India, All india, 17th Aug 2017, News & Stories from India

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India, All india, 17 Aug 2017

A worker sweeps in front of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India. (Photo: AP)

Do you want to destroy Taj Mahal, SC asks Centre

The scathing remarks came during the hearing of an application seeking its nod to cut over 400 trees to lay down additional railway track.

17 Aug 2017 9:19 PM

AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. (Photo: AFP)

In a first, Army adds 6 Apache attack helicopters to arsenal

The go ahead was given at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley.

17 Aug 2017 7:45 PM

Students of Everwin School pay tribute to the former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa in Chennai. (Photo: File/PTI)

Will probe Jayalalithaa's death, turn Poes Garden to memorial: TN CM

E Palanisamy added that her Poes Garden residence in Chennai will be made into a memorial.

17 Aug 2017 5:22 PM

The clip takes a dig at India’s position on the standoff, pointing out that it should take the onus to back out of the dispute. (Photo: Screengrab)

Seven sins: Show by Chinese media parodies India’s stand on Doklam standoff

A man with a headdress and a beard (seemingly representing a Sikh), mimics an Indian accent in the video.

17 Aug 2017 5:00 PM

Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP of not fulfilling the promises made to the people during the 2014 general elections. (Photo: PTI)

Most products made in China: Rahul mocks Modi's 'Make in India' scheme

Rahul also took a potshot at the RSS, saying it was bent on changing the country's Constitution.

17 Aug 2017 3:53 PM

12 lions entered Rampara village in Amreli district, around 15 kilometers from the west zone of the wildlife park in Gujarat on Tuesday night. (Photo: Screengrab)

Caught on cam: Pride of 12 lions romp out of Gir giving villagers the chills

It was possibly independence for 12 lions, who were captured moving around in security cameras placed near local shops on Tuesday night.

17 Aug 2017 2:33 PM

According to sources, an inquiry report submitted by Gorakhpur District Magistrate Rajeev Rautela into the tragedy, in which more than 70 children have died, has found the company supplying oxygen guilty of negligence. (Photo: PTI)

Collector might have been forced to hide truth: SP on Gorakhpur hospital tragedy

The govt as well as the district administration have denied reports that have blamed disruption in oxygen supply for the deaths.

17 Aug 2017 2:27 PM

The minor rape survivor, who was denied abortion by Supreme Court, delivered a baby through C-section on Thursday in Chandigarh. (Photo: DC/Representational)

Chandigarh: Minor rape victim whose abortion plea SC denied, gives birth

A doctor who operated on the victim said the C-section was 'uneventful' though it was a high-risk pregnancy.

17 Aug 2017 2:03 PM

NK Amin faced trial in the Sohrabuddin and Ishrat Jahan fake encounter killing cases. (Photo: PTI)

Step down, SC tells 2 Gujarat cops accused in Ishrat Jahan encounter case

Police officers NK Amin and TA Barot said they will demit their posts during the day.

17 Aug 2017 1:29 PM

The commuters were not able to drive due to the intense foam giving them a tough time. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Pollution alert: B'luru industries under scanner after Bellandur lake spill

The locals also believe that this toxic foam would cause an epidemic in the area.

17 Aug 2017 12:20 PM

The Panchayat and the entire Bagdol village seemed to be in agreement with their marriage. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Start of new life at 70, septuagenarian couple in C'garh ties knot

Not caring about society, the 75-yr-old man asked 70-yr-old Jimnabari Bai to move into his house even before their marriage was solemnised.

17 Aug 2017 11:31 AM

The family of a woman, hailing from Hyderabad, who allegedly faced mental and sexual harassment from her employer in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh, has sought the help of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (Photo: PTI)

Save sister from mental, sexual harassment: Hyd woman requests Sushma

The woman went to Riyadh in July believing the fake promises by an agent that she would get to do 'UMRAH'.

17 Aug 2017 10:24 AM

The NPPA has also formed different slabs based on the implant material and the part of knee that needs to be replaced. (Photo: DC/Representational)

PM I-Day speech impact: Pharma pricing body slashes knee implant cost by 70 percent

However, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be added.

17 Aug 2017 9:59 AM

The petitioners have blamed the deaths on 'carelessness' of the doctors at the hospital and further contended that although encephalitis claims many young lives every year there were no effective measures to contain the outbreak of the vector-borne disease. (Photo: PTI)

UP hospital tragedy: PIL seeks judicial probe into children deaths

The PIL filed by advocate Suneeta Sharma and social worker Kamlesh Singh is likely to be heard on Thursday.

17 Aug 2017 9:14 AM

According to a police official, Munawar, who was in labour, was admitted in the district woman's hospital on the night of August 14 but was later asked to leave without being examined. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

UP woman delivers child in e-rickshaw after hospital asks her to leave

A police official said that the victim's husband lodged a complaint with the police and demanded action against the hospital authorities.

17 Aug 2017 7:44 AM

Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (Photo: AP)

Pakistan criticises ‘LoC violations’ by India

The NSC meeting took place in the capital where ministers, advisors and all three chiefs of the armed forces were present.

17 Aug 2017 6:44 AM

Metro network: New policy to aid expansion

Private investment and other forms of financing for metro projects have been made mandatory to meet the huge resource demand.

17 Aug 2017 6:39 AM

Picture used for representational purpose. A ‘photo’ of a blue whale cutting on the arm of a person allegedly playing the online game. (Courtesy: The Siberian Times)

Government: Action against sites that don’t remove link

We have received many complaints including the ones from the concerned departments.

17 Aug 2017 6:34 AM

During the notice period, neither can the pilot refuse to undertake flight duties assigned to him nor can the employer deprive the pilot of his legitimate rights.

Pilots will have to serve 1-year notice: DGCA

The order is applicable with immediate effect and follows similar draft rules in May this year which have now been finalised.

17 Aug 2017 6:29 AM

UP Congress chief Raj Babbar along with party workers raise slogans during a protest in Lucknow on Wednesday against the infant deaths. (Photo: PTI)

Congress to use ‘Gandhigiri’ to clean up Gorakhpur

Babbar told reporters that the Congress would donate 10 ambulances to the medical college in Gorakhpur where the deaths took lace.

17 Aug 2017 6:12 AM

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