India, Politics, 11th Aug 2019, News & Stories from India

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India Politics 11 Aug 2019

India, Politics, 11 Aug 2019

At least 24 people have lost their lives while around 1,024 villages in 80 talukas of 17 districts have been affected due to floods caused by incessant rains in the region, according to the Chief Minister Yediyurappa. (Photo: ANI)

Home Minister undertakes aerial survey of flood-hit areas of K'taka, Maharashtra

Shah was accompanied by Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and Union Ministers Pralhad Joshi and Suresh Angadi.

11 Aug 2019 8:35 PM

More details awaited.More details awaited. (Photo: AFP | Representational)

India cancels Samjhauta Express, after Pak suspended operations

Indian government says decision taken after Pakistan suspended operations on its side.

11 Aug 2019 6:26 PM

Vijayan also informed the media that the state administration has set up as many as 1551 relief camps across the state and around 20,000 to 30,000 people have been shifted to these camps. (Photo: ANI)

Vijayan slams 'anti-social elements' asking people not to donate to CM's Relief Fund

So far, 60 people have lost their lives in the deluge across the state. Eight people are missing from Wayanad alone.

11 Aug 2019 5:54 PM

It should be noted that the local administration did not allow Priyanka to visit the site where the violence took place and meet the tribal victim's families in Sonbhadra. (Photo: File)

Priyanka to visit Sonbhadra to meet land dispute victims' families

The Sonbhadra firing took place at Ubbha village of Ghorawal where the village head went to take possession of his land.

11 Aug 2019 4:48 PM

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Beijing on Sunday on a key three-day visit to hold talks with the Chinese leadership on a host of issues including finalisation of arrangements for President Xi Jinping’s visit to India later this year for the second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: File)

Foreign minister S Jaishankar arrives in Beijing for key talks with Chinese leaders

His visit was finalised much before India’s move to revoke Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

11 Aug 2019 4:06 PM

Earlier on July 22, Banerjee had hit out at the BJP and said that the puja committees should not come under the radar of the income tax. (Photo: ANI)

TMC to protest against IT notices to Dura Puja committees

TMC Chief also said that the Trinamool Congress Banga Janani Wing will be sitting on dharna on Tuesday, August 13 against the IT notices.

11 Aug 2019 3:51 PM

Sonia Gandhi was chosen as interim Congress chief by the Congress Working Committee, the party's top decision-making body, after months of uncertainty over the next president. (Photo: PTI)

Vadra wishes mother-in-law Sonia, says her experience will help Congress

She has been the longest-serving Congress president and will succeed her son Rahul Gandhi after a gap of two years.

11 Aug 2019 3:48 PM

Dr. Shabir Choudhry, president of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the United Kashmir Peoples National Party. (Photo: ANI)

'Pak shedding crocodile tears over J&K is worth exposing': UKPN prez

This clearly means that Jammu and Kashmir did not belong to Pakistan just because it had a Muslim majority.

11 Aug 2019 2:38 PM

Other Congress leaders from Punjab and Haryana also hailed her appointment as interim president and said Sonia Gandhi has the right experience to guide the party in the present circumstances (Photo: File)

Happy to see Sonia Gandhi back in the saddle: Amarinder Singh

Sonia Gandhi was on Saturday appointed as interim president of the Congress at a crucial meeting of the party's working committee.

11 Aug 2019 12:27 PM

The husband of a local BJP leader was allegedly thrashed in Aligarh by some people after his wife participated in the BJP's membership drive. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

UP man thrashed after wife participated in BJP membership drive

Mohammad Mohsin alleged he was threatened by the group of men and told to stop his wife from speaking out against triple talaq.

11 Aug 2019 11:11 AM

Shashi Tharoor shared a photo doing the rounds on social media in which somebody had morphed his face to resemble that of English poet and playwright William Shakespeare! (Photo: Twitter/ Shashi Tharoor)

‘Most flattering image on WhatsApp today’: Tharoor on his ‘Shakespeare’ photo

Tharoor’s tweet was quick to lighten the mood on social media platform and it garnered close thousands of likes and retweetes.

11 Aug 2019 10:16 AM

The Karnataka government on Saturday declared 80 taluks in 17 districts flood affected even as the death toll rose to 26 and thousands of people were rendered homeless, an official said. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Flood toll in Karnataka rises to 31; Amit Shah to undertake aerial survey

As many as 3.14 lakh people have been evacuated and of them 2.18 lakh people are staying in 924 relief camps, it said.

11 Aug 2019 10:05 AM

BJP leader Rama Krishna said the membership drive is witnessing good response from people after the Centre scrapped Article 370, which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: File)

BJP asks party leaders, workers to enroll 5 lakh new members in Hyderabad

The BJP's membership drive was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi on July 6.

11 Aug 2019 9:48 AM

After months of uncertainty, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) handed over the presidency of the party to Sonia Gandhi, two years after she relinquished the post for her son Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: File)

Inside story of how Sonia became interim president of Congress

According to sources, the office bearers of AICC will not be changed until Sonia constitutes a new team.

11 Aug 2019 9:36 AM

Laxman said that Shah had promised to focus on Telangana and will oversee membership drive in the state. (Photo: File)

Amit Shah to attend public meeting on Telangana Liberation day

Former MP Vivekananda has joined BJP party and it an eye-opening for Telangana Congress.

11 Aug 2019 9:33 AM

Construction of a new parliament building is being considered among various options, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Saturday, adding that a final call was yet to be taken. (Photo: File)

Working longer hours sends positive message in country: LS Speaker Om Birla

Addressing a press conference in Delhi, Birla said there is a sense that a new parliament building is required.

11 Aug 2019 8:08 AM

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