India, All india, 31st May 2018, News & Stories from India

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India All India 31 May 2018

India, All india, 31 May 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being greeted by the members of Indian community on his arrival in Singapore on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Singapore bridge between India, ASEAN, defence ties with it among strongest: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the 'warmest and closest' relationship between India and Singapore.

31 May 2018 9:27 PM

Sanji Ram, the main accused in Kathua rape and murder case. (Photo: PTI/File)

Minor or not? Decision on Kathua juvenile next week

The juvenile had allegedly kidnapped the girl on Jan 10 on directions of his uncle Sanji Ram, who plotted her abduction and killing.

31 May 2018 9:19 PM

SP chief and former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav was seen shifting to his father Mulayam Singh Yadav’s residence. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Akhilesh Yadav vacates govt bungalow in Lucknow after Supreme Court order

The move comes just days after Akhilesh, his father, moved SC seeking 'appropriate time' to vacate their official residences.

31 May 2018 9:03 PM

NCP workers celebrate their party's success in Bhandara–Gondiya Loksabha by-elections, outside their party office, in Bhandara district of Maharashtra on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Maharashtra bypolls: BJP loses 1 Lok Sabha seat, retains another in Palghar

Commenting on the loss, Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said, 'Out of over 8 lakh people who voted in Palghar, over 6 lakh rejected the BJP.'

31 May 2018 8:47 PM

Rashtriya Lok Dal's Tabassum Hasan won the Kairana seat by a margin of 44,618 votes. (Photo: PTI)

Stunning upset for BJP in UP, loses Kairana Lok Sabha, Noorpur assembly seats

In Kairana, Tabassum polled 4,81,182 votes, while BJP's Mriganka Singh got 4,36,564 votes.

31 May 2018 8:18 PM

A child wears a safety mask as a precautionary measure after the 'Nipah' virus outbreak at Kozhikode Medical College. (Photo: PTI)

One more succumbs to Nipah virus, death toll rises to 16 in Kerala

Health department sources said 18 persons have tested positive for the Nipah virus so far, of whom 16 have died.

31 May 2018 8:05 PM

The bypoll was necessitated after Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, who is also the NDPP leader, had resigned from the Lok Sabha in February. (Photo: File/PTI)

BJP ally NDPP wins Nagaland Lok Sabha seat in bypoll

NDPP nominee Tokheho Yepthomi defeated NPF nominee C Apok Jamir by 1,73,746 votes in the by-election.

31 May 2018 7:50 PM

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat (in yellow) and State Water Resource Minister Prakash Pant flash a victory sign after the party's success in Tharali Assembly by-elections. (Photo: PTI)

After bypoll defeat in neighbouring UP, BJP manages to retain Tharali seat in U'khand

BJP's Munni Devi Shah defeated Congress nominee Jeetram by 1,981 votes.

31 May 2018 7:29 PM

Government said no initial bids were received for the proposed strategic stake sale of the debt-laden airlines by the deadline on Thursday. (Photo: File)

No takers for Air India stake sale, bidding process ends

'Further course of action will be decided appropriately,' Ministry of Civil Aviation said.

31 May 2018 7:18 PM

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh hailed the victory as a 'vindication of the government's people-centric policies'. (Photo: File)

Congress bags Shahkot seat and two-thirds majority in Punjab Assembly

With this resounding victory, the Congress's strength in the 117-member Punjab Vidhan Sabha will reach 78, a two-thirds majority.

31 May 2018 7:08 PM

Polling in Rajarajeshwari Nagar was deferred to May 28 by the Election Commission after the voter ID controversy erupted and also on grounds of electoral malpractices. (Representational Image)

Bengaluru: Congress retains RR Nagar seat where it contested against ally JD(S)

Congress' N Munirathna secured 1,08,064 votes, against his nearest BJP rival Tulsi Muniraju Gowda's 82,572 votes.

31 May 2018 6:46 PM

Uddhav Thackeray slammed the EC and said if election officers become puppets in the hands of the government, then democracy is in danger. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

After Palghar loss, Shiv Sena says discrepancies in counting of votes

Palghar results are likely to have a bearing on Sena’s decision to go solo in the 2019 general elections.

31 May 2018 6:34 PM

JMM candidate Seema Mahato with her husband Amit Kumar Mahato flash victory sign after winning the Silli constituency seat. (Photo: PTI)

JMM retains both assembly seats in Jharkhand by-elections

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha retained both Silli and Gomia assembly seats, ringing an alarm bell for the ruling BJP ahead of polls next year.

31 May 2018 6:02 PM

The May 28 bypoll was necessitated following the death of TMC MLA Kasturi Das. (Photo: File/PTI)

TMC’s Dulas Das wins Maheshtala assembly bypoll in Bengal by 62,827 votes

TMC candidate Dulal Das secured 104,814 votes against 41,987 by BJP's Sujit Ghosh.

31 May 2018 5:50 PM

The victory margin of Cheriyan this time was more impressive than in 2016, when the LDF had won by a margin of only 7,983 votes. (Photo: File)

CPI(M) led ruling LDF retains Chengannur seat in Kerala

Saji Cheriyan on Thursday won the Chengannur Assembly bypoll by a huge margin of 20,956 votes over his nearest Congress rival.

31 May 2018 5:36 PM

'This is a defeat for those who do not believe in democracy. People have given a befitting reply to the BJP,' Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

People of Uttar Pradesh have taught BJP lesson for betrayal: Akhilesh Yadav

Akhilesh Yadav said it was a victory for the farmers, the neglected, the poor and the Dalits.

31 May 2018 5:11 PM

The hotel staff had earlier refused to refund the payment saying that the booking was treated as cancelled. (Representational Image)

After denying entry, Mumbai hotel refunds unmarried couple

The hotel initially refused to return the booking amount. However, it later refunded the payment.

31 May 2018 5:07 PM

Madhuri Gupta was accused of leaking classified information to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). (Photo: PTI)

Ex-diplomat Madhuri Gupta granted bail in espionage case

The court will hear Gupta's appeal against conviction in September.

31 May 2018 5:05 PM

Congress leader D K Shivakumar said he won't succumb to any pressure. (Photo: File)

CBI raids residences, office of K'taka Congress leader's associates

The raids took a political hue when Congress leader D K Shivakumar called it a 'vindictive act' by the BJP-led government.

31 May 2018 4:40 PM

The power-sharing arrangement between the two alliance partners is being finalized and is in the final stages, the sources said. (Photo: File)

Karnataka portfolios: JD(S) to get Finance, Congress Home, say PTI sources

The leaders of two parties have held 5 rounds of talks in Delhi since Wednesday to finalise portfolio sharing arrangement.

31 May 2018 3:50 PM

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