India, All india, 17th Mar 2018, News & Stories from India

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Bihar BJP Chief Nityanand Rai said, 'The dispute that escalated (and led to the murder) had started due to this chowk being named Modi Chowk.' (Photo: Twitter | @girirajsinghbjp)

Bihar man beheading: BJP chief counters Bihar Dy CM Sushil Modi

70-year-old Ram Chandra Yadav was attacked and beheaded by a group of 40 to 50 men.

17 Mar 2018 9:31 PM

A special court in Chandigarh on Saturday awarded life imprisonment to Jagtar Singh Tara in connection with assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. (Photo: PTI | File)

Jagtar Singh Tara gets life term in Beant Singh assassination case

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 35,000.

17 Mar 2018 9:11 PM

Haryana Health Minister and BJP leader Anil Vij demanding that the word 'Adhinayak' be removed from the national anthem, insisting it was like praising a dictator. (Photo: File)

Remove 'Adhinayak' from National Anthem: BJP minister

Anil Vij said ‘Adhinayak’ means dictator and in India there is no dictatorship but democracy.

17 Mar 2018 9:06 PM

US President Donald Trump publicly raised the issue of high import duty by India on motorcycles at least three times in a month and threatened a reciprocal duty on Indian imports. (Photo: File)

Trade between India, US faces maximum friction, says White House official

'If you had to point to a part of relationship where you have most friction, it certainly would be trade side,' official said.

17 Mar 2018 8:19 PM

32-year-old actor, Ranveer Singh essayed the role of Alauddin Khilji in 'Padmaavat'. (Photo: File)

'Padmaavat' row appalling, bordered on fascism: Ranveer Singh

Ranveer Singh said the delay 'Padmaavat' faced took a toll on him as he had to sit and wait for the project to get finished.

17 Mar 2018 7:18 PM

Asked what he would do if he becomes the Prime Minister, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said he was not an overambitious person. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

UP bypoll defeat taught lesson, will ensure it's not repeated: Rajnath Singh

The BJP lost to the Samajwadi Party in the by-elections held for Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats.

17 Mar 2018 6:52 PM

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Modi has achieved huge success in taking the fight against terrorism on international forum. (Photo: PTI | File)

Kashmir integral part, can cross border to guard nation: Rajnath Singh

Rajnath Singh says despite India wanting friendly relations, Pak not keen for it, they instead give ‘political legitimacy’ to Hafiz Saeed.

17 Mar 2018 6:22 PM

A loudspeaker has been fitted around 100 feet away from the school building and those who hear the National Anthem being sung through it, join the chorus, school Headmaster Safikul Islam said. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav | Representational)

Here's why a West Bengal village stands still for 52 seconds every weekday

People of Abhainagar village in Nadia district stop all work for 52 seconds at 10.50 am every weekday to sing the National Anthem.

17 Mar 2018 5:02 PM

The boy, Arijit Das, was being taken to a Kolkata hospital from a nursing home in Burdwam for treatment, after he complained of a prolonged bout of fever and chest pain. (Photo: File | Representational)

WB: 16-yr-old dies after mechanic posing as doctor 'cures' him

The quack Sheikh Sarfarajuddin, who had no medical expertise, was hired on a 'doctor’s fee' of Rs 8,000.

17 Mar 2018 4:31 PM

UPA chairperson and former president of Congress Sonia Gandhi said that her party is exposing fraud and corruption of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people associated with him. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

'Dramebaaz' Modi government uses schemes to fetch votes: Sonia Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi on Saturday said, 'Modi government is intoxicated with power and it has unleashed hatred.'

17 Mar 2018 4:22 PM

'INC need (sic) to solve money in politics. We can't afford to have contractors and their nexus with the state PWD minister determine how candidates are selected for the upcoming Assembly elections,' said a tweet from a twitter handle that is not verified. (Photo: PTI)

Congress red-faced after Veerappa Moily's controversial tweet

As the tweet went viral on social media and created buzz in political circles, Moily said it was a 'mistake (committed) by somebody else.'

17 Mar 2018 3:25 PM

However, an official statement from Phoenix Marketcity refuted Sonali's claims, and clarified that the concerned person was allowed to enter the mall premises within no time. (Photo: ANI)

Company policy disallows you: Pune mall denies entry to transgender

The victim said, security guards at the entrance refused to conduct her security check claiming the mall didn't allow transgenders to enter.

17 Mar 2018 2:38 PM

Pak Foreign Office official said that the high commissioner would stay back for an indefinite period. (Photo: File)

Won't send envoy back to India any time soon: Pak foreign office

The External Affairs Ministry in New Delhi has described the Pakistan envoy's return to Islamabad as a routine affair.

17 Mar 2018 12:58 PM

India is hosting the WTO meeting with the objective of facilitating an exchange of views on various issues and challenges relating to multilateral trading system. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Pak pulls out of WTO meet in India due to diplomatic standoff

India has invited over 40 countries for the WTO mini-ministerial meeting on March 19-20.

17 Mar 2018 12:11 PM

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) guards 59 civil airports across the country. (Photo: File)

CISF launches mobile app for lost items at airports

The app called 'Lost and Found' can be downloaded from the website of the Information and Technology Ministry.

17 Mar 2018 12:01 PM

Vardhan was addressing the inaugural session of the 105th Indian Science Congress in Imphal.

Stephen Hawking said Vedic theory superior to Einstein's e=mc^2: Union min

Einstein's theory of special relativity is a critical contribution to modern physics.

17 Mar 2018 11:30 AM

The Finance Ministry was closely followed by the Home Ministry which rejected 16.08 per cent of 59,828 applications addressed to it. (Photo: PTI |File)

FinMin rejected highest number of RTI pleas in year of note ban: report

The Finance Ministry rejected 18.41 per cent of 1,51,186 applications received by it during the said period.

17 Mar 2018 10:02 AM

Many of those lakes in Bengaluru that remain are heavily polluted. (Photo: AFP)

India's Silicon Valley faces man-made water crisis

Many lakes have now been concreted over to build apartment blocks.

17 Mar 2018 9:53 AM

Mallya is on trial for the UK court to rule if he can be extradited to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to around Rs 9,000 crore. (Photo: AP | File)

Obviously rules were broken by Indian banks in Vijay Mallya case: UK judge

Mallya was arrested by Scotland Yard on an extradition warrant in April 2017 and has been out on bail on a bond worth 650,000 pounds.

17 Mar 2018 9:03 AM

'1100 Cr per plane or 36,000 Cr i.e 10 pc of our Defence budget, in the pocket. Meanwhile, our Army begs our Govt. for money (sic),' the Congress chief said on Twitter. (Photo: PTI)

Loss of Rs 36k Cr in Rafale deal even as Army 'begs' for money: Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi has been attacking the BJP-led government over the defence deal, alleging that it has caused a huge loss to the state exchequer.

17 Mar 2018 8:51 AM

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