India, All india, 21st Jan 2018, News & Stories from India

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The AAP MLAs were appointed parliamentary secretaries and their appointment was described as them holding offices of profit by a petitioner. (Photo: File)

Kejriwal says 'God's miracle after disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs

After 20 MLAs were disqualified for holding office of profit the win from 3 years ago has helped AAP keep power in the Assembly.

21 Jan 2018 9:28 PM

Sinha also meted out inspiring words to by saying, 'Remember, when the going gets tough the tough get going.' (Photo: File)

Shatrughan Sinha, Yashwant Sinha support AAP over office of profit row

'Politics of vendetta or politics of vested interests just don’t last long. Don’t worry, be happy,' Shatrughan Sinha tweeted.

21 Jan 2018 9:22 PM

senior AAP leader Gopal Rai slammed the Congress government for initiating 49 per cent FDI in retail which was followed by the BJP who spiked it up to 100 per cent. (Photo: File)

Delhi: 'BJP trying to snatch employment,' AAP to strike against sealing drive

The party also announced that its MPs along with other stakeholders will take part in a march to the Parliament on Jan 29 over the issue.

21 Jan 2018 7:51 PM

President Ram Nath Kovind gave his nod to the disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs for holding offices of profit. (Photo: File)

Prez order to disqualify MLAs unconstitutional, dangerous: AAP leader

Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari demanded for repaying of the benefits enjoyed by the disqualified MLAs as parliamentary secretaries.

21 Jan 2018 7:32 PM

Sources said that Justice Misra had held deliberations with fellow judges and had also taken into account the suggestions put forth by the Supreme Court Bar Association. (Photo: File)

CJI to bring case-allocation system into public domain for transparency

The listing of two petitions demanding an independent probe into the death of CBI special judge B H Loya is being considered.

21 Jan 2018 6:16 PM

Preeti Aggarwal demanded an apology from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for 'spreading lie'. (Photo: ANI)

Delhi factory fire: Mayor says video is 'fake', Kejriwal is 'spreading lies'

A massive fire broke out at a firecracker unit in outer Delhi's Bawana industrial area, killing 17 people and injuring 2.

21 Jan 2018 6:00 PM

The RSS chief asked over 40,000 sympathisers and well wishers who were present at Luitporiya Hindu Sammelan to learn discipline and culture from their Swayamsevaks. (Photo: File)

Our strength not to dominate but to make India Vishwa Guru: RSS chief

'India forgot its enmity with Pakistan on August 15, 1947, but Pakistan did not forget,' Bhagwat said.

21 Jan 2018 5:36 PM

Rajnath Singh was addressing a meeting of 'Bharatiya Railway Maal Godaam Shramik Sangh' in Lucknow. (Photo: File)

India can fight enemies on foreign soil, not only at home: Rajnath Singh

Singh's remarks come almost a month after a group of 5 Army commandos crossed the LoC in Poonch sector and killed three Pakistani soldiers.

21 Jan 2018 5:10 PM

Aam Aadmi Party chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (Photo: File)

President gives nod to EC recommendation disqualifying 20 AAP MLAs

The EC on Friday recommended disqualification of the 20 MLAs for holding 'office of profit.'

21 Jan 2018 3:57 PM

The four showed them a small soft drink bottle with a Re 1 coin in it and said the ghost was inside the bottle. They also demanded the price for the ghost. (Photo: Representational | File)

WB: 4 attempt to sell ‘genie in a bottle’ for Rs 10 lakh, arrested

According to police, the seller himself called up Roy Choudhury and told him that the price of the ghost is Rs 10 lakh.

21 Jan 2018 2:58 PM

PM Modi will be accompanied by six union ministers -- Arun Jaitley, Suresh Prabhu, Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, MJ Akbar and Jitendra Singh. (Photo: AP)

Modi to start WEF annual meet with ‘desi’ cuisines, live yoga sessions in Davos

PM Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to attend Davos meeting in about 20 years since HD Deve Gowda in 1997.

21 Jan 2018 2:19 PM

Villager shows a damaged section of his house after shelling from the Pakistani side on the India-Pakistan international border at Arnia Sector about 45km from Jammu on Saturday. (PTI Photo)

J&K: Death toll rises to 11 in 4 days of ceasefire violation by Pak

Sepoy C K Roy, was injured in Pakistani firing on Saturday and succumbed to injuries at the military hospital on Saturday night.

21 Jan 2018 1:09 PM

"Nobody, including our ancestors, in written or oral, have said they saw an ape turning into a man," Singh said.

Evolution theory 'unscientific', remove from syllabus: Union min

The Minister of State for Human Resource Development, said our ancestors have nowhere mentioned that they saw an ape turning into a man.

21 Jan 2018 12:49 PM

According to the police the owner of the photocopy shop is being interrogated. (Photo: Pixabay | representational)

UP: Bunch of maps related to Army found in photocopy shop

Bareilly SSP Jogendra Kumar said the matter pertained to Army Intelligence, and had not shared any information with the police so far.

21 Jan 2018 12:24 PM

'The fighter being offered specifically to India is uniquely the best state-of-the-art fighter,' Lall said adding that all three variants of the F-16 are single-engine aircraft. (photo: Representational | PTI)

Lockheed Martin proposes manufacturing F-16 fighter jets in India

'We plan to introduce 2 new words into lexicon of international fighter aircraft manufacturing: 'India' and 'exclusive',' said Vivek Lall.

21 Jan 2018 10:27 AM

Raja accused Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal of conspiring against him to stop new telecom players from entering the market so as to maintain a cartel of a handful of service providers. (Photo: PTI)

Ex-CAG Vinod Rai was hired as ‘contract killer’ to kill UPA: A Raja

Raja went on to say that some forces were working against the UPA and for that they used Rai as a tool.

21 Jan 2018 10:07 AM

The NSG was declared the overall winners of the competition, in which a total of 25 teams from the central paramilitary and state police forces participated over the past five days. (photo: PTI)

Security agency personnel must be trained to tackle cyber attacks: Rajnath

Cyber space is emerging as 4th dimension to threats to our national security, and commandos should also train to eliminate these threats.

21 Jan 2018 8:56 AM

People wearing black are barred from Amit Shah’s rally

The programme was an interaction between the BJP president and first time voters.

21 Jan 2018 6:50 AM

BJP overhaul likely after RSS meet in March

Sources disclosed RSS’ kshetra pracharak of western UP, Alok, could be deputed in the BJP at a key position.

21 Jan 2018 6:47 AM

PM Narendra Modi lauds entry into nuke group

“I thank Australia and other members of the Australia Group for export control for supporting India’s entry in it,” he tweeted.

21 Jan 2018 6:44 AM

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