India, All india, 29th Jul 2018, News & Stories from India

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Senior congress leader Siddaramaiah also said this demand was being made by people who have not understood the meaning of a unified Karnataka. (Photo: File/PTI)

BJP has no right to demand separate statehood for North K'taka: Siddaramaiah

Siddaramaiah said BJP does not have any right to seek it as NDA govt's contribution towards region's development was 'zero.'

29 Jul 2018 9:39 PM

The doctors have seized some drugs from the room where the girls had their weekly check-ups. (Photo: File | Youtube screengrab)

Bihar shelter home: New medical report confirms rape of 5 more girls

The number of minor girls allegedly sexually abused at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur has now increased to 34.

29 Jul 2018 9:33 PM

People evacuating places along banks of Yamuna river where water level is rising. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Old Yamuna Bridge closed to traffic as water still flows above danger mark

The Delhi govt set up a flood control room and round-the-clock emergency operation centre to monitor the river situation, officials said.

29 Jul 2018 9:27 PM

Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has ordered an inquiry into the incident. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Watch: Tin shed collapses at tractor race in Rajasthan, 17 injured

The incident occurred Sunday evening when hundreds of people had gathered to watch the tractor show in the Padampur Dhaan mandi area.

29 Jul 2018 9:16 PM

Union Minister Alphons Kannanthanam said NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma's remarks, while submitting a recommendation to ban confession, was her personal view and she has no mandate to give it. (Photo: File/PTI)

Reject NCW’s ‘ban church confessions’ demand: Union min urges PM Modi

Observing confession is fundamental belief of Christian churches, Alphons Kannanthanam termed NCW’s proposal as ‘ímmature’.

29 Jul 2018 9:02 PM

These Bangladeshi nationals were caught by the security forces after they entered India without valid documents and were lodged in different detention camps. (Representational Image | PTI)

Day before NRC final draft release, 52 Bangladeshis deported from Assam

These Bangladeshi nationals were handed over to Bangladesh after completion of their verification process by both the countries.

29 Jul 2018 8:22 PM

The room and corridors of the hospital, where a large number of patients come from across east Bihar for treatment, are inundated with water. (Photo: Twitter | @yadavtejashwi)

Fish swim in ICU as Bihar hospital turns into ‘aquarium’ after heavy rain

The Nalanda Medical College Hospital, considered as second-largest govt hospital in Patna, has been flooded after heavy rain.

29 Jul 2018 8:14 PM

R S Sharma, TRAI chief and former UIDAI director general, has been an ardent supporter of the Aadhaar programme vouching for the safety of the system. (Photo: File)

Personal details of TRAI chief not hacked from Aadhaar database: UIDAI

TRAI chief on Saturday shared his Aadhaar number publicly, daring anyone to show how mere knowledge of number can be misused to harm him.

29 Jul 2018 7:31 PM

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Justices D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra had on July 9 issued a detailed order asking the crime branch to file the supplementary charge sheet within eight weeks after obtaining due sanctions. (Representational image)

Supplementary chargesheet in Kathua rape case to be filed this week: officials

The charge sheet would be presented in the court against the eight people arrested for allegedly committing the heinous crime.

29 Jul 2018 6:49 PM

Ganga Dayal Sakya and Mahesh Chandravanshi, who had claimed to be chairmen of the Board of Second Education Madhya Bharat, Gwalior, were booked as well as their associates and others who used their certificates while applying for jobs in UP schools. (Photo: File)

CBI registers cases against two gangs running fake 'exam board' in Uttar Pradesh

On the basis of the fake certificates of class 10 and 12, some assistant teachers were appointed in schools of Uttar Pradesh.

29 Jul 2018 5:17 PM

The driver lost control while on the way to the Nagarjun Sagar dam for a picnic. (Representational image)

Six members of family, including 5-yr-old, killed in Telangana road mishap

Of the ten occupants in the vehicle, six were killed while four injured people have been hospitalised.

29 Jul 2018 4:39 PM

The private bus was carrying 34 staff members of the Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth at Dapoli on a picnic when it fell into the 500-feet deep gorge at Ambenali Ghat on Saturday afternoon. (Photo: PTI)

Raigad bus crash: 30 bodies pulled out from gorge, NDRF calls off operation

It took almost a day to pull out the corpses because of the difficult terrain of the area which is surrounded by dense vegetation.

29 Jul 2018 3:58 PM

Though it had the highest number of cancellations, compensation paid by IndiGo was only Rs 4.55 lakh. (Photo: File)

Cancelled IndiGo flights hit over 1 lakh passengers till May this year: Govt

In the first five months of 2018 the carrier cancelled 1,824 flights, impacting 1,08,549 passengers, the highest among domestic carriers.

29 Jul 2018 3:46 PM

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday visited a private hospital in Chennai to inquire about the health condition of DMK chief M Karunanidhi. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Venkaiah Nadu meets Karunanidhi in Chennai hospital, wishes him speedy recovery

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said doctors informed that Karunanidhi's condition was stable.

29 Jul 2018 3:18 PM

The car was badly damaged as the bomb shattered the rear window of the SUV. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Petrol bomb hurled at Dhinakaran's car in Chennai, two injured

The AMMK leader was not present in the car. However, his driver and personal photographer were injured in the attack.

29 Jul 2018 1:45 PM

The move is aimed at increasing India's footprint in the strategically important Central Asian region. (Photo: AFP)

Govt employees may soon get allowance to visit Central Asian countries

The MEA plan proposes to include 5 Asian countries, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, under LTC scheme.

29 Jul 2018 1:39 PM

The minister of state for social justice and empowerment said he would raise the issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: File/PTI)

Union Minister Athawale seeks removal of Justice Goel as NGT chairman

Ramdas Athawale alleged that Goel was part of a SC bench that had given 'wrong judgment' related to the SC/ST Act.

29 Jul 2018 1:20 PM

The rockets would be preserved at 'Shivappa Nayak Museum Shivamogga' as 'rocket gallery.' (Photo: AFP)

Over 1,000 'war rockets' of Tipu Sultan unearthed from abandoned Karnataka well

Workers digging an old well at an areca garden at Bidanuru stumbled upon 'iron cased' cylindrical type of rockets used during the period.

29 Jul 2018 12:59 PM

The Left leader alleged that BJP was 'trying to divide society on the basis of class and creed'. (Photo: File/PTI)

No lynching in Tripura in 25 years of Left govt: Former CM Manik Sarkar

He said such incidents happen when a govt fails to deliver on its promises and wants to divert attention of people pointing fingers at it.

29 Jul 2018 12:25 PM

Commuters make their way on a flooded road following heavy rain in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: AFP)

At least 60 dead in over three days as rain lashes Uttar Pradesh

On Sunday, 2 people of a family were killed and 3 others injured when a portion of their house collapsed due to heavy rainfall.

29 Jul 2018 10:58 AM

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