India, All india, 26th May 2018, News & Stories from India

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti congratulated Sama Shabir on her success. (Photo: Facebook | DPSSrinagar)

Separatist leader’s daughter tops CBSE Class 12 exams in J&K

A student of Delhi Public School, Athwajan, Sama Shabir secured 97.8 per cent marks, an official of the school said.

26 May 2018 9:15 PM

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses during the Special Convocation of Kazi Nazrul University at Asansol in West Burdwan district of West Bengal on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

PM Sheikh Hasina appeals for help from India to 'protect the young', fight terrorism

On Friday, Bangladesh PM had appealed for support from India to put pressure on Myanmar to take back the Rohingya refugees in her country.

26 May 2018 8:31 PM

Taking to Twitter, Rahul Gandhi gave grades to the BJP-led NDA government in a mock report card of the prime minister. (Photo: PTI)

People now know PM Modi-Amit Shah duo ‘harmful’ for India: Congress

Congress observed 'Betrayal Day' to mark four years of the Modi government by organising protests in all district headquarters across India.

26 May 2018 8:24 PM

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti in a statement described the Home Minister’s assertion as a welcome step to initiate dialogue and reconciliation in the Valley. (Photo: File)

India open to dialogue with Hurriyat, says Rajnath; J&K CM welcomes move

Mehbooba Mufti also appealed to the Hurriyat Conference to 'display maturity and show responsibility towards people'.

26 May 2018 7:57 PM

Additional Sessions Judge Tarun Sehrawat held Salem guilty of extortion and criminal intimidation and put up the matter for hearing arguments on quantum of sentence on July 21. (Photo: File)

Gangster Abu Salem convicted in 2002 extortion case by Delhi court

A Delhi court on Saturday convicted gangster Abu Salem for demanding Rs five crore as protection money from a businessman in 2002.

26 May 2018 7:53 PM

PM Modi on Saturday hailed good governance as an all-round development for the country on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the BJP-led government at the Centre. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

India has gone from 'kala dhan' to 'jan dhan': PM on 4 yrs of Modi govt

Speaking at a public rally in Odisha's Cuttack, PM Narendra Modi said, 'Your aspirations, dreams and hope keep me going.'

26 May 2018 6:12 PM

Challenging the acquittal of the DMK leaders and others, Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench of Justice SP Garg that huge loss to the public exchequer had been caused due to the spectrum allocation scam.(Photo: File)

CBI challenges 2G acquittals in Delhi High Court, calls case a shame

On March 19, the ED moved HC challenging special court's order acquitting all accused in money laundering case arising out of the 2G scam.

26 May 2018 5:58 PM

Madhya Pradesh continues to reel under a heat wave with the summer months taking a toll on people's daily activities. (Photo: ANI)

Water crisis forces locals to climb down wells in MP's Dindori

The Locals said they have to walk to well in scorching heat, which is a kilometre away because all other water bodies have dried up.

26 May 2018 5:45 PM

He also released a 14-minute audio clip, claiming that it was the complete version of the "twisted" clip that was released by Thackeray during a rally on Friday. (Photo: File)

Maharashtra CM releases 14-minute long audio clip to silence Shiv Sena

Fadnavis said he was ready to face action if what he said in the clip was found to be inappropriate.

26 May 2018 5:42 PM

Srivastava is the niece of former CBI director Anil Sinha who said that she has always been a bright student. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

No secret formula, just hard work behind success: CBSE class 12 topper

She secured 99 in English (Core), while in other subjects --Psychology, History, Geography and Economics -- she scored a perfect 100.

26 May 2018 5:27 PM

BJP president Amit Shah also listed the achievements of the NDA government. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

PM Modi ended appeasement, dynasty politics: Amit Shah on 4 yrs of BJP-led govt

Addressing a press conference, Amit Shah, lauded PM Modi and called him the most hardworking Prime Minister.

26 May 2018 4:46 PM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his speeches. (Photo: File)

Rahul releases report card for Modi govt; grades F for work, A+ for self promotion

In a twitter post, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi also called PM Modi ‘master communicator’ with a short attention span.

26 May 2018 3:33 PM

The samples were obtained from the well at a house in Kerala's Kozhikode where four members of the family succumbed to the virus. (Photo: File)

Kerala's deadly Nipah virus may not be linked to bats: report

Officials on Friday ruled out the possibility of the virus spreading through fruit bats or pigs as lab reports turned out to be negative.

26 May 2018 3:07 PM

In 2017, 258 infants had died, while 184 and 164 infants had died in the hospital in 2016 and 2015, respectively. (Photo: File)

Gujarat's Adani-run hospital sees death of 111 infants in 5 months, probe ordered

The hospital management cited reasons such as delayed admission or malnutrition for the high mortality rate.

26 May 2018 3:04 PM

'Hindus and Muslims have always peacefully coexisted here. Even when the Babri Masjid incident took place there was no riot here' said a resident, Gaya Pati. (Photo: ANI)

Faizabad village sets example of Hindu-Muslim communal harmony

The village located at Ganga Jamuni Tahajib has a temple and a mosque, adjacent to each other where both communities pray peacefully.

26 May 2018 2:42 PM

The three-year-old girl and the mother fell ill on Thursday and both died before they could reach hospital. (Representational Image)

Mother bitten by snake in sleep, 3-yr-old dies after drinking poisoned breast milk

The 35-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh did not realise she had been bitten when she woke and breastfed her daughter.

26 May 2018 1:50 PM

Requirement for funds to set up these facilities at all 8,500 stations would be met through CSR funds from different corporations and their maintenance would be ensured through advertisements/CSR, the policy stated. (Photo: File)

Sanitary napkins, condoms to soon be available at toilets of railway stations

The policy said each facility was to have separate toilets for men, women and Divyangjans with provision of both style commodes in them.

26 May 2018 1:35 PM

Prime Minister Modi has given 'scam-free' government and his fifth year will focus on consolidation of policies and programmes, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley wrote. (Photo: File)

Aspirational India will reject anarchist formation of political parties: Jaitley

Union Finance Minister said political debate to focus on Modi versus anarchist combination of political parties.

26 May 2018 1:22 PM

'NDA alliance partners are parting ways one by one and this proves that the four years of the BJP-led government have been most unsuccessful and disappointing at all levels,' Mayawati said.

4 years of Modi-led Govt most disappointing, unsuccessful: Mayawati

'This kind of exploitation of the poor, labourers, common people and women under the central govt has never been seen before,' she said.

26 May 2018 12:24 PM

The step has been taken by the District Magistrate in a bid to make the district free from open defecation. (Photo: ANI)

Click selfie in front of toilet, or forego salary: Officials instructed in UP

The employees will also have to submit a certificate proof of their respective toilets to ensure that every household has a toilet built.

26 May 2018 12:15 PM

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