India, 18th Feb 2018, News & Stories from India

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India 18 Feb 2018

India, 18 Feb 2018

In the last Assembly elections, the voter turnout was recorded at 91.82 per cent, while in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, it was 84.32 per cent. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Tripura polls: Crude bombs, EVMs keep day eventful, 76 pc turnout recorded

The polling for 59 seats of the 60-member Assembly was peaceful with thousands of central paramilitary forces fanning across the state.

18 Feb 2018 9:21 PM

Mukesh Ambani also revealed that post Jio's launch in India, the country ranks number one in the world in mobile data consumption. (Photo: ANI)

Reliance to invest Rs 60,000 Cr in Maharashtra over next 10 yrs: Ambani

Mukesh Ambani said that the 4th Industrial Revolution will help solve problems including education, healthcare, water security, agriculture.

18 Feb 2018 9:06 PM

'I am sure that Maharashtra will become the first trillion dollar economy in the country. Maharashtra's development is representative of changes in the country,' Modi said. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Potential, policy, planning, performance: Modi's formula for progress

The govt has transformed the country from being a fragile five' nation to one now aspiring USD 5 trillion GDP, Modi said.

18 Feb 2018 8:56 PM

Since last week, Kothari's office in Kanpur's City Center road has been locked and he himself has been untraceable ever since. (Photo: ANI)

UP: Rs 837 Cr loan, Rotomac-owner missing, reports say PNB-like scam

Rotomac-owner Vikram Kothari took loans of Rs 352 crore from Kanpur branch of Allahabad Bank and Rs 485 crore from three other banks.

18 Feb 2018 8:33 PM

'Today around 450 airplanes, including both government and private, are operational in the country. Within last one year, order for 900 new airplanes has been placed,' Modi said.

BJP govt boosted Indian aviation, 900 airplanes ordered in last 1 yr: Modi

Modi accused former governments of stalling infrastructure projects and said his govt started development projects worth Rs 10 L Cr.

18 Feb 2018 8:12 PM

'Minority men may consolidate behind Congress, but women are voting solidly for us,' said BJP leader Subramanian Swamy.

K'taka polls: Broken minority, solid Hindu majority, BJP will win, says Swamy

Swamy exuded confidence that BJP would get additional Muslim minority women's votes because of the initiative it took to ban triple talaq.

18 Feb 2018 7:39 PM

Addressing the youth, Singh expressed happiness that these youth have visited various parts of the country and witnessed the rich cultural and historical heritage of the country. (Photo: ANI)

Watan Ko Jano: Rajnath Singh meets J&K children, spreads message of love

'Every human being should love each other. Some people don't understand this message of God,' he said.

18 Feb 2018 7:26 PM

Four jawans of District Reserve Guards and two jawans of Special Task Force were injured in the encounter. (Representational Image)

C'garh: 2 cops, 1 civilian killed in naxal encounter, 6 injured

Heavy exchange of fire between the troops of 202nd battalion of the CoBRA and Naxals is still underway.

18 Feb 2018 6:59 PM

Narendra Modi dedicated the first phase of the Rs 7,900-crore 4th terminal project of the JNPT to the nation, which will raise the cargo handling capacity of the nation's largest container port by 50 per cent. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

PM unveils 4th terminal project of nation's largest container port

'If we have to carve out a place for ourselves in a globalised world, we need to enhance our waterways,' Modi said.

18 Feb 2018 6:42 PM

'Government should not push this bill anymore. It is not for common people but for filthy rich,' TMC MP Derek O' Brien said.

TMC dubs BJP-proposed FRDI Bill as 'Filthy Rich Defrauding Indians' Bill

The FRDI Bill involves laying out the rules regarding the winding up or revival of an ailing company.

18 Feb 2018 5:57 PM

The police maintained that Mevani and the others were taken into preventive custody to maintain law and order situation. (Photo: File)

Guj Police detains Mevani on way to protest rally against Dalit activist's death

Dalit activist Bhanu Vankar attempted self-immolation to protest against delay in allotment of a land piece to a Dalit family.

18 Feb 2018 5:11 PM

'I know the problem of pollution of the Yamuna river. We have made all villages on the banks of Ganga open defecation free. I want to take the same project for the Yamuna too.'Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Uma Bharti said. (Photo: PTI)

Govt plans Yamuna gram scheme to make villages open defecation free

The Centre now plans to take up the project to make the villages on the banks of the Yamuna river open defecation free.

18 Feb 2018 3:07 PM

The upgrade will mean that passengers on board such trains will experience improvement in coach interiors, toilets, cleanliness, staff behaviour, catering, linen, punctuality, on-board entertainment and security. (Photo: File)

Project Swarna: Gold-standard coaches to go to trains for 'poorest of poor'

Project Swarna was launched in 2017 to refurbish railway coaches, but covered only the premium Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains.

18 Feb 2018 2:58 PM

According to the prosecution, Ashok Kumar Das (26) of Renupada village ured a minor girl of the same village to a secluded place and sexually assaulted her. (Photo: Representational)

Odisha: Man gets 7 yrs in prison for sexually assaulting minor girl

The victim narrated the incident to her family and one of the girl’s relative lodged a complaint, following which the accused was arrested.

18 Feb 2018 2:28 PM

Mohammed Haris's father and Congress MLA, NA Haris on Sunday admitted that what his son had done was wrong and maintained that the guilty would be punished. (Photo: Facebook)

B'luru: FIR against Son of MLA, youth Cong chief for thrashing man

Historian and Bengaluru resident Ramachandra Guha tweeted to the CM seeking action against the legislator's son.

18 Feb 2018 2:20 PM

'If Ajay Maken is saying that he needs to correct things, it's a good thing. Let's see what he does. His style had done lot of damage to Congress,' Dikshit said. (Photo: ANI)

Cong vs Cong: Ex-Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit slams Ajay Maken's 'working style'

The former Delhi CM took a dig at the Delhi Cong president and said that his 'working style had done a lot of damage to the party.'

18 Feb 2018 2:02 PM

The incident took place on February 16 in Dulami village under Sonahatu police station in Ranchi. (Photo: ANI)

Ranchi: Mother, daughter forced to eat faeces for 'practising witchcraft'

The victims have registered their complaints against the accused for forcing them to eat faeces and tonsuring them.

18 Feb 2018 1:24 PM

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau and children visit the Taj Mahal in Agra on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Trudeau, family visit Taj Mahal; to hold talks with Modi on Feb 23

During this visit, Trudeau will interact with business leaders, representatives of the film industry and students.

18 Feb 2018 1:01 PM

A video of the Rewa MP cleaning the toilet in Rewa's Khajuha Village has gone viral on the social media. (Photo: ANI)

MP: BJP's Janardan Mishra cleans clogged school toilet, video goes viral

Earlier BJP leader, who has always shown immense support towards Modi's 'Swachh Bharat' mission, was spotted cleaning the streets of Rewa.

18 Feb 2018 12:46 PM

Addressing the gathering, Modi thanked Amit Shah and his team for completing the work on the BJP headquarters within the desired time frame. (Photo: ANI)

PM inaugurates BJP’s new HQ at Delhi, party committed to ‘Rashtra Bhakti’

Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj and senior leaders Murli Manohar Joshi and LK Advani were also present among others.

18 Feb 2018 12:32 PM

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