India, All india, 15th Oct 2017, News & Stories from India

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There have been media reports that 15 accused of lynching Mohammad Akhlaq in Bisahda village of Dadri in September 2015 have got contractual jobs after facilitation by a local MLA. (Photo: PTI)

Haven't given jobs to accused in Mohammad Akhlaq lynching case: Dadri NTPC

NTPC Dadri management said, no agreement has been made to give jobs to the accused of the case and no employment has been given to them.

15 Oct 2017 9:08 PM

The Rohingya man, Mohammad Ajamuddin alias Molla Ajamuddin, and his employer Riyazuddin Molla (36), a native of West Bengal, were nabbed on Sunday. (Photo: File/Representational)

19-yr-old Rohingya Muslim illegally procures Aadhaar, arrested in Hyderabad

The Indian employer of the man, who had claimed to be his father in order to get him the Aadhaar card, was also placed under arrest.

15 Oct 2017 8:53 PM

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh further said that the elections show an indication that times are changing. (Photo: ANI)

Happy event for Cong, downfall for BJP: Punjab CM on Gurdaspur win

'The impact of GST is very major; traders are fed up, while the impact of demonetisation is still being felt,' Singh asserted.

15 Oct 2017 8:43 PM

After consuming the food served by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation on the Tejas Express, passengers complained of uneasiness, Konkan Railway Chairman and Managing Director Sanjay Gupta said. (Photo: AFP)

26 people sick after eating IRCTC food on Goa to Mumbai Tejas Express

The train was stopped at the Chiplun station and all 26 people were admitted to the city's Life Care hospital.

15 Oct 2017 8:17 PM

In its 273-page verdict acquitting dentists Nupur and Rajesh Talwar in the murder of their daughter Aarushi and Hemraj, it also said the prosecution 'miserably failed' to prove that the Talwars had destroyed material evidence and added that the finding recorded to the contrary by the trial court could not be maintained. (Photo: PTI)

Aarushi Talwar case: Allahabad HC chides CBI on domestic help Hemraj's murder theory

The court said it was unable to agree with the contention of the probe agency as 'different persons react differently in a given situation'.

15 Oct 2017 7:45 PM

On September 13, the accused threatened the victim with rape; she told her mother about it, but before they could approach the police, the girl ended her life by hangingherself, police said. (Photo: File/Representational)

UP: 15-yr-old girl locked, gangraped, threatened ends life by hanging self

The police, which had initially claimed that it was a case of suicide, later arrested the five accused and started a probe.

15 Oct 2017 7:05 PM

Trump's tweet comes a day after the Pakistani security forces rescued an American-Canadian family from the clutches of the Haqqani terror network operative in Islamabad. (Photo: ANI)

Modi ji, Trump likely needs another hug: Rahul slams PM over US,Pak ties

Rahul Gandhi was responding to Trump's tweet that talked of America's evolving friendship with Pakistan.

15 Oct 2017 5:41 PM

Singh, who represents Lucknow in the Lok Sabha, was addressing people at a programme organised here by the Bhartiya Lodhi Mahasabha. (Photo: PTI/File)

China knows India's not weak, our borders 'completely safe': Rajnath

Singh said under the leadership of Modi, India has become a powerful country and its prestige at the international level has grown.

15 Oct 2017 4:55 PM

WB: TMC's Mukul Roy to join BJP? decision in 2 days, says senior party leader

According to BJP sources, Roy has expressed his desire to join BJP and help the saffron wing expand its organisational base in the state.

15 Oct 2017 4:46 PM

The decision to raise such a military-style combat wing in the paramilitary was taken after the Union home ministry recently approved deployment of snow scooters at all the high-altitude border outposts of the mountain-warfare trained force along the 3,488-km long frontier it guards. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

ITBP to raise combat wing at China border to mobilise troops in Doklam-like situation

Till now, only the BSF that guards the Indo-Pak border had an artillery unit and some mechanised components to aid it.

15 Oct 2017 4:20 PM

The RJD chief has been on the offensive after the disintegration of the grand alliance government in Bihar in which his son Tejaswi Yadav was deputy chief minister. (Photo: PTI/File)

Modi, Nitish fooling Bihar's people by not according central status to Patna varsity: Lalu

Prasad had served as president of PU students' union that provided vital support to the anti-Congress Jay Prakash Narayan movement in 1974.

15 Oct 2017 3:34 PM

The two are lodged in the Dasna prison in Ghaziabad since November 2013 after they were awarded life sentence in the case. (Photo: PTI/File)

After release, dentist couple Talwars to visit Dasna Jail every 15 days to treat inmates

Both Rajesh and Nupur Talwar are likely to be released from Dasna prison on Monday following their acquittal in the double murder case.

15 Oct 2017 3:15 PM

According to eye witnesses, the man was drunk, and he either slipped into swirling water or jumped into it. (Photo: YouTube | Screengrab)

Video: 'Drunk' man slips, washes away in flooded drain in Hyderabad

Video showed the man holding on to an elevated manhole cover in the drain and then trying to hold onto the cable thrown by some onlookers.

15 Oct 2017 3:03 PM

Congress candidate Sunil Jakhar had earlier claimed the bypoll would be a 'referendum' on the NDA government. (Photo: ANI)

Punjab: Congress takes Gurdaspur from BJP, wins LS bypoll by 1,93,219 votes

The bypoll witnessed a three-cornered race contest among major political parties -- the Congress, the BJP and the AAP.

15 Oct 2017 1:01 PM

The torrential rains over the past two months have made 2017 the wettest year for Bengaluru. (Photo: PTI)

Several dead as rains continue to batter Bengaluru, parts of South India

Reports say that at least 5 people died on Friday in rain-related incidents, days after 4 lost their lives in pothole-related accidents.

15 Oct 2017 12:32 PM

The apex court, however, refused to amend the 1971 Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act which prohibits termination of pregnancy beyond 20 weeks, saying that the issue fell within the legislative domain. (Photo: PTI/File)

SC seeks Centre's response on guidelines for abortion beyond 20 weeks

The SC bench issued notices to the ministries of health, women and child development and the Medical Council Of India.

15 Oct 2017 12:14 PM

Sharma alleged that he and his father were being sidelined and ignored in the Congress party. (Photo: ANI)

Jolt to Cong as Anil Sharma joins BJP ahead of Himachal polls

Himachal Pradesh is slated to go to polls on November 9 and the development comes as a blow for Virbhadra Singh.

15 Oct 2017 11:45 AM

Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat has been a stronghold of the BJP. It has nine Assembly segments -- Bhoa, Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Dinanagar, Qadian, Fathegarh Churian, Dera Baba Nanak, Sujanpur and Batala. (Photo: ANI)

Counting for Punjab's Gurdaspur LS bypoll underway; Cong leads

The bypoll witnessed a three-cornered race contest among major political parties -- the Congress, the BJP and the AAP.

15 Oct 2017 11:27 AM

Addressing a press conference here, Bhamre said India has been the biggest importer of defence equipment in the world, but efforts were underway to make the country self-reliant. (Photo: ANI)

Ammunition for Army will be manufactured in India from 2019: MoS Defence

Bhamre, who was on a day-long visit to Jabalpur, had also reviewed the central security institutes earlier in the day.

15 Oct 2017 10:52 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

Disabled-friendly India plan in limbo

Modi asked them to ensure that adequate unisex accessible toilets for the physically challenged are also constructed.

15 Oct 2017 4:21 AM

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