India, All india, 2nd Aug 2018, News & Stories from India

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Under the picture of a man with a garland around it was written, “In loving memory of KK — Loving boyfriend of Kiki, died while doing the Shiggy. (Photo: Jaipur Police/ Twitter)

Jaipur police’s KiKi challenge post goes awry; man in photo actually alive

Jawahar Subhash Chandra is resident of Kochi whose photo was used by the Jaipur police to warn people about the KiKi challenge.

02 Aug 2018 9:36 PM

The TMC had staged protests outside Parliament, questioning the neutrality of EVMs and demanded that ballot papers be brought back for the 2019 Lok Sabha election. (Representational Image)

Oppn wants ballot paper for 2019 polls, to soon approach EC

TMC leader Derek O'Brien said this is a matter on which all opposition parties agreed and they would meet next week to discuss the plan.

02 Aug 2018 9:15 PM

Hindu Aikya Vedi members protest in front of DC books after the publishing house on Wednesday released the book 'Meesha'. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Culture of banning books affects free flow of ideas: SC on Malayalam novel ‘Meesha’

SC reserved its order on plea seeking direction to delete certain portions from novel as it allegedly defamed temple going Hindu women.

02 Aug 2018 9:11 PM

The seven students were practising karate when the roof came crashing down, police said. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Two girls dead, 4 hurt after roof collapses during karate class in Hyderabad school

School authorities are being questioned in connection with the incident.

02 Aug 2018 9:06 PM

An official said a series of further tests to check landing and refuelling of the aircraft will be carried out in the next few months. (Photo: File)

Navy’s Tejas fighter jet carries out successful tests on aircraft carrier

India has joined select club of countries to have capability to produce aircraft which can operate from an aircraft carrier.

02 Aug 2018 8:56 PM

Dwipen Pathak's resignation came within hours of a TMC delegation arriving at the Silchar airport. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Assam TMC chief, two party leaders resign over Mamata's NRC antics

Dwipen Pathak and two other party leaders resigned on Thursday in protest against Mamata Banerjee's opposition to the final draft of NRC.

02 Aug 2018 8:45 PM

Talib Hussain, a resident of Majalta village of J&K’s Udhampur district, shot into prominence after being at the forefront of a campaign to seek justice for the eight-year-old Kathua rape- murder victim. (Representational Image | PTI)

Kathua victim lawyer arrested for trying to rape woman in J&K’s Samba

The police said that Talib Hussain was taken into custody from Tral area in Kashmir Valley’s southern Pulwama district.

02 Aug 2018 7:58 PM

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the Central government in collaboration with the international authorities are carrying out a thorough investigation in PNB fraud case. (Photo: File | ANI)

Ravi Shankar Prasad cites ‘loose alliance’ between Congress, Mehul Choksi

Mehul Choksi’s lawyer had said that Choksi was an ordinary businessman who had some loose alliance with the Congress.

02 Aug 2018 7:46 PM

After passing out on the road, the drunk youth woke up hungry and started peeling the feathers of the chicken and eating it alive. (Photo: Youtube screengrab)

Shocking: Hungry, drunk Telangana youth eats live chicken

Two drunk youth had purchased the chicken to cook curry but one of them ended up eating it alive as he was hungry.

02 Aug 2018 7:40 PM

The Supreme Court was also critical of part of provision stating no offence of adultery is made out if a married woman enters into a sexual relationship with a married man with consent of her husband. (Representational Image)

Adultery law violates right to equality, treats married men and women differently: SC

Top court said it would see if the provision can stand test of right to equality on grounds like 'discretion and manifest arbitrariness'.

02 Aug 2018 6:15 PM

A joint statement issued after the meeting said the demand of the Marathas for quota was justified. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Maratha quota justified, reservation will be granted lawfully: CM Fadnavis

Over the last two weeks, the agitation has turned violent at a number of places and at least 6 pro-quota people have committed suicide.

02 Aug 2018 5:57 PM

'No injustice has been meted out to north Karnataka in allotment of funds in the state budget,' H D Deve Gowda said. (Photo: File)

Formation of North K'taka impossible in my and my son's lifetime: Deve Gowda

Gowda's remarks came on a day when a committee fighting for separate North Karnataka called a day-long bandh in 13 districts.

02 Aug 2018 5:21 PM

The school principal, on receiving the complaint, reviewed it and backed the FIR. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Six seniors sodomise, drug class 11 student of Ajmer's Mayo College

According to the FIR, the seniors forced him to do drugs and sodomised him in turns in his boarding school room.

02 Aug 2018 4:46 PM

Karnataka Water Resources Minister and senior Congress leader D K Shivakumar said, 'At any cost, this government and Congress party will take Akhanda Karnataka (United Karnataka) forward.' (Photo: File)

North Karnataka bandh sponsored by BJP, claims Congress' DK Shivakumar

A day-long bandh has been called in 13 districts of north K'taka on Thursday, alleging discrimination by successive govts towards region.

02 Aug 2018 3:54 PM

Mamata Banerjee said that when she met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on the NRC issue he had assured her that no one would be harassed. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Mamata says TMC leaders manhandled at Silchar airport, calls it 'super emergency'

The BJP was exposed by this incident, she said and sought to know under which law was the TMC delegation stopped at the Silchar airport.

02 Aug 2018 3:27 PM

The principal duty of any government, Arun Jaitley said, is to defend its borders, prevent any trespass and make the life of the country's citizens safe and secure. (Photo: File)

On Assam NRC, Jaitley says Cong, TMC playing with India's sovereignty

Union Minister Arun Jaitley also accused West Bengal chief minister of changing her position on the issue of Bangladeshi infiltration.

02 Aug 2018 2:43 PM

Opposition parties led by Congress has prepared draft letter to protest certain actions of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and complain against him of what they allege, is his partisan role in conducting the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha. (Photo: File | PTI)

No debate, frequent adjournments: Oppn to send letter against Venkaiah Naidu

Venkaiah Naidu's counterpart in Lok Sabha, Sumitra Mahajan has already received one such rejoinder this Monsoon Session.

02 Aug 2018 2:35 PM

Swaraj had told the Lok Sabha that the main objective of the informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Wuhan was to ensure mutual comfort, mutual understanding and mutual trust between the two leaders and all the three objectives had been achieved. (Photo: AP | File)

Rahul attacks govt on Doklam, says Swaraj 'buckled in front of Chinese power'

Rahul's assertion came after Swaraj told Parl that India-China face-off over Doklam was resolved and status quo has been maintained.

02 Aug 2018 2:29 PM

Hanan Hamid at the Onam Bakrid Khadi Expo in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Trolled for selling fish, Kerala girl walks ramp at Khadi Mela

Dressed in a Khadi saree, the 21-year-old college student attended the fashion show organised by the Kerala Khadi board.

02 Aug 2018 2:09 PM

In Patna, bandh supporters were seen forcing shopping establishments to down their shutters at various places. (Photo: File | Representational)

Traffic affected, shops closed as protest against shelter home rapes hits Bihar

The main opposition RJD and the Congress have lent their support to the day-long bandh.

02 Aug 2018 1:58 PM

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