India, All india, 5th Jan 2019, News & Stories from India

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India, All india, 05 Jan 2019

Despite repeated calls for restraint and adherence to ceasefire understanding of 2003 for maintaining peace and tranquility, Pak forces have launched unprovoked attacks along the LoC and the IB, officials claimed. (Representational Image | PTI)

Pak army shells border posts, civilian areas in J&K, violates ceasefire for 4 days

They targeted Mankote, Khadi Karmara, Gulpur areas without any causality or injury to anyone.

05 Jan 2019 6:45 PM

Kerala public works department (PWD) minister and senior CPI(M) leader G Sudhakaran asked if a man who treated 'a sister as impure' can be considered human. (Photo: File)

Kerala minister calls Sabarimala tantri 'Brahmin monster'

Following the entry of women, tantri closed the sanctum sanctorum to perform the 'purification' ceremony.

05 Jan 2019 4:23 PM

The court refused his application to stay the order to give him some time to appeal. (Photo: File)

Court declares Vijay Mallya as 'Fugitive Economic Offender' under new law

The verdict of court means Mallya’s properties can now be confiscated by the government.

05 Jan 2019 3:08 PM

Michel was earlier lodged in the Tihar Jail here in a related CBI case. (Photo: File)

VVIP chopper case: Delhi court sends Christian Michel to judicial custody

Michel was extradited from Dubai, was arrested by ED on Dec 22 and sent to 7-day custody over money-laundering charges.

05 Jan 2019 2:58 PM

Naidu was in East Godavari district for the 'Janmabhoomi maa vooru' event in Kakinada. (Photo: File)

'You will get beaten up. You'll be finished': AP CM after BJP leaders block convoy

BJP leaders, including some corporators, raised slogans against the chief minister saying 'CM go back'.

05 Jan 2019 2:08 PM

'We consider farmers as 'annadata' (provider of food), unlike the previous governments who considered them as mere vote bank,' the prime minister said. (Photo: File)

‘Farmers not vote bank for us’: PM Modi’s jibe at Cong’s loan waiver promises

Modi also thanked the Bihar and the Jharkhand governments for working towards the interests of the farmers' community.

05 Jan 2019 1:55 PM

He gave his response before an anti-corruption court that is hearing a case filed by the Enforcement Directorate to have him declared a 'fugitive economic offender' under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018. (Photo: File)

Have done no wrong, PNB loans were civil transactions: Nirav Modi

Nirav Modi said the situation is blown out of proportion and can't come back to the country due to security reasons.

05 Jan 2019 1:46 PM

He also posted a video of the two questions he posed to the defence minister in Parliament. (Photo: File)

Let every Indian ask PM, his ministers questions I asked on Rafale: Rahul

'RM (Raksha Marti) spoke for 2 hrs in Parliament, but she couldn't answer the 2 simple questions I asked her,' Gandhi tweeted.

05 Jan 2019 12:39 PM

The bus was ferrying children from nearby villages to DAV Public School around 08:30 am. (Representational Image)

6 children, driver killed after school bus falls in gorge in Himachal

According to Sirmaur Deputy Commissioner Lalit Jain, 12 children have been injured and admitted to a local hospital.

05 Jan 2019 12:26 PM

The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Aripal village of the south Kashmir district this morning following specific information about the presence of militants there, a police official said. (Photo: Representational | File)

Encounter breaks out between militants, security forces in J&K's Pulwama

The gunfight was on, the official said, adding further details were awaited.

05 Jan 2019 12:15 PM

The JD(U) had made its stand on the Triple Talaq issue clear even when an ordinance on the same was promulgated by the Union cabinet. (Photo: File)

Nitish Kumar's party must exit NDA to save itself: Congress

'The JD(U) should realise that its standing among the people of Bihar would be imperiled if it remains in the NDA,' Sadanand Singh said.

05 Jan 2019 10:56 AM

Nair, who had served as Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, said the LDF government should focus on rebuilding Kerala after the devastating floods last year that left a trail of destruction on a massive scale. (Photo: File)

Temple entry under cover of darkness an act of cowardice: Ex-ISRO chief

'The government is totally wasting its energy on a totally trivial issue (Sabarimala),' G Madhavan Nair said.

05 Jan 2019 10:40 AM

Pathanamthitta has witnessed widespread violence over the entry of women into the Sabarimala temple. (Photo: AFP)

Amid Sabarimala flare-up, bombs thrown at Left leaders' homes in Kerala

Kerala has been marred with violence since afternoon of Jan 2, after two middle-aged women managed to enter Sabarimala temple.

05 Jan 2019 10:25 AM

A painting of Sullivan's ascent of Nilgiris by local artist Gokul Gowder printed in the calendar”Bicentenary of Nilgiris 1819-2019) of NDC.(Photo: DC)

Finding Ooty: Sullivan braved a risky, arduous expedition

The rear guard was made up of two dozen English huntsmen.

05 Jan 2019 6:40 AM

An old photo showing collectorate complex in Ooty in early 1900s.

Why not Ooty’s bicentenary show in London?

How John Sullivan took Nilgiris on road to modernity.

05 Jan 2019 6:35 AM

Supreme Court bench to fix Ayodhya hearing date on Jan 10

A three-member bench is to be set up for hearing the matter on a batch of petitions.

05 Jan 2019 4:53 AM

A team of 11 Navy divers with their equipments deployed to conduct rescue task at the site of a coal mine collapse at Ksan in Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya.

Is Illegal coal mining a political necessity?

The BJP accused the then Congress-led coalition government for "not doing enough" to combat the ban.

05 Jan 2019 4:49 AM

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, all political parties in the agrarian state of Haryana are trying to woo farmers, a very influential electoral force in the state.

Parties in a race to woo farmers ahead of Lok Sabha polls

The ruling BJP is also trying to win over farmers by proposing to start a pension scheme for peasants.

05 Jan 2019 4:45 AM

A file photo of JD(U) chief and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar with BJP president Amit Shah and LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan after a meeting on Lok Sabha polls.

Bihar parties play upper caste card to improve LS poll prospects

Upper castes account for around 12% of state population; Cong has appointed Madan Mohan Jha, a Brahmin, as president of state unit.

05 Jan 2019 4:41 AM

As many as 1,718 people have been arrested and 1,009 taken in preventive custody and 1,108 cases registered in connection with violent protests as part of the dawn-to-dusk “hartal” called by pro-Hindu outfits on Thursday, police said.

Sri Lankan woman entered Sabarimala Temple

Official sources told PTI that the woman did enter the sanctum sanctorum. CCTV visuals of Ms Sasikala’s visit were also released by police later.

05 Jan 2019 1:29 AM

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