India, All india, 24th Jul 2017, News & Stories from India

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi presents to President Pranab Mukherjee a copy of the special book "Various Reports, 4th Volume of Selected Speeches of the President" after its release at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

President Pranab's guidance will help me immensely: Narendra Modi

Mukherjee is extremely knowledgeable and extremely simple, he said, adding that under him, the Rashtrapati Bhavan became a 'Lok Bhavan'.

24 Jul 2017 9:08 PM

Outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday advocated freeing public discourse from violence. (Photo: PTI/File)

India's strength in tolerance, non-violence: Pranab in last address as Prez

'The power of non-violence has to be resurrected to build a compassionate and caring society,' Mukherjee, 81, said.

24 Jul 2017 9:00 PM

The NIA brought separatists N Khan, A Funtus, A Akbar, P Saifulla, M Kalwal and Shahid-ul Islam to Delhi from Srinagar. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Separatists call for shutdown in Kashmir against 'illegal' arrest of leaders, activists

The (NIA) on Monday arrested seven second-rung Kashmiri separatist leaders and activists on the charges of terror funding.

24 Jul 2017 8:46 PM

File photo of one of the Amarnath pilgrims, injured in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, after being brought to the Surat airport in an IAF plane. (Photo: PTI)

LeT workers who provided logistics for Amarnath terror attack identified

Police said probe has so far revealed that 2 Pak militants were involved in the attack and that they received active support from 2 locals.

24 Jul 2017 8:29 PM

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj (centre) met family members of 39 Indian youths missing in Iraq since June 2014 in Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

No report whether they're dead or alive: Iraq on 39 Indians abducted by ISIS

Iraq Foreign Minister said there is no report about them whether they are dead or alive and Iraqi govt is doing its best to locate them.

24 Jul 2017 6:43 PM

The court also questioned Shiv Menon where was he for last three-and-a-half years. In picture: Shiv Menon during cremation of his mother Sunanda Pushkar at Lodhi Road crematorium in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi HC raps Sunanda Pushkar's son, asks 'don't you want proper inquiry?'

Delhi HC pulled up Sunanda Pushkar's son for questioning BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking a CBI probe in his mother's death case.

24 Jul 2017 6:29 PM

BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi speaks during the ongoing monsoon session in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Bofors 'genie' back again, will haunt Cong until decent burial: BJP

The documents received by Swiss Banks were never worked at and bails were granted without looking at the law, BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi said.

24 Jul 2017 5:40 PM

Sudha Murthy's book, published by Penguin Random House, talks about the author’s experiences while she was working for Infosys Foundation, set up in 1996. (Photo: Deccan Chronicle)

Writer Sudha Murthy called 'cattle class' at London airport for wearing Indian attire

Sudha Murthy said, the concept that one automatically gains class by acquiring money is an outdated thought process.

24 Jul 2017 5:34 PM

The National Investigation Agency had raided the houses of the arrested separatist leaders in June. (Photo: AFP/File)

J&K terror funding: NIA arrests 7 separatist leaders

NIA nabs Altaf Ahmed Shah, Ayaz Akbar, Peer Saifullah, Shahid-ul-Islam, Mehrajuddin Kalwal, Nayeem Khan, Farooq Ahmed Dar.

24 Jul 2017 3:51 PM

Jagruti Hogale, a member of the all-women 'Bikerni' motorcycle club, was on a trip with two other bikers to Jawhar in Palghar district on Sunday when the incident occurred. (Photo: Facebook/Jagruti Viraj Hogale)

Mumbai biker crushed to death by truck after her bike hits pothole

An accidental death report has been registered and the truck driver has been arrested.

24 Jul 2017 3:32 PM

Mahajan said she was constrained to name Gaurav Gogoi, K Suresh, Adhir Rajan Chowdhury, Ranjeet Ranjan, Sushmita Dev and MK Raghavan for their improper behaviour. (Photo: PTI)

Undermined the Chair's dignity: LS Speaker suspends 6 Cong MPs for 5 days

She said the MPs had torn official papers and thrown it towards the Chair, prompting members of treasury benches to shout 'shame, shame'.

24 Jul 2017 3:23 PM

2016 encounter of SIMI activists: SC issues notice to Centre, MP govt

The apex court also asked that why was the case not handed over to the CBI at the time.

24 Jul 2017 3:09 PM

The Supreme Court has fixed the matter for hearing on July 28, and said the medical report be filed in a sealed cover before it. (File photo)

SC notice to Centre on PIL seeking 10-year-old rape survivor's abortion

The Supreme Court bench asked to get the rape survivor examined by a board of doctors on July 26.

24 Jul 2017 3:07 PM

An organisation named 'Roots of Kashmir' has alleged that 215 FIRs had been lodged relating to the murder of over 700 Kashmiri Pandits and none of the cases have reached a logical conclusion. (Photo: File)

Evidence lost in 27 yrs: SC says no to plea on offences against Kashmiri Pandits

Kashmiri Pandits were forced to flee the Valley in the early 1990s amid rising threats and attacks during the peak of militancy.

24 Jul 2017 12:38 PM

Congress party veteran M Veerappa Moily (L) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

'Indu Sarkar' row: Will CBFC pass movie on Modi's role in Gujarat riots, asks Cong

The Cong bears apprehensions regarding the portrayal of party veterans like Indira Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi in the film 'Indu Sarkar'.

24 Jul 2017 11:59 AM

Jaiswal's parents were informed about the incident and a court of inquiry has been ordered, the NDA authorities said. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Pune: National Defence Academy cadet allegedly hangs self

A release from the NDA said, the cadet's body was immediately rushed to the military hospital but he could not be revived.

24 Jul 2017 11:00 AM

As soon as a message about need to evacaute two women who were in critical condition and `about to deliver' was received at 4.30 pm, a Chetak helicopter was sent from Jamnagar, said Defence spokesperson Abhishek Matiman in a release. (Photo: AFP)

Gujarat floods: IAF rescues mother with new-born twins, pregnant woman

Due to incessant rains over the past 2 days in Gujarat, the village of Nana Matra was cut off from the district.

24 Jul 2017 10:36 AM

At the event, women family members of soldiers who died fighting in the Kargil war were felicitated. (Photo: PTI)

Tank in varsity will remind students of Army's sacrifices, valour: JNU VC

JNU was filled with a patriotic spirit as the varsity observed 'Kargil Vijay Diwas' on Sunday in honour of the 1999 war martyrs.

24 Jul 2017 10:14 AM

Organiser in a separate article has called on the people to boycott Chinese products as imports have resulted in closure of companies in India, leading to mass unemployment. (Photo: Representational Image)

RSS-backed body starts war against Chinese goods

India-China border standoff: RSS targets blanket boycott by Diwali.

24 Jul 2017 5:28 AM

According to sources, the project will be implemented by the ministry of home affairs (MHA) with the help of the ministry of the drinking water and sanitation (MDWS). (Representational image)

Remote border posts to get piped water

According to sources, the project will be implemented by the MHA with the help of the ministry of drinking water and sanitation.

24 Jul 2017 5:13 AM

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