India, All india, 2nd May 2019, News & Stories from India

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Other ships are loaded with HADR pellets and ready to sail at short notice. (Representational photo)

Cyclone Fani: Indian Navy deploys 4 key warships, choppers and over 3000 personnel

INS Ranvir was the latest to sail out from Vizag.

02 May 2019 7:28 PM

The Chief Minister said he would personally visit the cyclone-affected areas, if required, to monitor relief operations. (Photo: File)

Cyclone Fani: N Chandrababu Naidu assures help to Odisha, reviews situation in AP

The government machinery should be ready for this, Naidu was quoted as saying in the release.

02 May 2019 7:09 PM

In some other banners, they remembered 37 Maoists, who were killed in an encounter with police at Kasansur in Gadchiroli district last year. (Photo: PTI)

Stop constructing roads, bridges: Naxal banners in Gadchiroli

A police official said the North Gadchiroli divisional committee of the Maoists put up banners at various locations in the area.

02 May 2019 6:35 PM

The assets belong to one Mohd Salman and his family members and the case is linked to a terror financing probe linked to Hafiz Saeed, they added. (Photo: AP | File)

ED attaches over Rs 70 lakh worth of assets linked to Hafiz Saeed

The total value of attachment is Rs 73.12 lakh.

02 May 2019 6:16 PM

This is the second charge sheet in the case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in this case, but the first against Naik underlining his role in the matter. (Photo: File)

ED files charge sheet against Zakir Naik in Mumbai

Naik was booked by the ED in 2016 based on a National Investigation Agency (NIA) FIR.

02 May 2019 6:09 PM

'The designation is not based on the basis of a specific incident, but on the basis of evidence which we have shared with members of the UN's 1267 Sanctions Committee, linking Azhar to several acts of terrorism,' Ministry of External Affairs spokesperon Raveesh Kumar said at a media briefing. (Photo: File)

Pulwama attack played role in Azhar's listing as global terrorist by UN: MEA

Pakistan was making claims over the listing to divert attention from the 'huge diplomatic' setback it has suffered.

02 May 2019 5:11 PM

The Sena’s proposal, however, was rejected by an NDA ally, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale of the Republican Party of India. (Photo: File)

Kerala's Muslim Education Society bans burqas in its colleges

The Sri Lankan government on April 28 took necessary measures to impose a complete ban on all types of burqas.

02 May 2019 4:56 PM

A Naxal carrying a reward of Rs 8 lakh on his head was killed in an encounter in the early morning hours of Thursday. (Representational Image)

Mastermind of Maoist attack that killed BJP MLA last month shot dead

On April 18, 2 Naxals, allegedly involved in Mandavi's assassination, were killed in an encounter in the forests of Dhanikarka, police said.

02 May 2019 4:09 PM

The Railways on Thursday said around 89 trains have been cancelled in the last two days in view of the 'extremely severe' cyclonic storm 'Fani'. (Representational Image)

Cyclone Fani: 89 trains cancelled, 3 specials put in service to evacuate tourists

Local transporters are to be contracted for hiring of road vehicles for meeting exigencies as and where necessary.

02 May 2019 3:56 PM

Raids were carried out at the offices of the outfit in Kumbakonam, here and in Karaikal, they said. (Photo: Representational)

PMK leader murder: NIA raids premises of islamic outfit in TN

V Ramalingam was allegedly killed after he questioned some people about religious conversion in the area.

02 May 2019 3:53 PM

Congress party has alleged that there was violation of Model Code of Conduct by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah. (Photo: File)

Decide on complaints of poll violations against Modi, Shah before 6 May: SC to EC

EC told court that it has already decided on two out of the 11 complaints which were filed by the Congress party against Modi and Shah.

02 May 2019 3:36 PM

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Thursday announced Class 12 results on Thursday. (Photo: File)

Arvind Kejriwal's son scores 96.4 pc in CBSE Class 12 exam

Several Delhi ministers, including Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, congratulated Sunita Kejriwal on Twitter.

02 May 2019 3:32 PM

The meeting was attended by Cabinet Secretary, Principal Secretary to the PM, Additional Principal Secretary to the PM, the Home Secretary and other senior officials from IMD, NDRF, NDMA and PMO etc. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

PM Modi holds meeting with top officials to review preparations for Cyclone Fani

PM instructed senior officers of govt to maintain close coordination with officers of affected states.

02 May 2019 3:08 PM

He also alleged that the EC’s system of counting Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) is not 'transparent'. (Photo: File)

Oppn parties to meet after polls to decide on PM candidate: Andhra CM

'I'm not an aspirant. Polling is to be held in 3 more phases, after that we will discuss,' Naidu said.

02 May 2019 2:56 PM

In a recent letter to Gandhi, the Home Ministry had said it has received a representation from Swamy in which it has been brought out that a company named Backops Limited was registered in the United Kingdom in 2003 with Rahul Gandhi as one of its directors. (Photo: File)

Plea in SC seeks direction to debar Rahul Gandhi from contesting LS polls

The plea was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.

02 May 2019 2:17 PM

Asked whether she is dejected about not contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Varanasi against Modi, Priyanka Gandhi said she 'feared no one' and went by the direction of the party. (Photo: File)

Congress fighting to protect India, 2019 polls between ideologies: Priyanka

In an attack on Modi, she said if the voice of the people is drowned by the voice of one leader, there are going to be consequences.

02 May 2019 2:15 PM

As per the initial information, the official said the piece of the lime stucco work probably got detached from the granite slab as it could not stick properly with the previous one and fell off. (Photo: ANI I Twitter)

Iconic Charminar suffers damage as portion of stucco falls off

The ASI had taken up conservation of the 4 towering minarets of the over 400-year-old monument.

02 May 2019 2:09 PM

The UN Sanctions Committee on Wednesday designated the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Azhar a global terrorist after China lifted its hold on a proposal to ban him. (Photo: File)

Great victory for India: BJP on global terrorist tag for Masood Azhar by UN

BJP said Oppn parties are reluctant to celebrate achievement because they feel they may have to pay political price for it.

02 May 2019 1:45 PM

The bench, also comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, took the petition on board and asked the counsel appearing for the Election Commission to take a decision on the issue. (Photo: File | ANI)

SC asks EC to decide on plea to advance poll timing to 5 am

A petition in this regard was mentioned for urgent hearing before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.

02 May 2019 1:34 PM

On May 1, a decade-long battle culminated with the branding of Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the United Nations, amid the hotly contested general elections in India. (Photo: File)

Masood Azhar is global terrorist, what does it mean?

This eventually means complete immobilisation of Azhar and closure of his terror company.

02 May 2019 1:09 PM

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