India, All india, 17th Aug 2019, News & Stories from India

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'I have filed an online complaint against the unknown callers and numbers with the CyberDost initiative of the Home Ministry,' Poonia said. (Photo: ANI)

Army veteran Surendra Poonia files complaint over threat calls from Pakistan

Poonia claimed that unidentified callers have been messaging him threatening to release obscene videos of him on the internet.

17 Aug 2019 8:32 PM

Thirteen patients underwent surgery under the National Programme for Control of Blindness at Indore Netra Chikitsalay on August 8 and some of them later complained of blurred vision. (Photo: Representational)

11 feared to have gone blind after cataract surgeries at Indore hospital

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath termed the incident as 'very unfortunate'.

17 Aug 2019 8:27 PM

A special police team assisted by a local body raided a house in Moijing Awang Leikai area of Thoubal district and seized equipments and chemicals used to manufacture heroin and brown sugar. (Photo: Representational)

Heroin, brown sugar worth over Rs 100 crore seized in Manipur

In June this year, the police had busted a similar drug manufacturing unit at Lilong Turel area of Thoubal district.

17 Aug 2019 8:22 PM

The submission was made before District Judge Dharmesh Sharma who was hearing the case in which Shubham Singh, Naresh Tiwari, and Brajesh Singh Yadav are the accused. (Photo: File)

Unnao rape case: CBI seeks week's time from Delhi court to finish probe

CBI said the matter is still under investigation and they will file a report very shortly.

17 Aug 2019 8:20 PM

The cub, that died late Friday night, was undergoing treatment for the past week. (Photo: ANI)

MP: 4-month-old tiger dies in Bandhavgarh National Park

According to officials, the tiger cub was roaming around the jungle alone after being abandoned by its mother due to ill health.

17 Aug 2019 8:15 PM

According to reports, she was battling cancer. (Photo: Twitter)

Veteran DD News anchor Neelum Sharma dies

The anchor of programmes such as 'Badi Charcha' and 'Tejasvini' was recently awarded with the Nari Shakti Puraskar.

17 Aug 2019 8:09 PM

Bengaluru police commissioner Bhaskar Rao had on Friday night issued a memo to all the officers to ensure tight security at every important installation. (photo: File / Representational)

Security in K'taka tightens following intel input of possible terror attacks

There was intelligence input that a group of terrorists was planning to create terror and panic in the country.

17 Aug 2019 7:48 PM

Senior advocate and former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Dushyant Dave has shot off a letter to Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi alleging irregular listing of two commercial matters before a vacation bench during the summer break. (Photo: File)

Dushyant Dave writes to CJI alleging irregular listing of two Adani Group cases

The apex court had appointed a one-member panel of former Supreme Court judge Justice A K Patnaik to look into the allegations of Bains.

17 Aug 2019 7:23 PM

Lucy Kalappura has filed an appeal before the Catholic Church in Rome against her dismissal from the congregation on disciplinary grounds. (Photo: ANI)

Kerala nun approaches Rome against dismissal from congregation

Kalappura was dismissed from FCC on August 7 for violating its rules and asked to move out of the hostel within 10 days.

17 Aug 2019 6:45 PM

On Thursday, Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh had said that Pakistan was trying to push in infiltrators in last few days. (Photo : ANI)

Indian Army hits Pakistan post opposite Rajouri sector

Army sources said the exchange of fire between the two sides is still on after Pakistan violated the ceasefire.

17 Aug 2019 5:46 PM

Presently, a fire brigade is present at the spot. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Fire breaks out at Delhi AIIMS, situation under control

Arun Jaitley is admitted at the ICU of the cardio-neuro centre, housed in a different building in the complex.

17 Aug 2019 5:41 PM

The probe officials have attached residential plots, agricultural lands and residential units belonging to this private firm. (Photo: Representational Image)

Ponzi scheme: ED seizes Rs 261 crore assets of Haryana firm

Future Maker Life Care Pvt Ltd, a private firm has been booked under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

17 Aug 2019 5:27 PM

Several politicians including Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Union minister Piyush Goyal, and Congress leaders Abhishek Singhvi and Jyotiraditya Scindia visited AIIMS here on Saturday to enquire about the health condition of former finance minister Arun Jaitley who has been put on life support system, sources said. (Photo: File)

Arun Jaitley on life support; Mayawati, Nitish, Piyush Goyal among bigwigs in AIIMS

In September 2014, he underwent bariatric surgery to correct the weight he had gained because of a long-standing diabetic condition.

17 Aug 2019 5:25 PM

Pehlu Khan, a cattle trader, was beaten to death allegedly by self-proclaimed cow vigilantes on suspicion of cow smuggling in Alwar district 2017. (Photo: ANI)

We are now hopeful of getting justice: Pehlu Khan's kin on Rajasthan govt forming SIT

The SIT will probe and identify lapses and irregularities in the police investigation.

17 Aug 2019 5:17 PM

Soon after the call on August 8, the authorities at the airport had to temporarily suspend operations of international flights. (Representational Image)

She is fidayeen: Delhi man makes hoax call at airport to stop wife from flying abroad

A police case against the accused has been registered at the Udyog Vihar police station in Gurugram.

17 Aug 2019 4:36 PM

Two BJP MPs Basant Panda and SK Singh Deo from Kalahandi and Balangir, respectively, joined Pradhan in his aerial survey. (Photo: ANI)

Dharmendra Pradhan undertakes aerial survey of flood-hit areas in Odisha

On August 14, Odisha CM had announced that the state government would provide per day Rs 60 each to adults and Rs 45 per child.

17 Aug 2019 4:36 PM

Faesal was detained at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on August 14 and sent back to Kashmir on the same day. (Photo: File)

Release Shah Faesal, J&K leaders: Harvard University students, alumni write to Centre

The statement also appealed for 'democratic and peaceful means to ensure stability in the state of Jammu and Kashmir'.

17 Aug 2019 2:32 PM

On Friday, floodwater entered the banana plantation next to the house of Chandrababu Naidu and also submerged neighbouring houses. (Photo: File)

Water levels up, Chandrababu Naidu asked to vacate house on Krishna bank

The Tadepalli village revenue officer (VRO) said the house has to be immediately evacuated because of the prevailing flood situation.

17 Aug 2019 2:10 PM

The death toll in flood-hit Kerala rose to 113 on Saturday afternoon, according to a data of the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA). (Photo: File)

Death toll in flood-hit Kerala rises to 113

The CMO Kerala said that the initial estimates count 1,186 houses as fully damaged and 12,761 houses as partially damaged.

17 Aug 2019 2:07 PM

After his arrest, Reddy was presented before a court and sent to judicial custody. (Representational Image)

Telangana cop caught for taking bribe within 24 hrs of getting ‘best constable’ award

Palle Thirupati Reddy had received honour and citation from excise minister V Srinivas Goud on I-Day.

17 Aug 2019 1:45 PM

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