India, All india, 12th Jun 2019, News & Stories from India

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A dust storm hit several parts of the national capital Wednesday evening, following which a thick haze was hanging over the city, affecting visibility. (Photo: ANI)

Delhi airport's flight operations suspended for around 35 minutes due to dust storm

Till 7.15 pm, total nine flights were diverted from the airport.

12 Jun 2019 8:57 PM

The home minister said cyclone Vayu is expected to cross the Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Union Territory Diu and he "prays for the safety of the people". (Photo: File)

Cyclone Vayu: 'Over 3 lakh people evacuated in Gujarat, Diu,' says Amit Shah

'The NDRF has pre-positioned 52 teams equipped with boats, tree-cutters, telecom equipments etc,' Shah tweeted.

12 Jun 2019 8:35 PM

Kanojia, who spent four nights behind the bars, was arrested Saturday for allegedly making objectionable comments against Yogi Adityanath. (Photo: File)

Journalist Prashant Kanojia released from Lucknow jail

He was allowed bail after furnishing two sureties of Rs 20,000 each and a personal bond for the same amount.

12 Jun 2019 7:57 PM

The cyclone is expected to touch Gujarat, 280 Km nearly south of Veraval Gujarat and 360 km nearly south of Porbandar. (Photo: ANI)

Dust storm hits Somnath temple ahead of cyclone Vayu's landfall

A storm of dust hit the district reducing the visibility in the region and a significant rise in the sea level was also observed.

12 Jun 2019 7:39 PM

Sharing the picture of his mother, Sreedhar recalled the abusive marriage of his mother. (Photo: Facebook)

Kerala man's post about his mother's remarriage is winning hearts on the internet

Gokul Sreedhar's post is a step towards breaking the taboo surrounding remarriage.

12 Jun 2019 7:23 PM

They said at least two terrorists on a motorcycle attacked a patrol party of the CRPF on the busy K P Road in Anantnag with automatic rifles. (Photo: ANI)

5 CRPF personnel killed in terrorist attack in J&K; 1 terrorist gunned down

A terrorist was killed by security forces personnel and an AK series assault rifle was recovered from him.

12 Jun 2019 7:09 PM

Tripathi has sent a letter to all prominent political parties in Bengal, urging them to attend the all-party meet at 4 pm at Raj Bhavan. (Photo: ANI)

Bengal guv convenes all-party meet in wake of post-poll violence

Welcoming the move, West Bengal BJP unit president Dilip Ghosh said the state government should have taken the initiative.

12 Jun 2019 5:56 PM

The mountainous and forested Mechuka region, where the An-32 aircraft had crashed, is believed to be one of the world's most inhospitable for air travel. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

New photo suggests AN-32 aircraft slammed into mountain

The aircraft was first spotted by a Mi-17 helicopter yesterday, rescue workers are currently trying to find bodies and possible survivors.

12 Jun 2019 5:43 PM

Sitharaman completed her MA and M Phil degrees from the School of Social Sciences and School of International Studies, respectively. (Photo: ANI)

Sitharaman, Jaishankar to be conferred Distinguished Alumni Award by JNU

'Their highly distinguished career and achievements have made the university very proud,' Pramod Kumar, the university registrar, said.

12 Jun 2019 5:39 PM

Singh, who was elected to the post two days ago, had come for a visit to the Civil Court when she was attacked around 2.30 pm. (Photo: Facebook)

UP bar council chief shot dead by colleague, 2 days after her election

The pistol used by the lawyer is a licensed weapon and the police have taken possession of it.

12 Jun 2019 5:28 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged people to follow real-time information being provided by the Government and local agencies to stay safe. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi urge people to stay safe, amid Cyclone Vayu scare

Rahul Gandhi appealed to party workers to be prepared to help out people affected by cyclone 'Vayu'.

12 Jun 2019 5:16 PM

Senior AIADMK leader R Vaithilingam and State Ministers D Jayakumar and K T Rajendra Balaji said it has been decided that the present arrangement which gave full powers in the party to Palaniswami and Panneerselvam will continue. (Photo: PTI)

Amid rumblings for single leader, AIADMK decides to continue with dual leadership

AIADMK said status quo will prevail and CM K Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam will jointly continue to steer the outfit.

12 Jun 2019 4:38 PM

Earlier on Wednesday, the Indian Air Force, Army and the civil administration of Arunachal Pradesh started a massive operation to reach the crash site. (Photo: ANI)

Search operations intensifies at AN-32 crash site, 15 mountaineers inducted

On Tuesday afternoon, the wreckage was spotted during an aerial survey but nothing clear about the fate of the 13 people.

12 Jun 2019 4:32 PM

'We have decided to stage round-the-clock sit-in demonstration for two days against the failure of the government. Earlier we had decided to stage three-day demonstration but we will hold the protest on June 14 and 15 because all the MPs are going to Delhi on June 16,' Yeddyurappa said. (Photo: File)

BJP to stage two-day sit-in from June 14 against JSW land sale: Yeddyurappa

The protest is also to highlight the 'insensitivity' of the Congress-JD(S) coalition govt towards the prevailing drought in the State.

12 Jun 2019 4:30 PM

Prahlad Joshi, will be the chief whip of the government while MoS Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Meghwal gets the deputy chief whip in Lok Sabha and MoS External Affairs V Muraleedharan will be deputy chief whip in Rajya Sabha. (Photo: PTI)

BJP sets up executive committee; Amit Shah continues as president

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be the party’s deputy leader in LS, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal will be deputy leader in RS..

12 Jun 2019 4:09 PM

Assuring safety of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims, Satya Pal Malik said, 'I assure you that Amarnath Yatra will be conducted successfully.' (Photo: File)

Press very negative, over hypes J&K related issues: Satya Pal Malik

'I feel very bad. Even if a single person dies here, it remains in news for two weeks,' Satya Pal Malik said.

12 Jun 2019 3:41 PM

The cyclone is expected to touch Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva around Veraval and Diu region as a severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 110-120 kmph gusting to 135 kmph on the morning of June 13. (Photo: ANI)

Cyclone Vayu: 65 people evacuated from Diu, Gujarat

Western Railways has also taken various safety and security precautions for train passengers in cyclone-prone areas.

12 Jun 2019 3:35 PM

A vacation bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Indira Banerjee and also comprising Justice Ajay Rastogi, dismissed the petition filed by Bhatt. (Photo: Representational)

SC rejects plea of Ex IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in 30-year old custodial death case

'We are not inclined to entertain the petition. The same is devoid of merits. We dismiss it,' the bench said.

12 Jun 2019 3:28 PM

On September 29, 2008, six people were killed and a dozen others were injured when a bomb placed on a motorcycle exploded in Maharashtra's Malegaon city. (Photo: File)

Malegaon blast: Bombay HC to hear discharge plea of Sadhvi Pragya, others on July 29

Besides the Bhopal MP, the other accused who have filed discharge applications are Lt Col Prasad Purohit and Sameer Kulkarni.

12 Jun 2019 3:01 PM

He said, 'The Chandrayaan 2 Mission contains three components and the composite body of Chandrayaan 2 is kept inside GSLV MK-III.'(Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Chandrayaan-2, India’s second moon mission, to take off on July 15

'The day we are going to land is either Sep 6 or 7, that day happens to be the beginning of a lunar day,' ISRO Chairman said.

12 Jun 2019 2:41 PM

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