

The jawan, identified as Sombir, belongs to Haryana and was posted in the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army. (Representational Image)

Soldier ‘honey-trapped’, passing information to ISI, arrested in Jaisalmer

Sources said the jawan was exchanging details and information about his armoured unit and its movement.

13 Jan 2019 1:51 PM

Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party-Lohia (PSP-L) president Shivpal Singh Yadav parted ways with Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) last year. (Photo: File: ANI)

‘It is incomplete without my party’: Shivpal Yadav on SP-BSP alliance

'This alliance is incomplete without PSP-L. Only a secular front can defeat the BJP,' said Shivpal Yadav.

13 Jan 2019 1:05 PM

The girl in a semi-conscious state went to Deen Dayal Upadhyay hospital in an autorickshaw and she is out of danger, police said. (Representational Image)

17-yr-old rape survivor ‘forced to drink poison’ in Delhi

Girl alleged 2 bike-borne men forced her to drink poison when she said she would give statement against rape accused in court, poliec said.

13 Jan 2019 12:50 PM

On December 13, water from nearby Lytein River flooded a network of tunnels in a coal mine in Lumthari village of East Jaintia Hills, trapping 15 men and prompting a rescue attempt that has failed to yield any result so far. (Photo: File | AP)

Month after mishap, NGT asks Meghalaya police to crack whip on illegal mining

NGT had imposed blanket ban on coal mining, transportation in Meghalaya in 2014, citing unscientific ways and absence of safety measures.

13 Jan 2019 12:29 PM

BJP resolution noted that party workers should draw the 'right lessons' from the recent results of state assembly elections. (Photo: Twitter | @BJP4India)

Grand alliance a 'comical' tie-up 'whose leader is unknown’: BJP

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said only glue binding likely alliance of opposition parties was their 'hatred for Modi'.

13 Jan 2019 11:52 AM

Arms and ammunition were recovered from the encounter site, the official said, adding, no collateral damage has been reported during the encounter. (Representational Image | PTI)

Top Al-Badr commander among 2 terrorists killed in J&K encounter

'The two militants killed in Katpora encounter have been identified as Zeenat-ul-Islam and Shakeel Dar,' an official said.

13 Jan 2019 11:29 AM

Addressing a press conference in Dubai, Rahul Gandhi maintained that PM Modi should have defended himself in the Lok Sabha over the Rafle fighter jet deal. (Photo: Twitter | @INCIndia)

‘Don’t impose your sexism’: Rahul on ‘woman defending PM’ remark

PM Modi had slammed Rahul Gandhi and accused him of insulting 'India's first woman defence minister'.

13 Jan 2019 11:20 AM

'BSP and SP have made a political decision. It's on us on how to strengthen the Congress party in Uttar Pradesh and we will fight with our full capacity,' Rahul Gandhi said. (Photo: ANI)

'Will fight polls in UP with full capacity': Rahul after SP-BSP alliance

Gandhi said he has 'tremendous respect' for leaders of the 2 parties and 'they have a right to do what they want to do'.

13 Jan 2019 10:50 AM

10 per cent quota for economically weak cleared by President

The notification said the Act will come into force from a date to be announced by the government later.

13 Jan 2019 6:54 AM

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath (Photo: PTI)

Kamal Nath may induct BSP-SP MLAs

MP CM flies to Delhi, will meet Rahul Gandhi for approval.

13 Jan 2019 6:51 AM

Intense clashes between irate crowds and security forces are underway near the encounter site, the witnesses and the police sources said. (Representational image)

Militant commander, accomplice killed in J&K

The security forces fired teargas canisters to quell the mobs.

13 Jan 2019 6:31 AM

Congress leader Manish Tewari. (Photo: File)

2019, a fight between dictatorship, democracy, says Manish Tewari

Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh have withdrawn the general consent to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in these states.

13 Jan 2019 6:26 AM

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