India, All india, 20th Oct 2017, News & Stories from India

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The railways has started the exercise of an internal audit through which 50 mail and express trains will be upgraded to super-fast services. (Photo: File/Representational)

Travel time of 500 long distance trains to be cut short by up to 2 hours: Railways

The new timetable will also provide each railway division two to four hours for maintenance works.

20 Oct 2017 7:36 PM

Similar incidents have been reported from some other parts of the Valley where braids of more than 150 women and girls have been cut by unknown assailants during the past month. (Photo: Representational/File)

J&K: Mob mistakes mentally ill man for braid chopper, tries to set him on fire

The police and witnesses said that a mob caught hold of the mentally deranged person and thrashed him severely.

20 Oct 2017 7:01 PM

Speaking to reporters in Gandhinagar, Rupani said, 'Chidambaramji and the Congress are scared of the upcoming (state assembly) elections'. (Photo: File)

Cong afraid of polls: Gujarat CM takes jibe at Chidambaram over EC remarks

Rupani had earlier countered Cong's allegations that the govt was putting 'pressure' on poll panel to 'delay' the announcement of polls.

20 Oct 2017 6:14 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting at Kedarnath in Uttarakhand on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Wanted to rebuild Kedarnath as Gujarat CM, Cong stopped me: PM

PM said modern infrastructure will be built preserving the traditional soul of Kedarnath and not flouting environmental laws.

20 Oct 2017 5:49 PM

In a major India-policy speech, the first by the Trump administration, Tillerson had referred to the rise of China, saying its behaviour and action was 'posing a challenge to the rules-based international order'. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

India lauds, shares Tillerson's positivity for Indo-US ties: MEA

Tillerson has made a significant policy statement on India-US relations and its future, an external affairs ministry statement said.

20 Oct 2017 5:34 PM

Some staff members of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) on Friday tonsured their heads on the fourth day of the indefinite strike in the state demanding implementation of 7th pay commission. (Photo: ANI)

Apply 7th pay commission: MRSTC members tonsure heads in protest

More than 17 thousand government buses run across the entire state, where about one lakh workers have gone on strike.

20 Oct 2017 4:40 PM

There has been a rising trend of families eating out on 'Bhai Phonta' and Durga Puja instead of gorging on home-cooked food, Indraneel Choudhury, executive chef of 'Koshe Kasha' restaurant, said. (Photo: Arunava Basu)

Bhai Phonta bonanza: Kolkata restaurants rely on traditional Bengali cuisine

Sisters put a mark on the foreheads of brothers and pray for their long lives on the occasion of 'Bhai Phonta'.

20 Oct 2017 3:24 PM

Ranjit Kumar has resigned as Solicitor General on Friday. Cites 'personal reason' for his decision. (Photo: PTI)

Ranjit Kumar resigns as Solicitor General, cites 'personal reasons' as cause

Ranjit Kumar was appointed solicitor general in 2014, soon after the BJP-led NDA government came to power.

20 Oct 2017 3:01 PM

The maximum and minimum temperatures on Saturday are likely to hover around 36 and 19 degrees Celsius respectively, the weatherman said. (Photo: AP)

Mist, fog enshrouds Delhi post-Diwali, mercury drops to 20.5 degrees

According to the MeT Department, the visibility reported at 8:30 am was 500 m and it improved as the day progressed.

20 Oct 2017 2:06 PM

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday criticised the Election Commission saying that by not announcing the Gujarat poll schedule, it has ‘authorised’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the dates at his last rally, after all ‘freebies’ for the state were doled out. (Photo: PTI)

EC authorised Modi to decide Gujarat poll dates: Chidambaram

The EC had earlier said the polling in the western state of Gujarat would be held before December 18.

20 Oct 2017 11:12 AM

Talking to party workers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the people of Gujarat were emotionally attached to the saffron party because they were 'progressive and development-oriented'. (Photo: File | PTI)

In poll-bound Gujarat, PM addresses BJP workers through tele-conference

PM addressed around 23,000 BJP workers through the 'audio bridge' technology and extended Diwali greetings to them.

20 Oct 2017 9:13 AM

The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health report said, ''People in poorer countries - like construction workers in New Delhi - are more exposed to air pollution and less able to protect themselves from exposure, as they walk, bike or ride the bus to workplaces that may also be polluted.'(Representational Image)

Pollution killed 2.5 million people in India, highest in the world: Report

Globally the number of deaths due to pollution stood at 9 million - three times more than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined.

20 Oct 2017 8:52 AM

Smog gripped Delhi a day after smoke-free Diwali. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee's (DPCC) RK Puram monitoring station, on Thursday, recorded PM2.5 and PM10 at 878 and 1,179 micrograms per cubic metre at around 11 pm. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Cracker ban goes up in smoke, pollution engulfs Delhi on Diwali

The online indicators of the pollution monitoring stations in the city glowed red, indicating a 'very poor' air quality.

20 Oct 2017 7:57 AM

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