India, All india, 3rd Dec 2017, News & Stories from India

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“We will fund for women startups,” the chief minister said at Rajasthan Digifest 2017 in Udaipur. (Photo: PTI | File)

Vasundhara Raje announces special fund for startups led by woman

The platform is intended to foster innovation, create jobs and facilitate investment to encourage women as entrepreneurs.

03 Dec 2017 8:29 PM

A K Joti informed the state body elections in any state were conducted in the jurisdiction and held under the direction of state election commission, and the EC did not play any role in it. (Photo: PTI | File)

VVPAT machine, EVMs to be used in Gujarat elections, EC declares

A K Joti informed that a candidate could put a complaint before the RO if he/she had doubts about any defect in the VVPAT machines.

03 Dec 2017 7:51 PM

Poonwala said that Congress Party had 'no place for Shehzad [himself], but for shehzada [Rahul Gandhi].'(Photo: ANI)

‘I am Shehzad, not Shehzada’, Poonawalla attacks Rahul Gandhi

Prime Minister Modi endorsed Poonawalla's allegations and called out Congress for the lack of

03 Dec 2017 7:25 PM

Mohammed Masihuddin alias Musa had allegedly planned to target foreign nationals at Mother House, the Missionaries of Charity headquarters in Kolkata. (Photo: DC)

Kolkata: Jailed ISIS suspect tries to kill prison official, slashes throat with sharp rod

The official was rescued by his colleagues and was rushed to SSKM Hospital from where he was shifted to Calcutta Medical Research Institute.

03 Dec 2017 6:46 PM

Derek O'Brien said, "Don't let the BJP make it a contest around polarising issues like beef, pseudo-nationalism or some such prime-time, made-for-TV-and-Twitter agenda," (Photo: File)

Don't make 2019 polls Modi vs 'single alternative candidate', says Derek O’Brien

O'Brien makes these observations in his book 'Inside Parliament: Views from the Front Row', which is a collection of his political essays.

03 Dec 2017 4:23 PM

The minister said that it will help to make industrial tariff reasonable which is unsustainable at present. (Photo: @rksinghmp | Twitter)

Govt plans to give multiple power suppliers like telecom services

In this new system where consumers will have option to choose from multiple electricity service providers in their areas.

03 Dec 2017 4:01 PM

Modi said that Bharuch and Kutch are districts with significant Muslim populations which developed rapidly under the BJP tenure in Gujarat and the names of these two districts have figured prominently. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Modi accuses Cong of dividing society, says party smacks of corruption, communalism

The two-phase Gujarat assembly elections will take place on December 9 and 14, while the results will be out on December 18.

03 Dec 2017 3:27 PM

The family members of the newborn, who was allegedly declared dead along with his still-born twin by the hospital, staged a sit-in protest outside the hospital on Saturday demanding a strict action against them. (Photo: PTI)

Baby declared dead case: Delhi Police sends negligence notice to hospital

The Shalimar Bagh Max Hospital on Friday handed over the twins, thinking both to be dead, to the family in plastic bags.

03 Dec 2017 2:52 PM

Families of the deceased and people who bore the brunt of the industrial disaster are now signing a petition, to be sent to the Supreme Court, requesting it to start hearing a curative petition of the government filed in December 2010 for more compensation. (Photo: PTI/File)

33 yrs on, Bhopal tragedy survivors still await proper compensation

The US company, which then owned the chemical plant in Bhopal, has not adequately compensated the victims.

03 Dec 2017 2:29 PM

India and Pakistan have been in a truce along the International Border, the LoC and the Actual Ground Position Line in Jammu and Kashmir since 2003. (Photo: Representational Image)

Pak ceasefire violations hit 724, highest in 7 yrs

12 civilians and 17 security personnel were killed in cross-border firing, a home ministry official said.

03 Dec 2017 1:29 PM

This year, the government made the quoting of Aadhaar mandatory for filing income tax returns as well as obtaining a new PAN. (Photo: File/PTI)

Govt ready to give 3-6 months to link PAN, Aadhaar after SC clearance

The linking exercise is aimed at eliminating duplicate PAN cards which are being used by unscrupulous elements to avoid paying due taxes.

03 Dec 2017 11:32 AM

'No security, nutrition and education was provided to the women. The only thing which took place was their exploitation,' Rahul said. (Photo: File/PTI)

Rahul takes poetic dig at Modi for depriving women in Gujarat

Rahul Gandhi said that the BJP-led state government did not provide women basic facilities like health care, education and safety.

03 Dec 2017 10:50 AM

A large group of Congress workers rushed to the residence of Rupani and they wanted to take law in their hands, the police said. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Scuffle outside Gujarat CM's residence injures 1; 3 Cong workers detained

The fight broke over the issue of tearing of posters and the brother of a Congress candidate was injured, the police said.

03 Dec 2017 9:41 AM

Singh also said that demonetisation and GST has benefitted China, by increasing it imports by an unprecedented 23 percent in a year. (Photo: File)

Find 'more dignified' ways for votes, Manmohan tells Modi

Manmohan called demonetisation an uninformed, half-baked crusade on black money.

03 Dec 2017 8:45 AM

Swamy, who presented a lecture in Mumbai on 'Ramrajya,' said that he was confident that the Hindus will win the case. (Photo: File/PTI)

Next Diwali in Ayodhya Ram temple, Swamy claims

Ahead of the Babri Masjid case hearing, Swamy said that there is nothing left with the Sunni Waqf Board for rebuttal.

03 Dec 2017 7:52 AM

NCR update: Cops intensify campaign

Meanwhile, the final phase of verification of the documents submitted by the applicants has started.

03 Dec 2017 7:15 AM

Doctors referred the twins to Sishu Bhawan in Cuttack for better treatment as their condition was not well. (Representational image)

Conjoined twins born in Odisha, govt assures help

The state government has assured to bear medical expenses of newborn twins joined at stomach.

03 Dec 2017 7:09 AM

J&K: Footballer who quit LeT will study outside state

Majid is an undergraduate commerce student and has passed Classes 10 and 12 exams with good grades.

03 Dec 2017 7:04 AM

Supreme Court fines NGO Rs 25 lakh over frivolous plea

The CBI had registered an FIR against former Orissa high court judge I.M. Quddusi and five others on a charge to fix judges to get a favourable order.

03 Dec 2017 6:03 AM

Sources stated that the need for the directive arose as several multiplex chains had stopped exhibition of such public service messages, prepared by various government agencies like Films Division, claiming that technically they cannot be termed cinemas and the Cinematography Act does not apply to them.

Multiplexes will have to show awareness messages

It is understood that the directive on mandatory exhibition of such public awareness messages is likely to be issued soon.

03 Dec 2017 5:59 AM

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