India, All india, 14th Mar 2018, News & Stories from India

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Samajwadi Party supporters apply 'gulal' on a photo of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav as they celebrate their lead in Phulpur and Gorakhpur Lok Sabha by-poll election, in Allahabad. (Photo: PTI)

Bypoll results: RJD wins in Bihar; BJP loses 2 UP seats, including Yogi's

Samajwadi Party's Nagendra Pratap Singh Patel won Phulpur Lok Sabha seat by 59,613 votes.

14 Mar 2018 11:41 AM

Singh was summoned after Pakistani newspaper Dawn quoted Pakistani officials of accusing India of harassing its diplomats and their families in the country and threatened to pull out the families if the intimidation did not stop. (Photo: Representational/File)

Pak summons Indian Dy High Commissioner over 'harassment' of envoy's kids

The Pak high commission alleged that the children were harassed and blocked by Indian authorities while on way to school.

14 Mar 2018 11:10 AM

Legendary British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who explored the mysteries of the universe from his wheelchair and went on to become an inspiring figure globally, died at his home in Cambridge. (Photo: File)

Stephen Hawking's demise anguishing: Modi condoles death of cosmologist

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Stephen Hawking's grit and tenacity inspired people all over the world.

14 Mar 2018 11:08 AM

Indian Air Force's C-17 Globemaster aircraft landed on Arunachal Pradesh's Tuting airfield. (Photo: ANI)

IAF lands its largest transport aircraft in Arunachal Pradesh's Tuting

The landing of C-17 Globemaster is seen as part of the Air Force's move to strengthen its overall operations in Arunachal Pradesh.

14 Mar 2018 10:26 AM

Domestic carrier IndiGo continued to operate with a curtailed schedule for the third day on Wednesday with the airline cancelling 42 flights following the grounding of eight of its A320neo planes along with three of GoAir due to Pratt & Whitney engine issues. (Photo: File)

IndiGo's curtailed schedule continues for third day, 42 flights cancelled

On Tuesday, IndiGo and GoAir had together cancelled over 65 flights due to the grounding of their 11 aircraft by DGCA.

14 Mar 2018 10:08 AM

French president Emmanuel Macron met Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday. (Photo: Twitter/@OfficeOfRG)

No objection to sharing Rafale details, French prez tells Rahul: report

Congress has been campaigning against the BJP-led NDA government over the Rs 58,000 crore deal to buy 36 fighter jets.

14 Mar 2018 9:03 AM

The Army has been given Rs 17,756 crore lesser than what it had requested. (Photo: AP/Representational)

68 per cent arms 'vintage': Army official says Budget 2018 'dashed' hopes

'Budget 2018-19 has dashed our hopes and most of what has been achieved has actually received a little setback,' Lt Gen Chand said.

14 Mar 2018 8:46 AM

Rawat said the world looks at India as a country that can balance the rise of China in the region as it was showing its 'assertiveness'. (Photo: PTI/File)

China has arrived before time: Rawat calls for military modernisation

Last week, China unveiled its largest defence spending increase in three years, setting an 8.1 per cent growth target this year.

14 Mar 2018 8:19 AM

Decision to drop me a susprise: PDP’s Drabu

The senior leader, however, added that he bore no ill will against anyone.

14 Mar 2018 6:46 AM

The national auditor in its report summed up several causes for the delay.

India’s own GPS 7 years late despite 90 per cent of funds allocated spent

Approved by the government way back in May 2006, the NAVIC system should have been up and running by 2011.

14 Mar 2018 1:56 AM

The C-17 Globemaster of at Tuting advanced landing ground in Arunachal Pradesh.

IAF conducts ‘historic’ landing of Globemaster

The giant aircraft is capable of carrying a payload of 40-70 tonnes up to a distance of 4,200-9,000 km in a single hop.

14 Mar 2018 1:56 AM

India is one of the few countries that still have a significant sector which employs artisans who weave for a living and produce almost 40 per cent of the cloth in the country.

Our handloom is threatened with extinction. Govt must act

Weaving in India dates to 500 B.C. and flourished during the Mughal period from the early 16th to mid-18th centuries.

14 Mar 2018 1:54 AM

Security personnel inspect the site of an IED blast where nine CRPF personnel were killed and two more were injured after Maoists ambushed them in Kistaram area of Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district. (Photo: PTI)

Congress attacks Modi’s ‘aimless’ security policy

The party, however, kept it’s focus on the Centre and reminded of the last year’s attack in Sukma last year in which 26 CRPF personnel were killed.

14 Mar 2018 1:41 AM

The Gurugram-based IndiGo, whose eight Airbus A-320 Neo aircraft were grounded, cancelled 47 of its 1,000-odd daily flights.

IndiGo, GoAir cancel 65 flights after grounding of faulty planes

DGCA’s action on Monday took the total number of grounded aircraft to 14.

14 Mar 2018 1:36 AM

Budget ’19 dashed our hopes to modernise, says Army V-C

‘25 Make in India projects may be foreclosed’.

14 Mar 2018 1:33 AM

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (Photo: PTI)

Sushma Swaraj to visit China for SCO meet

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman is also scheduled to travel to the US for the dialogue.

14 Mar 2018 1:29 AM

'Third Front' in the making: Sonia’s dinner pe charcha a hit; 20 parties attend

The Telangana Rashtra Samiti has also raised the bogey of a non-Congress, non-BJP Federal Front.

14 Mar 2018 1:25 AM

The court also extended the date to complete linkage of Aadhaar and E-KYC process for mobile phone subscribers till the judgment was pronounced in the case.

Aadhaar: SC gives relief, extends linking deadline

Linking mobile, bank A/C can wait till final verdict.

14 Mar 2018 1:20 AM

Security personnel inspect the site of the IED blast where nine CRPF personnel were killed after Maoists ambushed them in Kistaram area of Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district. (Photo: PTI)

Naxals blow up armoured vehicle, kill 9 CRPF jawans

Attack after forces had gunbattle with 100 rebels.

14 Mar 2018 1:03 AM

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje

CM Vasundhara Raje revokes ban on jeans, T-shirts in state colleges

The CM informed about this decision in a series of tweets saying that the decision has been taken considering unhappiness among students.

14 Mar 2018 12:52 AM

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