India, All india, 11th Mar 2019, News & Stories from India

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Asthana, a Gujarat-cadre IPS officer, along with the head of National Investigation Agency (NIA) Y C Modi were given the top pay scale of Rs 2.25 lakh. (Photo: File)

Rakesh Asthana among 3 IPS officers to get top pay scale

Civil Aviation Security chief Rakesh Asthana, hogged the headlines due to his bitter fight with former CBI chief Alok Verma.

11 Mar 2019 10:56 AM

About 900 million voters would be eligible for the polls, about 15 million between the ages of 18 and 19 years. (Representational Image)

Here's all you need to know about 2019 Lok Sabha elections

However, elections will also be held in four states- AP, Sikkim, Arunachal and Odisha – along with parliamentary polls.

11 Mar 2019 10:49 AM

As a mark of protest, the leading dailies -- both English and Urdu -- printed a blank front page on Sunday. (Photo: Instagram | roufpampori)

Kashmir papers run front pages blank to protest against govt's action on media

Last month the state government had stopped giving advertisements to two major local dailies - Greater Kashmir and Kashmir Reader.

11 Mar 2019 10:32 AM

Jet Airways and SpiceJet fly Boeing 737 MAX planes. (Representational Image)

Post Ethiopia crash, Jet, SpiceJet to be asked for details on plane model

DGCA would seek information from plane maker Boeing and Indian carriers operating Boeing 737 MAX planes in India, according to the official.

11 Mar 2019 9:42 AM

Tribhuvan Shah, bride's father said, 'The groom was so drunk that he was unaware of his surroundings. He misbehaved on the stage, so my daughter refused to marry him.' (Photo: ANI)

As groom arrives drunk in dry state Bihar, bride refuses to marry

The villagers apparently did not let the groom leave the venue until the time he returned all the dowry he had taken.

11 Mar 2019 9:36 AM

The Defence Minister was scheduled to board a special aircraft but shortly before her departure time, the Election Commission announced the schedule for the seven-phase polls commencing on April 11 and imposed the Model Code of Conduct. (Photo: PTI | File)

With poll code in place, Nirmala Sitharaman avoids special aircraft: BJP

Sitharaman, in Chennai for an event, avoided government car and escort vehicles and arrived at the airport in a BJP leader's car.

11 Mar 2019 9:08 AM

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Monday. (Photo:PTI)

Foreign Secretary Gokhale to meet Mike Pompeo in US

Gokhale's meeting with Pompeo and his counterparts here this week is expected to gain media spotlight.

11 Mar 2019 9:06 AM

On March 4, Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam met DMDK chief Captain Vijayakanth. (Photo: ANI)

DMDK joins BJP-AIADMK-PMK alliance in Tamil Nadu

The party will also support the AIADMK in the by-polls for 21 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

11 Mar 2019 9:00 AM

Neemuch-resident Chandrashekhar Gaud had filed an online RTI query on February 25 last year asking the Central Board of Direct Taxation a list of 50 biggest tax defaulters as well as details of those people whose direct tax had been written off in the last 10 years. (Photo: File)

MP man receives 3,000 letters in response to RTI query by I-T dept

'Instead of sending me a consolidated reply, the CBDT forwarded my application to IT offices across India,' Gaud said.

11 Mar 2019 8:56 AM

The Boeing 737 crashed minutes after an early-morning takeoff from Addis Ababa. (Photo:Twitter)

UN consultant among Indians killed in Ethiopian plane crash: Sushma Swaraj

Four Indians, including a UN consultant attached with the Environment Ministry, were among those killed.

11 Mar 2019 8:44 AM

Suicide attacker Adil Ahmed Dar, who blew his explosive-laden vehicle next to a bus in a CRPF convoy on February 14, had been in constant contact with Khan, they said. (Photo: PTI | File)

Jaish terrorist, Pulwama attack mastermind killed in J&K encounter

23-year-old Khan, an electrician with a graduate degree hailing from Pulwama, arranged the vehicle and explosives used in terror strike.

11 Mar 2019 8:39 AM

PM should start ‘Gujarat Regiment’, says Javed Akhtar

Akhtar sais that Modi should start a Gujarat Regiment as no such unit exists presently and people from Surat and Ahmedabad should join it.

11 Mar 2019 7:54 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

PM Modi seeks blessing to return to power

The polling will be held on April 11, April 18, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19 for 543 Lok Sabha seats across the country.

11 Mar 2019 7:06 AM

Rajinikanth not to contest Assembly polls in TN

Haasan, talking to reporters here separately later, said his party has been allotted the torch light symbol by the Election Commission.

11 Mar 2019 7:02 AM

Former chief minister and leader of National Conference (NC), Omar Abdullah (Photo: PTI)

Election Commission move upsets Kashmir Valley leaders

Abdulla said that it is for the first time since 1996 that the Assembly elections in the state are not being held on time.

11 Mar 2019 6:48 AM

The ruling Congress is trying to woo OBC and upper caste people in the April-May LS elections with the move, sources said.

Madhya Pradesh issues ordinance hiking quota for OBCs

Earlier, the state government earmarked a quota of 20 per cent for STs, 16 per cent for SCs and 14 per cent for OBCs in government jobs.

11 Mar 2019 6:42 AM

Traditional Indian herb Punarnava has been found to be effective in preventing and managing kidney ailments, researchers of at least two recent scientific studies have found.

Ayurvedic kidney drug gets global recognition

The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2015 has revealed chronic kidney disease (CKD) as the eighth leading cause of death.

11 Mar 2019 6:36 AM

“SPICE was fed data such as the GPS coordinates and imagery of the location to be hit and it would not have left the aircraft till it was sure that the targets were in its range,” said sources.

‘SPICE bomb was sure of target’

SPICE was used because of the precision with which it hits the targets, avoiding collateral damage.

11 Mar 2019 6:31 AM

Mehul Choksi is the prime accused in the PNB fraud.

Mehul Choksi trying to set up new firm in UK

Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera asked whether the Modi government knew about Choksi’s move.

11 Mar 2019 6:26 AM

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik (Photo: File)

BJD to give 33 per cent Lok Sabha tickets to women

Odisha has 21 Lok Sabha seats. The BJD had won 20 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls while one seat – Sundargarh – went to Bharatiya Janata Party.

11 Mar 2019 6:21 AM

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