India, Politics, 19th Sep 2019, News & Stories from India

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India Politics 19 Sep 2019

India, Politics, 19 Sep 2019

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad to visit Kashmir tomorrow

Azad will arrive at the Srinagar airport in the afternoon and will meet 'daily-wage labourers' in Srinagar, Anantnag and Baramulla

19 Sep 2019 9:40 PM

Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton today announced that the BJP MLAs will adopt one village in their constituencies and develop them as a 'Model Village'. (Photo: ANI)

As birthday gift to PM Modi, Nagaland MLAs adopt Adarsh Gram Yojana

This is the first time that a set of MLAs of BJP have decided to adopt one village under Adarsh gram yojana.

19 Sep 2019 9:07 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: ANI)

Prime Minister asks loudmouths to trust Apex Court on Ayodhya verdict

Shiv Sena has been demanding the construction of the Ram temple and asking the Modi government to take steps in that direction.

19 Sep 2019 9:07 PM

The complete list of the companies whose top CEOs and executives are participating in the roundtable, according to sources, include Air Products, Baker Hughes, BP PLC, Cheniere Energy, Dominion Energy, Emerson Electric Company, ExxonMobil, Perot Group and Hillwood, IHS Markit, Lyondellbasell Industries, Mcdermott, Schlumberger, Tellurian Inc., Total S.A., Vinmar International, and Westlake Chemicals. (Photo: ANI)

CEOs, top executives of 61 US firms to join Modi at roundtable meetings in US

He would be joined by CEOs, top executives of Bank of America, Coca Cola, PepsiCo, Microsoft, and 41 other US companies.

19 Sep 2019 9:04 PM

BJP Working President J P Nadda will hold public meetings on the subject on September 22, 25, 27 and 29 in Bengaluru, New Delhi, Kolkata and Chandigarh respectively. (Photo: File)

BJP to hold 'Jan Jagaran' across the country on abrogation of Article 370

The next day, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari will address a meeting in Jaipu.

19 Sep 2019 8:38 PM

‘I did not come here to do politics. But I am saddened by the behaviour of some of the students of the university, the way they have heckled me. They pulled me by my hair and pushed me,’ Babul Supriyo said. (Photo: ANI)

‘Pulled my hair’: Babul Supriyo’s Jadavpur University sortie turns sour

The minister is reportedly still held up on the campus with the protesting students blocking the way to his car.

19 Sep 2019 8:04 PM

The PM urged the people to show respect for the top court as all people are presenting their arguments in the court. (Photo: ANI)

‘For god’s sake, trust the judiciary’: PM Modi on remarks regarding Ram Mandir issue

He voiced his concern as to why these people were ‘creating obstacles’ when SC is hearing the case on a daily basis.

19 Sep 2019 4:30 PM

'Make Kashmir paradise again,' PM Modi urges nation from Maharashtra

PM Modi also said that a lot of efforts are being made from across the border to foment violence in Jammu and Kashmir.

19 Sep 2019 3:30 PM

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the BJP government and the police in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday over the Chinmayanand case, saying they were repeating the "negligence" shown and "protection" given to the accused in the Unnao rape case. (Photo: File)

Chinmayanand case: Priyanka slams BJP govt, police for 'repeating' Unnao 'negligence'

In the Unnao case, expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar has been accused of rape by a 19-year-old woman.

19 Sep 2019 3:26 PM

‘They have an agenda to stay together for remaining in power. Shiv Sena cannot leave BJP and will accept whatever share of seats BJP decides for it. They will remain in alliance with BJP,’ said Satav, general secretary AICC. (Photo: ANI)

Shiv Sena won't breakup with BJP, will accept whatever is offered: Congress

CM Devendra Fadnavis on September 16 said that talks are going on with Shiv Sena regarding seat-sharing and decision will be taken soon.

19 Sep 2019 2:55 PM

This comes after Mamata’s meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. (Photo: ANI)

‘Genuine voters left out’: Mamata on Assam Citizen’s list after meeting Amit Shah

‘He did not say anything about NRC in West Bengal. I have clarified its not needed in WB,’ she also said.

19 Sep 2019 2:23 PM

‘The Hindu society calls for putting a ban on the entry of anti-Hindu Digvijaya Singh into temples. Ban! Ban! By Hindu Samaj,’ read one such poster pasted outside the Parushram Temple in Bhopal. (Photo: File)

Posters calling for ban on Digvijaya Singh's entry into temples appear in Bhopal

This came after Singh stroked controversy on Tuesday by saying that ‘people wearing saffron clothes commit crimes like rape inside temples.’

19 Sep 2019 2:10 PM

‘It would have been good had the Muslim community taken an initiative to end the issue when the Supreme Court gave time for mediation, but that did not happen. People can only move towards a solution when they think positively, but when they are stubborn, then only the Supreme Court can take a decision,’ Adityanath said. (Photo: ANI)

‘If only the Muslim side…’: UP CM Yogi Adityanath speaks on Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid case

Adityanath also added that the UP government fully supports and respects the verdict of the court.

19 Sep 2019 1:58 PM

Former Jharkhand Congress chief Ajoy Kumar joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday in the presence of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. Sisodia said the AAP is playing different roles in different parts of the country and Kumar would join "our movement of development". (Photo: ANI)

After quitting as former Jharkhand Congress chief, Ajoy Kumar joins AAP

Only the AAP is truly a party of the 'aam aadmi' (common people) where anyone can join and work towards development of the region, he said.

19 Sep 2019 1:55 PM

Sitharaman, who took over as finance minister in May, is scheduled meet the heads of public sector banks in Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: ANI)

‘Working on it’: FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s retorts to questions from industry

Sitharaman justified her presence at the event to ban e-cigarettes that gave rise to speculation about steps to support growth.

19 Sep 2019 1:40 PM

Karnataka Congress MLA Laxmi Hebbalkar on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate here in connection with the money laundering case against her senior party colleague D K Shivakumar, officials said. (Photo: File)

K'taka Congress MLA appears before ED in D K Shivakumar case

The agency had earlier summoned his daughter Aisshwarya in connection with the case and had recorded her statement.

19 Sep 2019 12:26 PM

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the Swami Chinmayanand case said on Wednesday that an arrest in the case would only be made on ground of ‘solid evidence’, reported Hindustan Times. (Photo: File)

Chinmayanand case: Arrest to be made only on ground of solid evidence, says SIT

The SIT was formed on the directions of the Supreme Court in the first week of September to investigate the case.

19 Sep 2019 10:16 AM

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was seen in a G-suit on Thursday as he preps himslef up for flying in indigenously-built light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas from the HAL airport in Bengaluru. (Photo: Twitter/ Rajnath Singh)

Rajnath Singh finishes 30-minute sortie in Tejas, calls it 'exhilarating'

The Union minister said that this will also boost the morale of IAF pilots who are flying these aircraft.

19 Sep 2019 9:40 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump are scheduled to meet twice in less than a week this month, India's Ambassador to the United States. (Photo: File)

PM Modi, Donald Trump to meet twice next week: Indian Envoy

Since his re-election in May this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump have already met twice.

19 Sep 2019 9:26 AM

After Rajasthan, all eyes on MP BSP MLAs

The two BSP MLAs of MP Wednesday chose to stay away from the media.

19 Sep 2019 2:48 AM

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