India, All india, 15th Mar 2018, News & Stories from India

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The agency has informed that Virender Dev Dixit 'is absconding and has not joined investigation and efforts are being made to trace him in Nepal,' a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said. (Photo: ANI)

Unable to trace founder of Rohini ashram that confined girls: CBI to Delhi HC

The court asked CBI to file a fresh status report about the efforts made by it to trace Dixit and listed the matter for hearing on May 8.

15 Mar 2018 9:38 PM

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said, 'If necessary, we will support the no confidence motion against Centre, whoever may place it.' (Photo: File)

TDP may quit BJP-led Govt, likely to back rival Jagan Mohan Reddy

TDP will hold a politburo meeting on Friday and it is expected that the party will take a final call on the issue of exiting from the NDA.

15 Mar 2018 9:30 PM

The trekkers were caught in the forest fire in Kurangani Kozhukumalai hill ranges near Theni, some 500 kilometres away from Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

TN forest fire: Death toll rises to 14, case filed against trekking club owner

Peter Van Geit, owner of the Chennai based Trekking club, has been charged under IPC 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder).

15 Mar 2018 9:15 PM

MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said, 'It is the prerogative of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to choose its partners for the development of infrastructure facilities there.' (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Iran's right to choose Chabahar port partners: India on Tehran’s invite to Pak

Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, during a 3-day visit to Islamabad, invited Pak and China to participate in the Chabahar Port project.

15 Mar 2018 8:39 PM

The Bill also provides for making the existing criminal laws related to other sexual offences more stringent. (Photo: PTI)

After Rajasthan, MP, Haryana passes Bill for death penalty of rape convicts

The Criminal Law (Haryana Amendment) Bill, moved by the state's parliamentary affairs min was passed on the last day of the budget session.

15 Mar 2018 8:19 PM

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said (Television) Journalists behave as if they have turned 'Popes or guardians overnight. There are limits'. (Photo: PTI)

This isn't real journalism but irresponsible reporting: CJI slams media

CJI said journalism's descent sees them 'sitting on some pulpit' thinking they can write anything on anyone.

15 Mar 2018 7:29 PM

Commenting on RJD’s win, Union Minister Giriraj Singh said, 'An orthodox mentality has been formed after this. This is not only a threat for Bihar, but also for the country. It will become a terror hub.' (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Araria to turn into hub of terror: Union min Giriraj Singh on RJD bypoll win

Union minister Giriraj Singh dubbed the result of Bihar bypolls a threat for the state as well as for the nation.

15 Mar 2018 7:14 PM

During the current year 2017-18, the economy of Telangana is estimated to grow at 10.4 per cent in real terms as compared with the national GDP growth of 6.6 per cent. (Photo: File/DC)

T’gana suggests Rs 5L insurance, Rs 12K Cr support scheme for farmers in Budget

An amount of Rs 15,788 crore has been proposed for agriculture and marketing sectors.

15 Mar 2018 6:58 PM

He was speaking at a seminar 'China-India Buddhist and Other Exchanges' attended by Chinese and Indian scholars and organised by the Chinese consulate, Kolkata. (Photo: ANI)

Ties with India must be based on peace, cooperation: Chinese envoy

'Perhaps his (Tagore's) works are more popular in China than India, if not equally popular,' Chinese Consul Ma Zhanwu said.

15 Mar 2018 6:50 PM

The Tamil Nadu government in 2016 sought the apex court's intervention, saying there was a deficit of 50.0052 TMC ft. of water released from Karnataka's reservoirs, with respect to the minimum limit prescribed by the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal. (Photo: PTI)

TN Assembly passes unanimous resolution on Cauvery dispute

SC in its much-awaited ruling on decades-long dispute increased K'taka's share of water and directed the state to release 177.25 TMC to TN.

15 Mar 2018 6:20 PM

Lok Sabha proceedings were paralysed as opposition parties stormed the Well as soon as it met and continued with their noisy protests over a number of issues. (Photo: File/AP)

Lok Sabha clears two bills amid opposition protests

The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill and The Specific Relief (Amendment) Bill were passed in Lok Sabha with a voice vote.

15 Mar 2018 5:57 PM

The CBI had arrested Rotomac owner Vikram Kothari, his son Rahul Kothari accused in Delhi on February 23 and since then they have been in jail. (Photo: Facebook)

CBI rejects Rotomac owner, son's bail plea in Rs 3,695 Cr loan default case

Earlier on March 7, CBI court had turned down Vikram's interim bail plea also.

15 Mar 2018 5:42 PM

MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said, 'We want that our Commission in Islamabad functions smoothly, the officials are not harassed, their work is not obstructed and that the Vienna Convention of Diplomatic Relations, 1961 is abided by.' (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Calling back envoy routine process: India rubbishes Pak's 'harassment' allegation

In a statement, Islamabad had called envoy Sohail Mahmood for 'consultations' after 'no positive action had been taken by India'.

15 Mar 2018 5:14 PM

Supreme Court's order came hours after the high court extended Karti Chidambaram's protection from arrest in the ED case from March 20 to March 22. (Photo: File)

INX Media scam: SC extends Karti's relief from ED arrest until March 26

SC also transferred to itself all cases related to ED's power to arrest on money laundering charges.

15 Mar 2018 4:56 PM

India's ranking was far behind from other neighbouring countries such as Pakistan, Nepal and China. (Photo: AFP)

India ranks 133 in global list of happiest nation, Pak fares better: UN report

The World Happiness Index 2018 has placed India in the 133rd position, a drop of 11 places from last year's 122nd rank.

15 Mar 2018 3:40 PM

Islamabad has asked High Commissioner to India, Sohail Mahmood to return home for an unspecified time. (Photo: Pakistan Embassy)

After alleging 'harassment', Pakistan calls back envoy to India for unspecified time

Govt sources in New Delhi have said that Indian deplomats in Islamabad were being regularly tailed and intimidated.

15 Mar 2018 2:18 PM

A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra asked Jay Shah and others, who have filed the complaint against the scribes, to respond within two weeks to the plea filed by the journalists against the Gujarat High Court's order. (Photo: PTI)

Jay Shah case: SC suspends court proceedings against The Wire until April 12

The bench observed that the media should be more responsible and said it cannot write whatever it feels about anyone.

15 Mar 2018 2:17 PM

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that he has directed officers of the Directorate of Education to lodge a complaint with the examination board. (Photo: Representational | File)

No leakage of class 12 accountancy paper: CBSE to file FIR

CBSE said, 'There has been no leakage of the question paper. All the seals have been found intact at all the exam centres.'

15 Mar 2018 1:50 PM

Naidu had asked TDP MPs to raise the issue of special status to AP and its revenue deficit during discussions on the Finance Bill in Parliament. (Photo: File)

Modi trying to pit Jagan Mohan, Pawan Kalyan against TDP: Chandrababu

Naidu hit out at Modi saying that the PM was not giving people of Andhra Pradesh what's rightfully theirs.

15 Mar 2018 12:30 PM

Congress President Rahul Gandhi met Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar on Wednesday night. (Photo: File)

Rahul meets Sharad Pawar hours after BJP’s bypoll defeat

The meeting marks Rahul’s attempts to reach out to like-minded parties with an aim to build an anti-BJP force ahead of the 2019 LS polls.

15 Mar 2018 12:08 PM

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