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

Thursday, Apr 18, 2024 | Last Update : 03:58 PM IST

India All India 21 Dec 2018

India, All india, 21 Dec 2018

BJP members squatted in the Well of the House, shouting slogans such as ‘down down to the anti-farmer government’, ‘loan waiver should be implemented’. (Representational Image)

Karnataka Assembly adjourned sine die amid uproar over farm loan waiver

Amidst din, assembly passed three bills, following which Speaker Ramesh Kumar adjourned the House.

21 Dec 2018 6:05 PM

Arun Jaitley said it would have been better if the Opposition had obtained all information before raising this issue. (Screengrab | RSTV)

Snooping row: Arun Jaitley says authorisation given under old rules

'The Opposition is making a mountain out of a mole hill where even a mole hill does not exist,' Arun Jaitley said.

21 Dec 2018 5:11 PM

CBI on September 1, 2017, had filed a charge sheet in the case in which SP Tyagi and British national Christian Michel were named as accused along with others. (Photo: File | PTI)

Cancel LOC against ex-IAF chief SP Tyagi in VVIP chopper scam: Court to CBI

CBI had issued LOC against Tyagi in 2013.

21 Dec 2018 5:11 PM

Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Anand Sharma termed it as an attempt to convert India into a surveillance state. (Photo: ANI)

'Undemocratic, unacceptable': Oppn on MHA's surveillance directive

Centre authorised select security, intelligence agencies for purposes of interception, monitoring, decryption any information in computer.

21 Dec 2018 4:55 PM

Sushil Sharma had shot dead his wife in 1995, objecting to her alleged relationship with male friend and had then chopped her body into pieces and tried to burn it in restaurant oven. (Photo: File | AP)

Release Tandoor murder case convict Sushil Sharma: Delhi HC

Sushil Sharma has already undergone over two decades of incarceration in the case.

21 Dec 2018 4:46 PM

'I think Hanuman ji was a Jaat, because upon seeing someone being troubled a Jaat also jumps in even without knowing the issue or the people,' UP Cabinet Minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary said. (Photo: ANI)

First Dalit, then Muslim, now a UP minister says Lord Hanuman was ‘jaat’

UP Minister explained that a person's lineage can be deciphered by noting their behaviour.

21 Dec 2018 4:35 PM

BJP had received a green signal to hold rallies in West Bengal from a single-judge bench on Thursday. (Photo: File | PTI)

No BJP ‘rath yatras’ in West Bengal for now, Calcutta HC overturns order

Division bench of Calcutta HC send the case back to single bench to consider intelligence inputs by state agencies.

21 Dec 2018 4:15 PM

At Tihar, Christian Michel asks for separate cell; court seeks authorities’ reply

Special Judge Arvind Kumar was hearing Michel's application filed through advocate Aljo K Joseph and Vishnu Shankar.

21 Dec 2018 4:09 PM

Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday rubbished rumours about replacing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and running for the Prime Minister's post in 2019 Lok Sabha elections. (Photo: File | PTI)

‘Happy where I am right now: Gadkari rubbishes running-for-PM-in-2019 rumour

Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that he has a lot of work on his plate.

21 Dec 2018 3:01 PM

The court passed the order on AJL's plea challenging the Centre's October 30 order ending its 56-year-old lease. (Photo: File | ANI)

‘Vacate Delhi office in 2 weeks’: HC to National Herald publisher AJL

Delhi HC dismissed plea filed by AJL challenging eviction order by land and development authority.

21 Dec 2018 2:45 PM

The 4 MLCs said in letter that a meeting of Congress Legislature Party in council was held on December 20 and its merger with that of TRS in council was discussed. (Photo: File)

In setback for Congress in Telangana, 4 MLCs move to join TRS

Congress MLCs -- M S Prabhakar Rao, T Santosh Kumar, K Damodar Reddy and Akula Lalitha -- met chairman and submitted a petition.

21 Dec 2018 2:08 PM

MLA Sanjay Sharma, who represents Anupshahr Assembly constituency in Bulandshahr, also said only the people have the power to remove a chief minister elected with huge mandate. (Photo: ANI)

‘You only see death of 2 men, not 21 cows’: BJP MLA on Bulandshahr violence

BJP MLA also criticised former bureaucrats who have sought Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath’s resignation over the Bulandshahr mob violence.

21 Dec 2018 12:42 PM

Special CBI judge said witnesses and proofs were not satisfactory to prove conspiracy and murder in 2005 encounter killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, his wife and aide Tulsiram Prajapati. (Photo: File)

All 22 accused in Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case acquitted

The Special CBI court in Mumbai acquitted all the 22 accused in Sohrabuddin encounter case due to lack of evidence.

21 Dec 2018 12:33 PM

Hamid Nihal Ansari and his family reached their house in Versova after their arrival from Delhi on Thursday morning. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

‘Don’t fall in love on Facebook: Indian man freed by Pak after 6 yrs in jail

Hamid Ansari fell in love with girl from Pak on FB, went there to stop her marriage but before he could meet her, was arrested and jailed.

21 Dec 2018 12:23 PM

The subscriber or intermediary or any person who fails to assist the agency will face seven-year imprisonment and will also be liable to fine. (Representational Image)

10 central agencies authorised to snoop on any computer

MHA has given power to 10 central probe agencies to 'intercept, monitor and decrypt' information on any computer device.

21 Dec 2018 11:26 AM

Sajjan Kumar had moved a plea seeking extension of time to surrender, saying that he has three children and eight grandchildren and needs to settle matters related to his property. (Photo: PTI)

HC rejects Sajjan Kumar plea for more time to surrender in 1984 case

The Delhi High Court said it saw no ground for granting the relief to former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar.

21 Dec 2018 11:21 AM

Actor Naseeruddin Shah said the 'poison has already spread' and it will be now difficult to contain it. (Photo: File)

Feel anxious for my children: Naseeruddin Shah on lynching

Naseeruddin Shah said death of a cow is being given more importance than killing of a policeman and was soon trolled for his remark.

21 Dec 2018 10:33 AM

Vinod Verma Verma, a close confident of Baghel, was arrested from Ghaziabad in October 2017 by Raipur police after a case of blackmailing and extortion was registered at the Pandri Police Station in Raipur on a complaint by BJP leader Prakash Bajaj. (Photo: File | PTI)

Journalist linked to ‘sex CD’ case named Chhattisgarh CM’s advisor

Journalist Vinod Verma was released on bail after police failed to file a charge sheet against him in the mandatory 60 days.

21 Dec 2018 10:20 AM

Shivraj Singh Chouhan roars ‘tiger is still alive’, predicts snap poll

Shivraj declared to visit every village in the state in his mass contact programme after spending three days in Budhni from Friday.

21 Dec 2018 5:58 AM

Sangh steps up pressure on BJP for Ram temple

The Sangh Parivar is already campaigning for the temple across the country.

21 Dec 2018 5:49 AM

1 of 2

Columns

Syed Ata Hasnain