India, All india, 8th Jul 2018, News & Stories from India

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'Netam's wife followed him and raised an alarm when she saw the accused undressing the girl,' police said.(Photo: Representational)

MP woman raises alarm after finding husband trying to rape 10-yr-old girl

The accused, who is known to the girl's family, fled from the spot and a hunt was currently underway for him.

08 Jul 2018 9:24 PM

Women in the compartment didn't protest as the train was about to leave but a woman in her 20s pulled out her phone and went live on Facebook.(Photo: File | Representational)

Woman goes live on Facebook as man masturbates at Bengal station

The incident happened around 1.15 pm on Sunday when the Howrah-bound train arrived at the Bandel station.

08 Jul 2018 8:58 PM

Main accused of Dhule lynching incident (at centre in picture) has been arrested by Local crime branch (LCB) squad. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Key accused in mob lynching in Maharastra's Dhule arrested

On July 1, five men of a nomadic tribe were lynched by a mob in Dhule's Rainpada village on the suspicion of being child-lifters.

08 Jul 2018 8:29 PM

Fire Brigade personnel rushed to the spot to douse the fire. (Photo: File | Representational)

Manipur University campus set on fire by unknown men

The incident happened at the university campus at Canchipur at around 11.20 pm on Saturday night.

08 Jul 2018 8:26 PM

Two persons have been arrested in this connection, police said. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Prostitution racket busted in Hyderabad, police rescue actress

Acting on a tip-off, police conducted raid at hotel on Saturday night and held brothel manager along with customer, who is a govt employee.

08 Jul 2018 7:35 PM

Addressing a function in Sagar on Saturday, the chief minister, who has led the state since 2005, also said that the cities in the central state would emerge as the 'cleanest, prettiest and developed cities,' in the country in the next five years.(Photo: File)

Will make cities in Madhya Pradesh better than US: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Chouhan had also claimed that India and Madhya Pradesh were way ahead of the US in terms of women empowerment.

08 Jul 2018 7:25 PM

In its RTI response to Commodore Lokesh Batra (retd), the IAF said it has billed the government-owned Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India and the Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Ltd to the tune of Rs 29.41 crore for its services. (Photo:PTI | Representational)

Indian Air Force spent Rs 29 crore to ferry currency after demonetisation: RTI

Post-demonetisation, the RBI had spent Rs 7,965 crore in 2016-17 on printing the new Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 notes.

08 Jul 2018 7:07 PM

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen was speaking in Delhi at the launch of the Hindi edition of his book 'An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradiction' that he co-authored with Jean Dreze. (Photo: File)

India has taken ‘quantum jump in wrong direction’ since 2014: Amartya Sen

The economist also said the govt has also deflected from issues of inequalities, caste system and scheduled tribes have been kept out.

08 Jul 2018 7:06 PM

Around four lakh employees out of a total of 16 lakh working with the state government would come under the ambit of the screening and a detailed report of their work and performance would have to be submitted by department heads by July 31, a senior government official said. (Photo: File | representational)

'Underperforming' UP government employees above 50 may be asked to retire

'Departmental heads should complete screening of all the employees above 50 years of age for compulsory retirement by July 31,' order said.

08 Jul 2018 5:33 PM

With an aim to make lawyers, judges and the common man aware about Sharia law, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board will also be activating its Tafheem-e-Shariyat (TeS) committee. (Photo: File | Representational)

Muslim Law Board plans to open Sharia courts in all districts of India

The proposal will come up for discussion at a meeting of the Muslim Law Board in Delhi on July 15.

08 Jul 2018 5:24 PM

Party leaders said the issue of number of seats in Bihar it will fight in the Lok Sabha polls did not come up for discussion. Kumar has been authorised to finalise its stand. (Photo: PTI)

JD(U) authorises Nitish Kumar to finalise party stand on political issues

The party’s national executive at its meeting, attended by its top leaders including Kumar, also favoured simultaneous polls.

08 Jul 2018 5:11 PM

August 10, 2017 was the last day of Ansari's second term as Vice President (2007-2017) and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. (Photo: AP/File)

PM Modi's remarks at my farewell departure from normal practice: Ansari

In his last interview before he demitted office, Ansari had pointed out that Muslims in the country were experiencing a 'feeling of unease'.

08 Jul 2018 5:02 PM

Chitradurga District and Sessions Court Judge SB Vastramutt on Saturday sentenced Parameshwaraswamy to life and slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 on him. (Photo: File | Representational)

Karnataka court awards life term to man 11 days after murdering wife

'This is the first time in Karnataka that a man has been convicted for murder just 11 days after the crime was committed,' police said.

08 Jul 2018 4:50 PM

India and Russia had signed an agreement for the mega project in 2007, vowing to take the military ties between the two countries to the next level. (Photo: AP)

India reconsidering 5th generation fighter jet programme with Russia: sources

The sources said the cost of the project has been estimated at around USD 30 billion or Rs 2 lakh crore.

08 Jul 2018 4:39 PM

Union Minister Giriraj Singh also met the family of an accused of clashes in Nawada that occurred after an idol was vandalised in March this year. (Photo: File/ANI)

Union min Giriraj Singh meets riot-accused right-wing leaders in Bihar jail

Giriraj Singh expressed his grief over the arrest of the activists saying that they were framed.

08 Jul 2018 4:28 PM

'The flight 6E769 landed under emergency conditions around 9:30 am', Director of Indore airport said. (Photo: File)

Pune-bound IndiGo flight diverted after passenger suffers cardiac arrest

The 52-year-old passenger, who had boarded the flight from Delhi, was rushed to a hospital in Indore.

08 Jul 2018 3:46 PM

Former President Pranab Mukherjee at the RSS event in Nagpur last month. (Photo: File/PTI)

Pranab Mukherjee didn't hesitate to accept invite: RSS chief

RSS's decision to invite Pranab Mukherjee to address its volunteers, and the latter's decision to accept it, had raised many eyebrows.

08 Jul 2018 2:39 PM

Aimed at regulating private schools, the bill has been welcomed by parents and educationists alike. (Representational Image)

New Tamil Nadu law aims to regulate pvt schools, protect children from sexual abuse

The Tamil Nadu Private Schools (Regulation) Bill, 2018, was adopted for ensuring quality education and collection of fair fee.

08 Jul 2018 2:37 PM

As many as 41,893 such incidents were recorded in 2015 and 37,854 in 2014. The figures for 2017 are yet to be published. (Representational Image)

Nearly 55,000 children kidnapped in India in 2016, says govt report

Charge sheets were filed in only 40.4 per cent of such cases with a conviction rate of 22.7 per cent.

08 Jul 2018 2:32 PM

Shivani jumped to death from the third floor of The Great India Place Mall in Sector 38-A, Noida. (Photo: File | Representational)

Upset with boyfriend, woman jumps to death from Noida’s TGIP mall

'Suicide note states that she was upset with the fact that her boyfriend wasn't willing to meet her or answer her phone calls,' police said.

08 Jul 2018 2:30 PM

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