India, All india, 16th Mar 2019, News & Stories from India

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Nine people from India or of Indian origin have been missing after Friday’s shooting at two mosques in Christchurch in which 49 people have died, the Indian envoy in New Zealand said. (Photo: AP)

9 Indian-origin people missing after New Zealand shootings that killed 49

Among the missing nine people of Indian origin are Ahmed Jahangir, who hails from Hyderabad and who has family in the city.

16 Mar 2019 9:18 AM

Jet has delayed payments to its pilots, suppliers and lessors for months and defaulted on loans after racking up over USD 1 billion in debt. (Reprsentational Image)

Jet Airways pilots seek Centre's help to recover unpaid salaries

National Aviators Guild has asked that the airline immediately pay their outstanding salaries and allowances till date with interest.

16 Mar 2019 8:54 AM

Hindustani Awami Morcha supremo Jitan Ram Manjhi (Photo: PTI)

Congress to fight on 11 Bihar seats, ex-CM Manjhi upset

Sources said that Jitan Ram Manjhi has been offered three seats while Upendra Kushwaha five seats.

16 Mar 2019 7:24 AM

“Indian soldiers did not move into Myanmar, but they were heavily deployed on the border so that these terrorists, being hit by Myanmar Army, did not sneak into India. All the camps of the Arakan Army were wiped out and the makeshift camps were also burnt down,” said sources. (Representational Image)

Terror camps hit along Myanmar border

The project will reduce pressure on the Siliguri Corridor or Chicken’s Neck, which currently connects the Northeast with the rest of India.

16 Mar 2019 7:21 AM

A file photo of Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath with former BSP leaders who recently joined Congress in Bhopal.

LS polls: Kamal vs Modi face-off imminent in MP

Slogan ‘60 days vs 60 months’ has been coined by the ruling Cong in MP to pit 60-day-old CM Kamal Nath against PM Narendra Modi.

16 Mar 2019 7:17 AM

A file photo of BJP president Amit Shah with newly-inducted Odisha leader Baijayant Jay Panda.

After Hindi belt losses, Shah keen to get back to winning mode in Odisha

Apart from eyeing a victory in Assembly elections, BJP is looking to improve its LS tally from the lone seat it won out of 21 in 2014 2014.

16 Mar 2019 7:15 AM

BJP has secured 27 out of total 29 LS seats in the last polls while Congress won the rest two seats.

BJP to drop half of 26 state MPs?

In the 2014 parliamentary elections, the party had replaced as many as 18 out of 27 sitting MPs.

16 Mar 2019 7:13 AM

Sangh does not decide election issues, says Manmohan Vaidya

Vaidya sais that People of India are not asking for proof of the Balakot airstrike.

16 Mar 2019 7:10 AM

Loan waiver to farmers was a major poll plank which in December last year had ensured Congress’ win in the Assembly elections of three key states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. (Photo: ANI)

Congress promises farm loan waiver if voted to power

The scheme has recently been implemented by the newly elected Congress governments in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.

16 Mar 2019 7:06 AM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi looks out of the helicopter window as he arrives for a rally in Bargarh on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Congress manifesto may include right to healthcare, says Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi also criticised the Ayushman Bharat flagship health scheme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.

16 Mar 2019 7:02 AM

Govt slept while Nirav Modi globe-trotted, says Congress

The Congress leader also alleged a clear-cut case of criminal complacency, complicity and connivance by Modi government with Nirav Modi.

16 Mar 2019 6:53 AM

Gujarat BJP fears loss of Patel votes, may eye OBCs

Now, fearing a further loss of votes, the BJP seems to be focusing on OBCs and other non-Patel voters.

16 Mar 2019 2:24 AM

Jagan Mohan’s uncle murdered, CID probe on

Vivekananda Reddy’s body found in washroom, with injuries on head, hands.

16 Mar 2019 2:15 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is, meanwhile, likely to launch his election campaign after March 25 and is expected to hold a few roadshows in some states as well.

BJP likely to release Lok Sabha first list today

Sources said the Prime Minister is likely to hold more than two dozen rallies in UP alone, where the BJP had won 71 parliamentary seats in 2014.

16 Mar 2019 2:11 AM

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj (Photo: ANI/File)

Unlike 2009, world backing us, says Sushma Swaraj

Swaraj’s statement is seen as a jibe at the Congress and other Opposition parties in India ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

16 Mar 2019 2:06 AM

Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar (Photo: AFP)

France imposes key sanctions on JeM chief Masood Azhar

The move comes within two days of China vetoing a proposal at the UN Security Council to designate Masood Azhar as a global terrorist.

16 Mar 2019 1:58 AM

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav (Photo: PTI)

Supreme Court asks CBI to reply in 2 weeks on Lalu’s bail plea

The high court rejected the plea for bail after noting that there was no urgent medical ground warranting the same.

16 Mar 2019 1:34 AM

Punjab parties are focusing on nationalism and religious issues in Lok Sabha elections.

Nationalism, religion to top LS poll agenda

The Congress is looking to improve its tally of three Lok Sabha seats in the coming elections.

16 Mar 2019 1:12 AM

Union Minister Arun Jaitley. (Photo: ANI)

Arun Jaitley: India is not monarchy

The another curious feature, he said, is that most families where a single dynast created the party, have moved into the next generation.

16 Mar 2019 12:46 AM

Exodus of BJD leaders continues

Earlier on Thursday, sitting BJD MP Balabhadra Majhi had resigned from the primary membership of the party terming the BJD ‘undemocratic’.

16 Mar 2019 12:42 AM

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