India, All india, 9th May 2018, News & Stories from India

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A newly-married Andhra woman conspired with her lover and murdered her husband in Vizianagaram district, police said. (Representational Image)

Andhra woman plots husband's murder with lover she met on Facebook a year ago

The police probe revealed that Saraswathi was not happy with the marriage as she had an affair with Siva, whom she met on Facebook.

09 May 2018 9:43 PM

The incident occurred at Barunhat village in Hasnabad police station area on Tuesday night. (Representational Image)

In Bengal, 63-yr-old theatre artist bitten by snake being used as prop, dies

After the snake bit 'Jatra' performer Kalidasi Mondal, she was taken to hospital where she was declared brought dead, police said.

09 May 2018 9:12 PM

PM Narendra Modi, 67, is ahead of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (ranked 13), United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May (14), Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (15) and Apple CEO Tim Cook (24). (Photo: File)

Narendra Modi among top 10 most powerful people in the world: Forbes

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, with a net worth of 41.2 bn dollars, is the only other Indian on the power list, ranking 32nd.

09 May 2018 9:06 PM

Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar said, '...one thing is certain that nobody has broken into our system and no new voter ID cards have been made.' (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

2 nabbed in K’taka fake voter ID case, says state chief electoral officer

Nearly 9,746 voter ID cards were found from a flat in Raja Rajeshwari Nagar constituency on Tuesday night.

09 May 2018 8:45 PM

Major macro parameters like manufacturing, capital goods production, non-food credit and consumption are showing signs of recovery. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Indian economy coming out of twin shock of DeMo, GST: report

The ratings agency, however, cautioned on the possible widening of the current account deficit due to rising oil prices.

09 May 2018 8:36 PM

Addressing a press conference after the meeting, J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti said it was agreed that there should be a unilateral ceasefire during the holy month of Ramzan and Amarnath Yatra. (Photo: File)

All parties for unilateral ceasefire during Eid, Amarnath Yatra, says Mehbooba Mufti

CM Mehbooba Mufti also said all representatives agreed to meet PM Modi and express their concerns.

09 May 2018 8:15 PM

The blast triggered by an IED occurred at about 2 pm, when the BSF men were deployed just outside the gate of their Koirengi sector headquarters camp. (Representational Image)

Two BSF jawans killed in IED blast in Manipur

The IED was suspected to have been planted by insurgents active in the area.

09 May 2018 8:00 PM

The women were part of a work force which was laying a road in the village under the Rural employment generation scheme, police said. (Representational Image)

3 women workers killed, 2 injured after gravel falls on them

The women were clearing the gravel, which they had kept on one side of the road, when it fell on them.

09 May 2018 6:38 PM

PM Narendra Modi addresses a rally in Chikkamagaluru in poll-bound Karnataka. (Photo: Twitter/@BJP4India)

Fearing defeat, Cong indulging in malpractices to win K’taka polls: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Siddaramaiah-led government is not working for the welfare of the people of Karnataka.

09 May 2018 6:21 PM

The yellow and pink poster, apparently put up by vandals, has been removed from the signboard under police supervision. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Delhi’s iconic Akbar Road briefly ‘renamed’ after Maharana Pratap

Akbar Road is home to some of the top politicians in the country and is also the Congress party headquarters.

09 May 2018 6:15 PM

The first billion-dollar Indian e-commerce company, Flipkart, sells 8 million products across 80-plus categories and has 100 million registered users. (Photo: File)

Walmart to buy controlling stake in Flipkart, confirms Softbank CEO

Softbank CEO also said the stake of USD 2.5 billion Flipkart is now worth about USD 4 billion in deal.

09 May 2018 6:11 PM

Justice Chelameswar has been at the centre of controversies this year, after he along with 3 other senior SC judges called a press conference and publicly raised concerns over the allocation of cases to benches. (Photo: File/PTI)

Justice Chelameswar refuses invite to his farewell by SC Bar Association

Justice J Chelameswar, the second most senior judge in the Supreme Court, is slated to retire on June 22.

09 May 2018 5:58 PM

The accused shot the boy dead as he was opposed to his daughter's relationship with him. (representational Image)

Dalit youth shot dead by lover's father

The accused was arrested, pistol used in crime found in his possession.

09 May 2018 5:56 PM

The woman along with others cut the body into three pieces and packed it in gunny bags. (Representational Image)

Goa woman kills husband, his friends help her chop body: Cops

The woman told police that after a fight, she strangulated her husband to death at their residence.

09 May 2018 5:45 PM

Born in Kolkata in 1861, Rabindranath Tagore had reshaped Bengal's literature, music and art and is regarded as one of the outstanding creative figures of the age. (Photo: File)

On Rabindranath Tagore's birth anniversary, Google goofs up his photos

Google's error is largely discussed on social media, especially in Bengal, where Tagore's birth anniversary is celebrated with fervour.

09 May 2018 5:36 PM

Two minor girls were allegedly gangraped repeatedly for two months in Kolkata's Gobindapur area. (Representational Image)

Kolkata: 2 minor girls gangraped by security guards for over 2 months

Both the accused have been arrested, and a case has been registered under the POCSO Act.

09 May 2018 5:17 PM

A bench of Justices MB Lokur and Deepak Gupta also asked the state about the steps it proposes to take to remove the debris of unauthorised constructions which were demolished in several hotels at Kasauli. (Photo: File)

SC seeks names of officials posted in Kasauli during illegal construction

SC also asked state to apprise it about steps taken to ensure that no uauthorised construction was being carried out in the entire state.

09 May 2018 5:15 PM

Tremors were felt in Delhi, NCR and Jammu and Kashmir following earthquake in Afghanistan. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Tremors in Delhi, J&K after earthquake strikes Afghanistan

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 hit Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Pakistan region on Wednesday.

09 May 2018 5:04 PM

Itombi founded the SJ Plastic Industries in early 2007, and since then the father-son duo have been the driving force behind the effective recycling process of plastic waste in his area. (Photo: ANI)

Manipur father, son recycle plastic waste to keep environment safe

Sadokpam Itombi Singh and his father Sadokpam Gunakanta have established a successful operation of recycling programme in Manipur's Imphal.

09 May 2018 4:38 PM

The vice-chancellor said the portrait of the Pakistan founder had been hanging in the Aligarh Muslim University students' union office since 1938 and it was a non-issue. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

AMU VC meets Rajnath Singh over ongoing Jinnah portrait row

Rajnath Singh assured the VC of all help from the govt in restoring normalcy in the university, an official privy to the meeting said.

09 May 2018 4:37 PM

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