India, All india, 18th Jan 2019, News & Stories from India

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Congress MLA Sowmya Reddy said, 'We are working together well. Let us work. We are all going to Eagleton resort.' (Photo:Twitter | ANI)

K’taka Congress moves MLAs to resort to prevent 'poaching by BJP'; 4 missing

The stay at the resort would probably be a one-day affair, as 'a show of strength', Congress leader said.

18 Jan 2019 8:41 PM

Justice Mishra cited an example to explain the problem of traffic, saying he was stuck in traffic on Friday morning and could have missed the swearing-in of two judges at the apex court. (Photo: File | ANI)

‘Don’t wish to settle in Delhi, it has become gas chamber’ says SC judge

Justice Arun Mishra said, 'In the morning and evening, there is so much pollution and traffic congestion.'

18 Jan 2019 7:43 PM

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said government did not buy 90 more aircraft needed by Air Force and paid Rs 186 crore more to Dassault for 13 India-specific enhancements in the MMRCA. (Photo: ANI)

‘Dassault laughing all the way to bank’: P Chidambaram's dig on Rafale

P Chidambaram said NDA government gave 'windfall' to Dassault by paying more per aircraft.

18 Jan 2019 7:02 PM

Ahead of the meeting, the Congress MLAs were warned that those abstaining will be expelled from the party under anti-defection law. (Photo: ANI)

4 Karnataka Congress MLAs 'missing' from crucial meet amid defection rumours

Out of 80 MLAs, four -- Nagendra B, Ramesh Jarakiholi, Umesh Jadhav and Mahesh Kumtalli -- did not turn up for CLP meet.

18 Jan 2019 6:14 PM

The Election Commission is in the process of deciding the number of phases and the months in which polling would be held, report said. (Photo: File)

Lok Sabha polls schedule likely to be announced in March first week: report

The EC may go by precedent and hold assembly polls in Andhra, Odisha, Sikkim and Arunachal along with Lok Sabha polls.

18 Jan 2019 5:28 PM

Jayant Sinha's remarks come in the backdrop of the setback the ruling BJP suffered in Assembly elections in three Hindi heartland states recently. (Photo: File | PTI)

'Unstable govt likely after 2019 Lok Sabha polls': Union Minister Jayant Sinha

'For us the goal is to inform, to ensure that people understand all that we have done and all that is at risk consequently,' Sinha said.

18 Jan 2019 5:03 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the inauguration of the 9th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS) in Gandhinagar on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Aiming to be in ‘Top 50’ in ease of doing business next year: PM Modi

'I want our regulations and processes to compare with the best in world,' PM Modi said at Vibrant Gujarat Summit.

18 Jan 2019 4:38 PM

'I want to be the first example of what the campaign wants to achieve. I have changed my surname to Bharatiya and this will be my identity henceforth,' Mohit Kamboj said. (Photo: Twitter | @mohitkamboj_bjp)

BJP youth wing president changes last name to ‘Bharatiya’

Mohit Kamboj said his foundation 'Proud Bharatiya' aims to encourage people to identify themselves by their Bharatiyata, or Indianness.

18 Jan 2019 3:53 PM

Bindu, a college lecturer and CPI(ML) activist from Kozhikode, and Kanakadurga, a civil supplies department employee from Malappuram, visited Sabarimala shrine on January 2. (Photo: File | PTI)

51 women below 50 have entered Sabarimala: Kerala govt tells SC

The court was hearing pleas of two women in their 40s, Bindu and Kanakadurga, who entered Sabarimala shrine on Jan 2.

18 Jan 2019 3:34 PM

'All are in contact, you cannot say that any one person is not in contact...you (media) had listed out the names of those who may switch from the party. Most of them have come, the others will also come,' Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief Dinesh Gundu Rao said. (Photo: File)

Ahead of CLP meet, Congress leaders say no threat to coalition govt in K'taka

The CLP meet is scheduled at 3.30 pm on Friday at the Vidhana Soudha, the state secretariat.

18 Jan 2019 3:31 PM

Rai said the decision came in the wake of the recent statements of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Delhi Congress chief Sheila Dikshit, opposing an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

No alliance with Cong, AAP to contest all LS seats in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi

The names of the candidates for the Lok Sabha polls will soon be announced by the party.

18 Jan 2019 3:21 PM

Talking about the CLP meeting, G Parameshwara said upcoming Lok Sabha elections and other issues like present political scenario in Karnataka will be discussed in the meeting. (Photo: File)

Congress asks ‘disgruntled’ MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi to attend 'headcount' meet

Congress MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi is believed to be upset with his party after he was dropped from Karnataka cabinet on Dec 22.

18 Jan 2019 2:16 PM

PM Modi remains the front-runner for the general election, according to opinion polls, but his once-invincible image has been dealt a heavy blow. (Photo: File)

PM's pre-poll handouts to cost billions, breach fiscal targets: Report

Much of the cost of the extra spending or revenue losses would have to be borne by govt that will take charge after election due by May.

18 Jan 2019 2:15 PM

Asked about shifting the state BJP MLAs from a hotel to a resort in Gurugram, Haryana, Yeddyurappa said, 'All these are speculation; there is no truth in it. All of them will come back tomorrow.' (Photo: File)

BJP not responsible for 'confusion' in Cong-JD(S) coalition, says Yeddyurappa

Yeddyurappa said the allegations that BJP was trying to poach Congress MLAs were 'far from the truth'.

18 Jan 2019 2:01 PM

Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will be skipping the meet; however, Congress party has deputed senior leader Mallikarjun Kharge to represent the party. (Photo: File | PTI)

‘Oppn is united’: Rahul writes to 'Mamata di' a day before mega rally

'I extend my support to Mamata Di on this show of unity and hope...,' Rahul Gandhi wrote in the letter.

18 Jan 2019 1:50 PM

Amit Shah was admitted to New Delhi's AIIMS on Wednesday due to a swine flu infection. (Photo: File)

Karnataka gamble: Congress, BJP spar on Amit Shah's swine flu

BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao accused Congress of supporting such ‘toxic’ statements.

18 Jan 2019 1:45 PM

A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and justices L N Rao and Dinesh Maheshwari said it was only going into the aspect of security to the two women and would not like to entertain any other prayer. (Photo: File)

2 Kerala women, who entered Sabarimala, to get round-the-clock security: SC

Bindu Ammini (40) and Kanakadurga (39), fearing for their lives, had petitioned the top court seeking security.

18 Jan 2019 12:38 PM

He, however, ducked the question as to who would be his choice as the next prime minister. (Photo: File)

Alliance with BSP, RLD final; seat-sharing no problem: Akhilesh Yadav

'Uttar Pradesh has always acted as a catalyst for change. This time, the people of the state will change the prime minister,' Yadav said.

18 Jan 2019 12:06 PM

The Congress won 99 of the remaining 199 Rajasthan assembly seats where elections were held last month. (Photo: File)

Rahul Gandhi, like Aurangzeb, last emperor of his sultanate: BJP leader

Gyan Dev Ahuja questioned Rahul's claim of being a 'janeu dhari', saying his party should name priest who conducted the ceremony for it.

18 Jan 2019 11:36 AM

'If we want our country to reach the top, then we all should learn to sacrifice,' Bhagwat said. (Photo: ANI)

No war, but soldiers are dying on borders: Mohan Bhagwat

Furthermore, Bhagwat said the responsibility of safeguarding the country should not be solely shouldered by the Forces.

18 Jan 2019 11:18 AM

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