India, All india, 12th Feb 2018, News & Stories from India

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India, All india, 12 Feb 2018

The Maharashtra government on Monday strongly opposed in the Supreme Court plea for a probe into the death of CBI Judge BH Loya. (Photo: File)

Pleas seeking probe in Loya’s death 'politically motivated': Maharashtra govt to SC

Senior counsel appearing for Maharashtra said, 'Apart from politics, there is nothing amiss in the death of Loya.'

12 Feb 2018 9:33 PM

Saturday’s attack on Sunjuwan camp was the worst in months, with five soldiers and the father of one of the soldiers killed and women and children among the ten wounded. (Photo: PTI)

Pak 'warns' India against any surgical strikes after Sunjuwan attack

Pak warned India against cross-border strikes in Kashmir after Indian authorities blamed a Pak-based group for an attack on an Army camp.

12 Feb 2018 9:12 PM

The Supreme Court was hearing a PIL seeking to restrain convicted persons from forming and holding posts in political parties for the period they are disqualified under the election law. (Photo: File)

How can convicted persons run political party, select candidates, asks SC

The bench said it was a 'huge blow to the purity of the electoral process'.

12 Feb 2018 9:04 PM

Addressing a conference titled 'Enhancing India-China People to People Relations,' at Chennai, Former Indian Ambassador to China, Ashok K Kantha said China has started describing its contested territorial claims including with India as 'non-negotiable.' (Photo: ANI)

India needs 'more nuanced' approach to deal with China: Ex-envoy

Former Indian Ambassador to China said enhanced people to people engagement between Asian neighbours can impart stability in bilateral ties.

12 Feb 2018 8:33 PM

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, 'Activities of terrorists in the hinterlands are severely curtailed due to relentless efforts of security forces.' (Photo: ANI)

Pak will pay for 'misadventure': Sitharaman on J&K terror attacks

Nirmala Sitharaman arrived in Jammu on Monday to meet the injured soldiers, civilians and assess the security situation.

12 Feb 2018 8:28 PM

The development came after a meeting in January 2018 between WCD minister Maneka Gandhi and a 53-year-old Indian-origin scientist from Canada, a survivor of child sexual abuse. (Photo: File/PTI)

Women and Child Development Ministry mulls lifting time bar on reporting child sexual abuse

The ministry will pursue the matter with the MHA as it has been receiving 'several complaints of incidents that happened many yrs ago".

12 Feb 2018 7:00 PM

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje announced one-time crop loan waiver up to Rs. 50,000 for small and marginal farmers. (Photo: File)

Rajasthan announces farm loan waiver, tax relief in pre-poll budget

The state budget for 2018-19 envisaged a total outlay of Rs 1,07,865.40 cr on schemes and projects.

12 Feb 2018 6:02 PM

Saxena is the former MLA from Sehore. (Photo: ANI)

New way to tackle natural disaster: BJP leader asks farmers to chant Hanuman Chalisa

Ramesh Saxena claimed that if Hanuman Chalisa is recited in every village for one hour then natural disaster can be dealt with.

12 Feb 2018 5:55 PM

A bench of Justice Madan B Lokur and Uday Lalit told the Additional Solicitor General Maninder Singh that they are not satisfied with the progress made by the CBI. (Photo: File)

SC slams CBI for its approach into probe on Manipur fake encounter killings

SC also directed the NHRC to depute 3 persons to associate with the SIT to carry out investigation in 17 out of the 42 cases.

12 Feb 2018 5:30 PM

BMC lawyer in defence told the Court, 'The eateries had obtained permissions by misrepresentation of facts with the help of some BMC officials and initially 12 BMC officials have been found at fault.' (Photo: File | PTI)

Bombay HC slams BMC, questions legal permit to illegally occupied eateries

Kamala Mills owner Ramesh Govani and Mojo's Bistro waiter Sayeed Ali are in judicial custody till February 12 in this connection.

12 Feb 2018 5:12 PM

Amit Shah also said that Congress was trying to divide the anti-Left votes in the state for favouring CPI-M, but that would not work. (Photo: ANI)

Tripura would become 20th state to be ruled by BJP, says Amit Shah

BJP chief assured the voters that the promises made in the party's election manifesto would be implemented.

12 Feb 2018 4:52 PM

In a service contract, the toilets would be free or a nominal fee would be charged from the user. (photo: Representational | File)

'Pay and use' toilets at railway stations to get cheaper

Presently, the 'pay and use' toilet policy allows the contractors who build such toilets to fix its usage rates, albeit at market price.

12 Feb 2018 4:40 PM

Two armed-terrorists were spotted in the wee hours of Monday at the 23 Battalion CRPF camp in Srinagar's Karan Nagar. (Photo: AFP)

LeT claims responsibility for Karan Nagar CRPF camp terror attack

A CRPF personnel has lost his life in the ongoing encounter at the 23 Battalion CRPF camp in Srinagar's Karan Nagar.

12 Feb 2018 4:26 PM

'Dialogue with Pakistan is necessary if we are to end bloodshed. I know I will be labelled anti-national by news anchors tonight but that doesn’t matter. The people of J&K are suffering. We have to talk because war is not an option,' tweeted Mehbooba Mufti.

War no option; let's talk to Pakistan to end bloodshed: Mehbooba Mufti

The entreaty came in the backdrop of constant cross-border firing and shelling incidents in which many people have been killed.

12 Feb 2018 4:09 PM

The victim was alone at her house in Sustani village on Saturday as her family members had gone for work at an agricultural field. (Representational Image)

MP: 13-yr-old set on fire for resisting sexual assault attempt

The girl was admitted to the district hospital and her condition was reported to be serious, the police said.

12 Feb 2018 3:01 PM

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi also criticised the central government on Triple Talaq Bill and termed it an attack on sharia. (Photo: PTI)

Some people dancing to tune of Modi, says Owaisi on expelled AIMPLB member

Asaduddin Owaisi also called for social boycott of those calling for giving up Babri Masjid.

12 Feb 2018 1:58 PM

The Supreme Court on Monday has put on hold any coercive action against the Army officer accused in the killing of civilians in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian in January, 2018. (Photo: File)

SC stays proceedings against Army officer accused of Shopian firing

Major Aditya Kumar's father had last week challenged murder FIR against his son in the Shopian killings last month.

12 Feb 2018 1:49 PM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday lashed out at Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat over his disrespectful statement against the Indian Army. (Photo: AP)

Insult to every Indian: Rahul slams Mohan Bhagwat’s remark on Army

Rahul said RSS chief's remark was an insult to Indians, because it disrespects those who sacrificed their lives for the nation.

12 Feb 2018 1:36 PM

Khattar had invited Malik to hold talks with the Jats, who had threatened to disrupt the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief's proposed rally. (Photo: PTI)

Cases lodged during Jat quota agitation will be withdrawn: Khattar

The Jat outfit had planned to take out their own rally in Jind on February 15 with 50,000 tractor-trolleys to disrupt Shah's bike rally.

12 Feb 2018 1:13 PM

Unable to bear the humiliation, he hanged himself at his residence in the Cuffe Parade area on Saturday morning (Photo: Representational | File)

Forced to lick spit off shoe, Mumbai man commits suicide

The four men attacked Kasim Shaikh in public near a market in the Cuffe Parade area on Friday night over some personal enmity.

12 Feb 2018 12:25 PM

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