India, All india, 19th May 2018, News & Stories from India

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B S Yeddyurappa hands over his resignation to Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Why Yeddyurappa stunned Karnataka Assembly by resigning ahead of floor test

'I will not face the confidence vote, I am going to resign,' BJP's BS Yeddyurappa told in an emotional speech.

19 May 2018 9:00 PM

Janata Dal Secular leader H D Kumaraswamy. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

K'taka: Kumaraswamy to swear in on Monday; invites Rahul, Sonia

'Oath ceremony (as Chief Minister) to be held between 12 noon-1 pm on Monday,' H D Kumaraswamy said.

19 May 2018 8:23 PM

Sub Divisional Magistrate Ashok Manjhi said the situation arose as several farmers reached the Mandi at the same time, and await their turn. (Representational Image)

MP: Farmer dies after waiting for 4 days to sell crop in scorching heat

Opposition Congress lambasted the BJP govt over the incident which took place at Lateri Mandi in Vidisha district two days ago.

19 May 2018 7:45 PM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said, 'I hope the BJP and the RSS have learned a lesson that the institutions, as well as the will of the people of this country, cannot be disrespected.' (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Modi is corruption personified: Rahul Gandhi after Yeddyurappa resigns

Congress president Rahul Gandhi thanked the Opposition for standing together and defeating the BJP in Karnataka.

19 May 2018 6:24 PM

B S Yeddyurappa (L), H D Kumaraswamy (C), Siddaramaiah (R). (Photo: PTI)

Karnataka imbroglio: Lessons and signs of times ahead

Ahead of the floor test, B S Yeddyurappa resigned as Karnataka Chief Minister on Saturday.

19 May 2018 5:46 PM

'I would urge everyone to channelise their energies in the development of the state. The solution to every problem is only development, development, development,' said Modi. (Photo: File | ANI)

Kashmiri youth need to join mainstream development of India: Modi

Every stone and weapon raised by misguided youths destabilises Jammu and Kashmir and the country, Narendra Modi said.

19 May 2018 5:25 PM

The commission has also asked varsities to conduct networking activities on mass awareness on disposal of plastic and cleanliness drives under the Swachh Bharat Mission in municipalities. (Photo: File/PTI)

UGC directs universities to ban use of plastic on campus premises

The directive comes as India is global host of this year's World Environment Day celebrations, theme for which is 'Beat Plastic Pollution'.

19 May 2018 4:11 PM

At the ceremony in Leh, Modi said projects worth Rs 25,000 crore would either be initiated or inaugurated on Saturday in all three regions and it showed the commitment of the central and the state governments towards the speedy development of the state. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

PM Modi inaugrates work for Zojila tunnel during J&K visit

The tunnel will cutting down the time taken to cross the Zojila pass from three and a half hours presently to just fifteen minutes.

19 May 2018 1:02 PM

Bopaiah, who is known to be close to Yeddyurappa, had in 2010 disqualified 11 BJP lawmakers when they revolted after Yeddy was charged in a mining scam. (Photo:: File)

K'taka: Pro-tem Speaker stays, SC orders live telecast of trust vote

The Supreme Court rejected Congress-JD(S) plea challenging appointment of pro tem speaker KG Bopaiah.

19 May 2018 11:26 AM

While bilateral defence trade figure of USD 15 billion is very compelling, but increasing this figure will hinge on not only how the two countries agree to sign foundational agreements, but also to come to an understanding on the contracts and all the other kinds of things that have to happen as a function of concluding some of these deals. (Photo: AP)

Indian signing foundational agreements with US would broaden defence relationship

India-US bilateral defence trade has risen from near zero to USD 15 billion since 2008.

19 May 2018 9:56 AM

The injured passengers have been shifted to a government hospital in Bavayali village and the bodies of the deceased will be sent for an autopsy shortly. (Photo: ANI)

19 dead, 7 injured after cement truck turns turtle on Gujarat highway

The driver fled the spot after the accident occurred. More details are awaited.

19 May 2018 9:45 AM

The draft of the proposal was prepared by a four-member committee headed by Ajay Kumar Dubey, a professor of the Centre for African Studies. (Photo: PTI)

JNU Academic Council okays course on 'Islamic Terrorism'

''The chair passed the proposal and said the objections would be considered (later)," Suthar, who is an office-bearer of JNUTA said.

19 May 2018 9:27 AM

CM BS Yeddyurappa take oath as MLA at Vidhana Soudha. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Ahead of floor-test, BS Yeddyurappa resigns as Karnataka Chief Minister

Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa confidently said, '100 per cent I am going to have absolute majority.'

19 May 2018 9:19 AM

Kejriwal said the "fake cases" registered against him, his ministers, MLAs and relatives would be dismissed one by one by the courts. (Photo: PTI)

Tremendous pressure on police to register fake cases against AAP leaders: Kejriwal

Kejriwal claimed it was for the first time in the country's history that a chief minister was questioned in 'such a fake' case.

19 May 2018 8:28 AM

The three-judge bench, which had taken up the earlier petition against Yeddyurappa's appointment, will start the hearing at 10.30 am on Saturday. (Photo: File)

Ahead of Karnataka floor test, SC to first decide on interim speaker

The SC will hear whether BJP lawmaker KG Bopaiah is qualified to be the temporary speaker when CM BS Yeddyurappa takes a trust vote today.

19 May 2018 8:16 AM

Security are on a high alert on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: AFP)

PM Modi to launch works on Zojilla Tunnel, other projects in J&K today

The 14-kilometre long Zojila tunnel will be India’s longest road tunnel and Asia’s longest bidirectional tunnel.

19 May 2018 8:12 AM

The bench also stayed the proceedings initiated by the Press Council of India (PCI) under the Press Council Act against some of the media houses for disclosing the identity of the child victim in the rape case. (Photo: PTI)

Google, Facebook, Twitter get court notice for revealing Kathua victim's identity

The court listed the matter for further hearing on May 29.

19 May 2018 8:03 AM

Official figures show that over 88,000 youths in Jammu and Kashmir are registered with employment exchanges.

Violence blunts efforts to create more jobs

State’s unemployment rate is 12.3%; registered job-seekers are around 88K.

19 May 2018 2:27 AM

Women weavers from Rajasthan display a rug.

With some help, women weave dreams into reality

Vimla Devi from Aspura village had been to Frankfurt to collect a 2018 German Design Award for her rug, Kamal.

19 May 2018 2:24 AM

Analysts say that Jharkhand continues to have a high percentage of child marriages despite a drop in other parts of the country.(Representational image)

Drive against child marriages going nowhere

National statistic on child marriages show that the state is on the third position in terms of share of child marriages in all marriages.

19 May 2018 2:22 AM

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