India, All india, 23rd Jul 2018, News & Stories from India

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At 4 am, Akbar Khan was taken to a local hospital which was about 20 minutes away the spot where Akbar was beaten by mob around 1 am. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Took photo in police van, he looks fine: Man who accompanied lynching victim

The photograph of Akbar in the police van, however, proved that he was not grievously injured, contended Naval Kishore.

23 Jul 2018 10:19 PM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his speech in the Lok Sabha on the no-confidence motion during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. (Photo: PTI)

No confidence motion: Rahul emerges a serious challenger

What has been the biggest success of Rahul is that he has unsettled the Prime Minister by seeking to remove the fear about him among the BJP MPs.

23 Jul 2018 10:15 PM

The attack took place in Inhar, the same area where Parbhat Singh lives, with whom Sheikh had a tiff. Singh started harassing and thrashing Sheikh and was later joined by other family members. (Representational image)

J&K: 60-yr-old man beaten by group of men, police warn against spread of rumours

Abdul Hamid Sheikh had brought a buffalo and was walking it to home when he was attacked. The attackers took away Rs 70,000 also.

23 Jul 2018 9:43 PM

'Thorough investigation is being done in the matter,' NRK Reddy, Rajasthan Special Director General of Police said. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Rajasthan cop suspended for delay in taking Alwar lynching victim to hospital

Along with the suspension of ASI, Rajasthan Police have sent three constables to district lines.

23 Jul 2018 9:30 PM

The BJP leader claimed that Congress leaders like former prime minister Manmohan Singh and Antony may understand the sensitivity involved with the deal but were 'forced' to demand that the NDA government share details of the fighter aircraft, to defend Gandhi. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Collective singing of falsehood on Rafale deal price by Cong to defend Rahul: BJP

'The stand of the Congress on the Rafale deal is clearly not in the interest of the country,' Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

23 Jul 2018 9:24 PM

'I didn't have my original RC.I told police that it is too late in the night and that they can give me a receipt and confiscate my bike. I told them that I will come the next day to take the bike, but the policeman got angry and started thrashing me. He also snatched my phone,' said Haroon Sait. (Photo: ANI)

22-yr-old Chennai boy assaulted by cop for refusing to pay bribe

Haroon Sait, victim, revealed that he asked the policeman to confiscate his bike, but the cop got angry and started assaulting him.

23 Jul 2018 9:15 PM

Mikhail, in his testimony, narrated a chain of events which led to the death of Sheena Bora. (Photo: ANI)

Sheena Bora murder case: Mikhail narrates chain of events leading to death of his sister

Mikhail Bora testifies against his mother Indrani Mukerjea in the Sheena Bora murder case.

23 Jul 2018 9:00 PM

The former Union minister said a 'wrong perception' has been created in the media and many channels are saying that the party has evolved a 'Congress Mission 150' strategy. (Photo: File)

With its allies, Congress has 'mission 274+' for 2019: Anand Sharma

'Cong mission is to remove BJP govt led by PM Modi from office. And our mission is not 150, our mission is 274-plus,' Anand Sharma said.

23 Jul 2018 8:56 PM

Banerjee is scheduled to arrive in Delhi on July 31. (Photo: File)

Mamata Banerjee to be in Delhi to invite opposition leaders for 'federal front' rally

Banerjee has been trying to stitch together a federal front of regional parties to take on the ruling BJP in the next general election.

23 Jul 2018 8:45 PM

'Shariat says Talaq should be given in three stages. Whereas, triple talaq has been kept as an option for times like if, for example, you find your wife in a compromising situation with another man, what will you do? You will either kill her or give triple talaq to get rid of her. So to save a life, this was introduced,' Ahmed said. (Photo: ANI)

Triple Talaq meant to save lives of cheating women, says SP leader Riyaz Ahmed

Ahmed said that in case man finds his wife cheating on him, he doesn't have to kill her and can give triple talaq, thus sparing her life.

23 Jul 2018 8:36 PM

A local organisation had booked the university auditorium for a show by Kamra on August 11. The show was booked around a fortnight ago. (Photo: File)

Gujarat’s MS University cancels stand-up show, claims content to be ‘anti-national’

A group said content of Kunal Kamra's shows is 'anti-national' as he 'mimics national anthem' and 'openly supports tukde-tukde gang'.

23 Jul 2018 7:46 PM

The arrest comes days after the Supreme Court reserved its judgement on IPC section 377, which prohibits unnatural sex. (Representational image)

Self-styled godman forces men into unnatural sex, arrested in Maharashtra

Asif Noori (38) was arrested from a neighbouring district and brought on Sunday night, Parbhani Superintendent of Police Dilip Zalake said.

23 Jul 2018 7:23 PM

'The study indicates that most of the groundwater samples are contaminated with high Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) and heavy metals like, cadmium, chromium, manganese, iron and arsenic, which are beyond (the) permissible limit,' Arjun Ram Meghwal, the Union Minister of State for Water Resources said. (Photo: PTI)

Groundwater in TN's Sterlite plant area contaminated beyond limit: Centre

A violent protest demanding the closure of the Sterlite plant had resulted in the death of 13 people in May.

23 Jul 2018 7:16 PM

Journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh was killed outside her house in Bengaluru in September, 2017. (Photo: File)

SIT arrests two more suspects from Hubli in Gauri Lankesh murder case

Amit Baddi, Ganesh Miski were arrested were produced before court today. They have been sent to police custody up to Aug 6.

23 Jul 2018 7:05 PM

Probe agencies being ‘abused’ by govt for targeted political vendetta: Congress

Anand Sharma said functioning and 'misuse' of central agencies were creating 'an environment of distrust, fear, and terror in the country'.

23 Jul 2018 6:59 PM

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will head a high level committee of group of ministers who will suggest laws against lynching and mob violence. (Photo: File | PTI)

Rajnath Singh to head minister's panel on lynching, mob violence; report to PM Modi

The high level committee will submit its recommendations to the Government within four weeks.

23 Jul 2018 6:31 PM

For this fiscal year, the refiners had decided to almost double imports from Iran, which offered almost free shipping and extended credit period on oil sales. (Representational Image/AFP)

Iran replaces Saudi Arabia to become second largest oil supplier to India

India, Iran's top oil client after China, shipped in 5.67 mn tonnes per day of oil from country in first three months of this fiscal year.

23 Jul 2018 6:09 PM

'Bihar has been ranked at bottom as per Public Affairs Index 2018. We will tell the people that Nitish Kumar has destroyed Bihar completely,' Tejaswi said. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

RJD to launch 3-day 'cycle march' to expose Nitish govt's failures: Tejaswi Yadav

'We will be undertaking a three-day cycle march from Gaya to Patna on July 28,' Tejaswi told reporters on assembly premises in Patna.

23 Jul 2018 5:49 PM

Granting bail, Justice Rajavijayaraghavan directed the priest to surrender his passport, cooperate in the investigation and not to enter the limits of the police station where the victim resides. (Photo: File)

Kerala HC grants bail to Christian priest accused in rape case

Johnson V Mathew, a counsellor of the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church, was arrested from Kozhencherry in the district on July 13.

23 Jul 2018 5:41 PM

Opposition Congress and TMC also supported Mahtab, who said the decision was being taken to benefit 'one industry'. (Photo: File)

Amendments to insolvency law to ‘help one industry’: Opposition in Parliament

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2018, was introduced by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal.

23 Jul 2018 5:32 PM

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